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CWC FULL CONTACT SPECIAL 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Campos (ranked 5660 p4p, 432 weight class) and Richard Robinson (ranked 7035 p4p, 491 weight class). Augusto Campos is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson looks to land a combination. Campos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Augusto Campos has been cut.
Campos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robinson counters with a left and a right that stings Campos.
Campos takes the fight into the clinch.
Campos scores with a hook to the body.
Campos is looking to take this one to the mat.
Campos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Campos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Robinson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Campos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch but Campos keeps him there for the moment.
Robinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Campos has double underhooks.
Robinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Campos won't allow it.
Robinson gets underhooks to prevent Campos's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augusto Campos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for Campos to work.
Campos working aggressively here.
Campos gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Robinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Campos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Campos trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campos is working Robinson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Robinson wants to stand up but Campos is controlling him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Campos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robinson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Campos wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Campos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Campos.
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Campos moves into the clinch.
Campos lands with a right to the head.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Campos lands with a short shot to the head.
Robinson wants to break free but Campos has control.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch but Campos keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Campos.
Campos gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Campos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is looking to stand up but Campos isn't so interested in that idea.
Campos postures up and lands a big shot to Robinson's brow.
Campos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Robinson's head.
Campos lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Robinson wants to stand and escape but Campos is having none of it.
Campos cracks Robinson with a solid left hand.
Campos scoring with some ground and pound.
Campos landing some decent shots from guard.
Campos wants to pass the guard but Robinson is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Campos lands a couple of digs.
Robinson is looking to stand up but Campos isn't so interested in that idea.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Campos from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Campos lands a couple of elbows.
Campos trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Campos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Robinson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Campos is pushing him up against the ropes, looking to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Campos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Augusto Campos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Campos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Robinson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Campos somewhat.
Robinson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Campos misses with a combination
and Robinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Campos looks to throw the jab but Robinson is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Campos. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Campos has a takedown stuffed.
Campos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Robinson as he avoids it easily.
Robinson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augusto Campos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos has a takedown stuffed.
Campos tries to close the distance and clinch but Robinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson lands with a shot to the body.
Campos has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.
Campos has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson.
Campos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Campos misses with the head strike.
Campos gets through Robinson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Robinson blocking some punches.
Campos misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campos.
Campos stalling in the clinch but Robinson improves position.
Still in the clinch, Campos scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson gets underhooks to prevent Campos's takedown attempt.
Robinson blocking some punches.
Campos swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campos working aggressively here.
Robinson working hard to break the clinch.
Robinson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Campos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Campos.
Campos misses the shot to the body.
Campos ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Robinson throws a hook to the side of Campos's head but Campos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos throws a poor cross that misses
and Robinson counters with a three punch combo that has Campos backing up. Campos nods at Robinson to acknowledge the strikes.
Robinson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Campos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Robinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Campos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Robinson is defending well.
A shot in the inside from Campos.
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Campos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Robinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson throws a lazy right hand but Campos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robinson connects with a single shot there.
Campos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson swings for the body but Campos moves out of range.
Richard Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Campos or perhaps it was just good defense by Robinson, which made it look bad.
Campos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Robinson is trying to defend but Campos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Campos stops Robinson from getting back to his feet.
Campos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Robinson is trying to stand back up but Campos is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Augusto Campos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Campos throws out the jab.
Robinson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Campos lands with a nice body punch.
Robinson jabs Campos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Campos misses with a hook.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Campos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Campos tries to counter by clinching up but Robinson breaks away and moves out of range.
Robinson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Robinson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campos closes the distance and clinches.
Campos scores with a shot to the side of Robinson's head.
Robinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Campos has double underhooks.
Robinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Campos has hold of one of Robinson's legs. Robinson is fighting the takedown attempt but Campos gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Campos stops Robinson from standing up.
Campos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Campos from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Campos throws a big elbow that misses.
Campos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Campos prevents Robinson from getting back to his feet.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Campos from controlling successfully.
Robinson wants to stand but Campos is controlling the position.
Campos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robinson is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to stand but Campos is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Campos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robinson as he jumps to the side.
Campos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campos moves away.
Campos instigates a clinch.
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson stuns Campos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Richard Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson jabs at Campos's body.
Robinson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson thuds a left hand into Campos's body.
Campos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Robinson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Campos tries for a takedown but Robinson circles away easily
and Robinson counters with a left and a right that stings Campos.
Augusto Campos's cut is getting worse.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augusto Campos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Campos avoids nicely.
Campos feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Robinson. No joy for Campos on that attempt.
Campos tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Robinson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Robinson scores with a body shot.
Robinson scores with a shot to the body.
Campos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Robinson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Robinson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Robinson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Robinson!
Our winner, Richard Robinson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abbott Tribute (ranked 6338 p4p, 456 weight class) and Herleifr Conchobhar (ranked 3224 p4p, 308 weight class). Tribute comes to the ring accompanied by tank abbot tribute. Conchobhar has chosen PTSD as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tank Abbott Tribute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herleifr Conchobhar!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribute lands a jab to the nose.
Tribute scores with a nice strike.
Conchobhar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Tribute. Beautiful body shot.
Conchobhar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A left lands for Tribute.
Conchobhar throws a looping overhand right but Tribute ducks down to avoid it.
Tribute displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conchobhar throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Tribute. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conchobhar takes one to the side of the head.
Conchobhar looks to throw the jab but Tribute is out of range.
It looked like Tribute wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tribute lands with an overhand left.
Tribute drops Conchobhar with a beautiful combination! Conchobhar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tribute is looking for the KO!
Conchobhar is rocked!
It looks like Herleifr Conchobhar has been cut.
A punch combination from Conchobhar misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tribute misses the shot to the body.
Tribute swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tribute scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tribute connects with a crisp jab.
Tribute lands a body shot.
Tribute has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The gym in the buildup to the fight.
Conchobhar looks winded!
Tribute cracks Conchobhar with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tribute has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Conchobhar to stand back up!
Conchobhar is still on wobbly legs! Can Tribute finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tribute flashes Conchobhar a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Conchobhar's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Conchobhar crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Tribute punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tank Abbott Tribute!
Tank Abbott Tribute spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evgenii Mamchenko (ranked 16987 p4p, 648 weight class) and Bornas Lopette (ranked 3502 p4p, 396 weight class). Lopette has chosen Root Of All Evil as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
23 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evgenii Mamchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
50 - 45 - 3, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopette tries to score with a low kick but Mamchenko moves his leg out of the way.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lopette lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mamchenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mamchenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mamchenko slips a jab and a cross from Lopette.
Mamchenko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Bornas Lopette has been cut.
Mamchenko avoids the body shot from Lopette.
Lopette throws a hook but Mamchenko blocks it.
Mamchenko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bornas Lopette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamchenko cracks Lopette with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lopette misses with a head kick.
Mamchenko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lopette's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamchenko passes Lopette's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lopette really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mamchenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mamchenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lopette wants to improve his position but Mamchenko is controlling well.
Lopette keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamchenko passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lopette!
Mamchenko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mamchenko punching from mount but Lopette doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mamchenko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mamchenko with a couple of short strikes.
Mamchenko unloading with bombs!
Mamchenko drops a big elbow. That's hurt Lopette! More shots from Mamchenko and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evgenii Mamchenko!
Evgenii Mamchenko very nearly forgot to thank Heavy Metal Drugs 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.
In defeat, Bornas Lopette stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll Train Harder And Win My Next Fight Fans, Sorry For My Loss. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Shinnie (ranked 2674 p4p, 264 weight class) and Culver Crimson (ranked 7683 p4p, 523 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Shinnie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shinnie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crimson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crimson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crimson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crimson closes the distance and clinches.
Shinnie has had enough of the clinch but Crimson keeps him there for the moment.
Crimson prevents Shinnie from breaking the clinch.
Shinnie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shinnie moves forwards but Crimson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crimson misses with a few strikes there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shinnie, as that shot connected.
Crimson slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinnie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crimson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shinnie missing with a left hand there. Crimson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crimson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Shinnie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crimson on the side of the head.
Crimson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Crimson.
Shinnie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crimson throws a right hand that Shinnie ducks under and follows up with a left that Shinnie also avoids with ease.
Shinnie lands a nice shot to the body.
Shinnie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A low kick from Crimson is predictable there
and Shinnie counters with a three punch combo that has Crimson backing up. Crimson nods at Shinnie to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab by Crimson.
Crimson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crimson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shinnie lands a jab.
Nice body punch from Crimson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Shinnie.
Crimson walks into a straight right hand from Shinnie.
It looks like Culver Crimson has been cut.
Shinnie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crimson misses with a double jab.
A jab from Shinnie does it's job there.
Crimson throws a series of punches but Shinnie moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shinnie lands a jab to the nose.
Shinnie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crimson manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Crimson blocks the leg kick.
Shinnie is looking to land body kicks.
Shinnie throws a jab when Crimson was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crimson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shinnie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crimson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crimson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shinnie tried to counter with a leg kick but Crimson avoided it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crimson. Shinnie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crimson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crimson slips a jab from Shinnie.
Crimson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shinnie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson slips under a jab from Shinnie.
A head kick misses from Crimson.
Shinnie keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Shinnie does no damage.
Crimson throws a sloppy head kick and Shinnie moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Shinnie misses the target.
Crimson moves out of range of the body kick.
Shinnie ducks under a wild hook from Crimson.
Shinnie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shinnie avoids the head kick by Crimson.
Shinnie throws a series of punches but Crimson moves out of range.
Crimson tries to clinch up.
Shinnie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from Shinnie misses.
Shinnie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shinnie scores with a body shot.
Shinnie misses with a looping right.
Despite the aggression on Crimson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie scores with a push kick.
Crimson looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinnie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crimson circles away quickly and effectively.
Shinnie dips to his left and cracks Crimson with an uppercut!
A big left from Shinnie misses.
A head kick by Crimson misses
and Shinnie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Shinnie misses the target.
Crimson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crimson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shinnie scores with a shot to the body.
Shinnie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shinnie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crimson circles away quickly and effectively.
Crimson misses with a body shot.
Shinnie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crimson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Shinnie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Culver Crimson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shinnie misses with a wild body shot.
Crimson clinches up with Shinnie and pushes him back against the ropes.
Shinnie tries to break free but Crimson pushes him back against the ropes.
Crimson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shinnie's efforts to push away.
Crimson is leaning against Shinnie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shinnie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Shinnie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shinnie is trying to push Crimson away but Crimson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Shinnie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crimson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinnie misses with a kick to the body.
Crimson throws a one two combo.
Crimson cracks a nice hook into Shinnie's ribs.
Shinnie gets tackled into the ropes by Crimson. Crimson maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson effectively controlling the action here.
Crimson tries to land a knee to the head but Shinnie blocks with his arms.
Shinnie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crimson can do to turn this around?
Shinnie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crimson has Shinnie pressed against the ropes, preventing Shinnie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shinnie is trying to break the clinch but Crimson is controlling him.
Shinnie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Crimson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crimson tries to land a knee to the head but Shinnie blocks with his arms.
Shinnie manages to break the clinch.
Shinnie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shinnie thuds a left hand into Crimson's body.
Shinnie jabs Crimson right on the nose. Crimson blinks but takes it well.
Crimson forces Shinnie back against the ropes and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shinnie's efforts to push away.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Shinnie uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee calls for Crimson to work.
Shinnie blocking some punches.
Shinnie has had enough of the clinch but Crimson keeps him there for the moment.
Crimson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shinnie backwards.
Crimson tries a body shot but Shinnie blocks it.
Shinnie breaks from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Crimson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Crimson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shinnie.
Shinnie missing with a left hand there. Crimson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circling - Shinnie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crimson blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie misses with a looping right.
Shinnie misses with a body shot.
Shinnie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crimson at a distance.
Shinnie connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick from Shinnie misses.
Shinnie missing with a left hand there. Crimson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Shinnie. Those never looked like landing.
Crimson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shinnie.
Shinnie misses with a hook.
Culver Crimson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinnie. Crimson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crimson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shinnie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shinnie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crimson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shinnie back to the ropes. Crimson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Crimson - that will leave a mark!
Shinnie throws the left hand but Crimson avoids the punch easily.
Shinnie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shinnie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shinnie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crimson moves away.
Crimson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crimson misses with a few strikes there.
Shinnie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shinnie misses with a hook. Crimson ducked under it nicely.
Crimson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shinnie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Crimson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shinnie rather than just go for the knockout.
Crimson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shinnie.
Crimson misses with a straight left.
Kevin Shinnie is winning the standup battle so far.
Crimson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shinnie.
Crimson tries to counter with a clinch but Shinnie shakes him off and moves away.
Shinnie keeps Crimson at a distance using the push kick.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch but Shinnie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shinnie looks to land a left hand but Crimson moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kevin Shinnie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Culver Crimson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Shinnie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shinnie misses with a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shinnie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crimson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shinnie keeps the fight on the outside.
Shinnie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shinnie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shinnie misses with an uppercut. Crimson saw that one coming.
Shinnie swats away the attempt to clinch by Crimson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crimson misses with an uppercut
letting Shinnie counter with a right hand.
Crimson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shinnie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shinnie throws a right hand that Crimson ducks under and follows up with a left that Crimson also avoids with ease.
Crimson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Crimson closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinnie is trying to push Crimson away but Crimson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Shinnie tries to break free but Crimson pushes him back against the ropes.
Shinnie breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crimson. Shinnie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crimson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crimson misses the shot to the body.
Shinnie misses with a hook. Crimson ducked under it nicely.
Crimson tries to clinch there but Shinnie circles away.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch but Shinnie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shinnie throws a body punch but Crimson moves out of range.
Crimson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shinnie.
Crimson connects with an inside leg kick.
Shinnie lands a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Shinnie misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson ducks under a wild hook from Shinnie.
Crimson throws out a counter right but Shinnie avoids it with no problem.
Crimson just misses with a punch to the body.
Shinnie throws a quick counter kick to the body but Crimson avoids it.
Crimson takes one to the chin there.
Crimson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crimson throws a right and a left that Shinnie avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinnie lands a high kick to the side of Crimson's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Shinnie dives into guard, looking to finish.
Crimson is rocked!
Crimson is working an open guard so Shinnie takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Crimson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shinnie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shinnie throws a series of punches but Crimson moves out of range.
As Shinnie backs off Crimson throws a huge counter combo but Shinnie manages to avoid it all.
Shinnie misses with a right hand
and Crimson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shinnie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Crimson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shinnie keeps the fight on the outside.
Shinnie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crimson on the side of the head.
Crimson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shinnie counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie misses with the combination.
Shinnie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crimson on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Crimson misses.
Shinnie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Crimson is still on wobbly legs! Can Shinnie finish him?
Crimson moves forwards but Shinnie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
No joy there for Crimson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crimson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Shinnie! Crimson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Shinnie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Mamu Melamies (ranked 3931 p4p, 351 weight class) and Boris Orlov (ranked 1438 p4p, 169 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Orlov's choice of entrance music: K.A.B.O.S.H. - God Of War. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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154 lbs
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147 lbs
16 - 7 - 1 |
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Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ibrahim Mamu Melamies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Orlov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Melamies.
Orlov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Melamies misses with a looping left.
Orlov lands a leg kick that knocks Melamies off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Orlov.
Orlov jabs Melamies right on the nose. Melamies blinks but takes it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Orlov misses the target.
Melamies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orlov misses with a lunging right hand
and Melamies cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orlov misses with a hook. Melamies ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Orlov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Melamies throws a hook but Orlov blocks it.
Melamies misses the shot to the body.
Melamies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orlov misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Melamies finds it's way round the side to connect with Orlov's head.
Orlov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Melamies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Melamies throws a hook but Orlov avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Orlov misses.
Melamies fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Melamies misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov avoids the body shot from Melamies.
Melamies scores with a jab to the body.
Melamies takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Melamies misses its intended target.
Melamies throws out a loose jab but Orlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melamies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Orlov! But no joy.
Melamies misses with a right hand
and Orlov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Melamies's knee momentarily.
Orlov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Melamies scores with a jab to the jaw.
Melamies lands a lovely overhand right.
Melamies waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orlov.
Melamies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orlov throws out the jab.
Melamies scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orlov throws a big shot that misses.
Melamies throws a hook but Orlov avoids it easily.
Orlov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Orlov throws a low kick but Melamies moves out of range easily.
Orlov defending well as Melamies loads up on a big left hand.
As Melamies backs off Orlov throws a huge counter combo but Melamies manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov throws a shot from downtown. Melamies moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Melamies.
Orlov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Melamies lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Orlov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Melamies looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Orlov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Orlov blocks a low kick nicely.
Ibrahim Mamu Melamies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Melamies looks to land a body kick but Orlov moved away.
Orlov walks into a jab.
Orlov lands with an uppercut that bounces Melamies off the ropes and back into range.
Good shot there by Orlov.
Melamies throws the left hand but Orlov avoids the punch easily.
Orlov avoids the body shot from Melamies.
Melamies backing away here, and Orlov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Melamies misses with a body shot.
Melamies misses with an uppercut. Orlov saw that one coming.
Melamies dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orlov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melamies moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Melamies lands a body shot.
Melamies throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Orlov counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Melamies. Orlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Melamies keeps Orlov at a distance using the push kick.
Melamies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Melamies.
Orlov misses with a left hand
and Melamies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Melamies moves forwards but Orlov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Orlov connects with a solid leg kick.
Melamies misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Orlov! But no joy.
A good leg kick by Orlov.
Melamies pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orlov throws out a loose jab but Melamies uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melamies misses with a series of wild punches.
Orlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Melamies lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melamies jabs Orlov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Orlov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Melamies.
A looping hook to the body misses from Melamies. Orlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Melamies throws the left hand but Orlov avoids the punch easily.
Orlov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orlov.
Decent striking displayed by Melamies there.
Orlov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Melamies throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orlov misses with an uppercut. Melamies saw that one coming.
Orlov throws a body punch but Melamies moves out of range.
Orlov throws an overhand right that lands on Melamies's shoulder, as Melamies tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melamies connects with a jab.
Orlov takes a swing at Melamies's ribcage but misses.
Orlov lands a leg kick that knocks Melamies off balance momentarily.
Melamies misses with an uppercut. Orlov saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Orlov! But no joy.
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 Ibrahim Mamu Melamies will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Orlov looks to land a left hand but Melamies moved out of range nicely.
Melamies blocks a low kick nicely.
Orlov misses with a leg kick
and Melamies makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Orlov throws a good cross that connects.
Melamies's corner calls for a 1-2. Melamies obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Orlov thumps Melamies with a low kick.
Orlov ducks right into an uppercut from Melamies.
Melamies throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orlov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orlov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orlov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Melamies defending well as Orlov loads up on a big left hand.
Orlov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ibrahim Mamu Melamies is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Melamies.
Orlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orlov looks to land a right hand but Melamies moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melamies slips a jab from Orlov.
Melamies moves out of range of the strikes.
Melamies takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melamies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Melamies.
A big left from Melamies misses.
Orlov lands a jab to the head.
Orlov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Orlov throws a hook but Melamies blocks it.
Orlov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Orlov feints a jab promting Melamies to slip. Orlov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Melamies slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Melamies tests Orlov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Melamies.
Melamies throws a body punch but Orlov moves out of range.
Melamies fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Orlov on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Orlov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Melamies is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Melamies drops his hands momentarily and Orlov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Melamies.
Melamies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Melamies.
Melamies lands with a kick to the temple. Orlov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Melamies moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Melamies misses its target.
Orlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Melamies misses with a two punch combination.
Melamies misses the body punch
and Orlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orlov connects with a crisp jab.
Orlov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Melamies moves out of range as Orlov strikes.
Orlov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Melamies waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orlov.
Orlov throws a body punch but Melamies moves out of range.
Melamies walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Melamies takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Melamies fails to land with a series of punches.
Orlov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Orlov misses.
Orlov looks to throw the jab but Melamies is out of range.
Melamies sizes up Orlov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Melamies throws a body punch but Orlov moves out of range.
Melamies swings away with a body shot that misses
and Orlov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Melamies connects with a nice looking jab.
Melamies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orlov.
Orlov misses with a head kick.
Orlov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Melamies to score with a decent uppercut.
Orlov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Melamies takes a jab right on the kisser.
Melamies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlov.
Orlov scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melamies scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Orlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Melamies misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov slips under a jab from Melamies.
Orlov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Orlov connects with a crisp jab.
Orlov looks to score with a jab to the body but Melamies is just out of range.
Melamies delivers a nice body kick.
Melamies throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Orlov on the side of the head.
Orlov takes a swing at Melamies's ribcage but misses.
Melamies takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Orlov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Melamies misses with an uppercut.
Melamies works the jab nicely.
Melamies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Orlov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Melamies is rocked!
Melamies throws a wild body kick that Orlov sees coming a mile off.
Oh Melamies is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orlov fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Melamies to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Melamies looks to clinch but Orlov throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Melamies taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Boris Orlov!
Boris Orlov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hokuto Akira (ranked 1595 p4p, 182 weight class) and Jameson Connemara (ranked 2642 p4p, 264 weight class). Jameson Connemara has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hokuto Akira's chin.
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158 lbs
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147 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hokuto Akira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jameson Connemara!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connemara gets caught napping as Akira dives in and scores a takedown. Connemara manages to retain guard.
Akira tries to free his leg and advance position but Connemara is retaining full guard.
Akira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Akira wants to pass the guard but Connemara is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akira controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira gets to his feet - Connemara follows without any prompting.
Akira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Connemara avoids it really well and circles away.
Akira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Connemara as he avoids it easily.
Akira shoots in for a takedown but Connemara shows good takedown defense.
Connemara feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hokuto Akira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akira closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Akira controlling the pace.
Connemara wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akira content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Akira is looking to take a break and control but Connemara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Akira content to control rather than advance.
Connemara wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akira is looking to advance position but Connemara won't allow it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Akira in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Akira closes the distance and clinches up with Connemara, looking for a takedown. Akira pushes Connemara against the ropes but Connemara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Akira has a takedown stuffed.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Akira defends it well.
Akira gets the takedown into side control.
Connemara stops Akira from passing to mount.
Connemara being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akira trying to control the position but Connemara is working away.
Akira slows the pace down.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hokuto Akira dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice takedown defense from Connemara. No joy for Akira on that attempt.
Connemara feints the counter takedown.
Akira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Connemara sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Akira somewhat.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Akira pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Akira shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hokuto Akira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Akira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Connemara is fending him off so far but Akira persists. Nope, Connemara circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akira shoots in looking for a takedown but Connemara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Akira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Akira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Connemara with the counter takedown but Akira avoids it easily.
Connemara slaps away a takedown attempt from Akira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Akira defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connemara defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Akira.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Akira closes the distance and clinches up with Connemara, looking for a takedown. Akira pushes Connemara against the ropes but Connemara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Akira darts in looking for a takedown but Connemara gets double underhooks and turns Akira into the ropes.
Akira has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Akira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Akira defends it well.
Connemara stuffs the takedown.
Akira shoots for a double leg takedown but Connemara sprawls well. He's pushed Akira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Akira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akira shoots for a double leg takedown but Connemara sprawls well. He's pushed Akira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Connemara tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Akira or perhaps it was just good defense by Connemara, which made it look bad.
Akira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Akira shoots in for a takedown but Connemara shows good takedown defense.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Akira pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jameson Connemara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Connemara gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Connemara kicks Akira off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Connemara sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Akira somewhat.
Connemara with the counter takedown but Akira avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akira fails to land the takedown.
Akira shoots in but no luck this time.
Akira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Connemara as he avoids it easily.
Connemara with the counter takedown but Akira avoids it easily.
Akira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Akira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Connemara sprawls well initially but Akira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Connemara kicks off Akira and gets to his feet.
Akira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Connemara circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Akira.
Connemara changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Connemara as he avoids it easily.
Connemara stuffs the takedown attempt from Akira. Akira gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Connemara pinned against the ropes. Connemara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Akira defends it well.
Jameson Connemara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Connemara but Connemara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Connemara with the counter takedown but Akira avoids it easily.
Akira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Connemara's waist but Connemara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Akira off to one side.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Akira pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Akira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jameson Connemara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Akira dives in and grabs Connemara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Connemara pushes down on Akira's head and hops out.
Akira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Connemara sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Akira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Connemara wants to get back to his feet.
Akira is looking to take a break and control but Connemara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Akira is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Connemara is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connemara is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira taking a breather here.
Akira trying to control the action but Connemara is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Akira remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Akira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hokuto Akira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Connemara's waist but Connemara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Akira off to one side.
Connemara tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Connemara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Connemara changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Akira fails with a takedown attempt.
Connemara changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Akira shoots in and drives through. Connemara sprawls well.
Akira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Connemara tries to avoid it but Akira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Connemara to the ground. Connemara escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Connemara with the counter takedown but Akira avoids it easily.
Connemara leaves Akira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Akira dives in and grabs Connemara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Connemara pushes down on Akira's head and hops out.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice sprawl there from Connemara as Akira shoots in.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Akira pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Akira shoots in for a double leg but Connemara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Akira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Connemara's waist but Connemara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Akira off to one side.
Connemara with the counter takedown but Akira avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akira dives in for a single leg takedown but Connemara sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Akira defends it well.
Akira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Connemara pinned against the ropes. Connemara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Akira dives in and grabs Connemara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Connemara pushes down on Akira's head and hops out.
Akira dives in for a single leg takedown but Connemara sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Connemara tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Akira dives in and grabs Connemara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Connemara pushes down on Akira's head and hops out.
No luck for Akira with that takedown attempt.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Akira defends it well.
Akira goes for a double leg but Connemara avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Connemara continues to drive forward.
Connemara feints the counter takedown.
Akira has a takedown stuffed.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Akira pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Connemara sprawls well. Connemara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Akira gets slowly back to his feet.
Akira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Connemara's waist but Connemara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Akira off to one side.
Connemara feints the counter takedown.
Akira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Connemara defends it nicely.
Connemara feints the counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Connemara defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Akira.
Horrible takedown attempt by Akira or perhaps it was just good defense by Connemara, which made it look bad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jameson Connemara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Connemara has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jameson Connemara!
A very excited looking Jameson Connemara made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeland Lillard (ranked 1368 p4p, 192 weight class) and Aguta Grizzly (ranked 1677 p4p, 231 weight class). Leeland Lillard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Leeland Lillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aguta Grizzly!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Grizzly.
Grizzly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lillard.
Lillard misses with a straight left.
Lillard connects with a crisp jab.
Grizzly misses the shot to the body.
Lillard throws a poor cross that misses
and Grizzly counters with a one-two to the body.
Grizzly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grizzly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grizzly throws a low kick but Lillard avoids it.
Lillard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grizzly slips under a jab.
Grizzly misses with a looping left.
Lillard pushes Grizzly up against the ropes in a clinch.
Grizzly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grizzly scores with a three punch combo!
Grizzly throws a leg kick but Lillard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lillard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grizzly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grizzly throws a leg kick
and Lillard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grizzly throws a body shot but no joy.
Lillard thuds his shin into the meat of Grizzly's side.
Sloppy strikes from Grizzly. Those never looked like landing.
Lillard rushes Grizzly and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Grizzly throws a head punch that misses.
Lillard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grizzly looks winded!
Grizzly takes a shot to the head.
Grizzly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lillard has him pressed against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Lillard.
Lillard has Grizzly pressed against the ropes, preventing Grizzly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lillard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grizzly backwards.
Lillard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lillard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lillard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lillard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grizzly backwards.
Grizzly tries to work over Lillard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lillard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lillard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grizzly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lillard lands an elbow that stopped Grizzly in his tracks for a moment.
Grizzly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lillard lands an elbow inside.
Lillard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lillard lands an elbow inside that Grizzly shrugs off.
It looks like Aguta Grizzly has been cut.
Grizzly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lillard pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lillard obliges.
Lillard digs a right hand underneath Grizzly's ribcage. Grizzly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lillard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Grizzly swings wildly with an uppercut but Lillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lillard or not.
Lillard slowing the pace effectively.
Lillard blocks an uppercut.
Lillard digs a right hand into Grizzly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grizzly's gas tank.
Lillard throws an elbow but it misses.
Grizzly tries to work over Lillard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grizzly tries a body shot but Lillard blocks it.
Lillard scores with a shoulder strike.
Grizzly misses with a punch to the body.
Lillard blocking some punches.
Lillard lands a damaging elbow.
Lillard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good body shot from Grizzly.
Lillard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lillard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lillard works on Grizzly's body with a couple of short punches.
Grizzly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Grizzly.
Grizzly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lillard sizes up Grizzly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grizzly keeps the fight on the outside.
Grizzly throws a head kick but Lillard moves out of range.
Lillard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lillard. Grizzly shrugs it off though.
Grizzly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lillard lands a nice shot that snaps Grizzly's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lillard.
Grizzly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lillard counters with a left hand that sends Grizzly to the canvas!
Grizzly is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lillard postures up in Grizzly's guard and throws a big left but Grizzly blocks it.
Grizzly is still in real trouble! Can Lillard finish him?
Lillard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lillard trying to control the position from guard on top but Grizzly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lillard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeland Lillard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aguta Grizzly's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grizzly misses with a series of wild punches.
Grizzly seems to have recovered his senses.
Grizzly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grizzly throws a head kick that misses.
Lillard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lillard rushes Grizzly and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Grizzly manages to break the clinch.
Grizzly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lillard drops his hands momentarily and Grizzly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grizzly throws a leg kick but Lillard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lillard 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.
Lillard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grizzly throws a right and a left that Lillard avoids nicely.
Lillard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Grizzly manages to circle out of the way.
Grizzly pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lillard back to the ropes. Grizzly follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lillard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grizzly can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grizzly throws a combination that misses
and Lillard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Lillard does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Grizzly goes down! Can Lillard finish him!?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lillard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lillard trying to control the position from guard on top but Grizzly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Brotherhood MMA (16 ELITE COACHES) inform us that Grizzly has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lillard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lillard stops Grizzly from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lillard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lillard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grizzly keeping moving, preventing Lillard from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grizzly throws a head kick but Lillard moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Grizzly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grizzly looks to land a body kick but Lillard moved away.
Lillard is looking to counter the offense by Grizzly and move into the clinch.
Grizzly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lillard. Lillard obviously looking to wear him down.
Lillard lands a leg kick that knocks Grizzly off balance momentarily.
Aguta Grizzly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lillard - that will leave a mark!
Grizzly is breathing heavily.
Grizzly just misses with a punch to the body.
Grizzly looks to land a right hand but Lillard moved out of range.
Grizzly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lillard connects with a crisp jab.
Lillard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lillard drops Grizzly with a big left hand and mounts him. Grizzly is in big trouble!
Lillard wants to control the pace but Grizzly is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lillard misses with a head shot.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lillard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lillard throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lillard throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Grizzly is squirming around, avoiding Lillard's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lillard thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Grizzly really wants to buck Lillard off and get back to his feet.
Lillard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lillard is trying to control here but Grizzly has managed to regain half guard.
Grizzly is trying to stand up here but Lillard is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeland Lillard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aguta Grizzly's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Grizzly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lillard throws a hook but Grizzly avoids it easily.
Grizzly misses with a right hand
and Lillard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lillard thows a body kick. Grizzly tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Grizzly gets tackled into the ropes by Lillard. Lillard maintains the clinch.
Grizzly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lillard backwards.
Grizzly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lillard backwards.
Grizzly working hard to break the clinch.
Lillard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grizzly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grizzly swings wildly with an uppercut but Lillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lillard connects with a big uppercut there that sends Grizzly tumbling to the ground! Lillard follows him down into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lillard wants to control from the top but Grizzly keeps moving.
Lillard landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grizzly keeping full guard, as Lillard tries to pass.
Lillard throwing strikes but missing.
Grizzly wants to get back to his feet but Lillard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lillard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lillard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grizzly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lillard is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lillard cracks the inside of Grizzly's front leg.
Lillard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grizzly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lillard is out of range and Grizzly settles back down.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Grizzly in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Good work by Grizzly as he checks the leg kick.
Lillard gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Grizzly counters with a nice uppercut.
Lillard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lillard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grizzly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grizzly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lillard keeps Grizzly at a distance using the push kick.
Lillard connects with a jab.
A solid body kick from Lillard.
Lillard scores with the left hand. Grizzly knows he should have avoided that one.
Lillard drops Grizzly with a huge uppercut! Grizzly drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lillard is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leeland Lillard!
Leeland Lillard took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Pit Bull Development for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Morgan (ranked 4312 p4p, 378 weight class) and Japa Koniu (ranked 1127 p4p, 140 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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235 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Japa Koniu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koniu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Koniu avoids them all with ease.
Koniu moves into the clinch successfully.
Koniu tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Koniu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morgan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koniu backwards.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koniu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koniu missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koniu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morgan or not.
Koniu struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Koniu fails to land.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Koniu controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koniu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koniu struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Koniu.
Koniu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Morgan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Koniu can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
Koniu looking to slow down the pace here.
Morgan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Morgan avoiding damage as Koniu throws knees to the body.
Morgan dodges an elbow strike from Koniu.
Koniu misses with a body punch.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Koniu misses with a knee to the head.
Koniu trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koniu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koniu tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Koniu misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Morgan.
Koniu tries a knee to the head but Morgan blocks it.
Koniu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morgan avoiding damage as Koniu throws knees to the body.
Koniu misses with an elbow over the top.
Morgan has Koniu pressed against the ropes.
Koniu lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koniu swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Koniu regains guard.
Koniu is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Morgan dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koniu wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Morgan taking a breather here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morgan advances nicely into full mount.
You get the feeling that Koniu really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Koniu has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Koniu wants to get back to his feet.
Morgan has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koniu trying to get back to his feet but Morgan is in full control for now.
What can Koniu do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Koniu is trying to get back to his feet but Morgan has full control of the position and if anything, Koniu has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Morgan keeps control of the position easily here as Koniu tries to buck him off.
Koniu is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Japa Koniu will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Morgan blocks a low kick nicely.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Japa Koniu has been cut.
Morgan drops Koniu with a beautiful combination! Koniu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Morgan is looking for the KO!
Morgan lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Morgan scores with a shot to the body.
Koniu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morgan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A big right from Morgan misses.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Morgan misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a solid leg kick but Koniu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morgan.
Morgan throws out a leg kick but Koniu moves out of range and Morgan only half commits.
Koniu scores with a hook to the body. Morgan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morgan throws a hook but Koniu blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koniu! But no joy.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice shot by Koniu.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Koniu misses with a straight left.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koniu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koniu connects with a nice looking jab.
Morgan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koniu misses with a straight right.
Koniu looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Morgan attempts a counter takedown but Koniu avoids it well and moves away.
Koniu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koniu tries to clinch up.
Morgan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Morgan takes a swing at Koniu's ribcage but misses.
Koniu wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a hook but Koniu avoids it easily.
Koniu tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Koniu misses.
Koniu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morgan under the eye.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Koniu.
Morgan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Koniu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Koniu.
Koniu misses with a double jab
and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morgan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Koniu.
Koniu misses with a punch on the inside.
Koniu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
Koniu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koniu lands a right hand.
Koniu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koniu avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
Koniu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Koniu is trying to maintain a safe position but Morgan gets an underhook and turns Koniu into the ropes.
Morgan takes a shot to the head.
Koniu lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Morgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Japa Koniu'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. This is the final round!
Koniu closes the distance and clinches.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan scores with a shoulder strike.
Koniu with a knee to the head.
Morgan is rocked!
Koniu tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Morgan wants to take the fight to the mat but Koniu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Morgan avoiding damage as Koniu throws knees to the body.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morgan stalling.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Koniu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koniu struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
A short right from Morgan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
Morgan blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koniu misses with a knee to the head.
Koniu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Koniu avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koniu backwards.
Koniu looking to throw knees to the head but Morgan is blocking nicely.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body.
Koniu tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Koniu back against the ropes.
Koniu misses with a knee strike.
Koniu tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koniu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Morgan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Morgan blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Koniu tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koniu.
Koniu tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Koniu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morgan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Koniu.
Koniu tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Morgan.
Morgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That has opened up Japa Koniu's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koniu pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Koniu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Koniu leaning his opponent against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koniu trying to land knees to the body.
Koniu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Koniu.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Koniu avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the ropes.
Koniu throws an elbow that misses.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
Koniu pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morgan.
Morgan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koniu lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Koniu throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan staying out of range there.
Morgan jabs Koniu right on the nose. Koniu blinks but takes it well.
Koniu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morgan tries to counter with a takedown but Koniu is quick to defend against it.
Koniu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Morgan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koniu with a jab.
Oh Morgan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koniu fakes the body blow, causing Morgan to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Morgan goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Japa Koniu!
A relieved looking Japa Koniu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Jack Morgan spoke after the fight, saying 'Shit was rigged. Ref is a bum! Judges suck ass. Whatever.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Vettori (ranked 735 p4p, 112 weight class) and Zed Baby! (ranked 3299 p4p, 386 weight class). Vettori's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Police On My Back- The Rocketz. Baby! comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rage Against The Machine: Know Your Enemy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Zed Baby! has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marvin Vettori's chin.
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183 lbs
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174 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marvin Vettori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zed Baby!!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baby! takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Baby! lands with a shot to the body.
Vettori closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vettori listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vettori has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) in the buildup to the fight.
Baby! scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori is pushing Baby!'s head away, looking to escape. Baby! manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Baby! decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A jab lands there for Vettori.
Baby! throws a jab when Vettori was well out of range.
Baby! is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baby! closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vettori quickly recovers to half guard.
Vettori wants to get back to his feet.
Vettori trying to hold on to Baby!'s head to control him but Baby! postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby! decides to stand and escape the position.
A good leg kick by Vettori.
Baby! avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Baby! was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baby! keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vettori.
Baby! tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vettori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vettori scores with a nice strike.
Good work by Baby! as he checks the leg kick.
Baby! throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vettori listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marvin Vettori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettori dips to his left and cracks Baby! with an uppercut!
Baby! fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vettori sprawls well initially but Baby! persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baby! postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Vettori to stand up.
Baby! tries for a takedown but Vettori circles away easily
and Vettori counters with a straight right hand.
Vettori lands a slapping body shot.
Baby! misses with an uppercut.
Vettori misses with a looping left.
Vettori slips under a jab.
Vettori scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baby! in his tracks.
Vettori cracks Baby! with a good jab.
Baby! is rocked!
Vettori rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baby! moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baby! getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vettori connects with the punch.
Baby! throws a hook to the side of Vettori's head but Vettori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vettori throws a head kick but Baby! moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby! wants to clinch but Vettori slips to the side
and Vettori counters with a straight right hand.
Baby! is still on wobbly legs! Can Vettori finish him?
Vettori is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
and Vettori counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Baby!! He's just covering up as Vettori starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Soszynski (ranked 734 p4p, 112 weight class) and James Jordon (ranked 802 p4p, 122 weight class). Soszynski comes into the arena with Fire and Flame by Rotting Christ blaring out of the sound system. Jordon has chosen Sticky Icky as his entrance music. Krystian Soszynski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Jordon's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Krystian Soszynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Jordon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soszynski throws a body kick that misses.
Jordon darts in looking for a takedown but Soszynski gets double underhooks and turns Jordon into the ropes.
Soszynski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soszynski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jordon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Soszynski is fending him off so far but Jordon persists. Nope, Soszynski circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Soszynski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jordon.
Jordon misses with a looping right.
Jordon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Soszynski checks it well.
Jordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Jordon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jordon fails with the takedown
and Soszynski counters with a low kick, right behind Jordon 's knee.
Krystian Soszynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jordon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Soszynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jordon throws out the jab.
Soszynski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Soszynski keeps the fight on the outside.
Jordon throws a jab when Soszynski was well out of range.
Jordon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soszynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Soszynski.
Jordon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soszynski.
Jordon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordon moves to clinch but Soszynski breaks away
and Soszynski counters with a straight right hand.
Jordon ducks under a wild hook from Soszynski.
Jordon misses with a straight right.
Jordon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice shot by Jordon.
Soszynski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jordon lands with an uppercut that bounces Soszynski off the ropes and back into range.
Jordon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jordon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Soszynski tries to avoid it but Jordon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Soszynski to the ground. Soszynski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Soszynski fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jordon just manages to avoid it.
Jordon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Soszynski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jordon somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordon lands a leg kick that knocks Soszynski off balance momentarily.
Soszynski misses with a hook
and Jordon counters with a nice body shot.
Soszynski throws a leg kick that misses.
Jordon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soszynski.
Jordon throws out a counter right but Soszynski avoids it with no problem.
Soszynski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jordon throws out a counter right but Soszynski avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot lands for Jordon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jordon throws a head kick but Soszynski moves out of range.
Jordon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jordon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Krystian Soszynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soszynski looks to land a right hand but Jordon moved out of range.
Jordon slips a jab from Soszynski.
Jordon fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Jordon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Krystian Soszynski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jordon with a nice cross.
Jordon misses the shot to the body.
Jordon misses with a straight right.
Soszynski fakes the leg kick and cracks Jordon in the body.
Soszynski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski thuds his right hand into Jordon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like James Jordon has been cut.
Jordon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Soszynski's guard.
Jordon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jordon throws an elbow that misses. Soszynski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jordon's guard. Nice move by Soszynski!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jordon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jordon has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Soszynski is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jordon.
Soszynski trying to control the action but Jordon is working from the bottom.
Soszynski working away.
Jordon is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Soszynski gets to mount! Jordon was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Jordon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jordon wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Soszynski is keen to just control but Jordon is a slippery customer.
Soszynski is controlling the pace.
Jordon tries to roll over but Soszynski keeps him under control.
Jordon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jordon looking for submissions off his back.
Soszynski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jordon is looking for a sweep. Soszynski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jordon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Soszynski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jordon keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jordon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soszynski.
Soszynski lands a nice looking body kick.
Soszynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jordon.
Jordon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jordon misses with a looping left.
Soszynski scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jordon misses with a body shot
and Jordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soszynski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Krystian Soszynski will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Soszynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jordon throws out the jab.
Soszynski missing with a left hand there. Jordon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jordon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Soszynski. No joy for Jordon on that attempt.
Soszynski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jordon.
Jordon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Soszynski to the ground. Jordon is now in Soszynski's guard.
Soszynski trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jordon tries to move into full mount but can't pass Soszynski's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski is not content to let Jordon control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jordon working away.
Jordon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Soszynski defending against the ground and pound.
Soszynski is trying to get back to half guard.
Jordon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jordon goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Soszynski rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jordon's guard! Nice work there by Soszynski!
Soszynski trying to control but Jordon is working from the bottom.
Jordon has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Soszynski is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jordon.
Soszynski trying to control the position but Jordon is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jordon is trying to work for a sweep but Soszynski has mounted him!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Soszynski wants to control the pace but Jordon is squirming around nicely.
Soszynski can't control as he wanted to and Jordon manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Jordon wants to improve his position but Soszynski is controlling well.
Jordon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jordon has his foot on Soszynski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Soszynski works his way back into a safe position though.
Jordon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jordon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jordon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jordon keeping moving, preventing Soszynski from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Jordon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jordon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... James Jordon!
A victorious James Jordon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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