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DARE 49: WESSON VS. BOUNTY PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Duggan (ranked 1434 p4p, 159 weight class) and Konstantin Sokolov (ranked 2176 p4p, 236 weight class). Duggan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Five Finger Death Punch- Bad Company . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantin Sokolov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolov throws a sloppy body shot
and Duggan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sokolov is trying to control but Duggan passes into side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Duggan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sokolov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sokolov is being controlled here.
Duggan landing strikes.
Sokolov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Duggan connects with a decent elbow.
Sokolov sneaks back into half guard.
Sokolov manages to get to full guard.
Duggan preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan is sitting in close to Sokolov's body. Sokolov has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Duggan is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Duggan is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Sokolov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Konstantin Sokolov!
An out of breath Konstantin Sokolov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brando Reigns (ranked 861 p4p, 96 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 3888 p4p, 319 weight class). Reigns's entrance music is Tragedy. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brando Reigns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White tries to score with a low kick but Reigns moves his leg out of the way.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White throws a body kick that misses
and Reigns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reigns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
White misses with a left hand
and Reigns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reigns checks a low kick from White.
Reigns looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
White misses with an attempted mid kick.
White slips a jab from Reigns.
White thows a leg kick but Reigns checks it
and Reigns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
White throws a hook but Reigns avoids it easily.
Reigns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reigns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
White's corner calls for a 1-2. White obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reigns checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
White wants to slow Reigns down by chopping away at his legs.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Walter White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Reigns blocks the leg kick.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reigns.
White fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reigns is out of range.
Reigns blocks a head kick by White.
White throws a hook to the side of Reigns's head but Reigns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White lands with a shot to the body.
Walter White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reigns counters with a nice body shot.
Reigns wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.
White misses with a low kick.
White has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Reigns.
Reigns digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
Reigns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reigns.
White taking a breather.
Reigns misses with a punch to the body.
Reigns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reigns gets control of White's arms and successfully pulls guard. Reigns will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reigns not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White controlling from the top position.
Reigns is trying to control the position from the bottom.
White must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
White is posturing up here but Reigns has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! White tries to roll out but it's too tight and White has to tap! Slick submission there by Reigns!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brando Reigns!
Brando Reigns seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Babbitt (ranked 1708 p4p, 211 weight class) and Simon Budimon (ranked 1360 p4p, 177 weight class). Simon Budimon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kim Babbitt !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Budimon!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babbitt misses the shot to the body.
Babbitt loads up on a big right hand but Budimon slips the punch.
Budimon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Budimon 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.
Babbitt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Budimon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Babbitt .
Budimon misses with a looping right.
Babbitt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Simon Budimon has been cut.
Budimon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Babbitt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Budimon manages to avoid it.
Budimon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Budimon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Babbitt throws a hook but Budimon avoids it easily.
Babbitt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Babbitt .
It seemed like Budimon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Babbitt throws a leg kick but Budimon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Babbitt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Budimon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budimon keeps the fight on the outside.
Budimon is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Babbitt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Babbitt has managed to clinch.
Budimon pushes Babbitt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Budimon tries to throw a body punch but Babbitt avoids it by throwing Budimon back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Babbitt as the two fighters clinch.
Babbitt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Budimon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Budimon scores with a shot to the side of Babbitt 's head.
Babbitt pushes off an throws an elbow but Budimon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Babbitt blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Babbitt throws an elbow but misses.
Budimon avoids the elbow strike from Babbitt , against the cage.
Budimon can't find room to land a body shot as Babbitt controls the action.
Babbitt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Babbitt lands an uppercut.
Babbitt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babbitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babbitt pushes off an throws an elbow but Budimon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Budimon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Babbitt backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babbitt takes a shot to the head.
Budimon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Budimon misses with a punch to the body.
Budimon has a couple of punches blocked by Babbitt .
Budimon can't find room to land a body shot as Babbitt controls the action.
Budimon blocks a body shot from Babbitt .
Babbitt lands a nice uppercut.
Babbitt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
I was talking to Babbitt 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Babbitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Budimon's elbow.
Budimon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Budimon can't find room to land a body shot as Babbitt controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Babbitt .
Babbitt scores with a shoulder strike.
Budimon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Babbitt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Budimon lands a shot to the body.
Budimon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babbitt 's elbow.
Babbitt prevents a body shot from Budimon.
Budimon misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babbitt misses with a body punch.
Babbitt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Budimon.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Babbitt .
Babbitt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Budimon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Babbitt pushes off an throws an elbow but Budimon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Budimon breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick from Babbitt .
Babbitt ducks under a wild hook from Budimon.
Babbitt misses with a body punch
and Budimon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Budimon checks a leg kick.
Babbitt lands a front kick.
A swing and a miss from Babbitt .
A lazy left from Budimon finds it's target.
Budimon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Babbitt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Budimon can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babbitt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Budimon counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budimon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Budimon throws a body punch but Babbitt moves out of range.
A lazy left from Budimon finds it's target.
Babbitt misses with a looping left.
Budimon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
An inside leg kick from Babbitt misses.
A head kick by Budimon misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Babbitt throws a body punch but Budimon moves out of range.
Babbitt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Budimon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Babbitt 's knee momentarily.
Babbitt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Budimon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Budimon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babbitt moves away.
Babbitt lands a glancing blow to the side of Budimon's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budimon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Babbitt .
Babbitt sizes up Budimon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Budimon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Babbitt .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Budimon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kim Babbitt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simon Budimon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Budimon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Budimon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Budimon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babbitt .
Babbitt looks to land a right hand but Budimon moved out of range.
Budimon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Budimon moves out of range of the body kick.
Budimon throws a head kick that misses.
Babbitt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Budimon throws an overhand right that lands on Babbitt 's shoulder, as Babbitt tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Babbitt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Budimon misses with a straight left.
Babbitt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jab, jab by Budimon - just one landing.
Babbitt slips a straight right by Budimon.
Babbitt wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Babbitt moves forwards but Budimon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babbitt lands a leg kick that knocks Budimon off balance momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Budimon.
Budimon throws a chopping leg kick but Babbitt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Babbitt tries to clinch but Budimon moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Budimon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babbitt fakes the leg kick and cracks Budimon in the body.
Babbitt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Budimon cracks Babbitt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Babbitt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Budimon.
Babbitt throws the kick towards the body but Budimon avoids it.
Budimon feints a counter leg kick.
Babbitt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Budimon.
A little jabbing left from Budimon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Budimon lands with a right hand.
Babbitt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Babbitt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Budimon if he has to take too many more of those.
Budimon misses with an uppercut
and Babbitt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Babbitt scores with a head kick. Budimon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Budimon is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babbitt blocks a head kick by Budimon.
Babbitt avoids the head kick by Budimon.
Babbitt connects with the punch.
Budimon is still on wobbly legs! Can Babbitt finish him?
Babbitt throws an overhand right that drops Budimon like a sack of potatoes! Babbitt dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Babbitt !
A victorious Kim Babbitt thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xafan Kong (ranked 697 p4p, 103 weight class) and Franky Page (ranked 2013 p4p, 287 weight class). Kong comes to the cage accompanied by Demon's Theme. Xafan Kong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Franky Page's chin.
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xafan Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Franky Page!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong lunges at Page with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Page's hand.
It looks like Franky Page has been cut.
Page connects with the punch.
Page is looking to clinch but Kong is avoiding it.
And Kong counters with a quick kick to the body but Page blocks it.
Page doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kong counters with a solid body kick.
Kong throws a body shot but no joy.
Kong throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Page.
Page fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page misses with a looping left.
Page is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Kong's head coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Franky Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Kong misses.
Page looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kong is fending him off so far but Page persists. Nope, Kong circles away and we're back to standing.
Xafan Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franky Page.
Page takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Page shoots in but Kong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Page with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kong counters with a straight right hand.
Page swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Page.
Kong lands with an overhand left.
Page keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kong.
Page takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
Kong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong cracks the inside of Page's front leg.
Kong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Page.
Kong throws a head kick but Page moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong misses with a body kick.
Kong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Page has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Page shoots in but no luck this time.
Kong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Page looking to score a takedown here. Kong is defending well but Page drives through and ends up in Kong's guard.
Kong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Page pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kong is keeping the position for now.
Kong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Page is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong pulls Page in close to prevent any damage.
Kong wants to sweep here but Page controlling him for the moment.
Page trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kong holds on and takes a little breather.
Kong has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kong is trying to control the position but Page postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Page won't allow Kong to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Kong misses its intended target.
Kong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kong throws a hook but Page blocks it.
Kong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Page sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kong digs a good body shot into Page's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xafan Kong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franky Page's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Page fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch but Kong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Page fails with a takedown attempt.
Page takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Page takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Page shoots in looking for a takedown but Kong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Page's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Xafan Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franky Page.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong keeps Page at a distance using the push kick.
Kong slaps away a takedown attempt from Page, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Xafan Kong is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. Page catches Kong right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kong misses with an uppercut.
Page looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kong is fending him off so far but Page persists. Nope, Kong circles away and we're back to standing.
Page with a jab.
Page slips a jab from Kong.
Kong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Page connects with a body shot.
Page is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kong rather than just go for the knockout.
Page scores with a takedown into Kong's guard.
Kong wants to stand and escape but Page is having none of it.
Kong keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Page landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong controls Page momentarily but Page frees himself.
Page working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kong's head.
Kong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Page gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kong has his hands on Page's head, controlling the position.
Page throws a strike but Kong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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!
Page has control of Kong's left arm, preventing Kong from doing any damage.
Page is trying to control the position but Kong postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong stays in close to Page's body and controls the position.
Kong won't allow Page to sweep him here.
Our spies down at at FIERCE - {{$750}} - 15 Elite Coaches inform us that Page has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kong passes Page's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kong stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Kong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Page is trying to control but can't.
Kong perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kong throws a body kick that misses.
Page lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good exchange - Page coming out on top.
Page throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Page uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kong.
Page drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kong defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Xafan Kong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Franky Page's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kong slips under a jab from Page.
Kong lands with a shot to the body.
Page moves out of range as Kong strikes.
Page tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Page gets the takedown into side control.
Page sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kong is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kong can't do much from the bottom here.
Kong taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Page prevents Kong from improving his position.
Page trying to control the action but Kong is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong tries to get to full guard but Page has control of the leg.
Kong trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Page lands a nice short elbow.
Page looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kong is trying is best to control the position here.
Page thows a huge punch but Kong dodges it nicely.
Kong trying to control but Page postures up.
Page missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Page not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Page missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Page trying to control but Kong is working from the bottom.
Page loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kong 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.
Page missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kong swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Kong tests Page's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Kong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kong is fending him off so far but Page persists. Nope, Kong circles away and we're back to standing.
Page shoots in but Kong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kong throws a lazy body kick
and Page counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Page prevents Kong from improving his position.
Page scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Page not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kong wants to improve his position but Page is controlling well.
Page missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Franky Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Page missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Franky Page has got the better of the ground game so far.
Page is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Page is nestled in close to Kong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Page prevents Kong from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Page 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.
Kong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Xafan Kong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franky Page comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xafan Kong!
Xafan Kong decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gobal Batra (ranked 1272 p4p, 184 weight class) and Muhammad Gartzen (ranked 3075 p4p, 418 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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222 lbs
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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
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gobal Batra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muhammad Gartzen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gartzen ducks right into an uppercut from Batra.
It looks like Muhammad Gartzen has been cut.
Batra lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gartzen 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.
Gartzen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Batra blocks the body kick.
Gartzen scores with a nice strike.
Gartzen is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Batra misses.
Nice jab there from Gartzen.
Batra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gartzen.
Gartzen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Batra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Batra. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batra shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gartzen eats them both and turns towards Batra to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Batra scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gartzen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Batra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gartzen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Batra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gartzen.
Batra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gobal Batra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batra scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Batra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gartzen.
Batra is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gartzen throws a leg kick but Batra checks it.
A low kick from Gartzen is predictable there
and Batra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Batra lands a leg kick that knocks Gartzen off balance momentarily.
Gartzen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Batra tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gartzen manages to circle out of the way.
Batra looks to land a body kick but Gartzen moved away.
Gartzen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Batra swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Batra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gartzen keeps the fight on the outside.
Gartzen blocks a jab.
Gartzen throws a head kick that misses
and Batra counters by clinching up.
Batra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gartzen backwards.
Batra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Gartzen fails to land.
Gartzen misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gartzen.
Gartzen tries to throw a body punch but Batra avoids it by throwing Gartzen back against the cage.
Gartzen misses with a punch to the body.
Batra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batra misses with some punches.
Batra fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A shot in the inside from Gartzen.
Batra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batra blocks an uppercut.
Gartzen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gartzen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Batra was well out of range. Poor timing from Gartzen.
Batra throws a head kick that misses.
Batra with a nice cross.
That has opened up Muhammad Gartzen's cut even more.
Batra lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gartzen throws a sloppy head kick and Batra moves out of range easily.
Gartzen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Batra avoids a kick to the body.
Gartzen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Batra scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Gartzen as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batra lands with a hook. Gartzen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The cut above Muhammad Gartzen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gartzen misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Batra misses its intended target.
Gartzen throws a leg kick
and Gartzen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Batra wants to clinch up but Gartzen keeps it at a distance.
Gartzen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Batra throws out a powerful jab.
Muhammad Gartzen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Batra slips under a jab.
Batra seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Batra throws a low kick but Gartzen moves out of range easily.
Gartzen flicks out a counter leg kick but Batra steps away.
Gartzen throws a body punch but Batra moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Batra misses
and Gartzen counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gobal Batra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muhammad Gartzen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Batra.
Batra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gartzen throws a low kick, looking for Batra's leg but Batra calmly moves out of range.
Batra tries to counter with a takedown but Gartzen is quick to defend against it.
Batra slips under a jab from Gartzen.
Batra seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Batra misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Batra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gartzen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Batra digs a good body shot into Gartzen's ribs.
Gobal Batra is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gartzen throws a body shot but no joy.
Batra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gartzen tries a head kick but it misses.
Gartzen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Batra counters with an outside leg kick.
Batra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gartzen can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batra ducks under a wild hook from Gartzen.
Gartzen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Batra at a distance.
Batra dips to his left and cracks Gartzen with an uppercut!
Batra is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gartzen misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gartzen. Batra does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Batra.
Batra lands with a good body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Gartzen scores with a four punch combination!
Batra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Batra has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gartzen is breathing heavily.
Batra ducks under a wild hook from Gartzen.
Batra is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gartzen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batra staying out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Batra lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gartzen doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batra with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Batra fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gartzen looks to throw the jab but Batra is out of range.
Gartzen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Batra holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gartzen tries to throw a body punch but Batra avoids it by throwing Gartzen back against the cage.
Batra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gartzen backwards.
Batra working aggressively here.
Batra tries a body shot but Gartzen blocks it.
Batra works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Batra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Batra lands a shot to the body.
Batra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batra misses with a punch to the body.
Gartzen misses with a punch to the body.
Batra misses with a body punch.
Batra misses with the head strike.
Batra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Batra fails to land.
Batra lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gartzen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Batra pushes Gartzen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Batra misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Batra.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Muhammad Gartzen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gobal Batra!
During a confident post fight interview, Gobal Batra 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Alastair Dunn (ranked 1137 p4p, 151 weight class) and Trevor Lawson (ranked 1127 p4p, 149 weight class). Lawson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wait and Bleed by Slipknot. Trevor Lawson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alastair Dunn's chin.
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185 lbs
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alastair Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trevor Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawson. Dunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawson.
Alastair Dunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunn misses with a combination
and Lawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Lawson.
Dunn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawson slips under a jab.
Lawson throws a lazy uppercut
and Dunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawson throws the left hand but Dunn avoids the punch easily.
Dunn moves to clinch but Lawson breaks away
and Lawson counters with a nice body shot.
Dunn catches Lawson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice side step and Lawson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn misses with a looping left.
Lawson 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.
Dunn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lawson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dunn finds it's way round the side to connect with Lawson's head.
Dunn misses with a hook. Lawson ducked under it nicely.
Dunn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lawson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawson throws the left hand but Dunn avoids the punch easily.
Dunn clinches up against the cage.
Lawson misses with some punches.
Dunn breaks the clinch.
Lawson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunn is just out of range.
Dunn's corner calls for a 1-2. Dunn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lawson misses with an uppercut.
Dunn is looking to counter the offense by Lawson and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dunn.
Lawson looks to land a left hand but Dunn moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunn was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawson.
Dunn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dunn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lawson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dunn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lawson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dunn misses with a hook. Lawson ducked under it nicely.
Lawson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dunn's hands.
The fighters circling - Dunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lawson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lawson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunn misses with a body shot.
Dunn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lawson momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Lawson.
Dunn tries to clinch but Lawson moves away
and Lawson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson looks to land a right hand but Dunn moved out of range.
Dunn wants to clinch but Lawson slips to the side
enabling Lawson to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunn lands with a good body shot.
Dunn is looking to clinch but Lawson is avoiding it.
Dunn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dunn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dunn throws a hook but Lawson avoids it easily.
Lawson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lawson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dunn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson throws a poor cross that misses
and Dunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Dunn lunges at Lawson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lawson's hand.
Dunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawson.
Lawson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson misses with a hook
and Dunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dunn looks to land a right hand but Lawson moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Lawson.
Lawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunn.
A slow jab from Lawson misses its intended target.
Dunn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawson.
Dunn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dunn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dunn moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alastair Dunn will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dunn slips under a jab from Lawson.
Lawson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lawson throws a hook but Dunn avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Dunn.
Lawson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dunn lands with an overhand left.
Dunn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dunn misses the shot to the body.
Lawson slips a jab and a cross from Dunn.
Lawson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dunn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dunn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunn lands a nice shot to the body.
Lawson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dunn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawson can do to turn this around?
Lawson moves away from the strike by Dunn.
Lawson connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn is looking to clinch but Lawson is avoiding it.
Lawson throws a shot from downtown. Dunn moves away and avoids it.
Dunn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dunn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dunn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dunn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dunn misses with a straight right.
Dunn blocks a jab.
Dunn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Lawson misses its intended target.
Dunn wants to clinch.
Nice shot by Lawson.
Alastair Dunn is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn closes the distance and clinches.
Lawson leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Lawson on the inside.
Dunn manages to break the clinch.
Lawson works the jab nicely.
Dunn missing with a left hand there. Lawson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lawson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunn misses the jab.
Lawson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dunn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lawson tries to move into range but Dunn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dunn walks into a left hand.
Dunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lawson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dunn misses.
Lawson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lawson slips a jab from Dunn.
Dunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunn misses with a combination
and Lawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dunn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lawson.
Dunn throws a lazy uppercut
and Lawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunn.
Dunn tries to clinch but Lawson is having none of it.
Lawson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dunn manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lawson jabs Dunn right on the nose. Dunn blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn clobbers Lawson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dunn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawson throws a lazy uppercut
and Dunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dunn tries to clinch there but Lawson circles away.
Dunn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawson.
Lawson moves out of range as Dunn strikes.
Dunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lawson misses with a straight left.
Lawson slips a jab from Dunn.
Dunn throws a right hand that misses
enabling Lawson to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunn swings for the body but Lawson moves out of range.
Dunn defending well as Lawson loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alastair Dunn will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dunn throws a lazy uppercut
and Lawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dunn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dunn moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dunn.
Dunn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawson's elbow.
Lawson misses with the head strike.
Dunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunn tries a body shot but Lawson blocks it.
Dunn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawson's elbow.
Dunn struggles to land a body shot inside as Lawson controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunn misses with some punches.
Dunn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dunn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dunn lands with a light punch inside.
Lawson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dunn's efforts to push away.
Dunn tries a body shot but Lawson blocks it.
Dunn lands a nice uppercut.
Dunn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dunn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lawson.
Lawson has a couple of punches blocked by Dunn.
A head punch on the inside from Dunn fails to land.
Dunn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dunn.
Lawson prevents a body shot from Dunn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Dunn.
A head punch on the inside from Lawson fails to land.
Dunn tries to break the clinch but Lawson is controlling the position.
Lawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunn.
Dunn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dunn misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawson.
Lawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Dunn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dunn misses with a punch to the body.
Dunn misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Lawson to work.
Dunn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dunn throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawson.
Dunn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lawson taking a breather.
Lawson manages to break the clinch.
Dunn misses with a right hand
and Lawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dunn misses with an uppercut
and Lawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dunn lands a jab to the head.
Lawson throws out a loose jab but Dunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawson swinging wildly here.
Lawson throws a series of punches but Dunn moves out of range.
Dunn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dunn scores with a jab to the head.
Lawson misses with a hook
and Dunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson throws a right hand that Dunn ducks under and follows up with a left that Dunn also avoids with ease.
Lawson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lawson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunn cracks Lawson with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alastair Dunn!
Alastair Dunn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Douglas (ranked 865 p4p, 96 weight class) and Guy Laliberte (ranked 834 p4p, 90 weight class). Douglas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bob Marley - Three Little Birds. Guy Laliberte has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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262 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guy Laliberte!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas dips to his left and cracks Laliberte with an uppercut!
Douglas checks the leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Douglas as he connects with a hook.
Laliberte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Douglas misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Laliberte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laliberte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Douglas wants to slow Laliberte down by chopping away at his legs.
Laliberte takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice uppercut there from Laliberte.
It looks like Samuel Douglas has been cut.
Douglas looks for the body kick but Laliberte saw that one coming.
Douglas swings for the body but Laliberte moves out of range.
Douglas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Laliberte does no damage.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Douglas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laliberte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas lands a jab to Laliberte's midsection.
Laliberte moves out of range of the body kick from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a low kick.
Laliberte throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Douglas moves out of range as Laliberte throws a body kick.
Douglas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laliberte.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laliberte.
Douglas misses with a kick to the body
and Laliberte counters with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Douglas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Douglas swings for the body but Laliberte moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Laliberte.
Douglas throws out a leg kick but Laliberte moves out of range and Douglas only half commits.
Douglas misses with an uppercut.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laliberte manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laliberte! But no joy.
Laliberte throws a sloppy head kick and Douglas moves out of range easily.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Laliberte.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laliberte circles away quickly and effectively.
Laliberte only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Douglas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laliberte.
A nice leg kick lands there from Douglas.
A leg kick checked by Laliberte.
Laliberte moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Douglas misses with a straight left.
Douglas lands a nice looking body shot.
Laliberte slips a jab and a cross from Douglas.
Laliberte pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Douglas scores with a body shot.
Douglas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Laliberte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laliberte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Douglas is out of range and Laliberte settles back down.
Douglas is looking to counter punch.
Douglas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laliberte.
Laliberte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circling - Laliberte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laliberte avoids the body shot from Douglas.
A low kick from Douglas misses
and Laliberte counters with a leg kick.
Douglas throws a body shot but no joy.
Laliberte connects with a crisp jab.
A clash of legs there as Laliberte blocks the low kick.
Douglas misses with a body shot.
Laliberte looks to land a right hand but Douglas moved out of range.
Douglas staying out of range there.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Douglas misses.
Samuel Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laliberte lands the left hand.
Laliberte looks to land a left hand but Douglas moved out of range nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Laliberte. No joy for Douglas on that attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Douglas.
Laliberte looks to land a body kick but Douglas moved away.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laliberte was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laliberte was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
Douglas connects with a crisp jab.
Laliberte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laliberte manages to avoid it.
Laliberte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Douglas looks to throw the jab but Laliberte is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Douglas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Douglas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big left from Douglas misses.
Laliberte doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Laliberte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
Douglas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laliberte was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
Laliberte throws a solid leg kick but Douglas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laliberte.
Douglas lands a nice shot that snaps Laliberte's head back.
Laliberte takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
Laliberte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking cross lands there for Laliberte.
Laliberte throws the kick towards the body but Douglas avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laliberte tries to land a body kick
enabling Douglas to counter with a crisp jab.
Laliberte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Douglas.
Douglas throws a body kick that misses.
Laliberte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Laliberte swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laliberte looks to throw the jab but Douglas is out of range.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laliberte manages to avoid it.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laliberte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Douglas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laliberte is out of range.
Laliberte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Douglas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Douglas.
Laliberte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Samuel Douglas is winning the standup battle so far.
Douglas moves out of range of the body kick.
Douglas lands with a cross.
Douglas lands with a nice body kick.
Laliberte is breathing heavily.
Douglas throws a lazy head kick
and Laliberte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a right and a left that Laliberte avoids nicely.
Douglas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laliberte misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Douglas does it's job there.
Douglas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laliberte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Douglas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Laliberte misses with a leg kick
and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand.
Douglas misses with a straight left.
That kick from Douglas tenderised Laliberte's leg. Laliberte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Douglas moves out of range as Laliberte strikes.
Laliberte looks to land a right hand but Douglas moved out of range.
Douglas throws a big shot that misses.
Laliberte throws a leg kick but Douglas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Douglas throws a hook but Laliberte blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laliberte throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Douglas throwing a counter right hand but Laliberte manages to avoid it.
Laliberte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Douglas throws a hook but Laliberte avoids it easily.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Laliberte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laliberte lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Laliberte throws a head kick that misses.
Laliberte throws a head kick that misses.
Douglas throws a leg kick that misses.
Douglas throws a lazy head kick
and Laliberte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laliberte ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
Laliberte feints a counter leg kick.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laliberte manages to avoid it.
Laliberte is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Douglas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Douglas - that will leave a mark!
Douglas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Laliberte under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laliberte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Laliberte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Laliberte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Douglas misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Laliberte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Douglas throws an off balance right hand
and Laliberte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Douglas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laliberte's calf.
Douglas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laliberte is able to avoid easily.
Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but Laliberte is just out of range.
Douglas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Douglas connects with a looping right hand.
Laliberte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laliberte blocks a low kick nicely.
Laliberte steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Douglas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Douglas's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Laliberte tries to land a front kick but Douglas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Douglas moves out of range as Laliberte throws a body kick.
Douglas checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Douglas misses.
Douglas throws a good cross that connects.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laliberte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas misses with a wild body shot.
Laliberte scores with a nice body kick.
Douglas throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laliberte misses with a wild body shot.
Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but Laliberte is just out of range.
Douglas works Laliberte's body with a nice hook.
Laliberte feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Douglas's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laliberte checks the leg kick.
Laliberte is looking for the big counter here.
Douglas scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Laliberte misses its intended target.
Laliberte ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
Laliberte counters with a body kick.
Douglas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laliberte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Douglas scoring well with a low kick there.
Laliberte throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Laliberte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Laliberte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Douglas takes a swing at Laliberte's ribcage but misses.
Douglas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laliberte tries a quick counter leg kick but Douglas is wise to it.
Douglas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laliberte momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Douglas blocks the leg kick.
Guy Laliberte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Douglas. That snapped Laliberte's head back.
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!
Douglas takes one to the chin there.
Laliberte throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
Laliberte lands a nice looking kick to the body. Douglas takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laliberte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laliberte throws a poor cross that misses
letting Douglas counter with a right hand.
Laliberte moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
Laliberte jabs Douglas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Douglas.
A head kick misses from Laliberte.
Laliberte is looking to chop away at Douglas's legs.
Laliberte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Douglas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Douglas moves out of range of the body kick from Laliberte.
Douglas moves out of range of the body kick from Laliberte.
Douglas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Laliberte cracks a nice hook into Douglas's ribs.
A good leg kick by Douglas.
Laliberte throws a wild body kick that Douglas sees coming a mile off.
Douglas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Douglas throws a looping overhand right but Laliberte ducks down to avoid it.
Laliberte flicks out a counter leg kick but Douglas steps away.
Laliberte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Douglas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Douglas thuds a left hand into Laliberte's body.
A swing and a miss from Douglas.
Douglas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Douglas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laliberte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laliberte 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.
Laliberte throws a low kick, looking for Douglas's leg but Douglas calmly moves out of range.
Douglas half committed to a counter leg kick.
Laliberte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Douglas checks it well.
Douglas throws a shot from downtown. Laliberte moves away and avoids it.
Douglas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Douglas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Douglas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laliberte can do to turn this around?
Laliberte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Douglas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laliberte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Douglas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laliberte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laliberte tries to land a front kick but Douglas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laliberte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
Laliberte throws a big counter head kick but Douglas avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Laliberte.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Samuel Douglas.
Well Douglas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Douglas!
Post fight, an emotional Samuel Douglas said 'Those losses tell a lot about a fighter. I know who I am now. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Siva Tavau (ranked 869 p4p, 97 weight class) and Edmond Honda (ranked 1324 p4p, 144 weight class). Tavau comes to the cage accompanied by In the Air Tonight. Honda has chosen E. Honda Stage Theme Extended as his entrance music. Siva Tavau has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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264 lbs
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265 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siva Tavau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmond Honda!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Honda throws a head kick that Tavau semi-blocks.
It looks like Siva Tavau has been cut.
Tavau blocks a head kick by Honda.
Tavau tries to score a power double leg takedown but Honda sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tavau somewhat.
Honda darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Honda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tavau defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda throwing shots but Tavau is blocking nicely.
Tavau wants to control but Honda is keeping busy.
Tavau wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavau avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Honda.
Honda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tavau is trying to get back to full guard.
Honda prevents Tavau from standing back up.
Honda misses with a head shot. Tavau uses the momentum to regain guard.
Honda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Honda throwing strikes from guard but Tavau blocks nicely.
Tavau working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Honda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda works over Tavau with some ground and pound from guard.
Tavau wants to sweep here but Honda controlling him for the moment.
Honda wants to control from the top but Tavau keeps moving.
Tavau has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tavau is looking to stand up but Honda isn't so interested in that idea.
Honda landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tavau working for a triangle but Honda defends it easily.
Tavau will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tavau working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Honda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavau is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tavau looking for a sweep. Not yet Tavau, not yet.
Honda landing with the ground and pound.
Honda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tavau utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tavau utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Honda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Honda throws a strike but Tavau rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Honda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Honda has his feet on Tavau's thighs here. He's pushed Tavau off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Tavau screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edmond Honda!
In his post fight interview, Edmond Honda started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Siva Tavau had this to say: 'I'm freakin pissed! That ref sucked!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kassim Magufuli I V (ranked 253 p4p, 36 weight class) and Niko Alzate (ranked 905 p4p, 138 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kassim Magufuli I V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niko Alzate!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alzate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alzate cracks Magufuli I V with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alzate lands with a shot to the body.
Magufuli I V lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Magufuli I V scores with a jab to the jaw.
Magufuli I V rushes Alzate and presses him up against the cage.
Alzate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magufuli I V throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.
Magufuli I V lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alzate lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Magufuli I V.
Alzate misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alzate.
Magufuli I V blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magufuli I V digs a right hand underneath Alzate's ribcage. Alzate let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alzate misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Alzate fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magufuli I V misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magufuli I V misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alzate throws a punch but it's blocked by Magufuli I V.
Alzate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alzate swings wildly with an uppercut but Magufuli I V uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alzate's coach down at White Eagle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alzate's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Magufuli I V scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magufuli I V working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Magufuli I V lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alzate prevents a body shot from Magufuli I V.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
Alzate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magufuli I V softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Magufuli I V doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alzate blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magufuli I V.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magufuli I V misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Magufuli I V.
Alzate tries a body shot but Magufuli I V blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magufuli I V doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alzate taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Magufuli I V doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alzate blocking some punches.
Magufuli I V working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magufuli I V doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magufuli I V digs a right hand underneath Alzate's ribcage. Alzate let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alzate blocks an uppercut.
Magufuli I V lands a hook that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magufuli I V.
A head punch on the inside from Alzate fails to land.
Magufuli I V lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
Magufuli I V blocks a body shot from Alzate.
Magufuli I V throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Magufuli I V breaks from the clinch.
Alzate throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magufuli I V chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alzate can pounce on him.
Magufuli I V lands a head kick!
Magufuli I V fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alzate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magufuli I V moves away.
Alzate throws a hook but Magufuli I V avoids it easily.
Magufuli I V is looking to clinch.
Magufuli I V misses with a few strikes there.
Magufuli I V looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Magufuli I V closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alzate misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzate throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Magufuli I V cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alzate avoids the body shot from Magufuli I V.
Alzate looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Magufuli I V scores with a nice strike.
Alzate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magufuli I V cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alzate is rocked!
Kassim Magufuli I V seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alzate gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Magufuli I V counters with a huge left! Alzate is in big trouble! He's backing up but Magufuli I V isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Alzate from any more damage. A dominating finish by Magufuli I V!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kassim Magufuli I V!
A very excited looking Kassim Magufuli I V made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Wesson (ranked 287 p4p, 37 weight class) and Jamie Bounty (ranked 463 p4p, 59 weight class). Wesson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, In Your Honor - Foo Fighters. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Wesson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Bounty!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bounty keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bounty is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bounty thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wesson if he has to take too many more of those.
Wesson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bounty looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bounty 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 Wesson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wesson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wesson is looking to land body kicks.
Bounty throws a body kick that misses
and Wesson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wesson looks to land a body kick but Bounty moved away.
Wesson moves out of range of the body kick from Bounty.
Bounty swings for the body but Wesson moves out of range.
Wesson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bounty manages to avoid it.
Bounty throws a low kick but Wesson avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bounty checks it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wesson.
Bounty throws a low kick, looking for Wesson's leg but Wesson calmly moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wesson. That's going to slow Bounty down.
Wesson loads up on a big right hand but Bounty slips the punch.
Bounty misses with a lunging right hand
and Wesson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty takes a swing at Wesson's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Wesson lands.
We've been informed that Bounty has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wesson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bounty on the side of the head.
Wesson throws a body punch but Bounty moves out of range.
Wesson throws a wild body kick that Bounty sees coming a mile off.
Wesson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wesson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bounty goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wesson scores with a nice head shot.
Bounty has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wesson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wesson.
Crunch! Wesson slams his shin into Bounty's torso.
Wesson looks to land a combination but Bounty avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wesson thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Wesson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson misses with a wild body shot.
Bounty flicks out a counter leg kick but Wesson steps away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wesson. Bounty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wesson connects with an inside leg kick.
Wesson misses with a body shot.
Bounty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body kick there by Bounty.
Bounty attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bounty throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wesson throws a body shot but no joy.
Wesson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bounty misses with a series of wild punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bounty. Wesson shrugs it off though.
Wesson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wesson looks to throw the jab but Bounty is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wesson tries to score with a low kick but Bounty moves his leg out of the way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bounty.
Bounty misses with a right hand
and Wesson counters with an outside leg kick.
Wesson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bounty throws a wild body kick that Wesson sees coming a mile off.
Wesson throws a looping overhand right but Bounty ducks down to avoid it.
Wesson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bounty connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wesson avoids the head kick by Bounty.
Wesson cracks Bounty with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bounty misses with a body kick.
Wesson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Bounty misses the target.
A good leg kick by Wesson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesson wants to slow Bounty down by chopping away at his legs.
Bounty tries to counter with a clinch but Wesson shakes him off and moves away.
Wesson walks into a straight right hand from Bounty.
Wesson lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wesson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wesson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wesson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice side step and Bounty releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bounty shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wesson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wesson cracks Bounty with a good jab.
Wesson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bounty walks into a left hand.
Wesson misses with a wild body shot.
Wesson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bounty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bounty scores with a punch to the head.
Bounty misses with a double jab.
Bounty misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Wesson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wesson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bounty.
Bounty slips a jab from Wesson.
Some bone on bone action there as Wesson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wesson throws a body punch but Bounty moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Wesson.
Wesson throws a leg kick but Bounty checks it.
Wesson moves out of range of the body kick.
Wesson misses the jab.
Bounty cracks the inside of Wesson's front leg.
Dean Wesson is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Bounty.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wesson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson checks a leg kick.
Wesson scores with a decent looking hook.
Bounty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wesson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wesson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty scores with a leg kick.
Wesson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bounty.
Wesson throws a lazy right hand but Bounty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Wesson tenderised Bounty's leg. Bounty is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bounty's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wesson throws a jab when Bounty was well out of range.
Wesson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wesson thuds his shin into the meat of Bounty's side.
Bounty ducks under a wild hook from Wesson.
Bounty tries to clinch but Wesson moves out of range.
And Wesson counters with a quick kick to the body but Bounty blocks it.
Bounty tries to close the distance and clinch but Wesson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wesson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wesson lands a jab to the nose.
Bounty throws a leg kick but Wesson moved away.
Bounty throws out a loose jab but Wesson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bounty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bounty throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson tries to land a front kick but Bounty steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wesson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bounty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wesson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bounty chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wesson can pounce on him.
Wesson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bounty throws out the jab.
Wesson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wesson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That kick from Bounty tenderised Wesson's leg. Wesson is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Bounty does it's job there.
Good work by Bounty as he checks the leg kick.
Bounty misses the jab.
Wesson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wesson misses the jab.
Bounty scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bounty finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bounty moves away from the strike by Wesson.
Wesson throws a low kick but Bounty avoids it.
Bounty feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wessons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wesson. Bounty shrugs it off though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bounty.
Wesson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wesson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bounty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wesson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bounty.
Wesson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wesson throws a hook to the side of Bounty's head but Bounty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bounty misses with a body kick.
It looked like Wesson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bounty.
Nice shot by Wesson.
Wesson connects with a body shot that sends Bounty's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wesson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bounty was well out of range. Poor timing from Wesson.
Bounty misses with a body shot.
Bounty throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wesson counters with a solid body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wesson throws a head kick that half lands.
Wesson works Bounty's body with a nice hook.
Wesson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bounty can do to turn this around?
Bounty swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wesson.
Bounty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wesson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bounty moves away.
Wesson is looking to land body kicks.
Wesson's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Bounty wants to clinch up but Wesson keeps it at a distance.
Bounty throws a wild body kick that Wesson sees coming a mile off.
Wesson avoids a kick to the body.
Bounty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wesson scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Wesson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bounty lands with a nice body kick.
Bounty takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wesson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wesson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bounty wants to counter with a clinch but Wesson pushes him away.
Bounty finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wesson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bounty just manages to avoid it.
Wesson moves out of range as Bounty throws a body kick.
Bounty dips to his left and cracks Wesson with an uppercut!
Wesson scores with a body shot.
Bounty tries to clinch up.
Bounty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Bounty.
Wesson lands a glancing blow to the side of Bounty's head.
Bounty is looking to land body kicks.
Wesson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bountys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bounty avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wesson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wesson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bounty is just out of range.
Bounty throws a low kick but Wesson moves out of range easily.
Bounty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bounty takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wesson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bounty.
A shot to the liver by Wesson. Beautiful body shot.
Bounty fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wesson is out of range.
Wesson moves out of range of the body kick.
Wesson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bounty's head backwards.
Bounty has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wesson lands a jab to Bounty's midsection.
Bounty takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bounty moves away from the strike by Wesson.
Bounty lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson misses with a low kick.
Bounty misses with a body shot
and Wesson counters with an outside leg kick.
Bounty scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wesson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bounty throws a lazy right hand but Wesson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bounty misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bounty lands a lovely overhand right.
Bounty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wesson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bounty avoids it.
Wesson throws a jab when Bounty was well out of range.
Bounty counters with a body kick.
Wesson lands with a kick to the temple. Bounty shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wesson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bounty.
Wesson is looking to slow Bounty down with leg kicks.
Bounty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wesson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson throws a wild body kick that Bounty sees coming a mile off.
Bounty feints a counter leg kick.
Wesson throws the left hand but Bounty avoids the punch easily.
Wesson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bounty tries a low kick but Wesson avoids it.
Bounty takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bounty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wesson blocks a low kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Bounty.
Bounty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wesson. Wesson obviously looking to wear him down.
Wesson throws a leg kick but Bounty checks it.
Bounty motions for Wesson to come forward. Bounty throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wesson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Wesson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wesson lands a head kick. Bounty smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wesson lands a leg kick that knocks Bounty off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bounty closes the distance and clinches.
Wesson jumps guard but Bounty stands there with Wesson around his waist. Wesson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wesson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bounty throws a head punch that misses.
Bounty lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bounty breaks the clinch.
Wesson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bounty.
Wesson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wesson.
The crowd cheers as Wesson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bounty doesn't seem phased though.
Wesson throws the kick towards the body but Bounty avoids it.
Bounty misses with a hook.
Wesson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wesson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Wesson clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A cross from Bounty lands.
Wesson delivers a nice body kick.
Wesson throws a sloppy body shot
and Bounty counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice defenses there by Bounty.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wesson.
Wesson digs a good body shot into Bounty's ribs.
Bounty takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bounty misses with a body kick.
And Wesson counters with a quick kick to the body but Bounty blocks it.
Wesson avoids the head kick by Bounty.
Wesson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bounty wants to clinch up but Wesson keeps it at a distance.
Wesson misses the shot to the body.
Bounty thuds his shin into the meat of Wesson's side.
Bounty throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Bounty.
Wesson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wesson scores with a jab to the body.
Wesson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bounty feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wesson's calf.
Bounty is looking to score with low kicks.
Wesson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bounty.
Wesson throws a wild body kick that Bounty sees coming a mile off.
Wesson is looking to slow Bounty down with leg kicks.
Wesson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wesson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bounty. Wesson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wesson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bounty moves out of range of the body kick.
Bounty appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bounty.
Wesson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bounty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wesson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Bounty is predictable there
and Wesson counters with a body kick that stops Bounty in his tracks momentarily.
Bounty blocks a low kick nicely.
Bounty throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wesson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bounty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wesson misses with a low kick.
Bounty throws a head kick but Wesson moves out of range.
Wesson is looking to land body kicks.
Bounty takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bounty scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wesson - that will leave a mark!
Wesson clobbers Bounty with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice defenses there by Wesson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bounty.
Wesson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bounty.
Wesson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bounty moves away.
Good exchange - Wesson coming out on top.
Bounty throws a head kick that Wesson semi-blocks.
Bounty 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.
Bounty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wesson.
Bounty 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.
Wesson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bounty just manages to avoid it.
Bounty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bounty clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bounty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bounty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wesson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wesson is trying to pull guard but Bounty turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wesson tries to throw a body punch but Bounty avoids it by throwing Wesson back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Wesson as the two fighters clinch.
Bounty is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bounty throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wesson blocking some punches.
Bounty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bounty throws a punch but it's blocked by Wesson.
Wesson lands a nice shot to the body.
Bounty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Bounty.
Bounty prevents a body shot from Wesson.
A left hand lands to the body for Wesson.
Wesson misses with some punches.
Bounty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jamie Bounty will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bounty throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Bounty.
A solid body kick from Bounty.
Wesson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bounty tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Wesson misses
and Bounty counters with a leg kick.
Wesson misses with a hook. Bounty ducked under it nicely.
Bounty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wesson. That's going to slow Bounty down.
Wesson moves out of range of the body kick from Bounty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bounty misses with a low kick.
Wesson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bounty.
Bounty throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bounty. That did some damage!
Wesson cracks Bounty with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bounty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bounty has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wesson.
Wesson swings for the body but Bounty moves out of range.
Bounty throws a low kick but Wesson avoids it.
Bounty throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wesson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bounty's calf.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wesson.
Bounty walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wesson.
Wesson feints and then cracks Bounty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bounty down.
Wesson misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Bounty misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Wesson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bounty. That's going to slow Wesson down.
Jamie Bounty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bounty's head backwards.
Wesson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wesson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bounty.
Wesson moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wesson. That's going to slow Bounty down.
Wesson dodges the punch combination from Bounty.
Bounty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wesson jabs at Bounty's body.
Bounty tried to score with a low kick but Wesson checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wesson. That's going to slow Bounty down.
Wesson avoids a kick to the body.
Dean Wesson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty looks for the body kick but Wesson saw that one coming.
Bounty throws a nice head kick!
Wesson moves out of range of the body kick from Bounty.
Bounty is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bounty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wesson.
Bounty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wesson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses.
Bounty scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bounty takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wesson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bountys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bounty takes a swing at Wesson's ribcage but misses.
Bounty misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wesson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bounty on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wesson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bounty. That did some damage!
Wesson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wesson scores with a jab. Bounty acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wesson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bounty.
Bounty is looking to land body kicks.
Wesson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bounty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wesson scoring well with a low kick there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wesson, as that shot connected.
Bounty throws a right hand that misses
and Wesson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bounty is looking to clinch but Wesson is avoiding it.
Bounty moves out of range of the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Wesson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wesson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Wesson!
Dean Wesson is the new middleweight champion!
Dean Wesson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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