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RS 175 Seek and Strike PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pork Destroyer (ranked 4497 p4p, 520 weight class) and Danny Bouy (ranked 6769 p4p, 672 weight class). Pork Destroyer had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pork Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Bouy!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouy tries to clinch up.
Destroyer digs a good hook to Bouy's body.
Destroyer lands an overhand right.
Destroyer digs a good hook to Bouy's body.
Bouy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Destroyer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No joy there for Destroyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Destroyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Destroyer catches Bouy right on the button with a cross.
Bouy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Destroyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bouy takes one to the side of the head.
Bouy clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Destroyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bouy.
It looks like Pork Destroyer has been cut.
Bouy trying to control the position but instead, Destroyer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bouy into the cage.
Destroyer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouy throws a punch but it's blocked by Destroyer.
Bouy crunches a lovely knee into Destroyer's ribcage.
Destroyer has had enough of the clinch but Bouy keeps him there for the moment.
Bouy throws an elbow that misses.
Destroyer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bouy tries to break the clinch but Destroyer is controlling the position.
Bouy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bouy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Destroyer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Destroyer manages to break the clinch.
Bouy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Destroyer, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer is trying to break the clinch but Bouy has him pressed against the cage.
Bouy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bouy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bouy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice cross by Destroyer.
Destroyer throws a hook but Bouy avoids it easily.
Bouy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bouy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bouy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Destroyer scores with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bouy closes the distance and clinches.
Destroyer tries to break the clinch but Bouy is controlling the position.
Destroyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Destroyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bouy is trying to break the clinch but Destroyer is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Destroyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Destroyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Destroyer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bouy tries to clinch but Destroyer moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Destroyer as he connects with a hook.
Destroyer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Destroyer misses with a body shot.
Destroyer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Destroyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Destroyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Destroyer connects with a jab.
Bouy misses with a head kick.
Destroyer misses with a wild body shot.
Destroyer throws a body punch but Bouy moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Destroyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Destroyer cracks Bouy with an open hand slap.
A combination from Bouy does no damage.
Destroyer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Destroyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Destroyer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pork Destroyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bouy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Destroyer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Destroyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bouy.
Destroyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Destroyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bouy avoids the body shot from Destroyer.
Destroyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bouy moves away.
Destroyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Destroyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pork Destroyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pork Destroyer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bouy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bouy there as he acknowledges the shot.
A cross from Destroyer lands.
A jab from Destroyer does it's job there.
Destroyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Destroyer feinted with a counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bouy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Destroyer.
Destroyer sizes up Bouy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Destroyer digs a good hook to Bouy's body.
Pork Destroyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Bouy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Destroyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destroyer looks to land a combination. Bouy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Destroyer lands a head shot.
Bouy is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Destroyer throws a monster overhand right that drops Bouy! Destroyer follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pork Destroyer!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Rhodes (ranked 8561 p4p, 246 weight class) and Anthony Philippoussis (ranked 5971 p4p, 208 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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289 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dusty Rhodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Philippoussis!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Philippoussis. No joy for Rhodes on that attempt.
Philippoussis keeps the fight on the outside.
Rhodes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rhodes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Dusty Rhodes has been cut.
Rhodes blocks a jab.
Philippoussis cracks Rhodes with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rhodes looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Philippoussis finish him?
Rhodes is rocked!
Rhodes misses with a right hand
and Philippoussis counters with a big left hand that crumples Rhodes! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Philippoussis!
Anthony Philippoussis bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Honda (ranked 1914 p4p, 74 weight class) and Paul McDonald (ranked 1829 p4p, 69 weight class). Honda comes to the cage accompanied by E. Honda Stage Theme Extended. McDonald has chosen Set it Off as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmond Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda looking to score a takedown here. McDonald is defending well but Honda drives through and ends up in McDonald's guard.
Honda postures up.
Honda postures up and lands a big shot to McDonald's brow.
Honda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McDonald wants to sweep but no luck.
McDonald is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McDonald is on top in guard.
Honda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McDonald defends it easily.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Honda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda working for a triangle but McDonald defends it easily.
McDonald sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Honda's guard.
Honda looking for submissions off his back.
Honda moves into full guard.
Honda looking for a sweep. Not yet Honda, not yet.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Honda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Honda has his foot on McDonald's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McDonald works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald trying to control but Honda is working from the bottom.
Honda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McDonald stopping the sweep attempt from Honda.
Honda keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
McDonald pushes down on Honda's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Honda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McDonald on the ground.
McDonald is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Honda is just riding it out for now. McDonald eventually gives up the hold.
McDonald is working for a kimura but Honda is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Honda is just riding it out for now. McDonald eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Honda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McDonald can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Honda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McDonald defends it easily.
Honda looking for a guillotine here but McDonald defends easily.
Honda seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Honda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McDonald defends well.
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.
McDonald stands up over Honda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Honda is looking to cinch up a triangle. McDonald throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Honda's body to avoid the submission. Honda has instead reached around McDonald's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Honda arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Edmond Honda!
Edmond Honda decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Steward (ranked 1530 p4p, 216 weight class) and Johnny Lydon (ranked 2692 p4p, 350 weight class). Steward comes to the cage accompanied by CFO% - Worlds Apart. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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208 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Steward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Lydon!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steward just misses with a punch to the body.
Lydon tries to clinch but Steward is having none of it.
Steward wants to clinch.
Lydon throws out a leg kick but Steward moves out of range and Lydon only half commits.
Lydon pushes Steward up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lydon as Steward tries to tie him up.
Lydon misses with a body punch.
Steward with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lydon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lydon closes the distance and clinches.
Steward with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steward tries to land a knee to the head but Lydon blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steward is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Steward looking to throw knees to the head but Lydon is blocking nicely.
Lydon breaks from the clinch.
Steward swings for the body but Lydon moves out of range.
Lydon rushes Steward and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lydon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lydon scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Steve Steward has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Lydon as the two fighters clinch.
Steward is breathing heavily.
Lydon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lydon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lydon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lydon misses with the combination.
Lydon clinches up with Steward and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lydon.
Lydon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steward throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lydon blocks it with crossed arms.
Lydon misses with a punch to the body.
Lydon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steward will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lydon up against the cage.
Lydon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steward is defending well for now.
Lydon breaks from the clinch.
Steward tries to keep at a distance but Lydon has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lydon tries a body shot but Steward blocks it.
Steward takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Lydon.
Lydon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lydon has Steward up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Steward's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lydon manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Steward.
Lydon has Steward up against the cage in a clinch.
Lydon is working Steward over against the cage.
A short right from Lydon on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lydon.
Lydon is pushing Steward up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hand to the body from Lydon.
Lydon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lydon has closed the distance and engaged Steward in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lydon avoiding damage as Steward throws knees to the body.
Lydon prevents a body shot from Steward.
Lydon tries to work over Steward's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steward throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lydon blocks it with crossed arms.
Steward can't find room to land a body shot as Lydon controls the action.
Steward misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lydon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lydon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lydon forces Steward back against the cage and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Lydon.
Lydon manages to break the clinch.
Lydon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steward, pushing him back against the cage.
Lydon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lydon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lydon has Steward up against the cage in a clinch.
Lydon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lydon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lydon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lydon is looking to clinch but Steward is avoiding it.
Lydon pushes Steward up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lydon breaks the clinch.
Steward swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lydon darts in and clinches Steward up against the cage.
Lydon tries to throw a body punch but Steward avoids it by throwing Lydon back against the cage.
Steward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lydon breaks from the clinch.
Lydon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steward seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Steward scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Steward has managed to clinch.
Lydon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steward is looking to control Lydon's arms but Lydon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Steward has his back to the cage.
Steward using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lydon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lydon tries to throw a body punch but Steward avoids it by throwing Lydon back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lydon.
Lydon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lydon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lydon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Steward'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.
Lydon rushes Steward and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnny Lydon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Steward.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lydon in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A left hand lands to the body for Lydon.
Lydon tries to throw a body punch but Steward avoids it by throwing Lydon back against the cage.
Steward takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lydon.
Lydon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lydon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steward using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lydon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lydon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lydon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lydon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lydon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steward.
Lydon scores with a hook to the body.
Lydon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lydon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lydon presses Steward against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steward blocks a body shot from Lydon.
Lydon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lydon lands with a right to the head.
Lydon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon gets a clinch.
Steward blocks a body shot from Lydon.
Steward stalling in the clinch but Lydon improves position.
Lydon has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Lydon tries a body shot but Steward blocks it.
Lydon manages to break the clinch.
Lydon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lydon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steward moves in looking to clinch but Lydon pushes him off.
Lydon scores with a one two! Steward had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Steward takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lydon clinches.
Lydon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Lydon.
Lydon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lydon rushes Steward and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Lydon as the two fighters clinch.
Lydon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lydon rushes Steward and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lydon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lydon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steward tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Lydon.
Lydon digs a right hand underneath Steward's ribcage. Steward let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steward blocks a body shot from Lydon.
Lydon breaks from the clinch.
Lydon lands a big head kick that sends Steward tumbling to the mat! Lydon takes a step backwards and waves Steward back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Steward is rocked!
Lydon takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Steward is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lydon scores with a shot to the side of Steward's head.
Lydon pushes Steward back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lydon works on Steward's body with a couple of short punches.
Lydon manages to break the clinch.
Lydon closes the distance and pushes Steward back into the cage.
Steward looking to throw knees to the head but Lydon is blocking nicely.
Lydon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lydon clinches.
Steward seems to have got his legs back now.
Lydon struggles to land a body shot inside as Steward controls his hands.
Lydon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lydon moves into the clinch.
Steward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lydon is leaning against Steward and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lydon breaks from the clinch.
Lydon clinches.
Lydon scores with a shoulder strike.
Lydon tries a body shot but Steward blocks it.
Steward lands with a left to the head.
Lydon tries to work over Steward's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Lydon.
Lydon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lydon has Steward up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Lydon.
Lydon manages to break the clinch.
Lydon moves into range and clinches up with Steward.
Lydon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steward's elbow.
Lydon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steward throws a hook but Lydon avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lydon struggles to land a body shot inside as Steward controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lydon breaks from the clinch.
Lydon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lydon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steward gets tackled into the cage by Lydon. Lydon maintains the clinch.
Steward with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Lydon.
Lydon misses with a body punch.
Lydon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steward's elbow.
Steward tries to throw a body punch but Lydon avoids it by throwing Steward back against the cage.
Lydon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steward or not.
Lydon presses Steward against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lydon misses with a body punch.
Lydon breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lydon has managed to clinch.
Steward takes a shot to the head.
Lydon tries to work over Steward's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Lydon.
Lydon misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lydon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Steward's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lydon closes the distance and clinches.
Lydon can't find room to land a body shot as Steward controls the action.
Steward manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lydon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steward throws a head punch that misses.
Lydon tries a body shot but Steward blocks it.
Lydon tries to throw a body punch but Steward avoids it by throwing Lydon back against the cage.
Lydon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lydon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lydon has closed the distance and engaged Steward in a clinch.
Steward looking to throw knees to the head but Lydon is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lydon stalling in the clinch.
Lydon lands a hook that snaps the head of Steward backwards.
Steward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lydon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steward's elbow.
Steward throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lydon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon gets a clinch.
Lydon manages to break the clinch.
Steward fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lydon, pushing him back against the cage.
Steward misses with a body punch.
Lydon lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lydon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lydon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lydon clinches up with Steward and pushes him back against the cage.
Lydon lands a good knee to the midsection. Steward won't want to take too many of those.
Lydon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lydon works on Steward's body with a couple of short punches.
Lydon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lydon moves into range and clinches up with Steward.
Steward tries to work over Lydon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steward stalling in the clinch but Lydon improves position.
Lydon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lydon manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lydon forces Steward back against the cage and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Lydon.
Steve Steward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lydon taking a breather.
Lydon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lydon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lydon.
Lydon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lydon instigates a clinch.
Lydon prevents Steward from breaking the clinch.
Steward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steward tries a body shot but Lydon blocks it.
Lydon is struggling to control the position.
Steward on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lydon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lydon takes the fight into the clinch.
Steward is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lydon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steward throws a punch but it's blocked by Lydon.
Lydon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steward's elbow.
Steward is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Steward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lydon lands a shot to the body.
Steward takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lydon lands a body shot.
Lydon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Lydon.
A left hand lands to the body for Lydon.
Lydon breaks the clinch.
Johnny Lydon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Steward. Those never looked like landing.
Lydon lands with a nice body punch.
Lydon has closed the distance and engaged Steward in a clinch.
Steward has a couple of punches blocked by Lydon.
Lydon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lydon forces Steward back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Lydon misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lydon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lydon drives through and clinches with Steward against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lydon.
Lydon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steward or not.
Lydon stalling against the cage.
A short right from Lydon.
Lydon lands a body punch.
Lydon lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Lydon.
Lydon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lydon moves into the clinch.
Lydon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lydon connects with an inside leg kick.
Lydon has managed to clinch.
Lydon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steward's elbow.
Lydon breaks the clinch.
Johnny Lydon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lydon has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Lydon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lydon 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Lydon!
A victorious Johnny Lydon 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Apollo (ranked 2320 p4p, 287 weight class) and Somsak Ram Chanchai (ranked 17162 p4p, 777 weight class). Chanchai has chosen Here come the Chanchai as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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202 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Somsak Ram Chanchai!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo has a takedown stuffed.
Chanchai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot by Chanchai.
It looks like Max Apollo has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chanchai.
Apollo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Apollo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chanchai pinned against the cage. Chanchai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chanchai slaps away a takedown attempt from Apollo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Apollo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Chanchai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chanchai lands a head kick!
Chanchai cracks the inside of Apollo's front leg.
Chanchai lands a body shot.
Apollo has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Chanchai tenderised Apollo's leg. Apollo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Chanchai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Somsak Ram Chanchai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Apollo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Apollo shoots in and drives through. Chanchai sprawls well.
Apollo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chanchai defends it nicely.
Apollo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Apollo showed some decent athleticism there.
Chanchai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Apollo wants to work for an arm triangle but Chanchai is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo stalling.
Apollo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Apollo controlling the action here.
Chanchai told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chanchai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chanchai is trying to control but can't.
Chanchai is defending against the submission attempts here by Apollo.
Chanchai is looking for a sweep. Apollo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chanchai is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Apollo wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chanchai is looking for a sweep. Apollo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Apollo not doing much here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Apollo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chanchai is trying to escape back to his feet but Apollo uses the scramble to pass into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chanchai can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chanchai tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Somsak Ram Chanchai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Apollo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice sprawl there from Chanchai as Apollo shoots in.
Chanchai wants to counter with a clinch but Apollo pushes him away.
Chanchai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chanchai lands a nice shot to the body.
Apollo looks for a takedown but Chanchai sprawls well.
Chanchai flicks out a counter leg kick but Apollo steps away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chanchai.
An inside leg kick lands from Chanchai.
Apollo shoots in looking for a takedown. Chanchai tries to sprawl out of it but Apollo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chanchai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Apollo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chanchai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Apollo under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo misses with a takedown
and Chanchai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Apollo fails with the takedown
and Chanchai counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo shoots and misses
and Chanchai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chanchai. That's going to slow Apollo down.
Chanchai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Somsak Ram Chanchai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Apollo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chanchai thuds his shin into the meat of Apollo's side.
Chanchai thumps Apollo with a low kick.
Chanchai closes the distance and pushes Apollo back into the cage.
Chanchai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chanchai lands a knee to the body.
Chanchai throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Chanchai.
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!
Chanchai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chanchai lands a damaging elbow.
Chanchai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Max Apollo's cut is getting worse.
A knee to the head by Chanchai.
Apollo takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chanchai.
Max Apollo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Chanchai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Apollo is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chanchai creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Apollo! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Chanchai.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Somsak Ram Chanchai!
Somsak Ram Chanchai spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Jin Ipa (ranked 1644 p4p, 203 weight class) and Akkan Kubilay (ranked 3424 p4p, 390 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jin Jin Ipa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akkan Kubilay!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ipa scores with a takedown into Kubilay's guard.
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.
Kubilay looking for a sweep. Not yet Kubilay, not yet.
Kubilay looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ipa wants to pass the guard but Kubilay is keeping the position.
Kubilay looking for a sweep. Not yet Kubilay, not yet.
Ipa has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ipa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kubilay looking to control.
Kubilay has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Unlabeled MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kubilay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ipa is one step ahead there.
Ipa pushes down on Kubilay's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ipa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kubilay keeps working.
Kubilay has his hands clasped together around Ipa's back. He's all about the action.
Kubilay is staying active underneath Ipa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kubilay manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kubilay has his feet on Ipa's thighs here. He's pushed Ipa off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ipa screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akkan Kubilay!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Joshua (ranked 1281 p4p, 29 weight class) and Dude Yu (ranked 3448 p4p, 131 weight class). Joshua comes to the cage accompanied by Problem Child. Mr Joshua has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Joshua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dude Yu!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joshua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joshua rushes Yu and presses him up against the cage.
Joshua lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joshua stalling in the clinch.
Joshua lands a body punch.
Joshua content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Joshua can't find room to land a body shot as Yu controls the action.
Joshua taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Joshua is pushing Yu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Joshua seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Joshua misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua lands a left hand.
Joshua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yus head.
Joshua throws a head punch that misses.
Joshua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Joshua.
Joshua lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Yu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joshua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yu prevents a body shot from Joshua.
Joshua throws a punch but it's blocked by Yu.
Yu trying to stall but Joshua improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Joshua fails to land.
Yu tries for a takedown but Joshua manages to get underhooks.
Joshua scores with a shot to the side of Yu's head.
Joshua taking a breather.
Yu slows down the pace here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Joshua takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Joshua is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A hook to the body from Joshua.
Joshua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joshua lands with a right to the head.
Joshua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joshua is pushing Yu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Joshua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Joshua for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mr Joshua.
Yu misses with the combination.
Yu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joshua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshua lands with an uppercut that bounces Yu off the cage and back into range.
Joshua connects with a body shot.
Joshua looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joshua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yu ducks under a wild hook from Joshua.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Joshua tries to work over Yu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joshua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Joshua stalling the fight.
Yu being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Joshua fails to land.
Joshua has a couple of punches blocked by Yu.
Joshua misses with the head strike.
Joshua throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshua lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Joshua scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Joshua.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joshua slowing the pace effectively.
Joshua is struggling to control the position.
Joshua blocks an uppercut.
Joshua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joshua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joshua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Joshua gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Joshua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Joshua is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Joshua dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joshua rushes Yu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Joshua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joshua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joshua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yu's elbow.
Joshua avoiding damage.
Yu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joshua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yu goes for a takedown attempt but Joshua pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Joshua rushes Yu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yu up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Joshua fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu looking for a takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Joshua - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A bit of stalling here from Joshua.
Yu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mr Joshua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joshua lands a left hand.
Joshua is stalling here.
Joshua tries to work over Yu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joshua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yu can do to turn this around?
Joshua pushes Yu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yu throws a head punch that misses.
Joshua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yu.
Yu is breathing heavily.
Joshua lands a shoulder strike.
Joshua misses with some punches.
Joshua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yus head.
Yu blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshua avoiding damage.
Yu misses with some punches.
Joshua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joshua controlling the action here for a moment.
Joshua tries to work over Yu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joshua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Joshua works on Yu's body with a couple of short punches.
Joshua holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Joshua working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Joshua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshua tries to work over Yu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yu tries to throw a body punch but Joshua avoids it by throwing Yu back against the cage.
Yu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Joshua pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mr Joshua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dude Yu.
Joshua has Yu pressed against the cage.
Joshua has a couple of punches blocked by Yu.
Joshua lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Joshua fails to land.
A body shot lands from Joshua.
A short right from Joshua on the inside.
Joshua stalls.
Nice body punch from Joshua - that landed with a thud.
Joshua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yu's elbow.
Joshua lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshua displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yu up against the cage.
Joshua has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Joshua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joshua slows down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Joshua - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Joshua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yu swings wildly with an uppercut but Joshua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yu.
Yu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yu drops his hands momentarily and Joshua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Joshua dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Joshua walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Yu drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Joshua swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Yu's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Joshua!
Mr Joshua took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Dude Yu was interviewed post fight and said 'Stand and BANG with me BITCH!!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steph Curry (ranked 740 p4p, 32 weight class) and Carl Sands (ranked 1669 p4p, 39 weight class). Sands is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hip Hop - By: Dead Prez. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steph Curry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Sands!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sands thuds a left hand into Curry's body.
Sands thuds his right hand into Curry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Curry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sands swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Curry closes the distance and clinches.
Curry lands a hook that snaps the head of Sands backwards.
Sands prevents a body shot from Curry.
Curry struggles to land a body shot inside as Sands controls his hands.
Sands blocks a body shot from Curry.
Curry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curry pushes Sands back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sands blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curry takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Curry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry lands a shot to the body.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry throws a punch but it's blocked by Sands.
Sands takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Carl Sands has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sands.
Curry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Curry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sands takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sands just misses with a elbow thrown towards Curry's brow.
Sands blocks a body shot from Curry.
Curry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sands.
Sands looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sands dodges an elbow strike from Curry.
Curry struggles to land a body shot inside as Sands controls his hands.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.
Sands is trying to break free.
Curry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Curry.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sands's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Curry.
A head punch on the inside from Curry fails to land.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry pushes Sands back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sands looks winded!
Curry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sands's elbow.
Curry lands an elbow just above Sands 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Curry.
That has opened up Carl Sands's cut even more.
Curry digs a right hand into Sands's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sands's gas tank.
Curry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Curry misses with a body punch.
Curry lands a nice elbow.
Curry works on Sands's body with a couple of short punches.
Curry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sands or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Carl Sands's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Curry misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry scores with a hook to the body.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sands takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sands takes a shot to the head.
Curry scores with a shot to the side of Sands's head.
Sands is rocked!
Carl Sands's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Curry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Curry lands an elbow just above Sands 's eye.
Curry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sands is still on wobbly legs! Can Curry finish him?
Sands blocks a body shot from Curry.
Sands seems to have recovered his senses.
Curry lands a vicious elbow to the side of Sands's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Curry tries to finish him with strikes but Sands still seems able to defend himself so Curry steps back and lets Sands get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carl Sands's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Steph Curry!
Steph Curry retains his super heavyweight title!
Steph Curry tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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