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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kassim Suluhu (ranked 4003 p4p, 172 weight class) and Peter Narz (ranked 2891 p4p, 134 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suluhu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Narz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Narz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Narz misses with a body shot.
Narz has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Suluhu is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Narz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suluhu appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Narz misses with a body shot.
Narz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Narz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Suluhu rather than just go for the knockout.
Suluhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narz.
Narz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suluhu was well out of range. Poor timing from Narz.
Narz throws a shot from downtown. Suluhu moves away and avoids it.
Narz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Suluhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narz.
A counter left hand to the body from Suluhu misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz throws a shot from downtown. Suluhu moves away and avoids it.
Suluhu connects with the punch.
Narz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Suluhu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Suluhu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Suluhu off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Narz's arms.
Narz working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Suluhu defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Suluhu is trying to get back to his feet but Narz has full control of the position and if anything, Suluhu has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Suluhu staying busy and making it hard for Narz to control.
Suluhu trying to get back to his feet but Narz is in full control for now.
Narz is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Suluhu fending off the submission attempt from Narz.
Narz is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Suluhu is defending well though. Narz let's go of the attempt for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu wants to get back to his feet.
Narz is looking for the choke from the back position but Suluhu is controlling his hands well.
Narz wants to control but Suluhu is keeping busy.
Narz is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Suluhu defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Narz trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Narz tightening his grip on Suluhu, looking for the choke.
Suluhu is trying to get back to his feet but Narz has full control of the position and if anything, Suluhu has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Narz trying to control.
Suluhu trying to get back to his feet but Narz is in full control for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suluhu is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Narz gets his way!
Suluhu looking very determined here, making life difficult for Narz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Narz 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.
Suluhu manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Narz on his heels. He'll look to pass Narz's guard now, I'm sure.
Suluhu trying to control the position from guard on top but Narz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suluhu stopping the sweep attempt from Narz.
Suluhu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Suluhu looking to pass the guard.
Peter Narz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Narz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Suluhu defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz looking for a sweep. Not yet Narz, not yet.
We've been hearing that Suluhu has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Suluhu trying to control but Narz is working from the bottom.
Narz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Narz trying to control but Suluhu is working from the bottom.
Suluhu can't keep his opponent in guard - Narz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Narz passes to side control.
Narz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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.
Narz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Suluhu wants to get back to his feet but Narz drags him back down.
Narz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Narz is looking to take a break and control but Suluhu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suluhu tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz wants to control but Suluhu is keeping busy.
Narz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Narz trying to control.
Narz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Well, with Narz on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Suluhu is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Suluhu is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Narz is looking for the choke from the back position but Suluhu is controlling his hands well.
Suluhu wants to get back to his feet.
Narz looking for the choke but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Suluhu is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Suluhu showing good submission defense here.
Suluhu prevents Narz from getting a body triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suluhu is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Narz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Suluhu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Suluhu throws a front kick that sends Narz stumbling back into the cage.
Suluhu digs a good body shot into Narz's ribs.
Narz misses the shot to the body.
Narz moves out of range of the body kick from Suluhu.
Narz throws a body shot but no joy.
Narz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Suluhu's head backwards.
Suluhu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Suluhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Suluhu lands a jab to Narz's midsection.
Narz takes a swing at Suluhu's ribcage but misses.
Narz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suluhu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu missing with a left hand there. Narz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Suluhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suluhu tries to keep at a distance but Narz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Suluhu gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz controls Suluhu momentarily but Suluhu frees himself.
Narz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Suluhu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Suluhu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Narz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Suluhu preventing the sweep.
Narz looking for a guillotine here but Suluhu defends easily.
Narz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz stops Suluhu from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Narz passes Suluhu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Narz stalling.
Narz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Narz is trying to take his opponent's back.
Suluhu is trying to stand up.
Narz trying to control but Suluhu is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Narz tries to take his opponent's back but Suluhu turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Suluhu content to stall in guard here.
Suluhu postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Narz is on top in guard.
Narz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Narz has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Suluhu!
Narz goes for an armbar but Suluhu turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Suluhu.
Narz wants to sweep here but Suluhu controlling him for the moment.
Suluhu trying to control the position from guard on top but Narz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suluhu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Narz.
Well Narz 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 28:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Narz!
A very excited looking Peter Narz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 1669 p4p, 247 weight class) and Blitz Wolfman (ranked 3340 p4p, 436 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blitz Wolfman!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Wolfman.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolfman.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wolfman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Blitz Wolfman has been cut.
Wolfman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blitz Wolfman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Wolfman keeps it at a distance.
Wolfman throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wolfman scores with a punch to the head.
Wolfman slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Wolfman.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Wolfman had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Wolfman.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Wolfman.
Johnson is rocked!
Wolfman misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wolfman thinking.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Wolfman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wolfman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Wolfman is out of range.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wolfman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wolfman throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Wolfman had a free shot at his head there.
Blitz Wolfman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wolfman throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson stuns Wolfman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wolfman slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wolfman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson tries to clinch but Wolfman moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolfman throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson closes the distance but Wolfman moves to the side
and Wolfman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson is looking to wear down Wolfman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Wolfman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfman looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolfman.
Wolfman throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson is looking to counter the offense by Wolfman and move into the clinch.
Wolfman avoids the body shot from Johnson.
A good leg kick by Wolfman.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolfman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Wolfman avoids it well.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wolfman misses with the combination.
Wolfman misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Wolfman cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolfman manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Wolfman throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Wolfman catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Wolfman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Jab from Wolfman.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left lands for Wolfman.
Johnson moves forwards but Wolfman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wolfman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolfman slips a jab from Johnson.
Wolfman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Wolfman.
No joy there for Wolfman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Wolfman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wolfman.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Wolfman.
Johnson is looking to counter the offense by Wolfman and move into the clinch.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wolfman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Wolfman misses with a looping right.
Wolfman connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wolfman.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wolfman looks winded!
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolfman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Wolfman misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Wolfman throws a wild hook but Johnson just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Wolfman gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Johnson raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, Anthony Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxxy Baby (ranked 1300 p4p, 133 weight class) and Ickey Woods (ranked 1980 p4p, 190 weight class). Woods has chosen System of a Down- Chop Suey as his entrance music. Maxxy Baby could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ickey Woods's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxxy Baby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ickey Woods!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baby looks to land a left hand but Woods moved out of range nicely.
Woods keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Woods misses with a straight left.
Woods doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Baby to counter with a crisp jab.
Baby misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Woods! But no joy.
Baby throws an overhand right that lands on Woods's shoulder, as Woods tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Baby clinches with his opponent.
Baby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woods looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Baby tries to work over Woods's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby struggles to land a body shot inside as Woods controls his hands.
Baby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Woods tries to pull guard but Baby holds him up against the cage and eventually Woods drops back down to his feet.
Baby struggles to land a body shot inside as Woods controls his hands.
Baby tries to throw a body punch but Woods avoids it by throwing Baby back against the cage.
Baby tries a body shot but Woods blocks it.
Baby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Woods is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Baby to keep the fight standing.
Maxxy Baby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ickey Woods.
Baby has a couple of punches blocked by Woods.
Baby tries to throw a body punch but Woods avoids it by throwing Baby back against the cage.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Woods uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby misses with a body punch.
Baby misses with some punches.
Baby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Woods.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Woods is trying to pull guard but Baby has him pressed against the cage.
Baby lands a shoulder strike.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Woods uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woods prevents a body shot from Baby.
Baby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baby just stands there and leans against the cage.
Baby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Woods.
Woods tries to pull guard but Baby won't allow it.
Woods jumps into guard, dragging Baby to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baby is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Woods is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Baby trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
Baby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Baby sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Baby gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Baby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baby trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
Baby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Woods working for a triangle but Baby defends it easily.
Baby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woods swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Woods has his foot on Baby's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Baby works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baby is pushing down on Woods's leg trying to pass to half guard. Woods is fighting to maintain full guard but Baby has managed to sneak the leg through.
Woods moves into full guard.
Woods being controlled here, momentarily.
Woods is looking for a triangle but Baby pushes his legs off easily.
Baby sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Baby's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baby passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxxy Baby dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baby scores with a jab.
Baby is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Woods lands with a good body shot.
Good exchange - Baby coming out on top.
Woods fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Woods looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby lunges at Woods with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Woods's hand.
Baby swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.
Baby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woods can do to turn this around?
Woods wants to clinch up but Baby keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Baby misses
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
Woods misses with a body shot.
Baby throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
Baby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
Woods closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Baby goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Baby misses the shot to the body.
Woods tries to counter with a clinch but Baby shakes him off and moves away.
Baby throws a looping overhand right but Woods ducks down to avoid it.
Baby lands with a cross.
Baby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baby. Woods does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baby gets tackled into the cage by Woods. Woods maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baby lands a left hand.
Woods gets control of Baby's arms and successfully pulls guard. Woods will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Woods looking for a guillotine here but Baby defends easily.
Baby stays in close to Woods's body and controls the position.
Woods is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baby sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Woods is looking for a triangle but Baby pushes his legs off easily.
Baby postures up.
Woods keeping full guard, as Baby tries to pass.
Baby's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Baby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woods swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Woods had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baby defends it easily.
Woods has his foot on Baby's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Baby works his way back into a safe position though.
Baby not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Baby continues to stall.
Woods has his foot on Baby's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Baby works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Baby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Woods is keeping the position for now.
Baby is working hard here to advance position.
Woods is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Woods keeping moving, preventing Baby from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baby is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Baby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Baby looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxxy Baby dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Woods drops his hands momentarily and Baby takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Woods keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woods tries to counter by closing the distance.
Woods moves forwards but Baby connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Woods misses with a straight left.
Baby dips to his left and cracks Woods with an uppercut!
Baby throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Woods on the side of the head.
Baby lands with a hook. Woods tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big left from Baby misses.
Baby cracks a nice hook into Woods's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woods steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Baby.
Danga de danga de dang - Baby scores with a four punch combination!
Woods tries to clinch up but Baby circles away and keeps his distance.
Woods takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Woods moves away from the strike by Baby.
Baby throws a looping overhand right but Woods ducks down to avoid it.
Woods shoots in for a double leg but Baby sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Donk. Baby catches Woods right on the button with a cross.
Baby throws a shot from downtown. Woods moves away and avoids it.
Maxxy Baby is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Baby coming out on top.
Woods on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baby misses with a right hand
and Woods counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Woods.
Baby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Woods cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maxxy Baby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Woods slips a jab and a cross from Baby.
Woods throws out a counter right but Baby avoids it with no problem.
Baby punishes Woods's body with a nice straight punch.
Woods uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baby.
Baby misses with a looping left.
Baby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Baby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Woods has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Baby misses with a hook. Woods ducked under it nicely.
Baby cracks Woods with an open hand slap.
A combination from Baby does no damage.
Baby swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.
Baby misses with a wild body shot.
Woods swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baby throws a hook to the side of Woods's head but Woods sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Woods on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baby lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Woods is defended easily by Baby.
Maxxy Baby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ickey Woods.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Woods! But no joy.
Ickey Woods has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baby scores with a decent looking hook.
Maxxy Baby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baby throws a right hand that misses
and Woods cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Baby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baby.
Woods wants to counter the offense by Baby and move into the clinch position.
Woods takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Baby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxxy Baby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baby, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxxy Baby!
A very excited looking Maxxy Baby made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Wangler (ranked 693 p4p, 107 weight class) and Nikos Giannopoulos (ranked 620 p4p, 95 weight class). Wangler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Clash - I Fought The Law. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nikos Giannopoulos enters the cage!
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205 lbs
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207 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Wangler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikos Giannopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giannopoulos throws the kick towards the body but Wangler avoids it.
Giannopoulos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giannopoulos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wangler misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Wangler misses.
Wangler lands with a good body shot.
Wangler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wangler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wangler checks it well.
Wangler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Giannopoulos lands a nice looking body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giannopoulos cracks Wangler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wangler misses with an uppercut
and Giannopoulos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wangler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giannopoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from Wangler.
Giannopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
Wangler blocks a head kick by Giannopoulos.
Wangler ducks under a wild hook from Giannopoulos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Wangler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wangler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nikos Giannopoulos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wangler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Giannopoulos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crunch! Wangler slams his shin into Giannopoulos's torso.
Giannopoulos avoids the body shot from Wangler.
Wangler connects with an inside leg kick.
Giannopoulos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wangler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wangler lands a nice forearm strike.
Giannopoulos taking a bit of punishment here - Wangler scoring with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giannopoulos prevents Wangler from moving into mount.
Wangler is working Giannopoulos over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Giannopoulos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Wangler's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giannopoulos taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wangler is chipping away with strikes.
Wangler lands an elbow.
Giannopoulos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wangler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wangler working the ground and pound from side control.
Wangler cracks Giannopoulos with a big elbow.
Wangler cracks Giannopoulos with a big right hand but Giannopoulos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Giannopoulos tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Wangler presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Giannopoulos is trying to escape the mount.
Giannopoulos wants to hold on but Wangler pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giannopoulos working to try and regain half guard.
Wangler is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Giannopoulos can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wangler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Giannopoulos looks a forlorn figure.
Wangler lands a couple of good shots and Giannopoulos has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Will Wangler go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Wangler scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
I really don't envy Giannopoulos right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Wangler. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Wangler scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Wangler lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wangler is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Wangler throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Giannopoulos!
Giannopoulos can't escape the position.
Giannopoulos is still trying to improve position.
Wangler trying to control.
Giannopoulos is in bad spot here.
Giannopoulos is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Wangler off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Wangler scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Giannopoulos is looking for a way out.
Wangler scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Giannopoulos is looking for a way out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Wangler dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wangler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wangler.
Giannopoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wangler manages to avoid it.
Wangler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giannopoulos can do to turn this around?
Giannopoulos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wangler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Giannopoulos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Giannopoulos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wangler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wangler takes a swing at Giannopoulos's ribcage but misses.
Giannopoulos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It appears Wangler was looking to counter with a kick there.
Giannopoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wangler manages to avoid it.
Giannopoulos is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wangler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wangler lands in his opponent's guard.
Wangler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Giannopoulos's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangler works over Giannopoulos with some ground and pound from guard.
Wangler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wangler trying to control the position from guard on top but Giannopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giannopoulos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wangler's guard.
Wangler looking for a guillotine here but Giannopoulos defends easily.
Wangler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wangler 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.
Wangler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Giannopoulos manages to get himself to full guard.
Nikos Giannopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giannopoulos is trying to control the position but Wangler postures up.
Giannopoulos looking for a guillotine here but Wangler defends easily.
Giannopoulos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wangler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Giannopoulos has hold of Wangler's hands but Wangler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wangler lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giannopoulos won't allow Wangler to pass to mount.
Giannopoulos trying to hold on to Wangler's head to control him but Wangler postures up.
Wangler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Giannopoulos taking some punishment here, with Wangler in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Wangler.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Wangler.
Wangler moves into full mount! Giannopoulos won't be happy about that!
Giannopoulos is looking to get to half guard.
Wangler lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wangler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Giannopoulos looks a forlorn figure.
Giannopoulos is rocked!
Wangler looking to control but Giannopoulos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Giannopoulos is desperately trying to improve his position but Wangler has a good base and remains in mount.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Wangler! Giannopoulos is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bobby Wangler!
Bobby Wangler thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arany Dali (ranked 278 p4p, 36 weight class) and Jean-Claude Marceau (ranked 344 p4p, 47 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arany Dali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean-Claude Marceau!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marceau lands with a nice body punch.
Dali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marceau.
Marceau drops his hands momentarily and Dali takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Jean-Claude Marceau has been cut.
Marceau scoring well with a low kick there.
Dali takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marceau throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dali on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dali throws a leg kick but Marceau sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice side step and Marceau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marceau thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dali lands a right hook to the body.
Marceau throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Dali to counter with a crisp jab.
Dali scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marceau lands the left hand.
Marceau misses with a double jab
and Dali counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marceau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dali backwards.
Marceau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marceau prevents a body shot from Dali.
Dali has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dali manages to break the clinch.
Marceau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dali counters with a thumping low kick.
Marceau takes one to the chin there.
Dali digs a good hook to Marceau's body.
Marceau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dali tests Marceau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Jean-Claude Marceau's cut even more.
Nice straight punches there by Dali. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dali.
Marceau misses with a left hand
and Dali counters with a straight right hand.
Marceau throws a leg kick but Dali checks it.
Dali was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch combination from Marceau misses.
Dali throws a hook to the side of Marceau's head but Marceau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dali pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marceau is out of range and Dali settles back down.
Good standup being displayed there by Dali as he connects with a hook.
Marceau misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dali drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marceau has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The cut above Jean-Claude Marceau's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Good body shot from Marceau.
Marceau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marceau tries to work over Dali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Dali.
Dali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marceau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Marceau.
Dali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marceau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marceau blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dali fails to land.
Marceau presses Dali against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marceau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marceau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marceau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marceau.
Marceau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marceau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dali is breathing heavily.
Marceau gets through Dali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Marceau.
Marceau scores with a shot to the side of Dali's head.
Dali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marceau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dali struggles to land a body shot inside as Marceau controls his hands.
Marceau has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dali seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Marceau can turn it around.
Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Marceau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marceau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dali tries to throw a body punch but Marceau avoids it by throwing Dali back against the cage.
Marceau scores with a shot to the side of Dali's head.
Dali has a couple of punches blocked by Marceau.
Dali misses with the head strike.
Dali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marceau has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marceau.
Dali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marceau's elbow.
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 Arany Dali will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jean-Claude Marceau's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Marceau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dali doesn't seem phased though.
Marceau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dali.
Marceau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dali half committed to a counter leg kick.
Marceau lands a right hook to the body.
Marceau takes the fight into the clinch.
Dali tries to throw a body punch but Marceau avoids it by throwing Dali back against the cage.
Dali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marceau tries a body shot but Dali blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marceau defending well as Dali loads up on a big left hand.
Dali lands with a straight right. Marceau didn't see that one coming.
Dali finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dali cracks the inside of Marceau's front leg.
Dali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marceau.
Marceau delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dali darts in trying to clinch
and Marceau counters with a left to the body.
Dali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marceau.
Marceau throws a shot to the body.
Dali misses with an uppercut
and Marceau makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marceau feints and then cracks Dali's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dali down.
Dali is looking to chop away at Marceau's legs.
Marceau throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marceau is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marceau drops Dali with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dali looks back up at him and smiles so Marceau waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dali is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marceau lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Dali is looking to close the distance but Marceau sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Dali crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Dali is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jean-Claude Marceau!
After winning the bout, Jean-Claude Marceau thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Yoshida (ranked 151 p4p, 15 weight class) and Kieran McArthur (ranked 380 p4p, 45 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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155 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Takashi Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran McArthur!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
McArthur now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McArthur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoshida.
Jab, jab by Yoshida - just one landing.
Yoshida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McArthur missing with a left hand there. Yoshida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McArthur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yoshida cracks the inside of McArthur's front leg.
McArthur checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by McArthur.
Yoshida checks a leg kick.
Yoshida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McArthur.
Yoshida scores with a jab.
A big right from Yoshida misses.
McArthur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshida throws a solid leg kick but McArthur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yoshida.
Yoshida avoids the body shot from McArthur.
McArthur's coach down at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McArthur's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yoshida swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yoshida throws a body punch but McArthur moves out of range.
A slow jab from Yoshida misses its intended target.
McArthur tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McArthur throws out a leg kick but Yoshida moves out of range and McArthur only half commits.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McArthur. Yoshida shrugs it off though.
Yoshida scores with a nice head shot.
Yoshida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McArthur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yoshida slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Yoshida misses its intended target.
Yoshida connects with an inside leg kick.
McArthur blocks a leg kick.
McArthur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yoshida connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McArthur scrambles back to his feet.
Yoshida blocks the body kick.
As McArthur backs away, Yoshida returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yoshida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McArthur.
McArthur staying out of range there.
McArthur slips a jab from Yoshida.
McArthur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yoshida.
Good work by Yoshida as he checks the leg kick.
McArthur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McArthur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yoshida misses with a hook.
McArthur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoshida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McArthur scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur throws a leg kick but Yoshida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McArthur throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida lunges at McArthur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McArthur's hand.
Yoshida misses with a straight right.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from McArthur.
Yoshida throws a jab when McArthur was well out of range.
Yoshida slips under a jab.
Yoshida throws an overhand right that lands on McArthur's shoulder, as McArthur tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshida checks the leg kick.
Yoshida is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but McArthur is just out of range.
McArthur thuds his shin into the meat of Yoshida's side.
Yoshida 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.
McArthur throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yoshida throws a leg kick that misses.
McArthur looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Yoshida connects with a body shot.
Yoshida misses with the combination.
McArthur misses with a looping right.
McArthur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
McArthur throws a hook but Yoshida blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McArthur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range and McArthur settles back down.
McArthur looks to throw the jab but Yoshida is out of range.
McArthur connects with a body shot that sends Yoshida's belly button to the back.
Yoshida lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yoshida misses with a kick to the body.
Yoshida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McArthur. That did some damage!
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
McArthur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McArthur ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
McArthur falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yoshida counters with a stiff right hand.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but McArthur sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good work by Yoshida as he checks the leg kick.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
McArthur connects with a single shot there.
Yoshida lands a jab to the nose.
McArthur drops his hands momentarily and Yoshida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida moves out of range of the body kick.
Yoshida moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McArthur.
Some bone on bone action there as Yoshida checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands with a straight right. McArthur didn't see that one coming.
Yoshida lands a leg kick that knocks McArthur off balance momentarily.
Yoshida moves out of range of the body kick from McArthur.
Yoshida throws a right hand that McArthur ducks under and follows up with a left that McArthur also avoids with ease.
McArthur checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by McArthur.
McArthur is trying to counter with his kicks.
McArthur connects with a body shot.
McArthur throws a body kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Yoshida tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - McArthur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yoshida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McArthur.
Yoshida with a hook.
McArthur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut. McArthur saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from McArthur misses.
McArthur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McArthur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yoshida.
McArthur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but McArthur sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yoshida sizes up McArthur with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from McArthur. Yoshida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McArthur misses with an attempted mid kick.
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 Takashi Yoshida will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
McArthur slips a straight right by Yoshida.
McArthur misses with a head kick.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
McArthur is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yoshida with a body shot.
McArthur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yoshida catches McArthur with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
McArthur scores with a leg kick.
Yoshida moves away from the strike by McArthur.
Yoshida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as McArthur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yoshida has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yoshida there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yoshida looks to land a left hand but McArthur moved out of range nicely.
Yoshida will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yoshida avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McArthur cracks a nice hook into Yoshida's ribs.
McArthur looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Yoshida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yoshida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McArthur. That did some damage!
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McArthur moves away.
Yoshida checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida lands a jab to the head.
McArthur lands a head kick!
McArthur connects with a leg kick. Yoshida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur misses with a hook. Yoshida ducked under it nicely.
McArthur scores with a jab to the head.
Yoshida cracks the inside of McArthur's front leg.
McArthur just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yoshida explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McArthur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yoshida motions for McArthur to come forward. Yoshida throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McArthur.
Yoshida drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yoshida cracks McArthur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yoshida throws a jab but it's blocked by McArthur.
McArthur tried to score with a low kick but Yoshida checks it.
Yoshida fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McArthur checks it well.
McArthur looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McArthur looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut. McArthur saw that one coming.
Yoshida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yoshida here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Yoshida looks to land a body kick but McArthur moved away.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McArthur was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McArthur's calf.
Kieran McArthur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur missing with a left hand there. Yoshida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McArthur lands a nice shot to the body.
McArthur misses with a wild body shot.
McArthur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good leg kick by McArthur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yoshida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McArthur lands a jab to the nose.
McArthur lands a nice looking body shot.
Yoshida lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A good leg kick by Yoshida.
McArthur lands a nice hook to Yoshida's body. Yoshida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McArthur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with an attempted mid kick.
McArthur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yoshida.
McArthur 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.
Yoshida has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McArthur.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the body.
McArthur lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McArthur misses with a leg kick.
Yoshida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McArthur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McArthur throws a body kick that misses
and Yoshida counters with a good low kick that McArthur was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McArthur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yoshida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McArthur.
McArthur misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoshida counters with a good low kick that McArthur was not able to check.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yoshida takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yoshida connects with a body shot that sends McArthur's belly button to the back.
McArthur loads up on a big right hand but Yoshida slips the punch.
A jab from McArthur does it's job there.
McArthur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That kick from Yoshida tenderised McArthur's leg. McArthur is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yoshida scores with a leg kick.
McArthur swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.
McArthur moves out of range of the leg kick from Yoshida.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McArthur throws out a leg kick but Yoshida moves out of range and McArthur only half commits.
Takashi Yoshida is winning the standup battle so far.
McArthur delivers a nice body kick.
Yoshida works the jab nicely.
Yoshida missing with a left hand there. McArthur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McArthur looks to throw the jab but Yoshida is out of range.
Yoshida lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McArthur cracks the inside of Yoshida's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
A slow jab from Yoshida misses its intended target.
McArthur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McArthur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yoshida tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yoshida throws a jab but it's blocked by McArthur.
McArthur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McArthur takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Yoshida on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab, jab by McArthur - just one landing.
McArthur walks into a stiff left hand from Yoshida.
McArthur looks to land a body kick but Yoshida moved away.
McArthur slips under a jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McArthur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yoshida.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshida misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida moves out of range as McArthur throws a body kick.
Yoshida throwing a counter right hand but McArthur manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from McArthur.
McArthur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yoshida moves out of range of the body kick.
Yoshida fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kieran McArthur will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Yoshida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McArthur defending well as Yoshida loads up on a big left hand.
McArthur is looking for the big counter here.
Yoshida fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McArthur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yoshida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McArthur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McArthur lands with an uppercut that bounces Yoshida off the cage and back into range.
McArthur lands a really nice looking cross but Yoshida seems unphased.
Yoshida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McArthur.
McArthur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McArthur staying out of range there.
Yoshida slips under a jab from McArthur.
Yoshida lands a nice looking kick to the body. McArthur takes a step back to recover.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
McArthur loads up on a big right hand but Yoshida slips the punch.
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!
McArthur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yoshida scores with a head kick. McArthur tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
McArthur misses with a straight right.
McArthur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Nice body kick there by McArthur.
McArthur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McArthur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McArthur blocks a jab.
Yoshida smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yoshida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McArthur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yoshida misses with a leg kick.
McArthur checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by McArthur.
McArthur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yoshida stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McArthur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida thows a left - swing and a miss!
McArthur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McArthur throws a wild body kick that Yoshida sees coming a mile off.
McArthur lands a front kick.
McArthur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McArthur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yoshida under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McArthur misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from McArthur misses its intended target.
Yoshida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McArthur ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yoshida lands a nice shot that snaps McArthur's head back.
Yoshida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McArthur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yoshida.
McArthur misses with a body kick.
McArthur connects with the punch.
Yoshida throws a lazy right hand but McArthur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McArthur scores with a sloppy right hand. Yoshida should have avoided that one.
A solid body kick from McArthur.
McArthur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A swing and a miss from McArthur.
Yoshida 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.
Yoshida lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McArthur at a distance.
No joy there for Yoshida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yoshida checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yoshida throws a right hand that McArthur ducks under and follows up with a left that McArthur also avoids with ease.
Yoshida avoids a kick to the body.
Yoshida feinted there with a counter leg kick.
McArthur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshida moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as McArthur blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida misses the jab.
McArthur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses.
Yoshida takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McArthur was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
McArthur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McArthur misses with a looping right.
Yoshida takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
An inside leg kick from McArthur misses.
Yoshida throws a nice head kick!
McArthur avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshida drops his hands momentarily and McArthur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yoshida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McArthur's calf.
McArthur throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
Yoshida throws a jab when McArthur was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Yoshida.
McArthur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Good leg kick by Yoshida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yoshida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McArthur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yoshida throws an overhand right that lands on McArthur's shoulder, as McArthur tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshida thumps McArthur with a low kick.
Yoshida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McArthur's calf.
Yoshida throws a front kick aimed at McArthur's knee but McArthur avoids it well.
Yoshida connects with a looping right hand.
McArthur misses the shot to the body.
McArthur lands a nice looking body kick.
McArthur throws a looping overhand right but Yoshida ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshida throws a hook but McArthur avoids it easily.
McArthur tries to land a front kick but Yoshida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yoshida does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McArthur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yoshida jabs McArthur to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yoshida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McArthur.
McArthur lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Takashi Yoshida.
Well Yoshida has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Yoshida!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crack Head (ranked 676 p4p, 93 weight class) and William Ralph Dean (ranked 933 p4p, 128 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as William Ralph Dean enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crack Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Ralph Dean!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean lands with an overhand left.
Dean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Head.
Head throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Head lands a jab.
Dean slips under a jab from Head.
Dean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Head moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dean has closed the distance and engaged Head in a clinch.
Dean blocks a body shot from Head.
Head fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Head doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dean digs a right hand into Head's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Head's gas tank.
Dean can't find room to land a body shot as Head controls the action.
Head misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Dean.
Head misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Head misses with a punch on the inside.
Dean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean blocking some punches.
A short right from Head on the inside.
Head lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dean lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Head or not.
Dean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Head breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Dean.
A punch combination from Dean misses.
A shot to the body from Head misses
letting Dean counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Head misses the target.
Head is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dean.
Dean misses with a lunging right hand
and Head makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dean connects with a looping right hand.
Dean lands a jab.
Nice shot by Dean.
Head throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Head takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Head thows a left - swing and a miss!
Head scores with a nice strike.
Head throws a jab but it's blocked by Dean.
Dean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Dean was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dean to score with a decent uppercut.
Head gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Head connects with a crisp jab.
Dean connects with a good right hand that stumbles Head. Head circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dean fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Head looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dean throws a right and a left that Head avoids nicely.
Head misses the jab.
Head slips a jab from Dean.
Dean has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Head throws out the jab.
Dean throws a jab but it's blocked by Head.
Head misses the shot to the body.
Head throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dean connects with a crisp jab.
Head misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Head. Dean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dean looks to land a combination but Head avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch up but Head swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Head throws the left hand but Dean avoids the punch easily.
Head tests Dean's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like William Ralph Dean has been cut.
Dean slips under a jab.
Head ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Head.
Dean throws an overhand right that lands on Head's shoulder, as Head tries to avoid the shot.
Head blocks a jab.
Head lands a nice shot to the body.
Dean throws a lazy right hand but Head sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dean lands with an overhand left.
Head throws a jab when Dean was well out of range.
Head throws a hook to the side of Dean's head but Dean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dean lands a body shot.
Head swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Head defending well as Dean loads up on a big left hand.
Dean scores with a hook to the body. Head takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean throws out a loose jab but Head uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dean works Head's body with a nice hook.
Head is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Head misses with an uppercut
enabling Dean to counter with a crisp jab.
Head lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dean backs up against the cage.
Head ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dean moves away.
Head ducks under a wild hook from Dean.
Head moves out of range of the strikes.
Head misses with a hook
letting Dean counter with a right hand.
William Ralph Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean throws the left hand but Head avoids the punch easily.
Dean moves out of range of the strikes.
Dean clinches up against the cage.
Head lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Head blocks a body shot from Dean.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Head misses with a punch to the body.
Dean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Ralph Dean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Ralph Dean's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dean misses with a hook. Head ducked under it nicely.
Head throws a lazy right hand but Dean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Head lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Head misses with a straight left.
Head throws an overhand right that lands on Dean's shoulder, as Dean tries to avoid the shot.
Head lands a two punch combo.
Dean ducks under a wild hook from Head.
Dean misses with a few strikes there.
Head lands a nice shot that snaps Dean's head back.
Dean is rocked!
Dean takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dean is still on wobbly legs! Can Head finish him?
Nice defenses there by Head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean misses with a straight right.
Dean looks to throw the jab but Head is out of range.
Head thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dean seems to have recovered his senses.
Dean misses with a wild body shot.
Dean throws the left hand but Head avoids the punch easily.
Head throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Head moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Head throwing a counter right hand but Dean manages to avoid it.
Head throws a looping overhand right but Dean ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head lands a really nice looking cross but Dean seems unphased.
Head throws a hook but Dean avoids it easily.
Dean misses with a two punch combination.
Dean moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Crack Head has been cut.
Dean takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
William Ralph Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Dean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Head was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Head.
Head throwing a counter right hand but Dean manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Head.
Dean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dean wants to clinch up but Head keeps it at a distance.
Head throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from 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!
Dean throws a body punch but Head moves out of range.
Head lands a big right hand that sends Dean crashing to the mat! Head stays standing though and waves Dean back to his feet!
Dean defending well as Head loads up on a big left hand.
Head slips a jab and a cross from Dean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Head. Dean does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dean rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Head makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dean takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Head throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Dean.
Head throws a jab when Dean was well out of range.
Dean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Head.
Dean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Head.
Head misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Head throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dean scores with a jab. Head acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dean throws a shot from downtown. Head moves away and avoids it.
Dean clinches.
Good body shot from Dean.
Head misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Head circles away quickly and effectively.
Dean throws a one two combo.
Head avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Head slips under a jab from Dean.
Head on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Head misses.
Head throws a shot from downtown. Dean moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Dean.
Dean scores with a jab.
Dean connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Head momentarily.
Head lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Head misses the target.
Dean throws a counter combo.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Head.
Dean scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean slips a straight right by Head.
Head is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dean.
Head uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dean.
Dean throws a right and a left that Head avoids nicely.
Dean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Head circles away quickly and effectively.
Head swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Head works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Head cracks Dean with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Head jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Dean lands an impressive looking overhand right. Head doesn't seem phased though.
Head steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dean. Head does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Head drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Dean right on the button. Dean goes down! Head follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Head gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crack Head!
After the big win, Crack Head made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Groove Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 434 p4p, 62 weight class) and Dave Wearmouth (ranked 441 p4p, 65 weight class). Chen Lo comes into the arena with Welcome to the Jungle blaring out of the sound system. 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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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Timiko Chen Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen Lo looks to land a right hand but Wearmouth moved out of range.
Wearmouth throws a shot from downtown. Chen Lo moves away and avoids it.
Chen Lo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Timiko Chen Lo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen Lo lands a right hook to the body.
Chen Lo lands a nice shot to the body.
Chen Lo looks to land a right hand but Wearmouth moved out of range.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up.
Chen Lo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wearmouth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chen Lo blocks a head kick by Wearmouth.
Chen Lo throws a body punch but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Chen Lo misses with a series of wild punches.
Chen Lo misses with a looping left.
Wearmouth sizes up Chen Lo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chen Lo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo misses with a body punch
and Wearmouth counters with a series of strikes. Chen Lo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chen Lo misses with a double jab
and Wearmouth counters with a nice body kick.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wearmouth.
Chen Lo throws a sloppy head kick
and Wearmouth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chen Lo misses with a shot to the body
and Wearmouth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Timiko Chen Lo has been cut.
Good exchange - Chen Lo coming out on top.
It looks like Dave Wearmouth has been cut.
Chen Lo slips a jab and a cross from Wearmouth.
Chen Lo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chen Lo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wearmouth.
Chen Lo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chen Lo missing with a left hand there. Wearmouth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Chen Lo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo misses with a right hand
and Wearmouth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo throws a sloppy head kick
and Wearmouth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A right-left combo lands from Chen Lo.
Wearmouth is looking to chop away at Chen Lo's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wearmouth.
Chen Lo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wearmouth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wearmouth stuns Chen Lo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chen Lo is looking to wear down Wearmouth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chen Lo lands with a shot to the body.
Chen Lo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wearmouth moves away.
Wearmouth goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chen Lo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wearmouth's head backwards.
Chen Lo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wearmouth circles away quickly and effectively.
Chen Lo misses with an uppercut
and Wearmouth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth tries a head kick but it misses.
Wearmouth lands with a thumping leg kick.
No joy there for Wearmouth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wearmouth lands a leg kick that knocks Chen Lo off balance momentarily.
Wearmouth blocks a jab.
Chen Lo throws a head kick that misses
and Wearmouth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chen Lo misses the jab.
Wearmouth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wearmouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chen Lo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wearmouth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Chen Lo.
Wearmouth rushes Chen Lo and presses him up against the cage.
Chen Lo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chen Lo blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth prevents Chen Lo from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wearmouth misses with a punch on the inside.
Chen Lo breaks the clinch.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wearmouth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wearmouth fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chen Lo is out of range.
Wearmouth takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wearmouth throws a right hand that Chen Lo ducks under and follows up with a left that Chen Lo also avoids with ease.
Wearmouth is looking to score with low kicks.
Wearmouth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen Lo.
Wearmouth throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chen Lo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Wearmouth tenderised Chen Lo's leg. Chen Lo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chen Lo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wearmouth appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chen Lo misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Timiko Chen Lo will probably get the nod.
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!
Chen Lo misses with a right hand
enabling Wearmouth to counter with a crisp jab.
Wearmouth avoids the head kick by Chen Lo.
Wearmouth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wearmouth.
Wearmouth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chen Lo misses with a body punch
and Wearmouth counters with a big head kick but Chen Lo shrugs it off.
Wearmouth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen Lo.
Wearmouth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chen Lo tries a head kick but it misses.
Chen Lo walks into a straight right hand from Wearmouth.
Chen Lo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wearmouth!
Wearmouth blocks a head kick by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo misses with a jab to the body
letting Wearmouth counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wearmouth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wearmouth misses with a right hand
letting Chen Lo counter with a right hand.
Wearmouth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wearmouth throws a head kick that Chen Lo semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Chen Lo.
Wearmouth tries to land a leg kick but Chen Lo saw it coming and moves away.
Wearmouth ducks under a wild hook from Chen Lo.
Wearmouth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wearmouth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chen Lo misses with a hook. Wearmouth ducked under it nicely.
Wearmouth only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chen Lo throws a jab but it's blocked by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chen Lo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wearmouth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chen Lo throws an overhand right that lands on Wearmouth's shoulder, as Wearmouth tries to avoid the shot.
Chen Lo throws a sloppy head kick and Wearmouth moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Chen Lo misses
and Wearmouth counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A slow jab from Chen Lo misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chen Lo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wearmouth clinches with his opponent.
Wearmouth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wearmouth scores with a shot to the side of Chen Lo's head.
Chen Lo lands with a right to the head.
Chen Lo misses with a body punch.
Wearmouth has a couple of punches blocked by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo looking to stall.
Nice elbow from Wearmouth.
Chen Lo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chen Lo scores with a hook.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chen Lo slips under a jab.
Chen Lo connects with a right hand. Wearmouth shakes it off.
Chen Lo throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo tries a head kick but it misses.
Wearmouth throws a fast counter high kick but Chen Lo manages to duck under it in time.
Chen Lo walks into a stiff left hand from Wearmouth.
Chen Lo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chen Lo throws a head kick but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Chen Lo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wearmouth counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Chen Lo.
Wearmouth drops his hands momentarily and Chen Lo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wearmouth checks a leg kick.
Wearmouth is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chen Lo with a body shot.
Wearmouth lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chen Lo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chen Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chen Lo misses with an uppercut
and Wearmouth counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wearmouth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chen Lo. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good standup being displayed there by Wearmouth as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chen Lo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Chen Lo misses the target.
Wearmouth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chen Lo throws out the jab.
Wearmouth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wearmouth dips to his left and cracks Chen Lo with an uppercut!
Chen Lo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wearmouth rushes Chen Lo and presses him up against the cage.
Chen Lo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chen Lo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chen Lo is trying to break free.
Wearmouth misses with the head strike.
Wearmouth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Timiko Chen Lo's cut is getting worse.
Wearmouth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wearmouth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Chen Lo lands with a right hand.
Chen Lo misses with a wild body shot.
Wearmouth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chen Lo's sensitive parts.
Chen Lo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wearmouth has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Chen Lo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chen Lo misses with a left hand
and Wearmouth counters with a leg kick.
Wearmouth closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chen Lo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up but Chen Lo circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Chen Lo misses the target.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth feints and then cracks Chen Lo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chen Lo down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chen Lo.
Wearmouth doesn't manage to clinch there - Chen Lo circles away.
Wearmouth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick but Chen Lo moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wearmouth.
Chen Lo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wearmouth counters with a one-two to the body.
Wearmouth moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chen Lo is rocked!
Wearmouth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wearmouth tries a head kick but it misses.
Wearmouth throws out a powerful jab.
Chen Lo throws a head kick that misses.
Chen Lo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chen Lo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wearmouth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth throws a right hand that Chen Lo ducks under and follows up with a left that Chen Lo also avoids with ease.
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!
Wearmouth lands with a slapping head kick.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but Chen Lo is having none of it.
Wearmouth misses with a head kick.
Wearmouth lands a high kick!
Wearmouth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen Lo.
Wearmouth misses with a looping right.
Chen Lo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Chen Lo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wearmouth ducks under a wild hook from Chen Lo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wearmouth. Chen Lo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chen Lo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wearmouth is looking for the big counter here.
Wearmouth slips under a jab from Chen Lo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that half lands.
Chen Lo misses with a left hand
and Wearmouth counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chen Lo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wearmouth moves in looking to clinch but Chen Lo pushes him off.
Wearmouth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chen Lo throws out the jab.
Wearmouth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice straight punches there by Wearmouth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wearmouth.
Wearmouth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chen Lo tries to keep at a distance but Wearmouth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chen Lo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wearmouth digs a right hand into Chen Lo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chen Lo's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chen Lo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chen Lo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chen Lo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wearmouth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chen Lo thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chen Lo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chen Lo throws a lazy head kick
and Wearmouth counters with a series of strikes. Chen Lo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chen Lo misses with a double jab.
Wearmouth clinches up against the cage.
Chen Lo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Wearmouth fails to land.
Chen Lo manages to break the clinch.
Wearmouth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chen Lo.
Wearmouth is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Wearmouth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chen Lo's sensitive parts.
Chen Lo throws a head kick that misses.
Wearmouth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Wearmouth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wearmouth 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Wearmouth!
In his post fight interview, Dave Wearmouth started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Timiko Chen Lo was interviewed post fight and said 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 146 p4p, 21 weight class) and Nate Lopez (ranked 252 p4p, 42 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avraam Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos tries to land a leg kick but Lopez saw it coming and moves away.
Lopez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Papadopoulos.
A head kick misses from Papadopoulos.
Lopez with the counter takedown but Papadopoulos avoids it easily.
Lopez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Papadopoulos is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Papadopoulos slips under a jab from Lopez.
Papadopoulos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Papadopoulos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Papadopoulos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
Papadopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papadopoulos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Papadopoulos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab lands there for Lopez.
A head kick misses from Papadopoulos.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Papadopoulos throws out a leg kick but Lopez moves out of range and Papadopoulos only half commits.
And Lopez tries to counter it with a takedown but Papadopoulos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Papadopoulos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Papadopoulos tries a low kick but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Papadopoulos. That one must have hurt.
Papadopoulos moves away from the strike by Lopez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
It appears Papadopoulos was looking to counter with a kick there.
Papadopoulos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lopez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Papadopoulos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Papadopoulos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papadopoulos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Papadopoulos stuffs the takedown attempt from Lopez. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
Lopez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Papadopoulos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a head kick.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Lopez.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Papadopoulos.
Lopez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lopez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Papadopoulos tries to land a leg kick but Lopez saw it coming and moves away.
Papadopoulos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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!
Lopez takes a swing at Papadopoulos's ribcage but misses.
Lopez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Papadopoulos thumps Lopez with a low kick.
Papadopoulos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez digs a good hook to Papadopoulos's body.
Papadopoulos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Papadopoulos.
Lopez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A bone on bone clash there as Lopez blocks the leg kick.
Papadopoulos wants to land a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
Papadopoulos connects with a jab.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Papadopoulos wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Lopez misses with a double jab
and Papadopoulos counters with an outside leg kick.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Papadopoulos - just one landing.
Papadopoulos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Papadopoulos.
Lopez throws a right and a left that Papadopoulos avoids nicely.
Papadopoulos scores with a leg kick.
Lopez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Papadopoulos lands a lovely overhand right.
Lopez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Papadopoulos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
It looked like Papadopoulos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papadopoulos appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Papadopoulos 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.
Papadopoulos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Papadopoulos 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 Lopez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Papadopoulos avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Papadopoulos connects with a leg kick. Lopez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lopez checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
A jab from Lopez does it's job there.
Papadopoulos throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Papadopoulos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Papadopoulos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Papadopoulos does it's job there.
A big right from Lopez misses.
Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick.
Papadopoulos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick but Lopez checks it.
Papadopoulos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though.
Papadopoulos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Papadopoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Lopez shoots in but no luck this time.
Papadopoulos throws a head kick that misses.
Papadopoulos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lopez if he has to take too many more of those.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papadopoulos moves away.
Papadopoulos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Papadopoulos saw that one coming.
Lopez throws a body punch but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Papadopoulos throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Lopez as he connects with a hook.
Papadopoulos throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Avraam Papadopoulos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Papadopoulos misses.
Papadopoulos tries to work over Lopez's front leg with a kick but Lopez checks it.
Papadopoulos throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Papadopoulos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Papadopoulos is out of range.
Lopez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadopoulos connects with a jab.
Papadopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Papadopoulos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Papadopoulos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lopez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Papadopoulos. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos 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.
Lopez takes one on the button.
Nate Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lopez scores with a shot to the body.
Papadopoulos cracks Lopez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Avraam Papadopoulos is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez moves out of range as Papadopoulos strikes.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Papadopoulos slips the punch.
Papadopoulos dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
Papadopoulos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papadopoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Papadopoulos takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Papadopoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Papadopoulos lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Papadopoulos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Papadopoulos is looking to land body kicks.
Papadopoulos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Papadopoulos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Papadopoulos cracks Lopez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lopez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Papadopoulos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That kick from Papadopoulos tenderised Lopez's leg. Lopez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Papadopoulos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though.
Papadopoulos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Papadopoulos is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lopez lands with a hook. Papadopoulos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Papadopoulos.
Lopez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Papadopoulos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Papadopoulos feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Lopez moves out of range as Papadopoulos throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick.
Lopez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Papadopoulos takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lopez takes a swing at Papadopoulos's ribcage but misses.
Lopez scores with a sloppy right hand. Papadopoulos should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Papadopoulos misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Lopez catches Papadopoulos right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - Papadopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Papadopoulos tries to land a front kick but Lopez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Papadopoulos is looking to slow Lopez down with leg kicks.
Papadopoulos scores with a push kick.
Lopez scores with a body shot.
Papadopoulos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Papadopoulos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Papadopoulos blocks a jab.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lopez.
Papadopoulos defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Papadopoulos takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Papadopoulos 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.
Lopez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Papadopoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice head shot.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Papadopoulos moved away.
Papadopoulos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Lopez ducks right into an uppercut from Papadopoulos.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papadopoulos moves away.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Lopez throws a chopping leg kick but Papadopoulos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Papadopoulos quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Papadopoulos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good work by Lopez as he checks the leg kick.
Papadopoulos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lopez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Papadopoulos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Papadopoulos circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Papadopoulos moves away and avoids it.
Papadopoulos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Papadopoulos moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick.
Papadopoulos throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lopez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lopez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Papadopoulos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Papadopoulos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Papadopoulos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lopez walks into a straight right hand from Papadopoulos.
Good standup being displayed there by Lopez as he connects with a hook.
Lopez jabs Papadopoulos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papadopoulos. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Papadopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Papadopoulos throwing a counter right hand but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Papadopoulos bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Papadopoulos connects with a leg kick. Lopez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lopez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadopoulos scores with a push kick.
Lopez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Papadopoulos slips a straight right by Lopez.
Nice body kick there by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lopez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Papadopoulos has got the better of the exchanges.
Lopez scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Avraam Papadopoulos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick which misses Lopez's front leg but catches the back leg as Lopez tries to avoid it.
Papadopoulos stuffs the takedown.
Papadopoulos lands a high kick!
Papadopoulos motions for Lopez to come forward. Papadopoulos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Papadopoulos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Papadopoulos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Papadopoulos throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Papadopoulos moved out of range nicely.
Papadopoulos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Papadopoulos looks to land a body kick but Lopez moved away.
Lopez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lopez throws a looping overhand right but Papadopoulos ducks down to avoid it.
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick that misses.
Papadopoulos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Papadopoulos avoids the body shot from Lopez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez misses the jab.
Lopez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lopez throws a poor cross that misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of 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!
Lopez misses the jab.
Papadopoulos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Papadopoulos.
Nice shot lands for Papadopoulos.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papadopoulos manages to avoid it.
Papadopoulos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Papadopoulos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Papadopoulos avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Papadopoulos scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papadopoulos. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Papadopoulos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick but Lopez moved away.
Lopez misses with a hook. Papadopoulos ducked under it nicely.
Lopez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Papadopoulos in his tracks.
Papadopoulos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Papadopoulos defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Papadopoulos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Papadopoulos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lopez's calf.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Papadopoulos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadopoulos throws a push kick but Lopez slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Papadopoulos scoring well with a low kick there.
Papadopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Papadopoulos moved out of range nicely.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lopez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook.
Lopez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lopez misses with the combination.
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick.
Lopez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papadopoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Lopez throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez misses with a looping left.
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick as Lopez jumps back.
Papadopoulos swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Papadopoulos's head but Papadopoulos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Papadopoulos thumps Lopez with a low kick.
Papadopoulos is looking to slow Lopez down with leg kicks.
Lopez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lopez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos misses with a body kick.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Papadopoulos scores with a leg kick.
Papadopoulos tries a head kick but it misses.
Papadopoulos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick that knocks Lopez off balance momentarily.
Papadopoulos lands a head shot.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez cracks Papadopoulos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Avraam Papadopoulos has been cut.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Papadopoulos tried to counter with a leg kick but Lopez avoided it.
Papadopoulos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez.
Lopez checks a low kick from Papadopoulos.
Lopez throws a body punch but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Papadopoulos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopez shoots in and drives through. Papadopoulos sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papadopoulos connects with a right hand. Lopez shakes it off.
Lopez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a low kick, looking for Papadopoulos's leg but Papadopoulos calmly moves out of range.
Papadopoulos lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopez takes a swing at Papadopoulos's ribcage but misses.
Papadopoulos is looking to chop away at Lopez's legs.
Papadopoulos is looking to slow Lopez down with leg kicks.
Lopez scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Papadopoulos cracks the inside of Lopez's front leg.
Lopez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Papadopoulos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos moves forwards but Lopez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Papadopoulos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Papadopoulos slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lopez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papadopoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Papadopoulos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avraam Papadopoulos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Papadopoulos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avraam Papadopoulos!
Avraam Papadopoulos 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iain Tower (ranked 85 p4p, 12 weight class) and Bartholomäus Wolff (ranked 121 p4p, 22 weight class). Tower kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kanye - Power. Iain Tower could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bartholomäus Wolff's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iain Tower!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomäus Wolff!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tower tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wolff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tower moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolff checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wolff connects with a body shot.
Wolff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wolff lands a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wolff.
Tower blocks a low kick nicely.
Tower thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tower moves away from the strike by Wolff.
Tower takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bartholomäus Wolff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolff throws a head kick that misses.
Tower lands a big shot that drops Wolff! Can he finish him?
It looks like Bartholomäus Wolff has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolff manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tower manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower trying to control the position.
Tower is adopting a defensive guard.
Tower working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wolff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wolff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wolff tries to free his leg and advance position but Tower is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tower looking to control.
Tower keeping moving, preventing Wolff from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolff won't allow Tower to sweep him here.
Wolff trying to move into half guard but instead Tower has managed to sweep!
Wolff has control of Tower's left arm, preventing Tower from doing any damage.
Tower drops back looking for a leg! Wolff is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wolff manages to kick Tower off! Tower jumps back into Wolff's guard.
Tower wants to control from the top but Wolff keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolff is trying to keep Tower in close.
Wolff is controlling Tower's posture.
Tower trying to control but Wolff is working from the bottom.
Tower pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wolff is keeping the position for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wolff trying to keep a closed guard but Tower is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wolff connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wolff scores with a shot to the body.
Wolff listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tower throws a leg kick but Wolff checks it.
Wolff lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wolff lands a head kick!
Wolff lands with a straight right. Tower didn't see that one coming.
Tower has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wolff.
Tower's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wolff connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tower scrambles back to his feet.
Wolff thows a leg kick but Tower checks it
and Tower counters with a beautiful punch that sends Wolff to the canvas!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolff controlling Tower's posture.
Wolff can't keep his opponent in guard - Tower advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tower is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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 Iain Tower will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bartholomäus Wolff's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tower shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tower looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wolff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wolff missing with a left hand there. Tower was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wolff connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tower's hands.
Wolff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tower moves away.
A big left from Wolff misses.
Tower was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wolff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tower takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wolff swings for the body but Tower moves out of range.
It looked like Tower wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wolff scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Wolff.
Tower misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartholomäus Wolff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tower on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wolff throws a hook but Tower avoids it easily.
Wolff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wolff throws a poor cross that misses
and Tower counters with a thumping low kick.
Tower takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice straight punches there by Wolff. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wolff.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wolff. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tower doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wolff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wolff with a jab.
Tower steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolff.
Wolff fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tower looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wolff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wolff scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tower walks into a stiff left hand from Wolff.
Tower closes the distance and clinches.
Tower throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolff.
Wolff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wolff lands a shoulder strike.
Wolff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wolff can't find room to land a body shot as Tower controls the action.
Wolff lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tower fails to land.
Wolff pushes Tower back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wolff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tower jumps guard but Wolff stands there with Tower around his waist. Tower gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wolff throws a punch but it's blocked by Tower.
Tower misses with some punches.
Tower throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolff.
Tower throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tower pulls guard effortlessly.
Tower controls Wolff momentarily but Wolff frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolff engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tower working a defensive guard but Wolff manages to pass into side control anyway.
Tower is looking to regain half guard here but Wolff keeps moving and retains side control.
Tower can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tower is letting Wolff control him for a moment.
Wolff working away.
You can see the frustration on Tower's face as Wolff controls the position.
Tower tries to bench press Wolff off him but Wolff keeps the position.
Wolff controls the position from side control.
Tower is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomäus Wolff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bartholomäus Wolff's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tower avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wolff cracks Tower with a good jab.
Tower has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wolff lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tower walks into a jab.
Tower throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wolff misses with a head kick.
Tower is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wolff has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wolff on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tower on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wolff thows a body kick. Tower tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolff lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tower will feel that in the morning.
Tower takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tower. That did some damage!
Tower checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tower moves out of range of the body kick.
Tower misses with a wild body shot.
Wolff scores with a sloppy right hand. Tower should have avoided that one.
Donk. Wolff catches Tower right on the button with a cross.
Wolff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolff tries a low kick but Tower avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Tower misses its target.
Wolff sizes up Tower with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tower ducks under a wild hook from Wolff.
Wolff scores with a punch to the head.
Wolff with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wolff with a hook.
Tower takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolff has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tower finds it's way round the side to connect with Wolff's head.
Jab by Wolff.
Tower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolff.
Wolff throws a head kick but Tower moves out of range.
Wolff throws the left hand but Tower avoids the punch easily.
Tower appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wolff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tower moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolff misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tower counters with a thumping low kick.
Wolff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wolff misses with a looping left.
Wolff throws a leg kick but Tower sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wolff tries to land a front kick but Tower steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tower is looking to counter punch.
Wolff throws a hook but Tower avoids it easily.
Tower moves out of range of the body kick.
Tower tried to counter with a leg kick but Wolff avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolff scores with a body shot.
Wolff throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wolff throws a chopping leg kick but Tower manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tower stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wolff.
Tower looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wolff lands with a nice body punch.
Wolff misses with a low kick as Tower jumps back.
A shot to the liver by Tower. Beautiful body shot.
Wolff throws a leg kick
and Tower counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Wolff out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Tower is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Iain Tower!
Iain Tower retains his heavyweight title!
Iain Tower took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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