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EFC Lambton vs Samedov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Osterman (ranked 2363 p4p, 270 weight class) and Krom Kong (ranked 2816 p4p, 310 weight class). Osterman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Red Right Hand. Kevin Osterman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Osterman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krom Kong!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong throws a series of punches but Osterman moves out of range.
Osterman avoids the head kick by Kong.
A telegraphed right hand from Osterman misses the target.
Kong thuds a left hand into Osterman's body.
Kong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Osterman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Osterman misses with a hook
and Kong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Osterman misses.
Osterman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kong. Kong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Osterman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kong circles away quickly and effectively.
Kong is looking for the big counter here.
Kong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osterman throws a lazy uppercut
and Kong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Osterman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kong, right into the meat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kong.
Osterman throws an off balance right hand
and Kong counters with a left and a right that stings Osterman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Osterman.
Kong lands with a nice body kick.
Osterman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kong! But no joy.
Kong keeps Osterman at a distance using the push kick.
Kong connects with a nice looking jab.
Kong thumps Osterman with a low kick.
Nice cross by Kong.
Osterman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kong.
Kong needs to keep his hands up - Osterman had a free shot at his head there.
Osterman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA New York in the buildup to the fight.
A swing and a miss from Osterman.
Kong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Osterman.
Kong slips under a jab from Osterman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kong throws a leg kick which misses Osterman's front leg but catches the back leg as Osterman tries to avoid it.
Kong scores with a jab. Osterman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Osterman misses with an uppercut
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.
Osterman throws a hook to the side of Kong's head but Kong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong lets loose with a powerful body kick. Osterman will feel that in the morning.
Kong walks into a stiff left hand from Osterman.
Kong is rocked!
Osterman lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Kong head around and knocks him out cold! Osterman hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Osterman!
Post fight, Kevin Osterman took to the microphone: 'Give Me A Title Fight Or I'll Type Like Tony Ferguson. '.
Krom Kong spoke after the fight, saying 'U were to good tonite'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Connor Joieson (ranked 3983 p4p, 207 weight class) and Demetrious Jorgensen (ranked 3561 p4p, 193 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Connor Joieson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Demetrious Jorgensen!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorgensen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jorgensen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joieson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Joieson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Joieson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jorgensen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jorgensen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jorgensen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jorgensen distracts Joieson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jorgensen scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgensen stands and throws Joieson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jorgensen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Joieson, who protects the arm well.
Joieson parries the strikes from Jorgensen easily there. Jorgensen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Joieson to escape.
Jorgensen working the ground and pound but Joieson is defending the strikes.
Jorgensen swings around for an armbar but Joieson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jorgensen's guard.
Joieson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jorgensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joieson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Joieson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jorgensen pulls Joieson in close to prevent any damage.
Jorgensen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joieson stopping the sweep attempt from Jorgensen.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jorgensen controlling the position.
Joieson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jorgensen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jorgensen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Joieson trying to hold on to Jorgensen's head to control him but Jorgensen postures up.
Jorgensen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jorgensen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joieson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jorgensen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jorgensen prevents Joieson from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen winds up and cracks Joieson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jorgensen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Joieson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jorgensen is looking to take a break and control but Joieson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Joieson tries to roll over but Jorgensen keeps him under control.
Jorgensen lands with a punch from half guard.
Joieson is trying to maintain the position but Jorgensen is very close to passing his half guard.
Jorgensen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen is looking for a kimura but Joieson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jorgensen to get the leverage.
Jorgensen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Joieson defending well though.
Joieson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jorgensen seems to be looking for submissions.
Ground and pound from Jorgensen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joieson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jorgensen is pressing down on Joieson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Joieson is holding on for now.
Jorgensen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Joieson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demetrious Jorgensen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jorgensen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Joieson's half guard.
Joieson wants to control but Jorgensen is keeping busy.
Joieson has hold of Jorgensen's hands but Jorgensen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jorgensen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joieson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen working over Joieson with some ground and pound. Joieson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jorgensen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jorgensen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jorgensen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Joieson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jorgensen.
Joieson is trying to maintain the position but Jorgensen is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgensen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joieson looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jorgensen lands a nice short elbow.
Jorgensen is thwarting Joieson's attempts to control the position.
Jorgensen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Joieson is pressing down on Jorgensen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jorgensen distracts Joieson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Joieson is trying to keep Jorgensen in close.
Jorgensen is in close to Joieson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jorgensen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Joieson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jorgensen throwing strikes but missing.
Jorgensen works over Joieson with some ground and pound from guard.
Jorgensen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Joieson's head.
Jorgensen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jorgensen advances to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jorgensen lands a nice short elbow.
Jorgensen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen trying to pass the guard but Joieson defending well.
Joieson tries to kick Jorgensen off but Jorgensen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Joieson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jorgensen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Joieson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jorgensen.
Jorgensen is trying to work for a kimura but Joieson is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jorgensen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Joieson is looking for a sweep. Jorgensen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jorgensen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Joieson's head.
Demetrious Jorgensen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jorgensen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Joieson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joieson trying to control but Jorgensen postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice strikes from Jorgensen there.
Jorgensen is nestled in close to Joieson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demetrious Jorgensen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Joieson moves to clinch but Jorgensen breaks away
and Jorgensen counters with a shoot takedown. Joieson fights it but they end up in guard.
Joieson can't keep his opponent in guard - Jorgensen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jorgensen is trying to control. Joieson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Joieson trying to control but Jorgensen postures up.
Jorgensen lands strikes from half guard.
Jorgensen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joieson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jorgensen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jorgensen lands a big elbow.
Jorgensen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joieson tries to lock up and control but Jorgensen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jorgensen with the ground and pound from mount.
Joieson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jorgensen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jorgensen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Joieson's face.
Jorgensen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jorgensen landing strikes from the mount.
Joieson is rocked!
Jorgensen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Joieson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jorgensen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorgensen postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Joieson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Jorgensen and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demetrious Jorgensen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vito Scaletta (ranked 2760 p4p, 304 weight class) and Vasily Khrapov Jr (ranked 2976 p4p, 317 weight class). Scaletta comes to the cage accompanied by i kill cause im hungry. Vito Scaletta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vasily Khrapov Jr's chin.
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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
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vito Scaletta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Khrapov Jr!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khrapov Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Scaletta misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Khrapov Jr counter with a right hand.
Scaletta punishes Khrapov Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Khrapov Jr throws a shot from downtown. Scaletta moves away and avoids it.
Khrapov Jr slips a straight right by Scaletta.
Khrapov Jr misses with a looping right.
Khrapov Jr throws a looping overhand right but Scaletta ducks down to avoid it.
Vasily Khrapov Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Scaletta misses.
Khrapov Jr slips under a jab from Scaletta.
Khrapov Jr fails to land the takedown.
Khrapov Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scaletta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scaletta slips under a jab from Khrapov Jr.
Scaletta thows a leg kick but Khrapov Jr checks it
and Khrapov Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scaletta jabs Khrapov Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - Scaletta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scaletta throws a jab but it's blocked by Khrapov Jr.
Scaletta moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr throws a hook to the side of Scaletta's head but Scaletta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scaletta scores with a jab to the head.
Khrapov Jr tries to clinch there but Scaletta circles away.
Khrapov Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Scaletta, pushing him back against the cage.
Scaletta prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vito Scaletta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasily Khrapov Jr.
Scaletta gets through Khrapov Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scaletta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Scaletta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khrapov Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khrapov Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Scaletta backs off Khrapov Jr throws a huge counter combo but Scaletta manages to avoid it all.
Jab by Scaletta.
Scaletta misses the shot to the body.
Scaletta ducks under a wild hook from Khrapov Jr.
An attempted straight right counter from Scaletta misses the target.
Scaletta throws a leg kick but Khrapov Jr checks it.
Scaletta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Scaletta scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scaletta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khrapov Jr's calf.
Khrapov Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khrapov Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Scaletta misses the target.
Khrapov Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Khrapov Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Scaletta.
Scaletta throws the left hand but Khrapov Jr avoids the punch easily.
Khrapov Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Khrapov Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Scaletta throws a right hand that misses
and Khrapov Jr counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Khrapov Jr misses.
Scaletta lands a nice looking body shot.
Khrapov Jr slips a straight right by Scaletta.
Scaletta throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Scaletta connects with the punch.
Khrapov Jr is rocked!
It looks like Vasily Khrapov Jr has been cut.
Scaletta drops Khrapov Jr with a big left hand! Khrapov Jr is injured, injured bad! Scaletta jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vito Scaletta!
Vito Scaletta very nearly forgot to thank FORCEE amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lydon (ranked 2565 p4p, 357 weight class) and Strategos Themistokles (ranked 2981 p4p, 408 weight class). Strategos Themistokles told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Lydon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Strategos Themistokles!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lydon misses with a kick to the body.
Themistokles takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Themistokles feints a jab promting Lydon to slip. Themistokles then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lydon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lydon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Themistokles will feel that in the morning.
We've been told by Lydon's head coaches at BIGISLAND BIGGUNS WARRIOR TRAINING that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lydon throws a series of punches but Themistokles moves out of range.
Lydon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Themistokles.
Themistokles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Themistokles lunges at Lydon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lydon's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lydon lands with a good body shot.
Themistokles lands a slapping body shot.
Lydon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Themistokles scores with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lydon.
Lydon checks the leg kick.
Themistokles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lydon manages to avoid it.
Themistokles throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Themistokles throws a looping overhand right but Lydon ducks down to avoid it.
Lydon avoids the body shot from Themistokles.
Themistokles dodges the punch combination from Lydon.
No joy there for Lydon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Themistokles at a distance.
Lydon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Themistokles was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Themistokles moves out of range of the body kick from Lydon.
A punch combination from Lydon misses.
Lydon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lydon blocks a head kick by Themistokles.
Lydon moves into the clinch.
Lydon misses with a body punch.
Lydon misses with the head strike.
Themistokles lands an elbow inside that Lydon shrugs off.
Lydon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lydon tries to clinch up.
Lydon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Themistokles avoids a kick to the body.
Lydon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Themistokles moves away.
Lydon backing away here, and Themistokles unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lydon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of Lydon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnny Lydon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lydon throws a hook but Themistokles avoids it easily.
Lydon scoring well with a low kick there.
Lydon 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lydon throws a series of punches but Themistokles avoids them all with ease.
Themistokles flicks out a counter leg kick but Lydon steps away.
Lydon has managed to clinch.
Lydon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Themistokles lands an uppercut.
Themistokles blocks a body shot from Lydon.
Themistokles pushes Lydon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lydon tries to break free but Themistokles pushes him back against the cage.
Lydon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lydon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lydon is trying to break the clinch but Themistokles is controlling him.
Lydon manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Lydon does no damage.
Lydon throws a push kick but Themistokles slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheers as Themistokles lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lydon doesn't seem phased though.
Lydon moves in looking to clinch but Themistokles pushes him off.
Themistokles misses with a wild body shot.
Lydon rushes Themistokles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lydon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Themistokles has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Themistokles.
Themistokles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lydon's elbow.
Lydon can't find room to land a body shot as Themistokles controls the action.
Themistokles tries to throw a body punch but Lydon avoids it by throwing Themistokles back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Themistokles misses with a knee strike.
Lydon tries a body shot but Themistokles blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Themistokles fails to land.
Lydon missing with knees to the body.
Lydon tries to break free but Themistokles pushes him back against the cage.
Themistokles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Themistokles lands a shoulder strike.
Themistokles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lydon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Themistokles's elbow.
Lydon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lydon tries a body shot but Themistokles blocks it.
Lydon can't break the clinch.
Lydon trying to land knees to the body.
Lydon struggles to land a body shot inside as Themistokles controls his hands.
Themistokles prevents a body shot from Lydon.
Themistokles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lydon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lydon lands a nice knee to the body.
Themistokles lands a knee to the head.
Lydon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lydon lands a really nice looking cross but Themistokles seems unphased.
Themistokles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lydon's calf.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lydon throws a series of punches but Themistokles avoids them all with ease.
Themistokles looks to throw the jab but Lydon is out of range.
Lydon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lydon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Themistokles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Themistokles moves out of range of the leg kick from Lydon.
Themistokles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lydon.
Lydon looks to throw the jab but Themistokles is out of range.
Lydon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Themistokles pushes Lydon up against the cage in a clinch.
Themistokles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Themistokles lands with a short shot to the head.
Themistokles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Themistokles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Themistokles gets through Lydon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lydon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Themistokles lands with a right to the head.
Themistokles throws a head punch that misses.
Lydon lands a body shot.
Lydon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Themistokles.
Themistokles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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 Johnny Lydon 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.
Themistokles scores with a spinning back kick!
Lydon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Themistokles.
Themistokles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lydon misses with a body kick.
Lydon slips a jab and a cross from Themistokles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Themistokles. That's going to slow Lydon down.
Themistokles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lydon motions for Themistokles to come forward. Lydon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lydon misses with a low kick.
Themistokles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lydon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lydon.
Lydon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Themistokles connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lydon scrambles back to his feet.
Lydon throws the left hand but Themistokles avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Themistokles has a couple of punches blocked by Lydon.
Lydon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Themistokles scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab from Themistokles.
Lydon wants to slow Themistokles down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Themistokles finds it's target.
Themistokles with a nice cross.
Lydon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lydon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lydon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Themistokles checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lydon throws a body kick that misses.
Themistokles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Themistokles scores with a nice right hand.
Lydon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Themistokles.
Lydon lands a slapping body shot.
Themistokles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lydon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Themistokles dodges the punch combination from Lydon.
Themistokles clobbers Lydon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnny Lydon is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Themistokles connects with a right hand. Lydon shakes it off.
Lydon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Themistokles is out of range.
Lydon lands with a nice combination. Themistokles backs away looking to recover.
Lydon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Themistokles lands with a hook. Lydon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lydon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lydon moves forwards but Themistokles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lydon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Themistokles counters with a thumping low kick.
Themistokles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lydon was well out of range. Poor timing from Themistokles.
Lydon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Themistokles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lydon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Themistokles back to the cage. Lydon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lydon 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 Themistokles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Themistokles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lydon misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lydon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lydon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Themistokles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Themistokles scores with a nice strike.
Themistokles jabs Lydon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Themistokles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Themistokles is looking to slow Lydon down with leg kicks.
Lydon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnny Lydon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lydon ducks under a wild hook from Themistokles.
Themistokles checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Themistokles misses with a straight left.
Themistokles moves out of range of the body kick from Lydon.
Themistokles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Themistokles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lydon moves away.
Lydon misses the shot to the body.
Lydon throws a head kick that Themistokles semi-blocks.
Themistokles has Lydon up against the cage in a clinch.
Themistokles managing to block the knees to the body from Lydon.
Themistokles has a couple of punches blocked by Lydon.
Lydon is trying to push Themistokles away but Themistokles has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Themistokles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strategos Themistokles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Themistokles.
Themistokles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lydon misses with a punch to the body.
Themistokles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lydon missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lydon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lydon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lydon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Themistokles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Themistokles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lydon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Themistokles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Themistokles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lydon misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Themistokles.
Themistokles lands with a left to the head.
Themistokles blocking some punches.
Themistokles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Themistokles scores with a shot to the side of Lydon's head.
Lydon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Themistokles prevents a body shot from Lydon.
Themistokles crunches a lovely knee into Lydon's ribcage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Themistokles.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Themistokles.
Themistokles working Lydon over with knees to the body.
Themistokles scores with a shot to the side of Lydon's head.
Themistokles lands a hook that snaps the head of Lydon backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Strategos Themistokles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Themistokles dodges the punch combination from Lydon.
Lydon walks into a stiff left hand from Themistokles.
Lydon needs to keep his hands up - Themistokles had a free shot at his head there.
Themistokles tries to clinch there but Lydon circles away.
Lydon is looking to wear down Themistokles with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Themistokles takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Themistokles clobbers Lydon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Themistokles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lydon.
Lydon scores with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Lydon. Those never looked like landing.
Lydon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lydon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lydon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lydon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Themistokles keeps Lydon at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Themistokles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lydon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lydon throws the kick towards the body but Themistokles avoids it.
Jab by Themistokles.
Lydon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Themistokles to score with a decent uppercut.
Lydon wants to land a leg kick but Themistokles is out of range.
Themistokles moves out of range of the strikes.
Themistokles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Themistokles.
Lydon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lydon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Themistokles, as that shot connected.
Themistokles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lydon. Lydon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lydon is rocked!
Themistokles lands with a shot to the body.
Themistokles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lydon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Themistokles.
Oh Lydon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lydon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Themistokles releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Themistokles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lydon seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Themistokles tests Lydon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Themistokles moves out of range of the body kick.
Lydon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Themistokles misses the target.
Themistokles moves out of range of the strikes.
Lydon throws a hook but Themistokles blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lydon looks for the body kick but Themistokles saw that one coming.
Themistokles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lydon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Themistokles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lydon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lydon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lydon misses with a body kick.
Themistokles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lydon throws out the jab.
Themistokles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lydon's calf.
Themistokles moves out of range as Lydon throws a body kick.
Lydon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Themistokles to score with a decent uppercut.
A combination from Lydon does no damage.
Lydon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Themistokles.
Themistokles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lydon.
Themistokles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lydon cracks Themistokles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Themistokles looks to land a right hand but Lydon moved out of range.
Themistokles digs a good body shot into Lydon's ribs.
Themistokles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Themistokles scores with a hook.
Themistokles lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Themistokles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lydon. Lydon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lydon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lydon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Themistokles.
Themistokles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Themistokles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lydon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lydon misses with a few strikes there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lydon.
A slow jab from Lydon misses its intended target.
Themistokles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lydon manages to avoid it.
Lydon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lydon misses with a low kick.
Themistokles wants to counter with a clinch but Lydon pushes him away.
Themistokles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lydon.
Lydon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Themistokles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lydon tries to clinch up.
Themistokles cracks a nice hook into Lydon's ribs.
Lydon wants to clinch up but Themistokles keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lydon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Themistokles paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lydon walks into a left hand.
Lydon scores with a jab to the body.
Themistokles lands with a right hand.
Lydon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Themistokles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donk. Themistokles catches Lydon right on the button with a cross.
Lydon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lydon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lydon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lydon. Themistokles shrugs it off though.
Themistokles scores with a nice head shot.
Lydon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut lands for Themistokles. That snapped Lydon's head back.
Lydon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Themistokles just misses with a punch to the body.
Themistokles blocks the body kick.
It seemed like Themistokles was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Strategos Themistokles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Themistokles has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Strategos Themistokles!
During a confident post fight interview, Strategos Themistokles 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 Charles Hawtry (ranked 1600 p4p, 188 weight class) and Wutang Lee (ranked 1437 p4p, 173 weight class). Hawtry comes to the cage accompanied by The Rain. Charles Hawtry could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wutang Lee's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Hawtry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wutang Lee!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawtry throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Hawtry throws a big shot that misses.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Hawtry off the cage and back into range.
Hawtry lands with a cross.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut there from Hawtry.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Hawtry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Hawtry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Hawtry avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee tries a body shot but Hawtry blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee controlling the action here for a moment.
Hawtry turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hawtry manages to end up in side control.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hawtry cracks Lee with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sloppy strikes there by Hawtry.
Hawtry has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hawtry throwing strikes but Lee manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hawtry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lee remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee working away.
Lee stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hawtry misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawtry sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hawtry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee tries to clinch there but Hawtry circles away.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee jabs Hawtry right on the nose. Hawtry blinks but takes it well.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Hawtry counters with a shoot takedown. Lee fights it but they end up in guard.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
Hawtry scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is pulling down on Hawtry's head. It's preventing any offense from Hawtry, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawtry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hawtry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lee is controlling Hawtry's posture.
Lee scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawtry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawtry.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Hawtry misses.
Lee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Hawtry off the cage and back into range.
Hawtry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hawtry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawtry dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Hawtry feinted with a counter takedown.
Hawtry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee looks to land a combination but Hawtry avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawtry misses the target.
Lee tries to counter with a clinch but Hawtry shakes him off and moves away.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawtry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Hawtry misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wutang Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hawtry with a hook.
Hawtry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee lands with a nice body kick.
Hawtry throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Hawtry takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee tries to clinch but Hawtry moves out of range.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawtry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawtry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hawtry looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawtry loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawtry appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawtry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawtry throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawtry misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee is looking to clinch but Hawtry is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee pushes Hawtry away with a front kick.
Lee tries to clinch up but Hawtry circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Hawtry avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawtry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wutang Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawtry clinches up against the cage.
Hawtry blocking some punches.
Hawtry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lee walks away with a smile on his face. Hawtry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hawtry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wutang Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawtry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee throws a leg kick but Hawtry checks it.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Hawtry back into the cage.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Hawtry breaks from the clinch.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hawtry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawtry. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee tries to clinch up but Hawtry circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hawtry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawtry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawtry tries to counter with a takedown but Lee is quick to defend against it.
Hawtry is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lee's half guard.
Lee kicks Hawtry off and gets back to his feet.
Hawtry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawtry.
Lee darts in and clinches Hawtry up against the cage.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Hawtry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Hawtry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range as Hawtry strikes.
Hawtry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee throws a big counter head kick but Hawtry avoids it with no problem.
Hawtry instigates a clinch.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Hawtry's corner calls for a 1-2. Hawtry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hawtry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Hawtry won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Hawtry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawtry blocks a body shot from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wutang Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Hawtry.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee is looking to clinch but Hawtry is avoiding it.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Lee misses with a hook. Hawtry ducked under it nicely.
Lee wants to clinch up but Hawtry keeps it at a distance.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hawtry fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Hawtry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lee's guard.
Lee managing to control the position.
Wutang Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hawtry trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawtry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hawtry trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Hawtry postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hawtry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hawtry throwing strikes but missing.
Hawtry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hawtry stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
Lee wants to stand but Hawtry is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
Hawtry trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
Hawtry wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Hawtry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hawtry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawtry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lee controls the pace.
Wutang Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is continuing to stall.
Lee advances to half guard.
Lee takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Charles Hawtry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee prevents Hawtry from improving his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hawtry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee sizes up Hawtry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Hawtry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Hawtry back into the cage.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hawtry or not.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Hawtry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hawtry avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawtry is just out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee tests Hawtry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hawtry throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Wutang Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wutang Lee!
Wutang Lee is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Wutang Lee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Charles Hawtry was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck you all, ya pricks!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arn Anderson (ranked 2074 p4p, 285 weight class) and Sergey Sklemin (ranked 1885 p4p, 260 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by The Enforcer. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arn Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Sklemin!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sklemin rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sklemin is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sklemin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Anderson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sklemin.
Sklemin takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Sergey Sklemin has been cut.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sklemin.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Arn Anderson has been cut.
Sklemin lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
Sklemin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sklemin backwards.
Sklemin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sklemin presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson tries a body shot but Sklemin blocks it.
Sklemin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sklemin blocks an uppercut.
Sklemin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sklemin landing knees to the body.
Sklemin lands an uppercut.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklemin lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
Sklemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sklemin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
Sklemin lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sklemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sklemin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Anderson.
A nice left hand lands by Sklemin.
Anderson tries to work over Sklemin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Sklemin lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sklemin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sklemin lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sklemin lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Sklemin.
Sklemin connects with a knee to the head.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Sklemin.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Sklemin's ribcage.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Sklemin lands a nice elbow.
Sklemin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sklemin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sklemin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sklemin.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Sklemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Sklemin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sklemin tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Sklemin misses with some punches.
Sklemin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sklemin.
Sklemin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sklemin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sklemin.
Sklemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sklemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sklemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sklemin fails to land.
Anderson wants to stall.
Sklemin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Sklemin lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Sklemin.
Sklemin struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sklemin pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
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!
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sklemin backwards.
Sklemin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sklemin pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sklemin.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Sklemin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.
Sklemin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
A head punch on the inside from Sklemin fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sklemin pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sklemin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anderson with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Sklemin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sklemin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sklemin closes the distance and clinches.
Sklemin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sklemin trying to land knees to the body.
Sklemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Sklemin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Sergey Sklemin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sklemin has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Sklemin working aggressively here.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sklemin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson presses Sklemin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sklemin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sklemin working aggressively here.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sklemin is defending well for now.
Sklemin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sklemin is breathing heavily.
Anderson connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sklemin has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sklemin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sklemin.
Sklemin throws an elbow but it misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sklemin.
Sklemin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sklemin blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sklemin controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Sklemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pushes Sklemin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Sklemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Sklemin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sklemin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sklemin avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sklemin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sklemins head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sklemin misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson digs a right hand into Sklemin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sklemin's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sklemin.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Sklemin's head.
Sklemin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sklemin blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Sklemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sklemin scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Sklemin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sklemin stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
Sklemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Sklemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Sklemin's ribcage. Sklemin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sklemin pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Sklemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sklemin backwards.
Sklemin is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sklemin wants to stall.
Sklemin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Sklemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson pushes Sklemin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sklemin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sklemin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson cracks Sklemin with a nice body shot.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sklemin blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Stalling in the clinch from Anderson.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arn Anderson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sklemin connects with a jab.
Sklemin misses with a looping right.
Sklemin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sklemin is just out of range.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sklemin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sklemin misses with a left hand
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Sklemin is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Sklemin seems to have recovered his senses.
Sklemin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Sklemin.
Sklemin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab from Sklemin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Sklemin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sklemin.
Sergey Sklemin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sklemin lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Sklemin lands a high kick!
Anderson scores with a nice strike.
Sklemin connects with a crisp jab.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sklemin takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson moves out of range as Sklemin strikes.
Sklemin dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Sklemin scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sklemin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sklemin misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sklemin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sklemin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sklemin throws a front kick aimed at Anderson's knee but Anderson avoids it well.
Sklemin wants to clinch.
As Sklemin looks to move away, Anderson throws a big counter combo but Sklemin just gets out of the way.
Sergey Sklemin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson cracks Sklemin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
Sklemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sklemin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sklemin takes a shot to the head.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Sklemin.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin takes a shot to the head.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sklemin is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Sklemin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson has Sklemin pressed against the cage.
Sklemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sklemin looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anderson working Sklemin over with knees to the body.
Sklemin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson presses Sklemin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sklemin takes an elbow to the temple.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Sklemin takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson dips a shoulder and cracks Sklemin with a mighty uppercut! Sklemin falls back against the cage and Anderson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sklemin is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Anderson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arn Anderson!
Arn Anderson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jako Day (ranked 1400 p4p, 220 weight class) and Kareem Dennis (ranked 1945 p4p, 299 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jako Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Kareem Dennis !
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennis throws a lazy uppercut
and Day counters with a nice uppercut.
Day throws a quick inside leg kick.
Day sizes up Dennis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Day misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dennis looks to throw the jab but Day is out of range.
Dennis looks to land a right hand but Day moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dennis , as that shot connected.
It looks like Jako Day has been cut.
Day scores with a jab.
Dennis throws a jab but it's blocked by Day.
The fighters circling - Dennis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dennis misses with a right hand
and Day counters with a straight right hand.
Day throws a sloppy head kick and Dennis moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Day closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dennis throws a right hand that misses
and Dennis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Day staying out of range there.
Day is looking to counter punch.
Dennis throws an off balance right hand
and Day counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Day ducks under a wild hook from Dennis .
Dennis swings widly with a right hand
letting Day counter with a right hand.
Dennis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Dennis as he connects with a hook.
Dennis dodges the punch combination from Day.
Dennis misses with a hook
and Day counters with a right hand to the body.
Dennis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Day counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy left from Dennis finds it's target.
Dennis throws a hook but Day blocks it.
Dennis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Day breaks from the clinch.
Dennis throws a big shot that misses.
Day blocks a jab.
Day appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dennis scores with a jab to the head.
Dennis throws a right hand that misses
and Day counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kareem Dennis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dennis misses with a takedown attempt
and Day counters with a stiff right hand.
Day definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dennis scores with a sloppy right hand. Day should have avoided that one.
Day scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day thuds a left hand into Dennis 's body.
Dennis swings widly with a right hand
and Day counters with a straight right hand.
Dennis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Day avoids it really well and circles away.
Jako Day has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kareem Dennis .
Dennis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Day counters with a two punch combo.
Day ducks under a wild hook from Dennis .
Dennis misses with a looping left.
Day scores with a three punch combo!
Dennis misses with an uppercut
and Dennis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Day lands a slapping body shot.
Day misses with a wild combination.
Dennis misses with a lunging right hand
and Day counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dennis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Day counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dennis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Day.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis looks to land a right hand but Day moved out of range.
Day swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Day lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Day changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Day avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, jab by Day - just one landing.
Dennis is rocked!
Day throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dennis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Day keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Day breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Day scores with a three punch combo!
Day scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dennis doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dennis misses with a left hand
and Day counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dennis thinking.
Dennis misses with a looping right.
Day throws a nice inside leg kick.
Day fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Day lands with a shot to the body.
Dennis throws a hook to the side of Day's head but Day sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jako Day's cut is getting worse.
Dennis misses with a right hand
and Day counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Day ducks under a wild hook from Dennis .
Day appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Day is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dennis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dennis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dennis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Day sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dennis throws the left hand but Day avoids the punch easily.
Dennis throws a right hand that misses
and Day counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Day is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dennis closes the distance and clinches up with Day, looking for a takedown. Dennis pushes Day against the cage but Day circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Day wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dennis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dennis shoots in for a double leg but Day sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dennis looks winded!
Day moves out of range as Dennis strikes.
Dennis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Day cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Day moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dennis walks into a jab.
Dennis is still on wobbly legs! Can Day finish him?
Dennis throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Day to counter with a crisp jab.
Day ducks under a wild hook from Dennis .
Dennis moves into range and clinches up with Day.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jako Day dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jako Day'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.
Day swinging wildly here.
Dennis walks into a jab.
Jab, jab by Day - just one landing.
Dennis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dennis seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Day shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Dennis is backing up but Day catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Dennis covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Day Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jako Day!
Jako Day seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rosco Ladd (ranked 714 p4p, 101 weight class) and Henry Tomasino Jr (ranked 1694 p4p, 239 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tomasino Jr's choice of entrance music: i kill cause im hungry. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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199 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Ladd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Tomasino Jr!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rosco Ladd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomasino Jr is looking to clinch.
Ladd slips under a jab.
Tomasino Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomasino Jr tries to move into range but Ladd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tomasino Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tomasino Jr blocks a jab.
Ladd misses with a two punch combination.
Tomasino Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomasino Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ladd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomasino Jr.
Ladd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomasino Jr.
Ladd lands an overhand right.
Tomasino Jr lands with a cross.
Ladd looks to land a combination but Tomasino Jr avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Tomasino Jr misses.
Ladd misses with a body shot.
Ladd throws a body punch but Tomasino Jr moves out of range.
Tomasino Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ladd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ladd.
Tomasino Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tomasino Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Ladd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Tomasino Jr looks to move away, Ladd throws a big counter combo but Tomasino Jr just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd connects with a body shot that sends Tomasino Jr's belly button to the back.
Ladd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ladd digs a good body shot into Tomasino Jr's ribs.
Ladd scores with a hook.
Ladd takes a swing at Tomasino Jr's ribcage but misses.
Tomasino Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ladd.
Ladd misses with a straight right.
Ladd misses the shot to the body.
Tomasino Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ladd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomasino Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Ladd.
Ladd throws a hook to the side of Tomasino Jr's head but Tomasino Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tomasino Jr throws a push kick but Ladd slaps the foot to one side.
Tomasino Jr jabs Ladd right on the nose. Ladd blinks but takes it well.
Tomasino Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ladd staying out of range there.
Ladd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomasino Jr clinches up against the cage.
Ladd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomasino Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Ladd circles away.
Ladd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ladd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tomasino Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Ladd.
Decent striking displayed by Tomasino Jr there.
Ladd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tomasino Jr.
Ladd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr is looking to clinch.
Tomasino Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ladd throws a series of punches but Tomasino Jr avoids them all with ease.
Ladd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tomasino Jr at a distance.
Ladd digs a good hook to Tomasino Jr's body.
Ladd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tomasino Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Ladd is just out of range.
Tomasino Jr clinches up against the cage.
Tomasino Jr blocks an uppercut.
Tomasino Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ladd's efforts to push away.
Tomasino Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ladd is trying to force a seperation but Tomasino Jr has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladd misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Ladd.
Tomasino Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ladd has had enough of the clinch but Tomasino Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Tomasino Jr misses with some punches.
Tomasino Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ladd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tomasino Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tomasino Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ladd struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomasino Jr controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Tomasino Jr fails to land.
A short uppercut from Tomasino Jr.
Ladd takes a shot to the head.
Ladd manages to break the clinch.
Ladd gets tackled into the cage by Tomasino Jr. Tomasino Jr maintains the clinch.
Ladd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ladd throws a body punch but Tomasino Jr moves out of range.
Ladd moves out of range of the strikes.
Tomasino Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tomasino Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ladd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomasino Jr moves away.
Ladd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomasino Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ladd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tomasino Jr in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Tomasino Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ladd defending well as Tomasino Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Tomasino Jr misses with a looping left.
Tomasino Jr misses with a body shot.
Ladd lands with a good body shot.
Ladd lands a left and a right that send Tomasino Jr crashing to the mat, dazed. Ladd thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tomasino Jr is rocked!
Tomasino Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tomasino Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Ladd finish him?
Ladd misses with a straight right.
Ladd misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tomasino Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tomasino Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tomasino Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ladd throws a looping overhand right but Tomasino Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Tomasino Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tomasino Jr instigates a clinch.
Ladd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tomasino Jr has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosco Ladd dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ladd lands a left and a right that send Tomasino Jr crashing to the mat, dazed. Ladd thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ladd misses the shot to the body.
Ladd misses with an uppercut. Tomasino Jr saw that one coming.
Ladd lands a body shot.
Tomasino Jr slips under a jab from Ladd.
Ladd walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Tomasino Jr drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ladd swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Tomasino Jr's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rosco Ladd!
Henry Tomasino Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'I kill cause i hungry.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Nevez (ranked 730 p4p, 88 weight class) and Shawn Griffin (ranked 1940 p4p, 233 weight class). Griffin has chosen Medicate - Flaw as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Ruben Nevez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruben Nevez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Griffin!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nevez's guard.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
Nevez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nevez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nevez wants to stand up but Griffin is controlling him.
Griffin with a nice head shot there.
Griffin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nevez's head.
Nevez pushes Griffin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Griffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nevez circles away quickly and effectively.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nevez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Griffin finds it's way through Nevez's defenses.
Nevez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nevez cracks a nice hook into Griffin's ribs.
Nevez lands a jab to the nose.
Nevez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Griffin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Griffin shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Nevez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Griffin with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Nevez counter with a right hand.
Ruben Nevez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Griffin.
Nevez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Griffin moves forwards but Nevez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Griffin is rocked!
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nevez counters with a right hand to the body.
Shawn Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Griffin. Those never looked like landing.
Nevez connects with a looping right hand.
Griffin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Griffin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Griffin is still on wobbly legs! Can Nevez finish him?
Griffin throws a combination that misses
and Nevez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Griffin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Griffin showed some decent athleticism there.
Griffin looks winded!
Griffin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Griffin seems to have recovered his senses.
Griffin lands with a punch from half guard.
Nevez has one foot on Griffin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nevez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Griffin has a takedown stuffed.
Griffin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nevez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nevez is looking to counter punch.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nevez dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Griffin fails to land the takedown.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nevez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruben Nevez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin shoots in but no luck this time.
Nevez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Nevez is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Griffin eats them both and turns towards Nevez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nevez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Griffin looks for a takedown but Nevez sprawls well.
Griffin shoots in looking for a takedown. Nevez tries to sprawl out of it but Griffin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nevez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nevez lands a nice hook to Griffin's body. Griffin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nevez dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
A shot to the liver by Nevez. Beautiful body shot.
Nevez tests Griffin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nevez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Griffin tries to clinch but Nevez moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Nevez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nevez walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Griffin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Nevez swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Griffin's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruben Nevez!
A less than humble Ruben Nevez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Lambton (ranked 1056 p4p, 166 weight class) and Zabit Samedov (ranked 1074 p4p, 168 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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218 lbs
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209 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Lambton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zabit Samedov!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Samedov can't find room to land a body shot as Lambton controls the action.
Lambton lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Zabit Samedov has been cut.
Samedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lambton misses with a knee strike.
Samedov lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like George Lambton has been cut.
I was talking to Lambton's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Samedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lambton missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lambton - that landed with a thud.
Samedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Lambton controls his hands.
Lambton cracks Samedov with a nice body shot.
Lambton blocks a body shot from Samedov.
Lambton cracks Samedov with a nice body shot.
Samedov looks winded!
Lambton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samedov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Lambton.
Lambton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lambton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Samedov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Samedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lambton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lambton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Lambton.
Lambton throws an elbow that misses.
Lambton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Samedovs head.
Lambton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lambton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samedov.
A right hand to the body from Lambton.
Lambton lands a left hand.
Lambton tries to land knees in the clinch but Samedov avoids the damage to the body.
Lambton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Still in the clinch, Lambton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Samedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lambton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Samedov backwards.
Lambton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samedov is defending well for now.
Lambton lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lambton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Samedov's brow.
A right handed body shot lands from Lambton.
Lambton missing with knees to the body.
Lambton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lambton tries to land knees in the clinch but Samedov avoids the damage to the body.
Lambton scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lambton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lambton trying to land knees to the body.
Lambton avoiding damage as Samedov throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lambton - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lambton.
Lambton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lambton.
Lambton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lambton lands a nice shot to the body.
Lambton missing with knees to the body.
Lambton misses with an elbow strike.
Lambton misses with a knee to the head.
Samedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Lambton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Samedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samedov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Samedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lambton.
Lambton lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Lambton.
Lambton lands a right hand.
Lambton cracks Samedov with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Lambton.
A short body shot lands from Lambton as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambton blocks an uppercut.
Lambton lands an uppercut.
Lambton lands a shot to the body.
Lambton lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Lambton.
Lambton pushes Samedov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Lambton.
Samedov blocks the elbow strike.
Lambton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Samedov backwards.
Samedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lambton digs a right hand underneath Samedov's ribcage. Samedov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Lambton.
Still in the clinch, Lambton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lambton is working Samedov over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Lambton.
Lambton pushes Samedov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Lambton.
A nice left hand lands by Lambton.
Lambton digs a right hand into Samedov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Samedov's gas tank.
Lambton lands a body punch.
Lambton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lambton is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Lambton.
Lambton lands a body shot.
Samedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Lambton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lambton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lambton pushes Samedov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lambton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lambton lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Lambton.
Lambton lands a nice uppercut.
Lambton is leaning against Samedov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lambton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Samedov blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lambton.
Lambton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lambton lands a right hand.
Lambton digs a right hand into Samedov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Samedov's gas tank.
Samedov throws a head punch that misses.
Samedov avoiding damage as Lambton throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Lambton.
Lambton missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Lambton dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Samedov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lambton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lambton lands a nice uppercut.
Samedov misses with an elbow strike.
Samedov throws a head punch that misses.
Lambton lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samedov.
Lambton avoiding damage as Samedov throws knees to the body.
Samedov trying to land knees to the body.
Samedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
George Lambton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Samedov takes a shot to the head.
Lambton misses with a punch to the body.
Lambton blocking some punches.
A short right from Lambton.
Lambton tries a body shot but Samedov blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lambton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Samedov is rocked!
That has opened up Zabit Samedov's cut even more.
Samedov missing with knees to the body.
Lambton tries to land a knee to the head but Samedov blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Lambton.
Samedov is still on wobbly legs! Can Lambton finish him?
Lambton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Samedov is breathing heavily.
Lambton lands a body shot.
Samedov seems to have recovered his senses.
Lambton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lambton.
Lambton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lambton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Samedov backwards.
Samedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samedov throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lambton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Samedov's brow.
Lambton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samedov can do to turn this around?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lambton.
Lambton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lambton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samedov takes a shot to the head.
Lambton trying to land knees to the body.
Lambton works on Samedov's body with a couple of short punches.
Samedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Samedov scores a nice knee to the body.
Lambton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Samedov misses with a body punch.
Samedov can't find room to land a body shot as Lambton controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lambton misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Lambton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambton digs a right hand into Samedov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Samedov's gas tank.
Lambton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lambton tries to land a knee to the head but Samedov blocks with his arms.
Samedov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lambton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lambton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Samedov blocks an elbow strike from Lambton.
Lambton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Samedov avoids it.
Lambton lands with a light punch inside.
Lambton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lambton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Samedov backwards.
Samedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Lambton.
Lambton avoiding damage as Samedov throws knees to the body.
A short left from Lambton.
Lambton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lambton lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lambton.
Lambton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Samedov backwards.
The cut above Zabit Samedov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lambton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lambton cracks Samedov with a nice body shot.
Lambton lands a hook that snaps the head of Samedov backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samedov avoiding damage as Lambton throws knees to the body.
Lambton scores with a hook to the body.
Lambton scores with a hook to the body.
Lambton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lambton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lambton trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Samedov fails to land.
Lambton blocking some punches.
Lambton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lambton lands a left hand.
Samedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lambton drops Samedov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Samedov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lambton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lambton pushes off an throws an elbow but Samedov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lambton trying to land knees to the body.
Samedov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lambton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lambton blocks a body shot from Samedov.
Lambton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lambton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samedov misses with an elbow over the top.
Lambton scores with a shoulder strike.
Lambton scores with a hook to the body.
Lambton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samedov throws an elbow that misses.
Lambton lands a nice uppercut.
Samedov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Lambton.
Zabit Samedov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Samedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Lambton controls his hands.
Lambton lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lambton.
With the fighters up against the cage, Samedov throws an elbow but misses.
Lambton presses Samedov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Lambton.
Samedov takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lambton throws an elbow but misses.
Samedov managing to block the knees to the body from Lambton.
A short uppercut from Lambton.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lambton.
Lambton dips a shoulder and cracks Samedov with a mighty uppercut! Samedov falls back against the cage and Lambton unloads with a barrage of strikes! Samedov is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Lambton screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Lambton!
After the fight, George Lambton was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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