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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Reid (ranked 883 p4p, 123 weight class) and Cole Orion (ranked 1491 p4p, 206 weight class). Cole Orion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hamish Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Orion misses with a hook. Reid ducked under it nicely.
Reid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orion circles away quickly and effectively.
Reid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orion looks to land a left hand but Reid moved out of range nicely.
Orion fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Orion sizes up Reid with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cole Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orion misses with a hook.
Reid throws a quick counter head kick but Orion was just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reid.
Good leg kick by Reid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reid has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reid pressing his opponent against the cage.
Orion lands a hook that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Orion dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Orion misses with a body punch.
Reid blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion has a couple of punches blocked by Reid.
Reid is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orion.
Orion misses with a punch on the inside.
Orion being controlled against the cage.
Orion misses with some punches.
Reid tries to throw a body punch but Orion avoids it by throwing Reid back against the cage.
Reid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Orion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orion misses with a punch on the inside.
Reid displaying some good clinch control by pressing Orion up against the cage.
Reid lands with a right to the head.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reid takes a shot to the head.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orion misses with a punch on the inside.
Reid blocks an uppercut.
Orion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reid's efforts to push away.
Reid works on Orion's body with a couple of short punches.
Reid stalling.
Orion misses with some punches.
Reid blocks an uppercut.
Orion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reid lands a body shot.
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!
Reid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reid drives through and clinches with Orion against the cage.
Orion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid manages to break the clinch.
Reid scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Orion fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reid on the side of the head.
Reid lunges at Orion with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Orion's hand.
Reid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reid ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
Reid closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Reid.
Reid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Orion misses with some punches.
Reid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reid moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Orion.
Orion misses with the head strike.
Reid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch but Orion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orion lands a really nice looking cross but Reid seems unphased.
Orion throws a hook to the side of Reid's head but Reid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reid slips under a jab from Orion.
Orion missing with a left hand there. Reid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion takes a jab right on the kisser.
Orion might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Orion's corner calls for a 1-2. Orion obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reid is rocked!
Reid has Orion up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Reid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reid.
A head punch on the inside from Reid fails to land.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reid seems to have got his legs back now.
Reid trying to stall but Orion improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Orion fails to land.
Orion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orion throws a punch but it's blocked by Reid.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reid is looking to control Orion's arms but Orion gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reid has his back to the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reid lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Orion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cole Orion will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Orion throws a hook but Reid blocks it.
Orion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orion bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reid's head backwards.
Reid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Orion misses with a head kick.
Reid throws a head kick but Orion moves out of range.
Orion looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Orion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reid closes the distance and pushes Orion back into the cage.
Reid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orion misses with a punch on the inside.
Orion has a couple of punches blocked by Reid.
Reid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orion throws a punch but it's blocked by Reid.
Reid swings wildly with an uppercut but Orion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orion throws a punch but it's blocked by Reid.
Reid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cole Orion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orion scores with a punch to the head.
Reid is looking to clinch but Orion is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Orion keeps the fight on the outside.
Orion misses with a hook. Reid ducked under it nicely.
Reid tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Orion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reid closes the distance and clinches.
Orion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reid just leaning against Orion, taking a breather.
Cole Orion seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Orion working aggressively here.
Orion working aggressively here.
Orion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Reid.
Reid manages to break the clinch.
Reid shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reid scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Orion misses.
Reid lands with an uppercut that bounces Orion off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reid ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
Orion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reid lands with an uppercut that bounces Orion off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion misses with an uppercut.
As Orion backs away, Reid returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Orion misses the jab.
Orion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reid circles away quickly and effectively.
Orion lands a nice shot that snaps Reid's head back.
A punch lands to the side of Orion 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Orion misses with a straight right.
Reid lands a big right hand that sends Orion crashing to the mat! Reid stays standing though and waves Orion back to his feet!
Orion is rocked!
Orion is breathing heavily.
BOOM! Reid lands a beautiful left hook that drops Orion. Orion tries to recover but Reid is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Orion lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamish Reid!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Laiho (ranked 1197 p4p, 148 weight class) and Lucas Marston (ranked 587 p4p, 81 weight class). Laiho's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cold Sweat/ Thin Lizzy. Marston comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bring it on motherfucker kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lucas Marston has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexi Laiho's chin.
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220 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexi Laiho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Marston!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laiho lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Marston.
Marston fakes the leg kick and cracks Laiho in the body.
Laiho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marston counters with a nice body shot.
Laiho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Laiho misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Laiho.
Laiho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laiho tries a body shot but Marston blocks it.
Marston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Laiho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laiho.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laiho struggles to land a body shot inside as Marston controls his hands.
Laiho tries a body shot but Marston blocks it.
Laiho just leaning against Marston, taking a breather.
Laiho tries to land knees in the clinch but Marston avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marston.
Marston misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho misses with a knee to the head.
Laiho misses with an elbow strike.
Marston has a couple of punches blocked by Laiho.
Laiho is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marston pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Laiho looking to slow down the pace here.
Marston gets underhooks to prevent Laiho's takedown attempt.
Marston manages to break the clinch.
Laiho throws a poor cross that misses
and Marston counters with a stiff right hand.
Laiho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marston slips a jab from Laiho.
Marston scores with a kick to the body.
Laiho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marston lands a left and a right that send Laiho crashing to the mat, dazed. Marston thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Laiho is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marston darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Laiho's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Marston before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucas Marston!
Lucas Marston really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that The Juice Haven logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 427 p4p, 55 weight class) and Teke Bamalog (ranked 441 p4p, 57 weight class). Durden comes to the cage accompanied by Where Is My Mind. Bamalog has chosen Stubborn Robot Original Nuttah as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teke Bamalog!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamalog needs to keep his hands up - Durden had a free shot at his head there.
Durden throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Durden wants to slow Bamalog down by chopping away at his legs.
Durden fails to land with a series of punches.
Durden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Teke Bamalog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Durden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bamalog.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Durden.
Bamalog scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bamalog throws a low kick but Durden avoids it.
Durden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bamalog misses with a straight left.
Durden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durden delivers a nice body kick.
Durden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bamalog takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bamalog loads up on a big right hand but Durden slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bamalog, as that shot connected.
Durden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bamalog.
Bamalog staying out of range there.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Bamalog moves away and avoids it.
Bamalog tries a quick counter leg kick but Durden is wise to it.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Durden throws a jab when Bamalog was well out of range.
Durden throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bamalog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bamalog tries a head kick but it misses.
Bamalog connects with a single shot there.
Bamalog looks to land a right hand but Durden moved out of range.
Durden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice jab there from Bamalog.
Durden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bamalog.
Bamalog takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bamalog throws a quick inside leg kick.
Durden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bamalog ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bamalog moves away.
Bamalog throws a sloppy head kick and Durden moves out of range easily.
Bamalog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Durden's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Durden has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bamalog.
Bamalog checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bamalog shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a big shot that misses.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Bamalog moves away and avoids it.
Durden throws a body punch but Bamalog moves out of range.
Bamalog throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bamalog throws a hook but Durden blocks it.
A good leg kick by Bamalog.
Bamalog lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bamalog misses with a series of wild punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durden.
Bamalog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Durden misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bamalog! But no joy.
Durden blocks a head kick by Bamalog.
Durden lands a nice shot to the body.
Bamalog checks a leg kick.
Bamalog misses the shot to the body.
Bamalog throws a half hearted mid kick.
Durden throws an overhand right that lands on Bamalog's shoulder, as Bamalog tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog throws a head kick that Durden semi-blocks.
Bamalog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durden.
Bamalog misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
Bamalog ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Durden misses with an uppercut. Bamalog saw that one coming.
Durden swinging wildly here.
Bamalog scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bamalog misses with a left hand
and Durden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Bamalog.
Durden throws a lazy right hand but Bamalog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bamalog misses with an uppercut
and Durden counters with a stiff right hand.
Durden misses with a wild combination.
Bamalog misses with an uppercut.
Bamalog with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bamalog wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bamalog moves away.
Jab by Bamalog.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bamalog.
Bamalog slips under a jab from Durden.
Nice cross by Bamalog.
Bamalog lands with a hook. Durden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bamalog misses with an uppercut.
Durden is looking to land body kicks.
Bamalog throws a leg kick but Durden checks it.
Bamalog is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Durden had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bamalog lands a nice shot to the body.
Bamalog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durden.
Bamalog finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Durden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bamalog tries a quick counter leg kick but Durden is wise to it.
Durden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Durden just misses with a punch to the body.
Bamalog 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bamalog connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Durden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Durden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Durden throws a leg kick but Bamalog checks it.
Bamalog thumps Durden with a low kick.
Bamalog misses with a body kick.
Durden was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Teke Bamalog will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bamalog manages to avoid it.
Durden slips under a jab.
Bamalog throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Bamalog.
Durden throws a wild body kick that Bamalog sees coming a mile off.
Bamalog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durden.
Durden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bamalog.
Durden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bamalog.
Durden throws a low kick but Bamalog moves out of range easily.
Durden moves out of range as Bamalog strikes.
Durden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bamalog's head.
Bamalog stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durden.
Durden misses with a looping right.
Teke Bamalog seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bamalog is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durden.
Bamalog throws a series of punches but Durden avoids them all with ease.
Durden throws out a leg kick but Bamalog moves out of range and Durden only half commits.
Durden lands a nice hook to Bamalog's body. Bamalog takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bamalog lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good work by Bamalog as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bamalog looks to land a right hand but Durden moved out of range.
Bamalog throws a jab when Durden was well out of range.
Bamalog throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bamalog moves out of range as Durden throws a body kick.
Durden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bamalog.
A big left from Bamalog misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durden.
Durden lands a jab to the nose.
Durden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bamalog.
Bamalog shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Durden eats them both and turns towards Bamalog to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bamalog misses with a straight right.
Bamalog ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bamalog.
Durden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Bamalog does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durden.
Bamalog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Durden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a series of strikes that have Bamalog backpedaling.
It looks like Teke Bamalog has been cut.
Bamalog moves out of range of the body kick.
Durden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bamalog on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bamalog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bamalog throws a head kick that half lands.
Bamalog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bamalog is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Durden looks to score with a jab to the body but Bamalog is just out of range.
Durden cracks Bamalog with a right hand to the side of the head.
Durden fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bamalog is out of range.
Bamalog misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
Bamalog throws a leg kick but Durden sees it coming and moves out of range.
Durden moves away from the strike by Bamalog.
Durden fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bamalog checks it well.
Durden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bamalog misses with a double jab
and Durden counters with a stiff right hand.
Bamalog throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bamalog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice side step and Bamalog releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Durden throws a head kick that misses.
Bamalog throws a push kick but Durden slaps the foot to one side.
Durden throws a push kick but Bamalog slaps the foot to one side.
Bamalog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Durden throws a wild body kick that Bamalog sees coming a mile off.
Bamalog lands a head shot.
Bamalog misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durden looks to land a right hand but Bamalog moved out of range.
Durden misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Durden.
Durden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bamalog throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Durden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Durden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bamalog.
Durden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bamalog.
Bamalog buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Durden misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Durden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bamalog walks into a stiff left hand from Durden.
Bamalog feints a jab promting Durden to slip. Bamalog then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Durden slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Durden moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bamalog.
A clash of legs there as Bamalog blocks the low kick.
Bamalog staying out of range there.
Bamalog looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bamalog misses with a series of wild punches.
Bamalog scores with a jab.
Bamalog scores with a kick to the midsection.
Durden is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bamalog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durden.
Durden lands with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Durden.
Bamalog lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Tyler Durden will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Teke Bamalog's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Durden throws a body punch but Bamalog moves out of range.
Bamalog appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
Durden throws a big shot that misses.
Durden sets himself, and Bamalog steps forward looking for the clinch! Durden avoids it this time.
Durden lands a jab.
A clash of legs there as Durden blocks the low kick.
Durden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bamalog.
Bamalog misses with a leg kick.
Bamalog catches Durden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Durden ducks right into an uppercut from Bamalog.
Bamalog throws a hook to the side of Durden's head but Durden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bamalog ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Durden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bamalog with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Durden connects with a looping right hand.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bamalog.
Bamalog looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bamalog crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Durden - the referee stops the clock and Bamalog gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Durden. Bamalog manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Durden.
Bamalog misses with a low kick.
Bamalog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamalog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durden is looking to counter punch.
Bamalog misses with a wild body shot.
Durden misses with a low kick as Bamalog jumps back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bamalog.
Bamalog misses with an attempted mid kick.
Durden appears to be looking for a big counter.
Durden slips a straight right by Bamalog.
Bamalog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Bamalog shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bamalog throws a hook but Durden avoids it easily.
Bamalog slips under a jab from Durden.
Bamalog throws out a counter right but Durden avoids it with no problem.
Bamalog slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Durden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bamalog looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bamalog throws a sloppy head kick and Durden moves out of range easily.
Durden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bamalog misses with an uppercut
enabling Durden to counter with a crisp jab.
Durden is looking to land body kicks.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
Bamalog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog misses with a body kick.
Bamalog throws a push kick but Durden slaps the foot to one side.
Bamalog misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
Durden catches Bamalog with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bamalog scores with a jab.
Bamalog connects with a body shot that sends Durden's belly button to the back.
Durden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bamalog connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bamalog wants to slow Durden down by chopping away at his legs.
Bamalog scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Durden throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bamalog feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Durdens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bamalog is looking to clinch.
Durden misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Durden misses its intended target.
Bamalog missing with a left hand there. Durden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bamalog throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bamalog misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog throws a lazy right hand but Durden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bamalog looks to land a left hand but Durden moved out of range nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bamalog, right into the meat.
Bamalog misses with a hook.
Durden misses with a looping right.
Bamalog connects with the punch.
Durden moves out of range of the strikes.
Bamalog bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Durden's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Durden. That's going to slow Bamalog down.
Bamalog scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Durden misses with a straight right.
A big right from Bamalog misses.
A jab from Durden misses.
Bamalog misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durden thuds his right hand into Bamalog's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Durden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog slips under a jab from Durden.
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!
Bamalog slips a jab from Durden.
Bamalog on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Durden misses with a kick to the body.
Bamalog misses with a hook.
Bamalog moves away from the strike by Durden.
Bamalog lands a nice shot that snaps Durden's head back.
Durden misses with a low kick.
Bamalog only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Durden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bamalog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Durden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bamalog slips a jab from Durden.
Durden looks to land a body kick but Bamalog moved away.
It seemed like Bamalog was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Durden checks a leg kick nicely.
Bamalog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durden moves away.
Bamalog chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Durden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bamalog throws a leg kick but Durden moved away.
Durden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Durden lands a jab.
Durden throws a low kick but Bamalog moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Teke Bamalog.
Well Bamalog 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crusadius Infidellus (ranked 1012 p4p, 147 weight class) and Ed ONeill (ranked 936 p4p, 134 weight class). Infidellus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The last stand: Sabaton. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Crusadius Infidellus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ed ONeill!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infidellus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
ONeill moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A low kick from Infidellus is predictable there
and ONeill counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Crusadius Infidellus has been cut.
Infidellus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Infidellus throws a body punch but ONeill moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Infidellus.
ONeill throws a looping overhand right but Infidellus ducks down to avoid it.
Infidellus dodges the punch combination from ONeill.
ONeill staying out of range there.
ONeill doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Infidellus throws a body shot but no joy.
ONeill shoots and misses
and Infidellus counters with a stiff right hand.
Infidellus avoids the body shot from ONeill.
Infidellus missing with a left hand there. ONeill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
ONeill misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Infidellus digs a good body shot into ONeill's ribs.
ONeill thows a left - swing and a miss!
ONeill shoots in and bounces Infidellus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Infidellus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for ONeill on the ground.
Infidellus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but ONeill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Infidellus keeping moving, preventing ONeill from controlling successfully.
ONeill passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
ONeill is trying to work for a kimura but Infidellus is defending well.
ONeill prevents Infidellus from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill trying to pass the guard but Infidellus defending well.
Infidellus is looking for a sweep. ONeill is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
ONeill is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Infidellus defends it well.
Infidellus is trying to maintain the position but ONeill is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ONeill wants to control but Infidellus is keeping him busy.
Infidellus wants to improve his position but ONeill is controlling well.
ONeill is working for a kimura but Infidellus is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infidellus wants to get back to full guard.
ONeill is trying to work for a kimura but Infidellus is defending well.
Infidellus wants to improve his position but ONeill is controlling well.
Infidellus is pressing down on ONeill's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
ONeill sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Infidellus's guard.
Infidellus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Infidellus.
Infidellus has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but ONeill has passed into side control.
Infidellus is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Infidellus wants to improve his position, back to half guard but ONeill has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Infidellus's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Infidellus is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for ONeill!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ed ONeill!
Ed ONeill thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatu Kurri (ranked 654 p4p, 100 weight class) and Frank Gallagher (ranked 1227 p4p, 171 weight class). Gallagher has chosen Drunkin' Lullabies by Flogging Molly as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tatu Kurri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Gallagher. Beautiful body shot.
Kurri shoots in but Gallagher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters circling - Gallagher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gallagher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gallagher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kurri fails to land with a series of punches.
Kurri lands a two punch combo.
Gallagher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kurri takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Frank Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallagher scores with a hook.
Gallagher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Kurri was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gallagher.
Nice uppercut there from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a hook but Kurri avoids it easily.
Gallagher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurri.
Gallagher cracks Kurri with a good jab.
Kurri shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gallagher sprawls well. Gallagher wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kurri gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Gallagher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kurri shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kurri lands a couple of elbows.
Kurri postures up.
Gallagher wants to stand and escape but Kurri is having none of it.
Kurri slips nicely into half guard.
Gallagher tries to get to full guard but Kurri has control of the leg.
Gallagher keeps trying to improve his position.
We've been hearing good reports from Kurri's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurri is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gallagher sees it coming and defends easily.
Kurri working over Gallagher with some ground and pound. Gallagher looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gallagher is not content to let Kurri control the position.
Gallagher has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Gallagher trying to control but Kurri postures up.
Gallagher tries to roll over but Kurri keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurri lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurri lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurri is pressing down on Gallagher's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gallagher is holding on for now.
Gallagher trying to control but Kurri postures up.
Ground and pound from Kurri.
Kurri is working for a kimura but Gallagher is defending it quite comfortably.
Gallagher has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kurri is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kurri scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gallagher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gallagher trying to control from the bottom.
Gallagher wants to improve his position but Kurri is controlling well.
Kurri scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kurri is keen to just control but Gallagher is a slippery customer.
Kurri is really struggling to control Gallagher but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gallagher has hold of Kurri's hands but Kurri slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kurri 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.
Kurri wants to pass to mount but Gallagher is defending the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kurri connects with a nice short shot to Gallagher's temple.
Gallagher is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher manages to get to full guard.
Kurri working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kurri trying to control the position from guard on top but Gallagher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gallagher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gallagher manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kurri manages to get himself to full guard.
Kurri seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kurri looking to control.
Gallagher trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Gallagher will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Gallagher lands with a straight right. Kurri didn't see that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kurri.
Gallagher connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kurri's hands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kurri.
Kurri slips under a jab from Gallagher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gallagher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kurri scrambles back to his feet.
Gallagher jabs Kurri right on the nose. Kurri blinks but takes it well.
Gallagher throws a jab when Kurri was well out of range.
Kurri was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gallagher lands with an uppercut that bounces Kurri off the cage and back into range.
Frank Gallagher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kurri avoids the body shot from Gallagher.
Gallagher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Kurri blocks the leg kick.
Kurri looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kurri is thwarting Gallagher's attempts to control the position.
Kurri seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gallagher is looking for a sweep. Kurri is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kurri working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kurri lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kurri is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kurri is keen to just control but Gallagher is a slippery customer.
Kurri lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Kurri.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kurri connects with a nice short shot to Gallagher's temple.
Kurri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gallagher keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurri prevents Gallagher from standing back up.
Kurri lands with a punch from half guard.
Tatu Kurri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kurri controlling the action here.
Kurri is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gallagher has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallagher tries to get to full guard but Kurri has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kurri lands a nice short elbow.
Kurri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gallagher keeps working.
Kurri is looking for a kimura but Gallagher is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kurri to get the leverage.
Gallagher actively working from the bottom here.
Kurri working over Gallagher with some ground and pound. Gallagher looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gallagher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kurri is looking for a kimura but Gallagher is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kurri to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher gets full guard.
Gallagher working for a triangle but Kurri defends it easily.
Kurri postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kurri lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gallagher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kurri's guard.
Kurri pulls Gallagher in close to prevent any damage.
Gallagher postures up in Kurri's guard and throws a big left but Kurri blocks it.
Gallagher is looking to work some ground and pound but Kurri has wrist control.
Gallagher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kurri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kurri is pulling down on Gallagher's head. It's preventing any offense from Gallagher, at least for the moment.
Kurri has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurri throwing short punches from the bottom.
Gallagher is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kurri wants to sweep but no luck.
Kurri is working hard here to advance position.
Gallagher wants to control from the top but Kurri keeps moving.
Kurri pulls Gallagher in close to prevent any damage.
Gallagher looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Gallagher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gallagher misses with an uppercut.
Gallagher scores with a jab to the body.
Gallagher throws the left hand but Kurri avoids the punch easily.
A left lands for Gallagher.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kurri is defended easily by Gallagher.
Kurri on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurri keeps the fight on the outside.
Gallagher tried to score with a low kick but Kurri checks it.
Kurri gets a double leg takedown into Gallagher's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurri is in close to Gallagher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gallagher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kurri stands up over Gallagher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kurri working some strikes from top position.
Kurri scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gallagher trying to control the position.
Kurri prevents Gallagher from getting back to his feet.
Gallagher is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gallagher trying to control the position.
Kurri chips away with some ground and pound.
Kurri trying to control but Gallagher is working from the bottom.
Gallagher controls Kurri momentarily but Kurri frees himself.
Kurri lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kurri trying to control but Gallagher is working from the bottom.
Kurri advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurri lands with a punch from half guard.
Kurri seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gallagher gets back to full guard.
Kurri postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kurri trying to control but Gallagher is working from the bottom.
Gallagher 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.
Gallagher looking to control.
Gallagher keeping moving, preventing Kurri from controlling successfully.
Kurri pushing down on Gallagher's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kurri scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kurri slips a nice elbow through Gallagher's hands, connecting with Gallagher's forehead.
Kurri lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurri working over Gallagher with some ground and pound. Gallagher looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gallagher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kurri is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gallagher defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is trying to get back to full guard.
Kurri landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kurri takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gallagher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kurri scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Kurri.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kurri connects with a nice short shot to Gallagher's temple.
Kurri is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kurri prevents Gallagher from improving his position.
Gallagher is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gallagher wants to get back to his feet.
Kurri controlling the pace.
Kurri is keen to just control but Gallagher is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher trying to control here.
Gallagher is staying active underneath Kurri, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gallagher tries to roll over but Kurri keeps him under control.
Kurri landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Kurri.
Kurri trying to pass the guard but Gallagher defending well.
Kurri prevents Gallagher from improving his position.
Kurri lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gallagher trying to hold on to Kurri's head to control him but Kurri postures up.
Kurri controlling the action here.
Gallagher is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kurri's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kurri's back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatu Kurri showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gallagher has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frank Gallagher!
Frank Gallagher thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Tatu Kurri stepped up to the mic, saying 'ggwp'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Matusov (ranked 849 p4p, 120 weight class) and Johnny Lawrence (ranked 1474 p4p, 204 weight class). Lawrence comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sweep the Leg kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Matusov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lawrence looks to land a combination. Matusov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Matusov.
Good leg kick by Lawrence there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matusov shoots in but no luck this time.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matusov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lawrence sprawls and moves away.
Lawrence misses with a low kick.
Matusov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Matusov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Matusov.
Matusov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Matusov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence is looking for a sweep.
Lawrence stops Matusov from passing to mount.
Matusov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Matusov.
Matusov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lawrence, who protects the arm well.
Matusov has an Americana. Lawrence didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Matusov is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Matusov hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Boris Matusov!
Johnny Lawrence was interviewed post fight and said 'Hey Johnny! You're a cream puff!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kusal Perera (ranked 604 p4p, 84 weight class) and Thor Hammer (ranked 487 p4p, 65 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kusal Perera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Thor Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perera with a nice cross.
Hammer throws a series of strikes that have Perera backpedaling.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Perera! Hammer is out on his feet! Perera rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Hammer is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Hammer is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kusal Perera!
After winning the bout, Kusal Perera 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hero Galanos (ranked 354 p4p, 51 weight class) and De Forest Treadwell (ranked 697 p4p, 92 weight class). Galanos comes to the cage accompanied by oh boy, he's walking out in gladiator trunks. Treadwell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. God gave me style, I’m coming home mix kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! De Forest Treadwell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hero Galanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, De Forest Treadwell!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galanos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Treadwell.
Galanos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Treadwell finds it's way round the side to connect with Galanos's head.
Galanos gets caught napping as Treadwell dives in and scores a takedown. Galanos manages to retain guard.
Galanos managing to control the position.
Treadwell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Treadwell preventing the sweep.
Galanos keeping moving, preventing Treadwell from controlling successfully.
Treadwell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Galanos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galanos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Galanos is trying to control the position but Treadwell postures up.
Galanos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Treadwell defends it easily.
Treadwell throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galanos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Treadwell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Galanos trying to control the position.
Treadwell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Galanos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Treadwell wants to pass the guard but Galanos is keeping the position.
Galanos working for a triangle but Treadwell defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Treadwell scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Treadwell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Galanos keeping moving, preventing Treadwell from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galanos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Galanos is trying to control the position but Treadwell postures up.
Treadwell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Galanos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Galanos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Treadwell trying to control but Galanos is working from the bottom.
Treadwell chips away with some ground and pound.
Treadwell throwing strikes but missing.
Treadwell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Galanos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Treadwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Galanos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Galanos controls Treadwell momentarily but Treadwell frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Galanos throws a leg kick
and Treadwell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Treadwell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Galanos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galanos throws a jab when Treadwell was well out of range.
Galanos blocks a head kick by Treadwell.
A quick step to the side and Galanos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Galanos misses with a looping left.
Galanos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Treadwell slips under a jab from Galanos.
Treadwell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Treadwell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Galanos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Treadwell is in Galanos's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Treadwell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Galanos's guard.
Galanos tries to roll over but Treadwell keeps him under control.
Treadwell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Galanos is trying to control but can't.
Treadwell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Treadwell slips a nice elbow through Galanos's hands, connecting with Galanos's forehead.
Treadwell working over Galanos with some ground and pound. Galanos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Galanos is rocked!
Galanos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oh Galanos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Galanos is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Convicted Fight Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Treadwell scores with a big shot! Galanos's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Galanos! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). De Forest Treadwell!
After the fight, De Forest Treadwell was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jao Rua (ranked 193 p4p, 31 weight class) and Roy Finnegan (ranked 337 p4p, 50 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by Tarantula . Finnegan has chosen The Rogues - Gravel Walk as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jao Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Finnegan!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finnegan.
Rua clinches with his opponent.
Rua drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Finnegan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Finnegan misses with a punch on the inside.
Finnegan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rua blocks a body shot from Finnegan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnegan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finnegan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
Finnegan misses with a hook.
Finnegan works Rua's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan misses with the combination.
Rua wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Finnegan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finnegan.
Rua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Finnegan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Rua on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Finnegan swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Donk. Finnegan catches Rua right on the button with a cross.
Finnegan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Finnegan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finnegan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finnegan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rua throws a jab but it's blocked by Finnegan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finnegan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finnegan misses with a wild body shot.
Finnegan lands a slapping body shot.
Rua slips a jab and a cross from Finnegan.
Rua slips under a jab.
Finnegan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finnegan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Finnegan.
Rua is looking to counter the offense by Finnegan and move into the clinch.
Rua looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Finnegan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Finnegan misses with a combination
and Rua counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua blocking some punches.
Finnegan has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Finnegan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Finnegan misses with the head strike.
Finnegan lands a right hand.
Finnegan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Finnegan working aggressively here.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
Finnegan has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Rua goes for a takedown in the clinch but Finnegan prevents it.
Finnegan throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan tries to throw a body punch but Rua avoids it by throwing Finnegan back against the cage.
Finnegan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rua goes for a takedown attempt but Finnegan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jao Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finnegan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rua showed some decent athleticism there.
Rua perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rua wants to lay and pray for a moment but Finnegan keeps working.
Finnegan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Finnegan dominated that round.
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.
Finnegan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rua's head backwards.
Finnegan throws a hook but Rua blocks it.
Finnegan throws a shot to the body.
Finnegan throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Finnegan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rua moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right handed body shot lands from Finnegan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua is looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Finnegan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Finnegan misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rua up against the cage.
Finnegan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finnegan.
Finnegan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rua's head backwards.
Finnegan jabs Rua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finnegan misses with a looping right.
Donk. Finnegan catches Rua right on the button with a cross.
Finnegan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roy Finnegan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finnegan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan digs a good body shot into Rua's ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Finnegan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Finnegan cracks Rua with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua connects with a single shot there.
Finnegan just misses with a punch to the body.
Finnegan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Finnegan throws a shot from downtown. Rua moves away and avoids it.
Roy Finnegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finnegan counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Finnegan!
Finnegan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Finnegan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Finnegan misses the target.
Finnegan misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Rua to counter with a crisp jab.
Rua fails with the takedown
and Finnegan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finnegan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Finnegan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rua slips under a jab from Finnegan.
Finnegan throws a big shot that misses.
Finnegan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.
Finnegan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jao Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finnegan.
Donk. Finnegan catches Rua right on the button with a cross.
Finnegan misses with a hook
letting Rua counter with a right hand.
Roy Finnegan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finnegan works Rua's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Finnegan is fending him off so far but Rua persists. Nope, Finnegan circles away and we're back to standing.
Rua has his takedown stuffed
and Finnegan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finnegan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rua takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Finnegan misses with a straight right.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Finnegan is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Finnegan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Finnegan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finnegan lands a nice shot to the body.
Finnegan misses with a body punch
and Rua counters with a low kick, right behind Finnegan 's knee.
Finnegan connects with a body shot.
Rua shoots in and drives through. Finnegan sprawls well.
Rua takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Finnegan lands with a nice body punch.
Finnegan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rua. Rua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnegan throws a lazy right hand but Rua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rua swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finnegan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finnegan lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finnegan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rua counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Finnegan fails to land.
Good body shot from Finnegan.
Finnegan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Finnegan lands with a light punch inside.
Finnegan misses with a punch on the inside.
Finnegan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finnegan tries to throw a body punch but Rua avoids it by throwing Finnegan back against the cage.
Finnegan can't find room to land a body shot as Rua controls the action.
Rua wants a takedown.
Finnegan gets through Rua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finnegan.
Finnegan throws a head punch that misses.
Finnegan manages to break the clinch.
Finnegan cracks a nice hook into Rua's ribs.
Finnegan throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua 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!
Finnegan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rua.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jao Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finnegan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finnegan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Finnegan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Finnegan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roy Finnegan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua scores with a sloppy right hand. Finnegan should have avoided that one.
Finnegan misses with an uppercut
and Rua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finnegan scores with a body shot.
Jao Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice shot by Finnegan.
Finnegan looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Finnegan's corner calls for a 1-2. Finnegan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rua shoots in but Finnegan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Finnegan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan scores with a jab to the body.
Rua avoids the body shot from Finnegan.
Finnegan thuds a left hand into Rua's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finnegan catches Rua with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rua dives in for a single leg takedown but Finnegan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Finnegan scores with a decent looking hook.
Finnegan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt
and Finnegan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finnegan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Finnegan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Finnegan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Finnegan!
Our winner, Roy Finnegan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Thompson (ranked 161 p4p, 4 weight class) and Ricardo Castillo (ranked 293 p4p, 11 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Thompson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Castillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
Castillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Castillo throws a lazy uppercut
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Ricardo Castillo has been cut.
Thompson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Castillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castillo connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Patrick Thompson has been cut.
Thompson tries to land a front kick but Castillo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castillo scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Castillo does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castillo lands an overhand right.
Castillo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castillo misses with a right hand
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Castillo misses with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson walks into a straight right hand from Castillo.
A bone on bone clash there as Thompson blocks the leg kick.
Castillo throws a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Thompson is looking to counter punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Thompson as he connects with a hook.
Castillo looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Thompson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castillo.
Castillo gets tackled into the cage by Thompson. Thompson maintains the clinch.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Castillo drops Thompson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Thompson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castillo swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castillo.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castillo scores with a shoulder strike.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Castillo.
Castillo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Castillo has double underhooks.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Thompson is leaning against Castillo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Castillo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thompson is keeping busy.
Thompson lands a body punch.
Castillo looks winded!
Thompson cracks Castillo with a nice body shot.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castillo's elbow.
Thompson tries a body shot but Castillo blocks it.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson presses Castillo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Castillo's head.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Castillo controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Castillo.
Thompson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Castillo fails to land.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Castillo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Castillo is trying to stall.
Thompson tries a body shot but Castillo blocks it.
Castillo lands an elbow inside that Thompson shrugs off.
Castillo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thompson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson is working Castillo over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson tries to work over Castillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson tries a body shot but Castillo blocks it.
Thompson pushes Castillo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thompson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Castillo avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Castillo controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Thompson.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Castillo blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Castillo.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castillo's elbow.
Thompson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Castillo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Castillo controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castillo.
Castillo blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Castillo's head.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Castillo avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Thompson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castillo.
An inside leg kick from Castillo misses.
Thompson misses with a right hand
and Castillo counters with a two punch combo.
Thompson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Castillo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thompson scrambles back to his feet.
Castillo looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range.
Thompson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thompson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Castillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Ricardo Castillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castillo misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Castillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Castillo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Castillo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Thompson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Castillo.
Thompson jabs Castillo right on the nose. Castillo blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Castillo.
Castillo is rocked!
Castillo misses with a shot to the body
and Thompson counters with a big left hand that crumples Castillo! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Thompson!
Patrick Thompson retains his super heavyweight title!
Ricardo Castillo was interviewed post fight and said 'I still got fights left in me, I'll be back'.
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