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TBD#30: MEGATON vs. C K PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between AJ Barakus (ranked 2650 p4p, 316 weight class) and James Winkle (ranked 23019 p4p, 698 weight class). AJ Barakus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, AJ Barakus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Winkle !
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Barakus.
AJ Barakus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winkle misses with a head kick.
Winkle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Winkle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've been hearing reports that Barakus has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barakus jabs Winkle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Winkle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barakus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barakus!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Barakus does it's job there.
Barakus scores with a nice head shot.
Barakus digs a good hook to Winkle 's body.
Barakus cracks Winkle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barakus lands a two punch combo.
Barakus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Winkle or perhaps it was just good defense by Barakus, which made it look bad.
Barakus digs a good body shot into Winkle 's ribs.
Barakus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barakus lands a jab to the head.
Barakus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Winkle is rocked!
Winkle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Winkle is still on wobbly legs! Can Barakus finish him?
The fighters circle, before Barakus throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Winkle 's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Barakus lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). AJ Barakus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Salazar (ranked 2799 p4p, 362 weight class) and Badr Al Din (ranked 4970 p4p, 566 weight class). Al Din is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by RUNNING BACK. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Badr Al Din!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Salazar throws a body shot but no joy.
Salazar throws a right hand that misses
and Al Din counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Al Din scores with a jab to the head.
Al Din connects with a right hand. Salazar shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Din misses the jab.
Al Din lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Salazar misses its intended target.
Salazar misses with a low kick as Al Din jumps back.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Al Din! But no joy.
Al Din scores with a nice head shot.
Al Din throws a combination that misses
and Salazar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've been told by Salazar's head coaches at Trinity Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Al Din scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar misses with a left hand
enabling Al Din to counter with a crisp jab.
Al Din closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Salazar tries to throw a body punch but Al Din avoids it by throwing Salazar back against the cage.
Salazar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salazar misses with the head strike.
Salazar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Al Din lands with a short shot to the head.
Salazar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Salazar lands a nice shot to the body.
Salazar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salazar tries to circle away but Al Din has him pinned against the cage.
Salazar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Din lands with a short shot to the head.
Al Din can't find room to land a body shot as Salazar controls the action.
Salazar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Din lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Al Din can't find room to land a body shot as Salazar controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Al Din fails to land.
Al Din lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salazar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Al Din tries to work over Salazar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Din misses with a punch to the body.
Al Din misses with some punches.
Al Din scores with a shot to the side of Salazar's head.
Al Din prevents a body shot from Salazar.
Al Din lands a left hand.
Al Din swings wildly with an uppercut but Salazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salazar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salazar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Al Din throws a combination that misses
and Salazar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Badr Al Din has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salazar misses with a kick to the body
and Al Din counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salazar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Salazar dodges the punch combination from Al Din.
An attempted straight right counter from Salazar misses the target.
Salazar looks to throw the jab but Al Din is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Al Din's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Al Din dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Badr Al Din'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.
Al Din ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Al Din was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Salazar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Al Din doesn't seem phased though.
Salazar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Din manages to avoid it.
Salazar throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Al Din to counter with a crisp jab.
Al Din has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salazar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Al Din jabs Salazar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Din keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salazar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Al Din! But no joy.
Al Din connects with a looping right hand.
Salazar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Al Din has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Al Din clinches.
Salazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salazar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar wants to slow Al Din down by chopping away at his legs.
Al Din throws a counter combo.
Salazar throws a body punch but Al Din moves out of range.
Salazar throws an off balance right hand
and Salazar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salazar ducks right into an uppercut from Al Din.
It looks like Michael Salazar has been cut.
Al Din misses with a combination
and Al Din takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Din on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Al Din lands an impressive looking overhand right. Salazar doesn't seem phased though.
Al Din tests Salazar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Al Din has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salazar finds it's way round the side to connect with Al Din's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Din moves into range and clinches up with Salazar.
Salazar lands a body punch.
Badr Al Din seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Salazar is working Al Din over against the cage.
Salazar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salazar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Al Din.
Salazar lands with a right to the head.
Al Din working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salazar lands a left hand.
Al Din tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salazar misses with the head strike.
Al Din lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Al Din tries to throw a body punch but Salazar avoids it by throwing Al Din back against the cage.
Salazar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Badr Al Din will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Salazar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Al Din counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Salazar.
Salazar misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Al Din! But no joy.
Salazar lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Din ducks under a wild hook from Salazar.
A little jabbing left from Al Din on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Salazar connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar lands a really nice looking cross but Al Din seems unphased.
Salazar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Al Din misses with a left hand
and Salazar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salazar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Din let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Al Din scores with a jab to the head.
Michael Salazar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Badr Al Din is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar throws a hook but Al Din blocks it.
Al Din looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Salazar misses with a shot to the body
and Al Din counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salazar throws an off balance right hand
and Al Din counters with a straight right hand.
Good work by Al Din as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar misses the shot to the body.
Al Din looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Al Din cracks a nice hook into Salazar's ribs.
Salazar misses with a lunging right hand
and Al Din counters with a straight right hand.
Al Din bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Al Din on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crunch! Salazar slams his shin into Al Din's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Din throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salazar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Al Din throws an overhand right that lands on Salazar's shoulder, as Salazar tries to avoid the shot.
Salazar throws a right hand that misses
and Al Din cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Badr Al Din seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Salazar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salazar misses with an uppercut. Al Din saw that one coming.
Al Din unleashes a big counter combination but Salazar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Salazar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Din 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Badr Al Din!
During a confident post fight interview, Badr Al Din thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luc Van Acker (ranked 1831 p4p, 222 weight class) and Tony Hibbert (ranked 1081 p4p, 135 weight class). Van Acker comes to the cage accompanied by Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luc Van Acker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Hibbert!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Acker digs a good body shot into Hibbert's ribs.
Hibbert lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Acker off the cage and back into range.
Hibbert throws a body shot but no joy.
Hibbert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hibbert throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Acker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Acker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hibbert misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van Acker is defended easily by Hibbert.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Acker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hibbert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Van Acker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hibbert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Acker at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hibbert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Acker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Van Acker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Acker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Van Acker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hibbert wants to get back to full guard.
Hibbert keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hibbert is looking to improve his position.
Hibbert is holding on to half guard well.
Hibbert blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van Acker.
Hibbert avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Acker.
Hibbert controlling the position well.
Hibbert has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Ramirez School Of Excellence. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hibbert trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Van Acker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Van Acker blocks the strikes from Hibbert.
Van Acker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van Acker throwing shots but Hibbert is blocking nicely.
Hibbert is looking to control Van Acker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hibbert avoid being mounted?
Hibbert is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Van Acker is staying active.
Hibbert is controlling Van Acker's trapped leg to prevent Van Acker from advancing to side control.
Van Acker thows a huge punch but Hibbert dodges it nicely.
Van Acker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Acker prevents Hibbert from standing back up.
Hibbert gets back to full guard.
Van Acker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Acker throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Acker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Acker throwing strikes from guard but Hibbert blocks nicely.
Hibbert is adopting a defensive guard.
Van Acker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hibbert seems keen to control Van Acker's posture.
Van Acker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Acker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hibbert has control of Van Acker's left arm, preventing Van Acker from doing any damage.
Let's hope that Hibbert has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Van Acker throwing strikes from guard but Hibbert blocks nicely.
Hibbert has control of Van Acker's left arm, preventing Van Acker from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert is continuing to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Van Acker slips a jab and a cross from Hibbert.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hibbert lands a jab.
Hibbert looks to land a right hand but Van Acker moved out of range.
Hibbert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Acker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Acker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Hibbert dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Hibbert there.
Van Acker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Acker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hibbert connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Acker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hibbert defends it nicely.
Hibbert misses the shot to the body.
Hibbert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hibbert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tony Hibbert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Acker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hibbert leaves Van Acker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Van Acker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as Hibbert lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Acker doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Acker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hibbert counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Acker gets an underhook and turns Hibbert into the cage.
Hibbert has Van Acker pressed against the cage.
A short right from Hibbert.
Hibbert gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Van Acker.
Hibbert misses with a punch on the inside.
Hibbert lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Acker backwards.
Hibbert lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Hibbert.
Van Acker has Hibbert pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hibbert manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Van Acker goes for a takedown attempt but Hibbert pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Luc Van Acker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Hibbert.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Acker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Acker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Acker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Acker is rocked!
Van Acker dives in and grabs Hibbert's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hibbert pushes down on Van Acker's head and hops out.
Hibbert throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Acker drops his hands momentarily and Hibbert takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oh Van Acker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hibbert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Acker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Van Acker seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Acker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hibbert.
Van Acker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hibbert sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hibbert lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Acker lands with a hook. Hibbert tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Acker drops his hands momentarily and Hibbert takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hibbert scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hibbert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hibbert unleashes a big counter combination but Van Acker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Acker tries to bum rush Hibbert with a series of wild strikes but Hibbert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hibbert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Acker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hibbert throws a shot to the body.
Hibbert lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Acker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hibbert looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hibbert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hibbert lands a really nice looking cross but Van Acker seems unphased.
Hibbert works Van Acker's body with a nice hook.
Hibbert lands with a nice body punch.
Hibbert connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Acker momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hibbert scores with the left hand. Van Acker knows he should have avoided that one.
Hibbert moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tony Hibbert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hibbert stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hibbert wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Acker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Acker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hibbert connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hibbert throws a one two combo.
Van Acker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hibbert pinned against the cage. Hibbert gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hibbert circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Van Acker to the canvas! Van Acker doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Hibbert keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Hibbert!
The defeated Luc Van Acker had this to say: 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Suchy (ranked 3661 p4p, 298 weight class) and Dick Caunt (ranked 2351 p4p, 222 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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150 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Suchy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suchy throws a front kick aimed at Caunt's knee but Caunt avoids it well.
Suchy throws a chopping leg kick but Caunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Suchy lands a leg kick that knocks Caunt off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suchy, right into the meat.
Suchy misses with a hook
and Caunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Caunt tries to work over Suchy's front leg with a kick but Suchy checks it.
Suchy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caunt. That did some damage!
Suchy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caunt manages to avoid it.
Suchy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Caunt jabs at Suchy's body.
Caunt throws an overhand right that lands on Suchy's shoulder, as Suchy tries to avoid the shot.
Suchy throws a lazy uppercut
and Caunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Caunt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suchy. Suchy obviously looking to wear him down.
Suchy looks to throw a body kick
and Caunt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Caunt works Suchy's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caunt throws a low kick, looking for Suchy's leg but Suchy calmly moves out of range.
Suchy throws a low kick but Caunt avoids it.
Caunt misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suchy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Suchy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caunt.
Suchy connects with a solid leg kick.
Caunt swings for the body but Suchy moves out of range.
Suchy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A lazy body kick from Caunt
and Suchy counters with a leg kick.
Suchy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Caunt tries to land a leg kick but Suchy saw it coming and moves away.
Caunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suchy.
Caunt tries to land a front kick but Suchy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Caunt throws a wild body kick that Suchy sees coming a mile off.
Suchy throws a sloppy head kick and Caunt moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Suchy.
Caunt throws a body kick that misses
and Suchy counters with a low kick, right behind Caunt 's knee.
Caunt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Suchy should have avoided that one.
Alexander Suchy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Suchy.
Caunt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Suchy rather than just go for the knockout.
A shot to the body from Caunt misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Suchy is looking to chop away at Caunt's legs.
Caunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Suchy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caunt.
Caunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body kick there by Caunt.
A leg kick checked by Caunt.
Suchy misses with a low kick.
Suchy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Caunt is out of range.
Caunt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Caunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suchy moves away.
Suchy connects with a leg kick. Caunt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Suchy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Suchy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Suchy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Suchy lands with a straight right. Caunt didn't see that one coming.
Suchy is looking to score with low kicks.
Caunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Suchy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suchy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Caunt is out of range.
Suchy is looking to chop away at Caunt's legs.
Suchy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Suchy tries to work over Caunt's front leg with a kick but Caunt checks it.
An inside leg kick from Caunt misses.
Suchy moves out of range of the body kick from Caunt.
Caunt throws out a leg kick but Suchy moves out of range and Caunt only half commits.
Suchy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Suchy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Suchy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Caunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suchy throws a leg kick but Caunt moved away.
Caunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Caunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Suchy momentarily.
Suchy throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
Caunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suchy manages to avoid it.
Suchy throws a leg kick but Caunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caunt checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Caunt blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Caunt misses its intended target.
Caunt thumps Suchy with a low kick.
Suchy throws a sloppy head kick and Caunt moves out of range easily.
Caunt takes a swing at Suchy's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Caunt there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suchy is looking to score with low kicks.
Suchy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suchy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Suchy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Suchy moved away.
Suchy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caunt feints a counter leg kick.
Caunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Caunt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A bone on bone clash there as Caunt blocks the leg kick.
Suchy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Caunt misses with a low kick as Suchy jumps back.
Suchy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Suchy thumps Caunt with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suchy.
Caunt tries to score with a low kick but Suchy moves his leg out of the way.
Suchy moves out of range of the body kick from Caunt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caunt.
Suchy avoids the body shot from Caunt.
Suchy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Suchy scores with a body shot.
A low kick from Suchy misses
and Caunt counters with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Caunt. Suchy shrugs it off though.
Caunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Suchy moves out of range as Caunt throws a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suchy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Suchy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suchy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Suchy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Caunt checks it well.
Caunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Suchy avoids the body shot from Caunt.
Suchy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Suchy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Caunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Caunt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Caunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Suchy.
Suchy connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Caunt. Beautiful body shot.
Suchy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Suchy misses with a kick to the body.
Caunt thuds his shin into the meat of Suchy's side.
A low kick from Caunt misses
and Suchy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Caunt's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caunt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Caunt looks to land a body kick but Suchy moved away.
Caunt throws a low kick but Suchy avoids it.
Suchy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suchy throws a leg kick which misses Caunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Caunt tries to avoid it.
Suchy throws a low kick but Caunt moves out of range easily.
Suchy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suchy lands a leg kick that knocks Caunt off balance momentarily.
Suchy is looking to slow Caunt down with leg kicks.
Suchy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Suchy checks a leg kick.
Suchy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Caunt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Suchy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Suchy throws a leg kick
and Caunt counters with a straight right hand.
Suchy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caunt moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suchy throws a leg kick but Caunt moved away.
Suchy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caunt.
Suchy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Caunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Suchy counters with a good low kick that Caunt was not able to check.
Caunt tries to land a front kick but Suchy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Suchy moves out of range as Caunt throws a body kick.
Suchy just misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt throws a nice looking combination but Suchy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caunt throws a hook to the side of Suchy's head but Suchy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suchy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Caunt just manages to avoid it.
Caunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Suchy tried to counter with a leg kick but Caunt avoided it.
Suchy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caunt misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Suchy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dick Caunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Suchy is able to avoid easily.
Suchy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt misses with a body shot.
Caunt throws a body kick that misses.
Caunt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Suchy will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suchy throws a leg kick
and Caunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Caunt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Suchy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Caunt checks it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caunt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Suchy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suchy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Caunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suchy.
Suchy throws a leg kick but Caunt moved away.
Caunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Suchy connects with a right hand. Caunt shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dick Caunt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Suchy digs a good body shot into Caunt's ribs.
Caunt checks a leg kick nicely.
Suchy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Suchy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Caunt throws a body punch but Suchy moves out of range.
Suchy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caunt throws a wild body kick that Suchy sees coming a mile off.
Suchy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caunt.
Suchy scores with a jab. Caunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Suchy tries to score with a low kick but Caunt moves his leg out of the way.
Suchy throws out a leg kick but Caunt moves out of range and Suchy only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suchy can pounce on him.
Caunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Caunt throws the kick towards the body but Suchy avoids it.
Caunt misses with a leg kick
and Suchy counters with a nice leg kick.
Caunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt looks to throw a body kick
and Suchy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Caunt looks to land a body kick but Suchy moved away.
Suchy throws a solid leg kick but Caunt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Suchy.
Suchy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Caunt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Suchy counters with a thumping low kick.
Suchy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suchy moves out of range as Caunt strikes.
Caunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Caunt misses with a straight left.
Caunt misses with a kick to the body.
Suchy lands a body shot.
Suchy works Caunt's body with a nice hook.
Suchy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Suchy connects with a leg kick. Caunt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Suchy misses the shot to the body.
Caunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suchy throws out a loose jab but Caunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caunt throws a wild body kick that Suchy sees coming a mile off.
Caunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suchy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Caunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Suchy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Caunt checks a leg kick nicely.
Caunt misses with a leg kick
and Suchy counters with a nice leg kick.
Suchy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caunt manages to avoid it.
Caunt connects with the punch.
Suchy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexander Suchy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suchy misses with a low kick.
Caunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suchy is looking to chop away at Caunt's legs.
Suchy throws a front kick that sends Caunt stumbling back into the cage.
Suchy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt lands with a shot to the body.
Caunt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Suchy backs up against the cage.
Caunt works Suchy's body with a nice hook.
Suchy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Caunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Suchy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Caunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Suchy is out of range.
Suchy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Suchy misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Caunt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Suchy connects with a solid leg kick.
Suchy looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
Caunt with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suchy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Suchy scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suchy throws a leg kick but Caunt checks it.
An inside leg kick from Suchy misses.
Caunt is trying to counter with his kicks.
Caunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suchy has time to react.
Suchy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Suchy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caunt moves out of range as Suchy strikes.
Suchy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Caunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suchy throws a body punch but Caunt moves out of range.
Suchy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caunt lands a nice hook to Suchy's body. Suchy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Caunt tests Suchy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Suchy needs to keep his hands up - Caunt had a free shot at his head there.
Good exchange - Caunt coming out on top.
Dick Caunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caunt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Suchy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suchy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dick Caunt.
Well Caunt 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Caunt!
Dick Caunt decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fanta Coco (ranked 2759 p4p, 282 weight class) and Roddy Piper (ranked 3880 p4p, 391 weight class). Piper has chosen Roddy Piper Entrance as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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238 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fanta Coco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Piper misses.
Piper steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Coco. That one must have hurt.
Coco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Piper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coco manages to avoid it.
Piper misses with a two punch combination.
Piper is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Coco.
Piper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Coco to score with a decent uppercut.
Piper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Coco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crunch! Coco slams his shin into Piper's torso.
Coco throws a combination. Piper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Piper misses with a left hand
and Coco counters with a stiff right hand.
Coco throws a shot to the body.
Piper 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.
Coco feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Piper's calf.
Coco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Piper throws a nice looking combination but Coco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coco bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Piper! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Piper is rocked!
Coco gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Piper is still on wobbly legs! Can Coco finish him?
Coco fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Piper seems to have recovered his senses.
Piper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Coco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coco thumps Piper with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piper gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Coco gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Piper is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fanta Coco!
Our winner, Fanta Coco, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yen Askren (ranked 1511 p4p, 189 weight class) and Dan Tasker (ranked 2733 p4p, 304 weight class). Askren comes to the cage accompanied by Hello from the Askren Side. 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
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yen Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Tasker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Tasker.
No joy there for Tasker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Askren.
Tasker stalks Askren and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Askren's face. Askren staggers backwards, shaken.
Askren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tasker avoids the body shot from Askren.
Askren scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tasker tries to clinch but Askren moves out of range.
Tasker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Askren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tasker throws a lazy right hand but Askren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Askren appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tasker shoots for a double leg takedown but Askren sprawls well. He's pushed Tasker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tasker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tasker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tasker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tasker tries to clinch there but Askren circles away.
Tasker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren throws a body shot but no joy.
Tasker moves in looking to clinch but Askren pushes him off.
Tasker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tasker blocks a jab.
Askren misses the shot to the body.
Tasker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Askren.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Askren.
Tasker is looking to clinch but Askren is avoiding it.
Tasker is looking to clinch but Askren is avoiding it.
Tasker moves in looking to clinch but Askren pushes him off.
Tasker just misses with a punch to the body.
Tasker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Askren is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasker tries to score a body lock takedown but Askren shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yen Askren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Tasker.
Tasker tries for a takedown but Askren manages to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Askren.
Askren manages to break the clinch.
Tasker lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Tasker tries to clinch up
and Askren counters with a nice uppercut.
Yen Askren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tasker slips under a jab.
Tasker with the counter takedown but Askren avoids it easily.
Askren throws a lazy right hand but Tasker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tasker looks to throw the jab but Askren is out of range.
Askren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tasker feints the counter takedown.
A nice combination there by Tasker.
Dan Tasker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren throws a jab when Tasker was well out of range.
Askren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Askren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Askren misses with a wild body shot.
Askren clobbers Tasker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tasker moves in looking to clinch but Askren pushes him off.
A counter left hand to the body from Askren misses its target.
Tasker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Askren paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tasker fails to land the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tasker or perhaps it was just good defense by Askren, which made it look bad.
It looked like Askren was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tasker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Askren. Tasker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tasker doesn't manage to clinch there - Askren circles away.
Askren defending well as Tasker loads up on a big left hand.
Askren was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tasker fails to land the takedown.
Askren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Askren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tasker tries to clinch up but Askren circles away and keeps his distance.
Tasker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Askren tests Tasker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Askren moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tasker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tasker fails with a takedown attempt.
Askren keeps the fight on the outside.
Tasker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Askren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yen Askren dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tasker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Askren with a nice cross.
Askren takes a swing at Tasker's ribcage but misses.
We've been told by Askren's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Askren throws an off balance right hand
and Tasker counters with a shoot takedown. Askren fights it but they end up in guard.
Askren keeping moving, preventing Tasker from controlling successfully.
Tasker is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tasker trying to control the position from guard on top but Askren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasker passes Askren's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Askren gets full guard.
Askren 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.
Tasker won't allow Askren to get back to his feet.
Tasker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tasker trying to control but Askren is working from the bottom.
Askren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tasker can do to turn this around?
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.
Tasker looking to pass the guard.
Askren wants to stand and escape but Tasker is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tasker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Askren circles away quickly and effectively.
Tasker shoots in and drives through. Askren sprawls well.
Askren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tasker moves away.
Tasker tries to clinch up.
Tasker doesn't manage to clinch there - Askren circles away.
Tasker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Askren pinned against the cage. Askren gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Askren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dan Tasker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Askren misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tasker was well out of range. Poor timing from Askren.
Tasker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Askren sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yen Askren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Tasker.
A big left from Askren misses.
Tasker tries to clinch up but Askren circles away and keeps his distance.
Tasker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Askren looks to score with a jab to the body but Tasker is just out of range.
Tasker feints the counter takedown.
Nice body punch from Tasker.
Askren scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tasker wants to clinch.
Tasker moves into range and clinches up with Askren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren lands with a short shot to the head.
Tasker tries to pull guard but Askren forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Askren blocks an uppercut.
Tasker breaks the clinch.
Tasker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Askren's waist but Askren gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tasker off to one side.
It looked like Askren was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tasker.
Askren lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tasker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Askren at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tasker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tasker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Askren circles away quickly and effectively.
Tasker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Askren.
Tasker moves in looking to clinch but Askren pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yen Askren dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Askren misses with an uppercut. Tasker saw that one coming.
Askren looks to land a left hand but Tasker moved out of range nicely.
Tasker tries to bum rush Askren with a series of wild strikes but Askren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tasker ducks under a wild hook from Askren.
Askren slips under a jab from Tasker.
Tasker darts in looking for a takedown but Askren gets double underhooks and turns Tasker into the cage.
Tasker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tasker throws a series of punches but Askren moves out of range.
Tasker fails with the takedown
and Askren counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tasker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Askren looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tasker working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Askren is looking to regain half guard here but Tasker keeps moving and retains side control.
Askren manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren keeping control of the position.
Tasker is looking for a kimura but Askren is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tasker to get the leverage.
Tasker is looking to advance position but Askren won't allow it.
Askren trying to control but Tasker postures up.
Tasker prevents Askren from standing back up.
Askren wants to get back to full guard.
Tasker wants to take a breather but Askren is having none of it.
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.
Askren is trying to maintain the position but Tasker is very close to passing his half guard.
Askren works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tasker looking to pass the guard.
Tasker preventing the sweep.
Tasker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tasker trying to control but Askren is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Askren lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tasker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Askren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Askren appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tasker moves in looking to clinch but Askren pushes him off.
Tasker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Askren back to the cage. Tasker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren throws a hook to the side of Tasker's head but Tasker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tasker darts in looking for a takedown but Askren gets double underhooks and turns Tasker into the cage.
Yen Askren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Tasker.
Tasker shoots in but Askren avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Askren. No joy for Tasker on that attempt.
Tasker with a poor takedown
and Askren counters with a stiff right hand.
Tasker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tasker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Askren throws a poor cross that misses
and Tasker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Askren's guard.
Tasker won't allow Askren to get back to his feet.
Askren manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Tasker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Askren throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Askren does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Askren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tasker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Askren misses with a wild body shot.
Tasker wants to clinch up but Askren keeps it at a distance.
Tasker fails with a takedown attempt.
Tasker shoots in for a takedown but Askren shows good takedown defense.
Yen Askren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tasker fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yen Askren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Askren, 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yen Askren!
Yen Askren gave a mention to Freebok (85% Laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Dan Tasker stepped up to the mic, saying 'Would like to thank my sponsor freebok for there support. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie Fortune (ranked 4099 p4p, 412 weight class) and Top Heavy (ranked 1781 p4p, 187 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richie Fortune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Top Heavy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heavy throws a looping overhand right but Fortune ducks down to avoid it.
Fortune throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortune scores with a hook to the body. Heavy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab from Fortune.
Heavy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Top Heavy has been cut.
We've been told by Fortune's head coaches at Valhalla Iron Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fortune thuds his right hand into Heavy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fortune lands a glancing blow to the side of Heavy's head.
Fortune lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heavy at a distance.
Fortune cracks Heavy with a good jab.
Nice straight punches there by Fortune. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fortune.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortune looks to land a right hand but Heavy moved out of range.
Fortune connects with the punch.
Fortune uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Heavy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Heavy shoots in for a takedown but Fortune shows good takedown defense.
Jab, jab by Fortune - just one landing.
Heavy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heavy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fortune misses with an uppercut
and Heavy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Heavy is looking for a kimura but Fortune is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Heavy to get the leverage.
Fortune is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Heavy is working for a submission of some sort.
Heavy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fortune doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Heavy.
Heavy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune trying to control but Heavy postures up.
Heavy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fortune defends it well.
Fortune flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Fortune flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortune is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Heavy pulls his head out easily.
Fortune on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fortune tries to get out of the position.
Heavy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fortune doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Heavy.
Heavy is nestled in close to Fortune, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Heavy wants to control but Fortune is keeping him busy.
Fortune wants to improve his position but Heavy is controlling well.
Fortune controlling the position for now.
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.
Heavy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Heavy seems to be working for a kimura but Fortune defends the submission attempt.
Heavy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fortune has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Fortune dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Top Heavy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fortune staying out of range there.
Heavy misses the jab.
No joy there for Fortune, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fortune bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fortune works over Heavy's head and body with a nice combination.
Fortune misses with a body shot.
Fortune misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Fortune.
Heavy walks into a stiff left hand from Fortune.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortune. Heavy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Fortune.
Fortune lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heavy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fortune throws a hook but Heavy avoids it easily.
Heavy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fortune is fending him off so far but Heavy persists. Nope, Fortune circles away and we're back to standing.
A counter left hand to the body from Fortune misses its target.
Fortune throws a body punch but Heavy moves out of range.
Heavy feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heavy avoids the body shot from Fortune.
Fortune fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fortune scores with a nice right hand.
Richie Fortune is winning the standup battle so far.
Fortune scores with a jab to the head.
Fortune takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slow jab from Fortune misses its intended target.
Fortune lands a two punch combo.
That has opened up Top Heavy's cut even more.
Heavy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fortune slips under a jab.
Heavy misses with an uppercut.
Fortune jabs Heavy right on the nose. Heavy blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortune uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heavy.
Fortune is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heavy can do to turn this around?
Fortune connects with a nice looking jab.
Heavy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fortune throws a shot from downtown. Heavy moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune moves out of range of the strikes.
Heavy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Heavy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fortune. Fortune circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Heavy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortune manages to avoid it.
Fortune jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fortune is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heavy.
Fortune throws an overhand right that lands on Heavy's shoulder, as Heavy tries to avoid the shot.
Heavy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fortune defends it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Fortune misses the target.
Fortune lands a glancing blow to the side of Heavy's head.
Heavy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Heavy is rocked!
The cut above Top Heavy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fortune throws an overhand right that drops Heavy like a sack of potatoes! Fortune dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richie Fortune!
After the fight, Richie Fortune was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 1044 p4p, 139 weight class) and John Marston (ranked 1442 p4p, 184 weight class). Chen Lo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Welcome to the Jungle. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Timiko Chen Lo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Marston!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Marston misses.
Chen Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marston! But no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Marston as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Marston misses.
Marston lands a lovely overhand right.
Marston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marston moves away from the strike by Chen Lo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marston! But no joy.
Marston throws a big shot that misses.
Chen Lo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marston.
Marston moves in looking to clinch but Chen Lo pushes him off.
Marston staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Marston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chen Lo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like John Marston has been cut.
Chen Lo tries to land a leg kick but Marston saw it coming and moves away.
Chen Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Marston swings for the body but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Marston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marston stuns Chen Lo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston takes one to the chin there.
Marston looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen Lo is just out of range.
Marston misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Marston there.
Chen Lo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marston under the eye.
Chen Lo throws a body punch but Marston moves out of range.
A head kick by Chen Lo misses
and Marston counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Timiko Chen Lo has been cut.
Chen Lo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chen Lo throws a right hand that misses
and Marston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Chen Lo.
Marston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chen Lo on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chen Lo tries a head kick but it misses.
Timiko Chen Lo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chen Lo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston throws an off balance right hand
and Chen Lo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marston is rocked!
Marston throws an off balance right hand
and Chen Lo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marston thinking.
Marston throws a shot from downtown. Chen Lo moves away and avoids it.
Marston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looks like Chen Lo has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Chen Lo dips to his left and cracks Marston with an uppercut!
Marston is still on wobbly legs! Can Chen Lo finish him?
Chen Lo digs a good body shot into Marston's ribs.
Marston seems to have recovered his senses.
Chen Lo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chen Lo moves out of range of the strikes.
Marston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chen Lo counters with a nice body shot.
Chen Lo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chen Lo throws a hook but Marston avoids it easily.
Marston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chen Lo throws a head kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Marston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chen Lo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That has opened up John Marston's cut even more.
Chen Lo throws a head kick that misses
and Chen Lo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chen Lo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston misses with a straight right.
Chen Lo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chen Lo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chen Lo.
Marston misses with the combination.
Marston cracks Chen Lo with a good jab.
Chen Lo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marston. Marston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chen Lo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chen Lo slips a jab from Marston.
Whack! Chen Lo lands a heavy head kick that drops Marston. The ref tackles Chen Lo to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Marston was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Timiko Chen Lo!
Timiko Chen Lo retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Timiko Chen Lo thanked Freebok (85% Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Megaton (ranked 426 p4p, 63 weight class) and Louis C K (ranked 683 p4p, 98 weight class). C K has chosen Louis C.K. Stand-Up Monologue - SNL as his entrance music. Louis C K is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Megaton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Louis C K!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
C K connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Mike Megaton has been cut.
C K jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from C K.
C K thuds a left hand into Megaton's body.
C K lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Megaton at a distance.
C K misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
C K uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
C K swings widly with a right hand
letting Megaton counter with a right hand.
C K throws a looping overhand right but Megaton ducks down to avoid it.
Megaton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
C K tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Megaton was well out of range. Poor timing from C K.
Megaton seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
C K misses the shot to the body.
C K tries to keep at a distance but Megaton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Megaton misses with a punch to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Megaton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
C K throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Megatons head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
C K stalling against the cage.
Megaton tries to throw a body punch but C K avoids it by throwing Megaton back against the cage.
C K misses with a hook to the ribs.
Megaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Megaton blocks a body shot from C K.
C K changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Megaton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Louis C K seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
C K misses with an uppercut
and C K takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
C K digs a good body shot into Megaton's ribs.
Megaton throws a shot from downtown. C K moves away and avoids it.
C K will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
C K throws a leg kick but Megaton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Megaton ducks under a wild hook from C K.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that C K has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Megaton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by C K.
Megaton lands with an uppercut that bounces C K off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
C K throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
C K lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab by Megaton.
A looping hook to the body misses from C K. Megaton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Megaton, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
C K with a body punch. A glancing blow.
C K gets a double leg takedown into Megaton's guard.
Megaton working a defensive guard here.
C K looking to pass the guard.
Megaton trying to control the position.
Megaton looking for a sweep. Not yet Megaton, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
C K is looking to work some ground and pound but Megaton has wrist control.
C K stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Megaton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Megaton wants to stand up but C K is controlling him.
C K throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Megaton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Megaton misses with an uppercut.
Megaton staying out of range there.
Megaton just misses with a punch to the body.
Megaton avoids the body shot from C K.
Megaton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Megaton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Megaton slips under a jab.
Megaton tries to counter by moving into the clinch but C K manages to circle out of the way.
C K misses the shot to the body.
Megaton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
C K throws a looping overhand right but Megaton ducks down to avoid it.
C K misses the jab.
Megaton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from C K.
A counter left hand to the body from Megaton misses its target.
Megaton ducks under a wild hook from C K.
Megaton throws a hook to the side of C K's head but C K sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Megaton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
C K throws the left hand but Megaton avoids the punch easily.
C K ducks under a wild hook from Megaton.
Megaton loads up on a big right hand but C K slips the punch.
C K ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Megaton moves away.
C K digs a good hook to Megaton's body.
C K connects with the punch.
C K connects with a right hand. Megaton shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
C K throws a shot from downtown. Megaton moves away and avoids it.
Megaton tries to counter by moving into the clinch but C K manages to circle out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis C K dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Megaton'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.
Megaton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Louis C K seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Megaton tries to clinch but C K is having none of it.
Megaton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by C K.
C K misses with a shot to the body
and Megaton counters with a nice uppercut.
C K lands with a cross.
C K has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
C K's corner calls for a 1-2. C K obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
C K ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Megaton moves away.
Megaton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Megaton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Megaton there as he acknowledges the shot.
C K swings widly with a right hand
and Megaton counters with a leg kick.
A big left from C K misses.
Megaton is looking to counter punch.
C K throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Megaton appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Megaton takes a swing at C K's ribcage but misses.
Megaton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Megaton pushes C K up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
C K on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
C K working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Megaton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Megaton misses with a punch on the inside.
C K tries to throw a body punch but Megaton avoids it by throwing C K back against the cage.
C K tries to throw a body punch but Megaton avoids it by throwing C K back against the cage.
Megaton blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Megaton.
Megaton misses with the head strike.
C K working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
C K is trying to stall.
Megaton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
C K is leaning against Megaton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
C K struggles to land a body shot inside as Megaton controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaton blocks a body shot from C K.
Megaton blocks a body shot from C K.
C K lands with a left to the head.
Megaton misses with a punch on the inside.
Megaton works on C K's body with a couple of short punches.
Megaton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of C Ks head.
C K is working for takedown but Megaton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Megaton swings wildly with an uppercut but C K uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megaton has a couple of punches blocked by C K.
C K tries to pull guard but Megaton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
C K lands with a left to the head.
C K misses with a hook to the ribs.
C K lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
C K jumps guard but Megaton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mike Megaton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louis C K.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
C K swings away with an uppercut that misses.
C K swings away with an uppercut that misses.
C K misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megaton gets through C K's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
C K misses with a hook from the clinch.
C K tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Megaton trying to land knees to the body.
C K misses with a punch to the body.
C K lands an uppercut.
Megaton blocks an uppercut.
C K lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Megaton backwards.
A head punch on the inside from C K fails to land.
Megaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
C K pushes Megaton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Megaton working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
C K working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Megaton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and C K avoids it.
Louis C K seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
C K misses with a hook to the ribs.
C K tries a body shot but Megaton blocks it.
C K effectively controlling the action here.
C K misses with a short punch on the inside.
C K looking to stall.
Megaton blocks a body shot from C K.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
C K misses with a hook to the ribs.
C K tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Megaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Megaton.
C K tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Megaton just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis C K showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Megaton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A lazy left from C K finds it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. C K darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A cross from C K lands.
Megaton blocks a jab.
Megaton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
C K stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Megaton.
C K looks to score with a jab to the body but Megaton is just out of range.
Megaton throwing a counter right hand but C K manages to avoid it.
C K misses with a left hand
and Megaton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
C K on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
C K swings widly with a right hand
and Megaton counters with a nice uppercut.
C K throws a big shot that misses.
C K clobbers Megaton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
C K scores with a crisp jab that stopped Megaton in his tracks.
Megaton is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
C K throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Megaton fails in his attempt to clinch.
C K is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
C K shoots in for a takedown but Megaton shows good takedown defense.
Megaton feints and then cracks C K's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow C K down.
Nice jab there from Megaton.
Megaton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
C K with a body punch. A glancing blow.
C K misses with a straight left.
Megaton throws a quick counter kick to the body but C K avoids it.
C K scores with a body shot.
C K tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Megaton was well out of range. Poor timing from C K.
C K scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
C K looks to land a right hand but Megaton moved out of range.
Megaton ducks under a wild hook from C K.
C K misses with a hook. Megaton ducked under it nicely.
Megaton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Megaton blocks a jab.
Megaton seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaton walks into a straight right hand from C K.
C K connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
C K throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Megaton to counter with a crisp jab.
Megaton tests C K's chin there with a solid looking shot.
C K throws a hook but Megaton blocks it.
Megaton connects with a good right hand that stumbles C K. C K circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Megaton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by C K.
It looked like Megaton was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from C K.
Megaton connects with a body shot that sends C K's belly button to the back.
Megaton ducks under a wild hook from C K.
C K throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Megaton.
C K takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Megaton slips a jab from C K.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
C K throws a jab but it's blocked by Megaton.
Megaton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. C K sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Megaton moves out of range of the strikes.
C K throws a lazy uppercut
and Megaton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Megaton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Megaton pushes C K up against the cage in a clinch.
Megaton blocking some punches.
Megaton throws a head punch that misses.
Megaton misses with a punch on the inside.
C K misses with a hook to the ribs.
C K misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaton.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Megaton.
C K goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
C K looking to stall.
C K tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
C K goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Megaton crunches a lovely knee into C K's ribcage.
Still in the clinch, Megaton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Megaton prevents a body shot from C K.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, C K creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Megaton gets through C K's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
C K misses with a body punch.
C K misses with the head strike.
Megaton swings wildly with an uppercut but C K uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megaton lands with a left to the head.
A short left from C K.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Louis C K just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Mike Megaton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
C K misses with a wild body shot.
C K connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from C K misses the target.
Megaton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
C K throws a lazy uppercut
and Megaton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
C K throws an off balance right hand
and Megaton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
C K is rocked!
Megaton connects with a solid leg kick.
Megaton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from C K.
A jab from C K misses.
Megaton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Megaton lands the left hand.
C K is still on wobbly legs! Can Megaton finish him?
Megaton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As C K tries to get set, Megaton tries to push him back and clinch up but C K manages to avoid the attempt.
C K seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
C K tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Megaton was well out of range. Poor timing from C K.
C K throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Megaton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good leg kick by Megaton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
C K fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Megaton on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megaton blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
C K works Megaton's body with a nice hook.
C K misses with a left hand
and Megaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
C K misses with a hook
and Megaton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Megaton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
C K throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Megaton counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - C K throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A thudding body kick lands there by Megaton!
C K is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Megaton moves away from the strike by C K.
Megaton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
C K swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Megaton counter with a right hand.
C K throws a right hand that misses
and Megaton counters with a good low kick that C K was not able to check.
Megaton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
C K on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
C K fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Megaton manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
C K gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Megaton gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Megaton!
Mike Megaton retains his light heavyweight title!
Mike Megaton gave a mention to WarHorse Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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