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WPFC 51- Johnson vs. Tiramanti PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scruffy Bushrod (ranked 3648 p4p, 368 weight class) and Grant Dukes (ranked 5917 p4p, 459 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scruffy Bushrod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Dukes!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bushrod takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dukes throws a hook to the side of Bushrod's head but Bushrod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bushrod tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dukes manages to circle out of the way.
Dukes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dukes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bushrod motions for Dukes to come forward. Bushrod throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dukes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bushrod tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dukes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dukes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bushrod has time to react.
Dukes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dukes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dukes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bushrod.
Bushrod tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Dukes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bushrod misses with a head kick.
Dukes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bushrod.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dukes misses with a wild body shot.
Dukes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bushrod closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dukes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bushrod misses with a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dukes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bushrod motions for Dukes to come forward. Bushrod throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dukes checks a leg kick.
Dukes just misses with a punch to the body.
Bushrod wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Scruffy Bushrod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushrod slaps away a takedown attempt from Dukes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That kick from Bushrod tenderised Dukes's leg. Dukes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dukes tries to keep at a distance but Bushrod has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dukes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bushrod with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dukes tries to work over Bushrod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Dukes on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dukes.
Bushrod missing with knees to the body.
Bushrod tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bushrod tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bushrod taking a breather.
Dukes is leaning against Bushrod and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dukes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bushrod leaning against his opponent.
Bushrod is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dukes is defending well for now.
Dukes goes for a takedown attempt but Bushrod pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bushrod tries to move into range but Dukes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukes lands a body shot.
Dukes lands a head shot.
Dukes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bushrod moves into the clinch.
Dukes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dukes has picked Bushrod up - he's going for a ride! Dukes dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dukes is controlling the pace.
Dukes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bushrod!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Dukes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dukes thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dukes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dukes looking to ground and pound but Bushrod is blocking nicely.
Dukes throwing strikes here but Bushrod is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bushrod is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bushrod tries to hold on but Dukes pushes him away.
Bushrod sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Dukes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukes throwing shots but Bushrod is blocking nicely.
Well, if Dukes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dukes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bushrod's head.
Dukes stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dukes thows a huge punch but Bushrod dodges it nicely.
Dukes is pressing down on Bushrod's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bushrod is holding on for now.
Dukes is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Dukes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dukes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dukes misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dukes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dukes misses with the ground and pound.
Bushrod can't do much from the bottom here.
Bushrod is not content to let Dukes control the position.
Dukes throws an elbow but Bushrod slips to the side and avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dukes is looking to take a break and control but Bushrod is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bushrod is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bushrod sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dukes trying to control the position but Bushrod is working away.
Dukes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bushrod haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
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.
You can see the frustration on Bushrod's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dukes trying to control the action but Bushrod is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dukes controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bushrod fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bushrod tries to clinch up but Dukes circles away and keeps his distance.
We've been told by Bushrod's head coaches at The Forge that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dukes shoots in for a takedown but Bushrod shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grant Dukes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Dukes.
Dukes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bushrod has time to react.
Bushrod looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bushrod's hands.
Bushrod scores with a leg kick.
Dukes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bushrod lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bushrod tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dukes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dukes moves into range and clinches up with Bushrod.
Dukes lands a shot to the body.
Dukes misses with a punch to the body.
Dukes digs a right hand underneath Bushrod's ribcage. Bushrod let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dukes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bushrod backwards.
Dukes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bushrod backwards.
Bushrod is looking to control Dukes's arms but Dukes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bushrod has his back to the cage.
Bushrod misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bushrod tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dukes avoids it.
Bushrod trying to control the position but instead, Dukes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bushrod into the cage.
Dukes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dukes blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dukes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bushrod backwards.
Bushrod prevents a body shot from Dukes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bushrod connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dukes's face.
Dukes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dukes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dukes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Dukes as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Dukes on the inside.
Bushrod is rocked!
Dukes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Bushrod is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dukes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bushrod.
Dukes lands a shot to the body.
Dukes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dukes presses Bushrod against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dukes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dukes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bushrod is defending well.
Grant Dukes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bushrod is looking to control Dukes's arms but Dukes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bushrod has his back to the cage.
Dukes pulls guard.
Dukes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bushrod doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bushrod manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bushrod seems to have got his legs back now.
Dukes wants to sweep here but Bushrod controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Dukes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bushrod gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dukes.
Dukes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bushrod moves in looking to clinch but Dukes pushes him off.
Dukes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dukes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bushrod is trying to defend but Dukes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dukes is looking to take a break and control but Bushrod is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dukes passes to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bushrod is looking to get to half guard.
Dukes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes trying to control but Bushrod is having none of it.
Bushrod wants to control but Dukes is having none of it.
Dukes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bushrod is looking to escape.
Grant Dukes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bushrod is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bushrod manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Bushrod, under a barage of strikes from Dukes.
Bushrod is staying active underneath Dukes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dukes controlling the action here.
Dukes trying to mount his opponent but Bushrod defends it.
Dukes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bushrod is in trouble now - Dukes has advanced to mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Dukes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dukes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dukes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dukes controlling his opponent.
Dukes throws some wild stikes that Bushrod manages to avoid easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dukes controlling his opponent.
Dukes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bushrod because Dukes loaded up on that one.
Dukes landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bushrod wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dukes.
Dukes controlling his opponent.
Dukes thowing shots but they're missing.
Dukes wants to control the action but instead Bushrod gets a body lock and reverses into Dukes's guard! Nice work!
Dukes has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Bushrod should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Dukes has tightened it up now! Bushrod should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Grant Dukes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heppu Hullu (ranked 2586 p4p, 305 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 22835 p4p, 514 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Heppu Hullu has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Heppu Hullu seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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189 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heppu Hullu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hullu moves away.
Hullu shoots in and bounces Denke off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Denke wants to sweep but no luck.
Hullu passes into half guard.
Hullu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Denke has managed to free his arm - good work.
Denke is looking for a sweep. Hullu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hullu is working for a kimura but Denke is defending it quite comfortably.
Denke is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hullu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hullu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hullu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Denke has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hullu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Denke is just riding it out for now. Hullu eventually gives up the hold.
Hullu seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hullu frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hullu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Denke is looking to escape.
Denke is in all sorts of trouble here.
Denke keeps trying to improve his position.
Hullu is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Denke to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Denke shrugs it off.
Denke is desperately trying to improve his position but Hullu has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denke reaches up to try and pull Hullu in and control his posture, but Hullu latches on to an arm and pivots quickly for an armbar! Denke taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Heppu Hullu!
During a confident post fight interview, Heppu Hullu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Kong (ranked 3605 p4p, 318 weight class) and Alfie Bray (ranked 22628 p4p, 446 weight class). Bray has chosen Bet as his entrance music. Alfie Bray has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cole Kong's chin.
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfie Bray!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong dives in and grabs Bray's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bray pushes down on Kong's head and hops out.
And Bray tries to counter it with a takedown but Kong pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kong shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bray is trying to defend but Kong finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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. Kong connects with a nice short shot to Bray's temple.
Kong lands with a punch from half guard.
Kong lands strikes from half guard.
Kong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bray is trying to get back to full guard.
Bray looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bray keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kong is nestled in close to Bray, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kong misses with a head shot. Bray uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong landing some decent shots from guard.
Kong is in close to Bray's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kong stands up over Bray, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kong connects with a couple of short punches.
Kong trying to control but Bray is working from the bottom.
Kong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bray on the ground.
Kong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kong trying to control but Bray is working from the bottom.
Kong makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bray's head.
Kong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bray has momentary wrist control but Kong slips an elbow through the middle.
Bray is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bray is controlling Kong's posture.
Bray is trying to keep Kong in close.
Kong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kong throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kong's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kong content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong trying to control the position from guard on top but Bray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bray trying to control the position.
Bray working for a triangle but Kong defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kong is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kong is in close to Bray's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kong lands a couple of digs.
Kong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bray's head.
Kong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bray is rocked!
Kong trying to control but Bray is working from the bottom.
Bray is still in real trouble! Can Kong finish him?
Kong engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bray seems to have recovered his senses.
Bray keeping moving, preventing Kong from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kong connects with a couple of short punches.
Kong working some strikes from top position.
Kong distracts Bray with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kong wants to control from the top but Bray keeps moving.
Kong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kong trying to control the position from guard on top but Bray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kong lands a couple of digs.
Kong wants to control from the top but Bray keeps moving.
Kong scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Kong dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bray misses with a takedown attempt
and Kong counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bray!
Bray wants to control but Kong postures up.
Kong lands a few punches from side control.
Kong wants to control but Bray is keeping him busy.
Bray takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kong crunches a massive hammerfist down on Bray - he's out! Kong Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cole Kong!
An out of breath Cole Kong thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fabien Kavanaugh (ranked 2458 p4p, 242 weight class) and 3 Piece Soda (ranked 22535 p4p, 438 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as 3 Piece Soda enters the cage!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabien Kavanaugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, 3 Piece Soda!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kavanaugh doesn't manage to clinch there - Soda circles away.
Soda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kavanaugh drops down looking for a counter takedown but Soda sprawls and moves away.
The fighters circling - Kavanaugh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soda throws a leg kick which misses Kavanaugh's front leg but catches the back leg as Kavanaugh tries to avoid it.
Soda throws the kick towards the body but Kavanaugh avoids it.
Kavanaugh attempts a counter takedown but Soda avoids it well and moves away.
Kavanaugh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soda moves into the clinch.
Soda digs a right hand underneath Kavanaugh's ribcage. Kavanaugh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kavanaugh tries to pull guard but Soda forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Soda.
Soda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kavanaugh backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soda lands with a short shot to the head.
Kavanaugh fails to pull guard.
A short right from Soda on the inside.
Kavanaugh is trying to pull guard but Soda turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabien Kavanaugh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Soda as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Soda.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soda scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soda lands a body shot.
Kavanaugh is breathing heavily.
Soda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Soda.
Kavanaugh fails to pull guard.
Kavanaugh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Soda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kavanaugh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Soda scores with a shot to the side of Kavanaugh's head.
Nice body punch from Soda.
Kavanaugh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soda lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soda gets through Kavanaugh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Soda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Soda digs a right hand into Kavanaugh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kavanaugh's gas tank.
Soda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kavanaugh tries to pull guard but Soda holds him up against the cage and eventually Kavanaugh drops back down to his feet.
Soda lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Soda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Soda.
Soda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soda scores with a shot to the side of Kavanaugh's head.
Soda lands a hook that snaps the head of Kavanaugh backwards.
Soda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Soda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kavanaugh backwards.
Kavanaugh fails to pull guard.
A short right from Soda on the inside.
A body shot lands from Soda.
Soda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Soda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kavanaugh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Soda walks away with a smile on his face. Kavanaugh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Soda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soda lands with a big left! Kavanaugh is wobbled badly! Soda comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Kavanaugh to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). 3 Piece Soda!
3 Piece Soda decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silent Bob (ranked 2171 p4p, 262 weight class) and Justice Carter (ranked 6557 p4p, 502 weight class). Justice Carter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silent Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justice Carter!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bob can pounce on him.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Carter throws a chopping leg kick but Bob manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bob lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carter's sensitive parts.
Carter throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Bob.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Justice Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Carter
and Bob connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bob lands a big head kick that sends Carter tumbling to the mat! Bob takes a step backwards and waves Carter back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Carter is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob avoids the head kick by Carter.
Carter is still on wobbly legs! Can Bob finish him?
Bob connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bob there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carter seems to have recovered his senses.
Carter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And Bob counters with a quick kick to the body but Carter blocks it.
Carter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Carter scores with a head kick. Bob tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Bob counters with a crisp right hand that drops Carter! Bob lets Carter back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Carter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bob - the referee stops the clock and Carter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bob. Carter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter fakes the leg kick and cracks Bob in the body.
Carter throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
Carter misses with a body kick.
A head kick from Carter lands but Bob takes it in his stride.
Carter misses with a shot to the body
and Bob counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carter looks winded!
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Carter backs away, Bob returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bob looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Bob slams his shin into Carter's torso.
Bob lands a leg kick that knocks Carter off balance momentarily.
Carter walks straight into a right hand from Bob - that's dropped him! Bob jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Carter from any more punishment! Carter complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Silent Bob!
After winning the bout, Silent Bob thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bengan Claesson (ranked 3634 p4p, 388 weight class) and Remy Lebeau (ranked 3766 p4p, 399 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bengan Claesson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Remy Lebeau!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claesson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A combination from Lebeau does no damage.
Claesson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lebeau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Claesson counters with a straight right hand.
Claesson misses with a double jab.
A jab from Lebeau does it's job there.
Remy Lebeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claesson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Claesson throws a looping overhand right but Lebeau ducks down to avoid it.
Claesson misses with a body shot.
Claesson throws a big shot that misses.
Lebeau lands a nice shot that snaps Claesson's head back.
Lebeau lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Lebeau misses.
Lebeau throws a right hand that Claesson ducks under and follows up with a left that Claesson also avoids with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as Lebeau blocks the leg kick.
Lebeau throws a counter combo.
Lebeau misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebeau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Lebeau misses.
Claesson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Claesson throws a lazy head kick
and Lebeau counters with a right hand to the body.
Claesson lands a left and a right that send Lebeau crashing to the mat, dazed. Claesson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Remy Lebeau has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claesson misses with a looping left.
Lebeau on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Claesson. Claesson obviously looking to wear him down.
Lebeau blocks a head kick by Claesson.
It seemed like Lebeau was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lebeau misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Claesson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A cross from Lebeau lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebeau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Claesson manages to avoid it.
Lebeau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Claesson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lebeau throws a right and a left that Claesson avoids nicely.
Claesson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Lebeau.
Claesson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lebeau moves away.
Claesson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lebeau.
Bengan Claesson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lebeau throws a hook to the side of Claesson's head but Claesson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Claesson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Claesson ducks under a wild hook from Lebeau.
Lebeau lands a glancing blow to the side of Claesson's head.
Lebeau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lebeau throws a sloppy body shot
and Claesson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claesson misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lebeau! But no joy.
Claesson dodges the punch combination from Lebeau.
Lebeau swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Claesson counters with a right hand to the body.
Lebeau throws a combination that misses
and Claesson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Claesson throws a low kick but Lebeau moves out of range easily.
Claesson works Lebeau's body with a nice hook.
Lebeau misses with an uppercut. Claesson saw that one coming.
No joy there for Claesson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lebeau looks for a takedown but Claesson sprawls well.
Lebeau 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebeau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Claesson doesn't seem bothered though.
Lebeau swings for the body but Claesson moves out of range.
Claesson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Claesson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lebeau scores with a jab to the body.
Claesson scores with a leg kick.
Lebeau checks a leg kick.
Lebeau throws a left and a right that both miss
and Claesson counters with a good low kick that Lebeau was not able to check.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lebeau. Claesson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lebeau just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromClaesson.
Lebeau misses with a right hand
and Claesson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Claesson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Claesson misses with a double jab
enabling Lebeau to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bengan Claesson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Remy Lebeau's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lebeau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Claesson circles away quickly and effectively.
Lebeau misses with a combination
and Claesson counters with a right hand to the body.
Lebeau throws a hook but Claesson avoids it easily.
Claesson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lebeau misses with a hook to the body
and Claesson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Claesson is looking to slow Lebeau down with leg kicks.
Lebeau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Claesson circles away quickly and effectively.
Lebeau misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lebeau swings widly with a right hand
and Claesson counters with a straight right hand.
Lebeau is rocked!
Claesson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lebeau.
Lebeau throws a series of punches but Claesson avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Claesson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lebeau misses with a combination
and Claesson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lebeau is still on wobbly legs! Can Claesson finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebeau looks to land a right hand but Claesson moved out of range.
Lebeau seems to have recovered his senses.
Claesson throws a body shot but no joy.
Claesson misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Lebeau misses.
Claesson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lebeau misses with a wild combination.
As Lebeau looks to move away, Claesson throws a big counter combo but Lebeau just gets out of the way.
A combination from Lebeau does no damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Claesson misses its target.
Lebeau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Claesson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lebeau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Claesson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Claesson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Claesson connects with a single shot there.
Claesson catches Lebeau with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Lebeau forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bengan Claesson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Smok Kiss (ranked 3124 p4p, 367 weight class) and Eli McDonell (ranked 3290 p4p, 375 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McDonell's choice of entrance music: A Phantom Pain. Eli McDonell will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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4 - 3 - 1 |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Smok Kiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Eli McDonell!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonell moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiss.
Kiss lands a body punch in the clinch.
McDonell has a couple of punches blocked by Kiss.
McDonell misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McDonell fails to land.
Kiss has a couple of punches blocked by McDonell.
McDonell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonell working aggressively here.
Kiss misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonell lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonell.
McDonell misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonell has a couple of punches blocked by Kiss.
McDonell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiss throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonell.
McDonell working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from McDonell fails to land.
A short uppercut from Kiss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiss throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonell.
McDonell swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonell misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonell.
Kiss misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from McDonell.
Kiss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiss misses with a punch to the body.
McDonell misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiss.
McDonell lands with a short shot to the head.
McDonell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McDonell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonell's elbow.
McDonell swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonell swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiss blocking some punches.
Kiss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonell blocking some punches.
Kiss digs a right hand into McDonell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McDonell's gas tank.
Kiss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiss lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonell.
McDonell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiss tries a body shot but McDonell blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiss works on McDonell's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiss working aggressively here.
McDonell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonell misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kiss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McDonell blocks an uppercut.
Kiss has a couple of punches blocked by McDonell.
Kiss throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonell.
McDonell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiss misses with some punches.
McDonell blocking some punches.
Kiss tries to throw a body punch but McDonell avoids it by throwing Kiss back against the cage.
Kiss lands with a light punch inside.
Kiss misses with some punches.
McDonell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonell's elbow.
Kiss swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiss takes a shot to the head.
Kiss lands with a right to the head.
Kiss blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Kiss.
McDonell throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiss.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonell.
Kiss lands a shot to the body.
Kiss swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonell uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonell throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiss.
Nice body punch from Kiss.
McDonell looks winded!
Kiss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kiss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDonells head.
Kiss lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiss.
McDonell misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonell working aggressively here.
McDonell working aggressively here.
Kiss tries to work over McDonell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiss lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDonell.
Kiss lands a body punch.
Kiss lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiss works on McDonell's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Kiss.
Kiss lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonell backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonell misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McDonell fails to land.
Kiss has a couple of punches blocked by McDonell.
A head punch on the inside from McDonell fails to land.
Kiss lands with a left to the head.
Kiss misses with a body punch.
Kiss scores with a shot to the side of McDonell's head.
McDonell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiss has a couple of punches blocked by McDonell.
A head punch on the inside from McDonell fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from McDonell fails to land.
Kiss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDonell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kiss fails to land.
Kiss lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kiss tries a body shot but McDonell blocks it.
Kiss blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonell misses with some punches.
McDonell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kiss.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiss.
McDonell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smok Kiss dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kiss sizes up McDonell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McDonell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McDonell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kiss finds it's way round the side to connect with McDonell's head.
McDonell defending well as Kiss loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Kiss.
Kiss clobbers McDonell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kiss thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonell clinches up with Kiss and pushes him back against the cage.
McDonell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kiss misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonell throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiss.
Kiss has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kiss misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonell.
McDonell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiss pushes McDonell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiss.
A short right from Kiss.
McDonell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiss backwards.
Kiss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDonell can do to turn this around?
Kiss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDonell.
A head punch on the inside from McDonell fails to land.
Kiss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiss takes a shot to the head.
McDonell misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiss scores with a shoulder strike.
Kiss misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiss.
McDonell working aggressively here.
Smok Kiss has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kiss lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonell.
A head punch on the inside from Kiss fails to land.
McDonell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kiss blocks an uppercut.
McDonell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kiss.
Kiss lands a nice shot to the body.
McDonell is breathing heavily.
McDonell misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Kiss.
A body shot lands from Kiss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kiss.
A hook to the body from Kiss.
A nice left hand lands by Kiss.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kiss scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kiss lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kiss fails to land.
McDonell working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kiss.
Kiss lands a body shot.
Kiss lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kiss misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Kiss.
Kiss misses with the head strike.
Kiss scores with a shoulder strike.
McDonell misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiss.
Kiss lands an uppercut.
McDonell misses with the head strike.
Kiss working aggressively here.
Kiss gets through McDonell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiss.
Kiss lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kiss.
A short left from Kiss.
McDonell blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiss scores with a shot to the side of McDonell's head.
Kiss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kiss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McDonell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiss blocking some punches.
Kiss lands with a left to the head.
Kiss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McDonell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDonell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiss swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiss blocking some punches.
McDonell throws a head punch that misses.
McDonell misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonell throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiss.
Kiss throws a head punch that misses.
Kiss lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiss blocking some punches.
McDonell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiss blocking some punches.
Kiss lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McDonell or not.
Kiss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McDonell throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from McDonell fails to land.
Kiss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kiss scores with a nice hook to the head.
McDonell prevents a body shot from Kiss.
Kiss blocking some punches.
Kiss working aggressively here.
Kiss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kiss lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDonell misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Kiss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDonell misses with some punches.
Kiss lands a nice uppercut.
Kiss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiss lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smok Kiss dominated that second round.
That's time! Kiss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kiss connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kiss lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kiss throws a jab when McDonell was well out of range.
McDonell moves out of range as Kiss strikes.
Kiss misses with a looping right.
Kiss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kiss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kiss lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonell backwards.
Kiss lands a right hand.
Kiss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonell swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiss misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDonell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiss.
McDonell swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiss lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonell blocking some punches.
Kiss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kiss blocks an uppercut.
Kiss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonell.
Kiss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiss throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonell.
A head punch on the inside from McDonell fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Kiss fails to land.
Kiss cracks McDonell with a nice body shot.
Kiss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDonell throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiss.
McDonell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Kiss.
McDonell throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Kiss.
McDonell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McDonell blocking some punches.
Kiss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiss.
A head punch on the inside from McDonell fails to land.
Kiss working aggressively here.
Kiss digs a right hand underneath McDonell's ribcage. McDonell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kiss gets through McDonell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonell swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiss.
McDonell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kiss lands a hook that snaps the head of McDonell backwards.
McDonell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kiss.
Kiss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonell takes a shot to the head.
Kiss lands with a right to the head.
McDonell takes a shot to the head.
Eli McDonell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonell swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Kiss on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonell misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kiss fails to land.
McDonell misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonell.
Kiss throws a head punch that misses.
McDonell throws a head punch that misses.
Kiss pushes McDonell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDonell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiss lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McDonell backwards.
Kiss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiss tries to throw a body punch but McDonell avoids it by throwing Kiss back against the cage.
McDonell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kiss fails to land.
Kiss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiss blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kiss fails to land.
McDonell scores with a shot to the side of Kiss's head.
Kiss throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonell.
McDonell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiss lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kiss lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDonell backwards.
Kiss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McDonell fails to land.
Kiss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonell misses with the head strike.
Kiss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kiss lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiss.
Kiss swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kiss lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kiss misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiss misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McDonell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonell misses with the head strike.
Kiss gets through McDonell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonell misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smok Kiss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiss has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smok Kiss!
An out of breath Smok Kiss thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Snape (ranked 2864 p4p, 309 weight class) and James Hackett (ranked 2633 p4p, 288 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Snape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Hackett!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hackett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Snape looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hackett works Snape's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Hackett.
Hackett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snape moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snape keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hackett.
Hackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Hackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Snape cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snape appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hackett tries to clinch up but Snape circles away and keeps his distance.
Snape fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hackett just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett throws a shot from downtown. Snape moves away and avoids it.
Hackett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Snape throws a big shot that misses.
Hackett lands a jab to Snape's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett misses with the combination.
Snape tried to counter with a leg kick but Hackett avoided it.
Hackett scores with a shot to the body.
Hackett misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Snape on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hackett is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Snape rather than just go for the knockout.
Hackett moves into the clinch successfully.
Snape lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Hackett.
Hackett tries to work over Snape's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snape slowing the pace effectively.
A nice left hand lands by Hackett.
Snape lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hackett digs a right hand underneath Snape's ribcage. Snape let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snape lands a right hand.
Hackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hackett working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Hackett.
Snape jumps into guard, dragging Hackett to the mat.
Snape looking to control.
Snape is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hackett is looking to control Snape's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hackett avoid being mounted?
Hackett looking for subs from the bottom but Snape mounts him!
Hackett wants to hold on but Snape pushes him away.
Snape takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hackett is trying desperately to improve position.
Hackett tries to lock up and control but Snape gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snape takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hackett tries to hold on but Snape postures up.
Snape looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hackett wants to control but Snape is having none of it.
Hackett manages to control the position for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett wants to control but Snape is having none of it.
Hackett working to try and regain half guard.
Hackett tries to hold on but Snape pushes him away.
Hackett regains half guard.
Snape wants to control but Hackett is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Hackett will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hackett. Snape does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hackett connects with a body shot that sends Snape's belly button to the back.
Snape connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Snape tries to land a leg kick but Hackett saw it coming and moves away.
A nice side step and Hackett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hackett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hackett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snape misses with a low kick as Hackett jumps back.
Hackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snape was well out of range. Poor timing from Hackett.
Snape swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hackett misses with a wild body shot.
Snape fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hackett just manages to avoid it.
Hackett moves to clinch but Snape breaks away
and Snape counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snape tries to keep at a distance but Hackett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Snape pulls guard.
Snape looking for a sweep. Not yet Snape, not yet.
Hackett drops back looking for a leg! Snape is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Snape manages to kick Hackett off! Hackett jumps back into Snape's guard.
Hackett trying to control the position from guard on top but Snape is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hackett won't allow Snape to sweep him here.
Snape has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hackett sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snape is trying to keep Hackett in close.
Snape has control of Hackett's left arm, preventing Hackett from doing any damage.
Hackett trying to control the position from guard on top but Snape is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snape is trying to control the position but Hackett postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hackett misses with a shot to the body
and Snape cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hackett moves into the clinch successfully.
Snape tries to throw a body punch but Hackett avoids it by throwing Snape back against the cage.
Snape escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hackett's coach down at The Jungle Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hackett's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hackett's corner calls for a 1-2. Hackett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hackett closes the distance but Snape moves to the side
and Snape counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett throws a hook to the side of Snape's head but Snape sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hackett throws a one two combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Snape.
Hackett slips under a jab.
Hackett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snape swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snape appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hackett throws a body punch but Snape moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Snape on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Snape takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Snape listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like James Hackett has been cut.
James Hackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hackett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Snape feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett scores with a nice right hand.
Hackett throws a combination that misses
and Snape counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snape uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hackett.
Good leg kick by Snape there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice uppercut lands for Hackett. That snapped Snape's head back.
Hackett misses the shot to the body.
Snape throws a lazy right hand but Hackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Snape misses
and Hackett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
James Hackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snape slips under a jab from Hackett.
Snape lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hackett lands a right hook to the body.
Hackett misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Hackett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Hackett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Hackett finds it's way through Snape's defenses.
Hackett closes the distance looking to clinch
and Snape counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hackett misses with a body punch
and Snape counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snape was well out of range. Poor timing from Hackett.
Snape appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hackett throws a hook but Snape blocks it.
Snape thinks about countering with a head kick.
Snape needs to keep his hands up - Hackett had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snape takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hackett misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett misses the jab.
Hackett misses the shot to the body.
Snape thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hackett throws a right hand that misses
letting Snape counter with a right hand.
Hackett misses with the combination.
Snape swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Snape.
Hackett missing with a left hand there. Snape was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Hackett backs away, Snape returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hackett lands a nice shot to the body.
Hackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hackett throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Snape to counter with a crisp jab.
John Snape has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett punishes Snape's body with a nice straight punch.
Hackett is looking to clinch.
Hackett wants to clinch but Snape slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hackett misses with a body shot.
Snape walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hackett moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Snape throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hackett moves in looking to clinch but Snape pushes him off.
Snape throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hackett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hackett misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hackett misses its intended target.
Snape is looking to counter punch.
Snape circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hackett blocks a leg kick.
Hackett moves away from the strike by Snape.
Hackett avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Hackett misses.
Hackett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snape gets control of Hackett's arms and successfully pulls guard. Snape will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hackett wants to control from the top but Snape keeps moving.
Hackett content to stall in guard here.
Hackett trying to control the position from guard on top but Snape is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snape knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hackett on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snape is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Snape keeping moving, preventing Hackett from controlling successfully.
Hackett tries to free his leg and advance position but Snape is retaining full guard.
Snape is pulling down on Hackett's head. It's preventing any offense from Hackett, at least for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snape.
Hackett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snape feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Hackett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hackett 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Hackett!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cabasa Punyawong (ranked 1338 p4p, 161 weight class) and Jermaine Camacho (ranked 4495 p4p, 409 weight class). Jermaine Camacho has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cabasa Punyawong's chin.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cabasa Punyawong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jermaine Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punyawong scores with a jab.
A left lands for Camacho.
Camacho misses with a wild combination.
Punyawong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Punyawong keeps the fight on the outside.
Camacho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Punyawong misses the shot to the body.
Punyawong misses with a series of wild punches.
Camacho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Punyawong momentarily.
A left and a right from Punyawong both land. Nice combination.
Punyawong throws a jab when Camacho was well out of range.
Camacho throws out a loose jab but Punyawong uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punyawong scores with a head kick.
Punyawong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Camacho throws a shot from downtown. Punyawong moves away and avoids it.
Camacho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Punyawong.
Camacho ducks under a wild hook from Punyawong.
Punyawong looks for the body kick but Camacho saw that one coming.
Punyawong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Camacho doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho misses with a straight left.
Punyawong tried to counter with a leg kick but Camacho avoided it.
Punyawong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Punyawong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Punyawong clobbers Camacho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Punyawong throws a shot from downtown. Camacho moves away and avoids it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Camacho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Punyawong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Camacho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Camacho is working Punyawong over against the cage.
Punyawong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Punyawong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Punyawong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Camacho backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Punyawong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Punyawong lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punyawong tries to work over Camacho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camacho's coach down at The Forge was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Camacho's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punyawong can't find room to land a body shot as Camacho controls the action.
Punyawong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Camacho lands a nice shot to the body.
Punyawong has a couple of punches blocked by Camacho.
Camacho blocks a body shot from Punyawong.
Camacho is trying to maintain a safe position but Punyawong gets an underhook and turns Camacho into the cage.
Punyawong scores with a shot to the side of Camacho's head.
Punyawong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho working aggressively here.
Camacho blocks a body shot from Punyawong.
Punyawong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Camacho throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Punyawong throws a hook but Camacho blocks it.
Cabasa Punyawong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punyawong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Camacho.
Camacho wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho moves out of range of the body kick.
Camacho is looking for the big counter here.
Camacho connects with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Punyawong.
A big left from Punyawong misses.
Punyawong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Camacho.
Punyawong lands an overhand right.
Punyawong just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Punyawong tenderised Camacho's leg. Camacho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Punyawong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Punyawong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Camacho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Camacho throws a big shot that misses.
Camacho throws the left hand but Punyawong avoids the punch easily.
Punyawong tries a low kick but Camacho avoids it.
Cabasa Punyawong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punyawong lands a jab.
Punyawong throws a chopping leg kick but Camacho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Punyawong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho looks to land a combination but Punyawong avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punyawong misses with a low kick.
Camacho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Camacho misses with a double jab
and Punyawong counters with a series of strikes. Camacho will be more careful next time no doubt.
Punyawong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Camacho.
Punyawong misses with a looping left.
Camacho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Camacho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Punyawong.
Camacho misses with a few strikes there.
Punyawong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Camacho misses its intended target.
Punyawong looks to land a combination but Camacho avoids it well.
Punyawong throws a push kick but Camacho slaps the foot to one side.
Camacho throws a counter combo.
Punyawong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camacho was well out of range. Poor timing from Punyawong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punyawong lands a jab.
Punyawong throws a lazy right hand but Camacho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camacho swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cabasa Punyawong dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Camacho misses with a body shot.
Punyawong moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Punyawong lands a head shot.
Punyawong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Punyawong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Camacho.
Punyawong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Punyawong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Punyawong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camacho can do to turn this around?
Punyawong lands a jab.
Camacho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Punyawong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Camacho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Punyawong lands with a right to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Camacho.
Camacho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Camacho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camacho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punyawong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camacho has Punyawong pressed against the cage.
Camacho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Punyawong working aggressively here.
Punyawong working aggressively here.
Punyawong throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Punyawong.
Punyawong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Camacho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Punyawong lands a body shot.
Cabasa Punyawong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Camacho taking a breather.
Punyawong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Punyawong pushes Camacho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Camacho.
Camacho tries to stall but Punyawong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Camacho trying to control the position but instead, Punyawong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Camacho into the cage.
Camacho tries a body shot but Punyawong blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punyawong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camacho's elbow.
Punyawong breaks from the clinch.
Camacho is looking to clinch but Punyawong is avoiding it.
Jermaine Camacho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Camacho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Punyawong can pounce on him.
Camacho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Punyawong.
Punyawong half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Punyawong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camacho was well out of range. Poor timing from Punyawong.
Camacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Punyawong misses the target.
Punyawong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Punyawong.
Punyawong misses with a head kick.
Camacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Punyawong pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Camacho back to the cage. Punyawong follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Camacho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punyawong manages to avoid it.
Cabasa Punyawong is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab by Camacho.
Camacho moves out of range as Punyawong throws a body kick.
Camacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camacho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Punyawong.
Punyawong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Camacho ducks under a wild hook from Punyawong.
Camacho just misses with a punch to the body.
Punyawong connects with an inside leg kick.
Camacho misses with a takedown attempt
and Punyawong counters with a nice uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Punyawong - that will leave a mark!
Camacho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Camacho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body kick from Punyawong.
Punyawong scores with a kick to the body.
Good work by Camacho as he checks the leg kick.
Punyawong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camacho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Punyawong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Camacho takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punyawong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Camacho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punyawong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punyawong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Punyawong feints and then cracks Camacho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Camacho down.
Camacho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Punyawong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Punyawong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Camacho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Punyawong.
Punyawong delivers a nice body kick.
Punyawong cracks Camacho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Punyawong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Camacho checks a leg kick.
Camacho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A leg kick checked by Camacho.
No joy there for Camacho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Punyawong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Camacho.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punyawong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Camacho takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Punyawong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Camacho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That kick from Punyawong tenderised Camacho's leg. Camacho is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cabasa Punyawong dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Punyawong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camacho manages to avoid it.
Camacho throws a hook but Punyawong blocks it.
Camacho lands with a nice combination. Punyawong backs away looking to recover.
Camacho misses with a straight right.
Camacho scores with a body shot.
Camacho throws a series of punches but Punyawong moves out of range.
Camacho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Camacho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punyawong manages to avoid it.
Camacho misses with the combination.
Camacho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Punyawong throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Punyawong thuds his right hand into Camacho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Camacho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punyawong lands a right hook to the body.
Camacho checks a leg kick.
Punyawong ducks under a wild hook from Camacho.
Punyawong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Punyawong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho clinches.
A body shot lands from Camacho.
Punyawong lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Camacho fails to land.
Punyawong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Punyawong throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camacho.
Punyawong throws a punch but it's blocked by Camacho.
Camacho taking a breather.
Camacho taking a breather.
Punyawong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camacho scores with a decent looking hook.
Punyawong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Punyawong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Punyawong connects with a nice looking jab.
Punyawong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Camacho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jermaine Camacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Camacho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Punyawong. Punyawong obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice sprawl there from Punyawong as Camacho shoots in.
Camacho misses the jab.
Punyawong throwing a counter right hand but Camacho manages to avoid it.
Camacho jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Punyawong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Camacho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Punyawong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Punyawong connects with a leg kick. Camacho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Punyawong scoring well with a low kick there.
Punyawong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Camacho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Punyawong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Punyawong defending well as Camacho loads up on a big left hand.
Camacho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Camacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camacho has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Punyawong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punyawong dips to his left and cracks Camacho with an uppercut!
Punyawong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Punyawong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Punyawong scores with a three punch combo!
Punyawong throws a low kick but Camacho moves out of range easily.
Camacho is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Punyawong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Punyawong slips a jab from Camacho.
Punyawong lands a high kick!
Punyawong connects with an inside leg kick.
Camacho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Camacho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Punyawong counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Camacho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Punyawong can pounce on him.
Punyawong connects with the punch.
Camacho loads up on a big right hand but Punyawong slips the punch.
No joy there for Camacho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Punyawong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Camacho scores with a shoulder strike.
Punyawong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Punyawong.
Camacho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Punyawong tries to throw a body punch but Camacho avoids it by throwing Punyawong back against the cage.
Camacho misses with the head strike.
Punyawong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Punyawong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cabasa Punyawong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Camacho looking to stall.
Punyawong scores with a shoulder strike.
Punyawong presses Camacho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Punyawong as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punyawong breaks from the clinch.
Camacho takes a swing at Punyawong's ribcage but misses.
Camacho takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Punyawong.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cabasa Punyawong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Punyawong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cabasa Punyawong!
A relieved looking Cabasa Punyawong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Johnson (ranked 472 p4p, 66 weight class) and Cesare Tiramanti (ranked 590 p4p, 85 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by On The Run Jompson Brothers. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cesare Tiramanti!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tiramanti sprawls well. Tiramanti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tiramanti swivels and escapes.
Tiramanti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson tests Tiramanti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tiramanti backs up against the cage.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Tiramanti.
Jab by Tiramanti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramanti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tiramanti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson cracks Tiramanti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tiramanti pinned against the cage. Tiramanti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiramanti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tiramanti just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson cracks Tiramanti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tiramanti loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johnson back to the cage. Tiramanti follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tiramanti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tiramanti throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tiramanti moves out of range of the body kick.
Tiramanti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiramanti.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tiramanti misses with an uppercut.
Tiramanti jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tiramanti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Tiramanti 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.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tiramanti tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tiramanti to the ground. Tiramanti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tiramanti throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Tiramanti has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiramanti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good shot there by Johnson.
A slow jab from Tiramanti misses its intended target.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiramanti.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiramanti moves away.
Tiramanti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Tiramanti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tiramanti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Tiramanti should have avoided that one.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tiramanti at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a body punch but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Tiramanti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiramanti needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Tiramanti throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson throws a hook but Tiramanti avoids it easily.
Tiramanti throws a counter combo.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson tests Tiramanti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiramanti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Tiramanti backpedaling.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Tiramanti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tiramanti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Johnson lands with a slapping head kick.
Tiramanti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tiramanti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson lands a head kick. Tiramanti smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tiramanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Tiramanti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Manny Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiramanti throws out the jab.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiramanti counters with a one-two to the body.
Cesare Tiramanti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiramanti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiramanti throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Johnson misses its target.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Cesare Tiramanti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiramanti can do to turn this around?
Tiramanti misses with a wild body shot.
Tiramanti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson clobbers Tiramanti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Tiramanti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiramanti throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiramanti was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Tiramanti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Tiramanti. Those never looked like landing.
Manny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiramanti throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Tiramanti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson lands with a slapping head kick.
Tiramanti moves away from the strike by Johnson.
A big right from Tiramanti misses.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiramanti throws out the jab.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Tiramanti's body. Tiramanti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tiramanti lands a body shot.
Tiramanti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson takes a swing at Tiramanti's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tiramanti back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tiramanti takes one on the button.
Johnson scores with a head kick. Tiramanti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tiramanti moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiramanti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tiramanti might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Johnson has got the better of the exchanges.
Tiramanti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tiramanti tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiramanti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiramanti.
Johnson cracks Tiramanti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Tiramanti counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tiramanti momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tiramanti's efforts to push away.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiramanti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tiramanti blocking some punches.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
Tiramanti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Tiramanti tries to tie him up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Tiramanti gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Johnson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tiramanti connects with a body shot.
Tiramanti moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiramanti looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Tiramanti's body. Tiramanti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tiramanti avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson throws the left hand but Tiramanti avoids the punch easily.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson punishes Tiramanti's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Johnson slams his shin into Tiramanti's torso.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiramanti is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiramanti throws a counter combo.
Tiramanti misses with a double jab.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Tiramanti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson stuns Tiramanti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tiramanti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tiramanti scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Tiramanti moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tiramantis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Tiramanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Tiramanti's head back.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Tiramanti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiramanti throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiramanti throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson delivers a nice body kick.
Johnson lands with a hook. Tiramanti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tiramanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiramanti.
Tiramanti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson works Tiramanti's body with a nice hook.
Johnson tests Tiramanti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Tiramanti sprawls well.
A slow jab from Tiramanti misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Tiramanti misses the shot to the body.
Johnson slips a jab from Tiramanti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tiramanti with a hook.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tiramanti on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Johnson.
Tiramanti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Tiramanti.
A combination from Tiramanti does no damage.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiramanti is just out of range.
Tiramanti leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Tiramanti misses its intended target.
Tiramanti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiramanti is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Johnson clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tiramanti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiramanti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiramanti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Tiramanti throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Tiramanti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson cracks Tiramanti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson scores with a one two! Tiramanti had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Tiramanti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Donk. Johnson catches Tiramanti right on the button with a cross.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Tiramanti moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramanti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tiramanti defends well and Johnson ends up having to push Tiramanti into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Johnson throws a nice head kick!
Tiramanti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiramanti looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Tiramanti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Tiramanti misses.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tiramanti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tiramanti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tiramanti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Tiramanti avoids them all with ease.
As Johnson backs off Tiramanti throws a huge counter combo but Johnson manages to avoid it all.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Tiramanti tries to counter with a clinch but Johnson shakes him off and moves away.
Tiramanti blocks a head kick by Johnson.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Tiramanti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiramanti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tiramanti loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tiramanti clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tiramanti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tiramanti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Tiramanti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiramanti moves away.
Tiramanti misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tiramanti misses.
Tiramanti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiramanti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiramanti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiramanti tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson slips under a jab from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Tiramanti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Tiramanti cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tiramanti misses with a straight left.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tiramanti to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tiramanti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tiramanti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Tiramanti misses.
Tiramanti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tiramanti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tiramanti tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tiramanti to the ground. Tiramanti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Tiramanti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Johnson had his way with Cesare Tiramanti in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tiramanti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tiramanti ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tiramanti lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Tiramanti counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Tiramanti backs away looking to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Tiramanti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiramanti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tiramanti 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiramanti lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tiramanti cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tiramanti misses with a body shot.
Tiramanti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tiramanti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tiramanti wants it to stay on the feet.
Tiramanti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Tiramanti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
A punch lands to the side of Tiramanti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tiramanti stuffs the takedown.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiramanti.
Cesare Tiramanti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Tiramanti misses.
Tiramanti looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiramanti defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Tiramanti slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Tiramanti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson jabs Tiramanti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body kick from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tiramanti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tiramanti.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Tiramanti.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Tiramanti backpedaling.
Tiramanti throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Tiramanti avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiramanti.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiramanti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Tiramanti's head.
A jab from Tiramanti misses.
Tiramanti misses with a looping left.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti misses with a looping right.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Tiramanti is out of range.
Tiramanti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnson with a body shot.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson defending well as Tiramanti loads up on a big left hand.
Tiramanti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tiramanti backwards.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnson lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiramanti.
Johnson has Tiramanti pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tiramanti manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tiramanti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Johnson!
Manny Johnson retains his light heavyweight title!
Manny Johnson very nearly forgot to thank Iron Wolf Discount Supplements (Q159/$200, Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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