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KoF:IW Golden Claws XIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 6541 p4p, 5874 weight class) and Luis Santos (ranked 628 p4p, 589 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Santos!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson misses with a body kick.
Gustafsson sets himself, and Santos steps forward looking for the clinch! Gustafsson avoids it this time.
Gustafsson throws a head kick that misses
and Santos counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gustafsson!
Santos taking a breather here.
Santos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gustafsson is looking for a sweep.
Santos 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.
Gustafsson is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gustafsson's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
More stalling from Santos.
Gustafsson tries to bench press Santos off him but Santos keeps the position.
Santos blocks the strikes from Gustafsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos just content to control the position.
Santos working away.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Let's hope that Santos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gustafsson tries to bench press Santos off him but Santos keeps the position.
The referee asks Santos politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Santos prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson pushes Santos away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Santos gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gustafsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Gustafsson fights it but they end up in guard.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Santos.
Gustafsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gustafsson closes the distance but Santos moves to the side
and Santos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gustafsson's guard.
Santos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Santos preventing the sweep.
Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
It looks like Santos might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Santos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice sprawl there from Santos as Gustafsson shoots in.
Santos leaves Gustafsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gustafsson misses with a takedown
and Santos counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gustafsson!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Gustafsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos in side control, just content to control the action for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson is looking to reverse the position.
Gustafsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Santos taking a breather here.
Santos working away.
Santos controlling from side mount.
Luis Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is continuing to stall.
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.
Santos working away.
Santos is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Santos 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!
Gustafsson tries for a takedown but Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santos replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gustafsson blocks it well.
Gustafsson tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Santos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gustafsson missing with punches from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson is trying to stand up here but Santos is controlling him well.
Santos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Santos passes to full mount!
Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gustafsson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gustafsson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Luis Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustafsson trying to hold on to Santos's head to control him but Santos postures up.
Still in half guard, Santos seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Santos the control monster continue. Boring.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gustafsson fails with the takedown
and Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Santos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Gustafsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos pulls guard effortlessly.
Gustafsson looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Santos 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blinko Felly (ranked 5856 p4p, 5005 weight class) and Michael Kelly (ranked 222 p4p, 207 weight class). The key to victory for Blinko Felly has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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145
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blinko Felly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kelly scores with a takedown into Felly's guard.
Felly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kelly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kelly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kelly cracks Felly with a solid left hand.
 Felly is rocked!
 It looks like Blinko Felly has been cut.
Kelly loads up on a big left hand. Felly felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Kelly looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Felly can't hide his disappointment, as Kelly celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Kelly!
Michael Kelly seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Myles Ruth (ranked 4418 p4p, 4603 weight class) and Willie Stroker (ranked 502 p4p, 519 weight class). Stroker has chosen AViVA - E V I L as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Determined |
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myles Ruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willie Stroker!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ruth backs up against the cage.
Ruth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stroker manages to avoid it.
Stroker avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Stroker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ruth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stroker. Stroker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stroker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ruth scores with the left hand. Stroker knows he should have avoided that one.
Ruth misses with an uppercut. Stroker saw that one coming.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stroker was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Stroker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stroker tries to bum rush Ruth with a series of wild strikes but Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruth scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Ruth coming out on top.
Stroker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruth shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stroker is trying to defend but Ruth finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ruth content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ruth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stroker has hold of Ruth's hands but Ruth slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stroker has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ruth wants to pass the guard but Stroker is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth not doing much here.
Ruth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ruth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ruth is working for a kimura but Stroker is defending it quite comfortably.
Ruth is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth wants to work for an arm triangle but Stroker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ruth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ruth wants to pass to mount but Stroker is defending the position.
Ruth controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ruth is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stroker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ruth.
Stroker tries to get to full guard but Ruth has control of the leg.
Ruth content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stroker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ruth scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Ruth dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice shot by Ruth.
Stroker tries to bum rush Ruth with a series of wild strikes but Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stroker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ruth punishes Stroker's body with a nice straight punch.
Stroker misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stroker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruth throws out the jab.
Ruth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stroker can do to turn this around?
Stroker blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker throws a right and a left that Ruth avoids nicely.
Stroker avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Ruth looks to land a combination but Stroker avoids it well.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. Stroker moves away and avoids it.
Stroker moves away from the strike by Ruth.
A swing and a miss from Ruth.
Ruth misses with a hook.
Stroker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Ruth misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A quick step to the side and Ruth tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stroker throws a series of punches but Ruth avoids them all with ease.
Ruth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big left from Ruth misses.
Despite the aggression on Stroker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Myles Ruth is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruth goes for a double leg but Stroker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stroker continues to drive forward.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruth.
Ruth looking for a takedown.
Stroker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stroker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroker.
Stroker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stroker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth dodges the punch combination from Stroker.
Stroker throws a series of punches but Ruth avoids them all with ease.
Ruth drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stroker sprawls and moves away.
Ruth sizes up Stroker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ruth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruth throws a jab when Stroker was well out of range.
Ruth works Stroker's body with a nice hook.
Ruth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stroker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ruth throws a lazy right hand but Stroker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stroker unleashes a big counter combination but Ruth bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stroker.
Willie Stroker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Ruth.
Stroker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Ruth lands a jab.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
Stroker throws a series of punches but Ruth avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Stroker misses.
Myles Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth scores with a hook to the body. Stroker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ruth darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Ruth dominated that second round.
That's time! Ruth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stroker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth loads up on a big right hand but Stroker slips the punch.
Despite the aggression on Stroker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ruth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stroker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stroker duly obliges.
Ruth scores with a jab to the body.
Willie Stroker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stroker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stroker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ruth loads up on a big right hand but Stroker slips the punch.
Stroker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruth scores with a decent looking hook.
Stroker ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Ruth fails with the takedown.
As Ruth backs off Stroker throws a huge counter combo but Ruth manages to avoid it all.
Ruth has been working on his balance at Brooklyn MMA & Fitness, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Stroker.
Ruth misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruth as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroker throws a series of punches but Ruth moves out of range.
Ruth changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ruth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stroker tries to avoid it but Ruth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stroker to the ground. Stroker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stroker throws a combination that misses
and Ruth counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stroker won't be happy with that.
Myles Ruth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruth working the head with strikes.
Ruth working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ruth lands a few punches from side control.
Ruth looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stroker tries to bench press Ruth off him but Ruth keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth trying to control the position but Stroker is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stroker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ruth in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ruth is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Stroker's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ruth is putting a hurting on Stroker here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ruth is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stroker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ruth works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Myles Ruth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth works to advance to full mount. Stroker defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Willie Stroker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruth controlling from the full mount.
Ruth lands a big elbow.
Ruth content just to control the position here.
Ruth is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Stroker can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ruth lands a big shot there that rocks Stroker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Myles Ruth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myles Ruth!
A relieved looking Myles Ruth thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hjvg Hgc (ranked 3820 p4p, 4002 weight class) and El Pablo Ernesto (ranked 178 p4p, 190 weight class). The key to victory for Hjvg Hgc has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hjvg Hgc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Pablo Ernesto!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ernesto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ernesto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ernesto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hgc.
Ernesto lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Ernesto.
Ernesto lands a body shot.
Ernesto digs a right hand into Hgc's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hgc's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ernesto.
Hgc is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ernesto.
Ernesto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ernesto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Ernesto.
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!
Ernesto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Ernesto.
Ernesto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hgc backwards.
Hgc is rocked!
Ernesto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hgc or not.
Oh Hgc is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ernesto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ernesto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ernesto lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hgc to his knees! Ernesto keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Pablo Ernesto!
An out of breath El Pablo Ernesto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scott Trip (ranked 3966 p4p, 3779 weight class) and Paul Dalenger (ranked 188 p4p, 176 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Trip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Dalenger!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalenger dives in and scores a takedown into Trip's guard.
Dalenger drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Dalenger as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Trip screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Dalenger! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Paul Dalenger!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Mendoza (ranked 2402 p4p, 2735 weight class) and Jesse Turner (ranked 123 p4p, 139 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luiz Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Turner!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mendoza scores with a shot to the body.
Turner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendoza with a jab.
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mendoza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendoza looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mendoza is standing up over Turner. Turner looks to escape but Mendoza dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee asks Mendoza politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mendoza prefers to stall for the moment though.
Turner is pushing Mendoza's head away, looking to escape. Mendoza manages to hold on to the position though.
Mendoza tries for a kimura but Turner is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Turner is trying to escape and Mendoza transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Turner is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mendoza! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luiz Mendoza!
After the fight, Luiz Mendoza was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Jesse Turner stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck it'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tekashi Six Nine (ranked 2617 p4p, 846 weight class) and Lindsay Apollo (ranked 130 p4p, 49 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tekashi Six Nine !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Six Nine slips a straight right by Apollo.
Six Nine misses with a left hand
and Six Nine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Six Nine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circling - Apollo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Six Nine doesn't manage to clinch there - Apollo circles away.
Apollo lands with a right hand.
Apollo misses with a hook
and Six Nine counters with an inside leg kick.
Apollo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Six Nine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Six Nine tries to clinch up.
Apollo scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Apollo moves out of range as Six Nine strikes.
Apollo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Six Nine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Six Nine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Apollo throws a hook to the side of Six Nine 's head but Six Nine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Six Nine misses the target.
Six Nine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Apollo swings for the body but Six Nine moves out of range.
Apollo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Six Nine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Apollo misses the body punch
and Six Nine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Apollo slips under a jab.
Apollo staying out of range there.
Six Nine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Apollo moves to clinch but Six Nine breaks away
and Six Nine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Apollo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Six Nine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Apollo throws out the jab.
Six Nine throws a wild body kick that Apollo sees coming a mile off.
Six Nine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice shot lands for Six Nine .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice shot lands for Six Nine .
Six Nine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Six Nine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tekashi Six Nine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Six Nine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Apollo.
Six Nine is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Six Nine misses with a body shot.
Apollo wants to counter with a clinch but Six Nine pushes him away.
Apollo closes the distance and clinches.
Apollo prevents a body shot from Six Nine .
Six Nine tries to stall but Apollo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Apollo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Six Nine misses with a punch to the body.
Apollo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Apollo working aggressively here.
Apollo tries to throw a body punch but Six Nine avoids it by throwing Apollo back against the cage.
Apollo is trying to pull guard but Six Nine has him pressed against the cage.
Six Nine throws a punch but it's blocked by Apollo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Apollo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine leaning his opponent against the cage.
Six Nine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Apollo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Six Nine smiles and moves away.
Apollo throws a good cross that connects.
Apollo keeps the fight on the outside.
Apollo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Six Nine scoring well with a low kick there.
Six Nine misses with a low kick.
Apollo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Six Nine is looking to control Apollo's arms but Apollo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Six Nine has his back to the cage.
Six Nine effectively controlling the action here.
Apollo swings wildly with an uppercut but Six Nine uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine gets through Apollo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Apollo - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Six Nine .
Six Nine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Apollo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Six Nine smiles and moves away.
Tekashi Six Nine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lindsay Apollo.
A big left from Six Nine misses.
It seemed like Apollo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Apollo connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollo keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Apollo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Six Nine lands with a cross.
Six Nine moves in looking to clinch but Apollo pushes him off.
Apollo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Apollo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Six Nine counters with a low kick, right behind Apollo 's knee.
Six Nine tries to land a front kick but Apollo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from Six Nine misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tekashi Six Nine will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Six Nine throws a wild body kick that Apollo sees coming a mile off.
Six Nine tries to score with a low kick but Apollo moves his leg out of the way.
Apollo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Six Nine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tekashi Six Nine is winning the standup battle so far.
Apollo with a hook.
Apollo moves out of range of the strikes.
Apollo moves out of range as Six Nine strikes.
Apollo lands a really nice looking cross but Six Nine seems unphased.
Apollo clinches up against the cage.
Apollo misses with a punch to the body.
Apollo tries to pull guard but Six Nine forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine blocks a body shot from Apollo.
A nice left hand lands by Six Nine .
Six Nine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Apollos head.
Apollo tries to work over Six Nine 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Six Nine working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Six Nine .
Six Nine misses with a body punch.
Apollo lands a shoulder strike.
Six Nine misses with a punch on the inside.
Apollo working aggressively here.
Apollo blocking some punches.
Apollo can't find room to land a body shot as Six Nine controls the action.
Apollo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Six Nine walks away with a smile on his face. Apollo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Apollo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Apollo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Apollo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Six Nine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Apollo checks a leg kick.
Apollo throws a body shot but no joy.
Six Nine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Six Nine cracks a nice hook into Apollo's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Six Nine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Six Nine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Apollo tries a body shot but Six Nine blocks it.
Six Nine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Apollo misses with a body punch.
Apollo tries to work over Six Nine 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Apollo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tekashi Six Nine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lindsay Apollo.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Six Nine .
Apollo lands an uppercut.
Apollo lands a left hand.
Apollo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Apollo blocks an uppercut.
Apollo tries a body shot but Six Nine blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Apollo throws a head punch that misses.
Lindsay Apollo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Six Nine 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Apollo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Six Nine .
Still in the clinch, Six Nine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Six Nine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Six Nine 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Apollo manages to pull guard.
Six Nine wants to get up but he can't break Apollo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Apollo wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Six Nine is now in half guard.
Apollo trying to control but Six Nine postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Apollo keeping hold of Six Nine 's head, controlling as best he can.
Six Nine tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Apollo.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Apollo scores with a nice strike.
Apollo blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tekashi Six Nine will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Apollo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slow jab from Apollo misses its intended target.
Six Nine is looking to clinch but Apollo is avoiding it.
Six Nine lunges at Apollo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Apollo's hand.
Good shot there by Six Nine .
Six Nine delivers a nice body kick.
Six Nine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Apollo misses with a double jab.
Six Nine throws the kick towards the body but Apollo avoids it.
Six Nine doesn't manage to clinch there - Apollo circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A good leg kick by Six Nine .
Six Nine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Apollo.
Six Nine ducks under a wild hook from Apollo.
Six Nine staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Apollo does it's job there.
Apollo ducks under a wild hook from Six Nine .
Six Nine looks to score with a jab to the body but Apollo is just out of range.
Apollo connects with a jab.
Six Nine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Apollo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Apollo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apollo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Six Nine jabs Apollo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Six Nine wants to land a leg kick but Apollo is out of range.
Apollo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Apollo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Apollo misses with a looping left.
Six Nine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Apollo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Six Nine fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine digs a good body shot into Apollo's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apollo misses with a straight right.
Six Nine slips under a jab.
Six Nine darts in and clinches Apollo up against the cage.
Apollo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Six Nine slowing the pace effectively.
Apollo tries a body shot but Six Nine blocks it.
Apollo pulls guard.
Six Nine wants to stand but Apollo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Apollo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Apollo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Six Nine manages to get himself to full guard.
Apollo wants to pass the guard but Six Nine is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Apollo wants to control from the top but Six Nine keeps moving.
Apollo stops Six Nine from standing up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Apollo tries to free his leg and advance position but Six Nine is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Six Nine throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Apollo rushes Six Nine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Six Nine misses with some punches.
Six Nine tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Six Nine back against the cage.
Apollo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tekashi Six Nine did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Six Nine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apollo moves away.
Apollo thuds his right hand into Six Nine 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Six Nine misses with a low kick.
Apollo throws out a loose jab but Six Nine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apollo moves out of range of the body kick.
Apollo wants to counter with a clinch but Six Nine pushes him away.
Apollo moves away from the strike by Six Nine .
Six Nine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Apollo with a hook.
Six Nine closes the distance and pushes Apollo back into the cage.
Apollo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine tries a body shot but Apollo blocks it.
Six Nine struggles to land a body shot inside as Apollo controls his hands.
Six Nine pushes Apollo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Six Nine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Six Nine misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Apollo blocks an uppercut.
Apollo tries to throw a body punch but Six Nine avoids it by throwing Apollo back against the cage.
Six Nine lands a hook that snaps the head of Apollo backwards.
Apollo lands a nice uppercut.
Six Nine tries a body shot but Apollo blocks it.
Apollo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Six Nine fails to land.
Six Nine scores with a hook to the body.
Apollo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Six Nine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Apollo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Apollo blocks a body shot from Six Nine .
Apollo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine misses with a punch on the inside.
Apollo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Six Nine to keep the fight standing.
Six Nine is leaning against Apollo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Apollo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Apollo throws a head punch that misses.
Apollo blocking some punches.
Six Nine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Apollo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Six Nine backwards.
Apollo tries to pull guard but Six Nine holds him up against the cage and eventually Apollo drops back down to his feet.
Six Nine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apollo's elbow.
Apollo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Apollo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apollo pulls Six Nine into guard.
Six Nine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Six Nine tries to stand but Apollo is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo wants to control the position but Six Nine says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Six Nine decides to stand and escape the position.
Six Nine is looking to clinch but Apollo is avoiding it.
Apollo throws an overhand right that lands on Six Nine 's shoulder, as Six Nine tries to avoid the shot.
Apollo tries to clinch up but Six Nine circles away and keeps his distance.
Six Nine thows a leg kick but Apollo checks it
and Apollo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Apollo digs a good body shot into Six Nine 's ribs.
Apollo misses with a lunging right hand
and Six Nine counters with a good low kick that Apollo was not able to check.
Six Nine scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Apollo. Six Nine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apollo misses with a left hand
and Six Nine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Apollo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Six Nine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Apollo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Apollo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Apollo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apollo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Six Nine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Apollo on the ground.
Six Nine wants to stand but Apollo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Apollo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Six Nine defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tekashi Six Nine will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Apollo blocks a low kick nicely.
Six Nine connects with a body shot.
Apollo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Apollo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Six Nine tries to clinch up but Apollo circles away and keeps his distance.
Six Nine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Six Nine loads up on a big right hand but Apollo slips the punch.
Apollo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Apollo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Six Nine lands a right hook to the body.
Apollo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Apollo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Six Nine defending well as Apollo loads up on a big left hand.
Six Nine misses with a jab to the body
and Apollo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Six Nine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Apollo checks it well.
A jab lands there for Apollo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Six Nine .
Six Nine misses with a low kick.
Apollo looks to land a left hand but Six Nine moved out of range nicely.
Six Nine half committed to a counter leg kick.
Apollo throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Apollo.
Six Nine throws a hook but Apollo avoids it easily.
Six Nine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Apollo blocks the body kick.
Six Nine connects with a body shot.
Apollo misses the jab.
Six Nine forces Apollo back against the cage and clinches.
Apollo is trying to pull guard but Six Nine turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Six Nine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Apollo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Six Nine misses with the head strike.
Apollo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Six Nine looking to slow down the pace here.
Six Nine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Six Nine misses with a body punch.
Apollo misses with some punches.
Six Nine taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Apollo as Six Nine tries to tie him up.
Apollo digs a right hand underneath Six Nine 's ribcage. Six Nine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tekashi Six Nine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo misses with the head strike.
Apollo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Apollo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apollo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Six Nine walks away with a smile on his face. Apollo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Apollo throws a shot from downtown. Six Nine moves away and avoids it.
Six Nine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Six Nine misses with a right hand
and Apollo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Six Nine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Apollo throws a looping overhand right but Six Nine ducks down to avoid it.
Six Nine takes a swing at Apollo's ribcage but misses.
Apollo lands a head shot.
Lindsay Apollo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Six Nine misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Apollo. That snapped Six Nine 's head back.
Six Nine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Six Nine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Six Nine misses with a straight right.
Six Nine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Apollo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apollo misses with a body shot.
Six Nine misses with a body shot.
Six Nine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Apollo.
Apollo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Apollo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Six Nine throws out a powerful jab.
Apollo misses with a body shot.
Six Nine wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Apollo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That kick from Six Nine tenderised Apollo's leg. Apollo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Six Nine throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tekashi Six Nine .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Six Nine , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:46
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tekashi Six Nine !
Tekashi Six Nine is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Tekashi Six Nine rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Corcoran (ranked 1165 p4p, 2760 weight class) and Walter Payton (ranked 158 p4p, 352 weight class). Payton has chosen Andre Nickatina - Yeah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinny Corcoran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Payton!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corcoran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Payton.
Payton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corcoran connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
 It looks like Walter Payton has been cut.
Payton looks to land a left hand but Corcoran moved out of range nicely.
Payton looks to land a right hand but Corcoran moved out of range.
Corcoran misses with a looping left.
Payton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corcoran counters with a thumping low kick.
Corcoran's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Corcoran duly obliges.
Payton misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Payton misses the target.
Payton looks to throw the jab but Corcoran is out of range.
Corcoran does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Corcoran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Payton.
It looks like Vinny Corcoran has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corcoran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Payton.
Payton throws a body punch but Corcoran moves out of range.
A slow jab from Payton misses its intended target.
Payton throws a looping overhand right but Corcoran ducks down to avoid it.
Payton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Payton lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corcoran misses with a lunging right hand
and Corcoran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corcoran throws a sloppy head kick and Payton moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Payton! But no joy.
Corcoran's jab looks to have found its range, popping Payton under the eye.
Corcoran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Payton missing with a left hand there. Corcoran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Payton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Payton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Payton throws a shot to the body.
Corcoran staying out of range there.
Payton misses the jab.
Corcoran tries a head kick but it misses.
Payton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corcoran tries to clinch up but Payton circles away and keeps his distance.
Corcoran moves away from the strike by Payton.
A bone on bone clash there as Payton blocks the leg kick.
We've been informed that Payton has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Payton throws a right hand that misses
enabling Corcoran to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corcoran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corcoran.
Corcoran throws a jab but it's blocked by Payton.
Walter Payton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corcoran staying out of range there.
Corcoran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Corcoran moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Payton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Corcoran throws a hook but Payton blocks it.
Payton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corcoran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Payton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Payton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Corcoran ducks under a wild hook from Payton.
A head kick misses from Corcoran.
Corcoran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Corcoran misses with a looping right.
Corcoran misses with a head kick.
Corcoran drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton lands with a right hand.
Vinny Corcoran's cut is getting worse.
Payton swings for the body but Corcoran moves out of range.
Corcoran takes one on the button.
Payton throws the left hand but Corcoran avoids the punch easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Payton, as that shot connected.
Vinny Corcoran's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Corcoran changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Payton tries to avoid it but Corcoran manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Payton to the ground. Payton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Corcoran lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Payton loads up on a big right hand but Corcoran slips the punch.
Corcoran doesn't manage to clinch there - Payton circles away.
Payton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Payton throws a jab when Corcoran was well out of range.
Payton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Payton throws an off balance right hand
and Corcoran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good shot there by Payton.
Payton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Corcoran in his tracks.
Corcoran takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Corcoran is rocked!
Payton connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Corcoran is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Vinny Corcoran's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Payton! Corcoran is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Payton!
An out of breath Walter Payton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Okafor (ranked 1557 p4p, 1597 weight class) and Joe Exotic (ranked 201 p4p, 207 weight class). Exotic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Saw a Tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Exotic!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Exotic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Exotic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okafor.
Exotic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okafor throws out the jab.
Okafor misses with a wild body shot.
Exotic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Exotic.
Exotic moves out of range as Okafor strikes.
Exotic tests Okafor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Exotic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Okafor.
Okafor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of Exotic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Exotic moves out of range of the strikes.
Exotic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okafor.
Exotic is looking to clinch but Okafor is avoiding it.
Exotic swings for the body but Okafor moves out of range.
Okafor scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Exotic checks a low kick from Okafor.
Okafor misses with a hook. Exotic ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
Exotic throws a big shot that misses.
Okafor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Okafor connects with a nice looking jab.
Exotic lands with a good body shot.
Exotic catches Okafor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Okafor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Okafor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A shot to the liver by Exotic. Beautiful body shot.
Exotic looks to score with a jab to the body but Okafor is just out of range.
Okafor throwing a counter right hand but Exotic manages to avoid it.
Okafor lands a jab.
Exotic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okafor.
Exotic looks to score with a jab to the body but Okafor is just out of range.
Okafor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okafor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okafor avoids the body shot from Exotic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Exotic throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Okafor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Exotic scores with a jab to the body.
Okafor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Exotic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Exotic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Exotic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Okafor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Exotic looks to score with a jab to the body but Okafor is just out of range.
Exotic throws a hook but Okafor blocks it.
Okafor is looking to counter punch.
Exotic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Exotic looks to score with a jab to the body but Okafor is just out of range.
Exotic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Okafor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Exotic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Okafor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Exotic throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
Exotic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okafor counters with a straight right hand.
Exotic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Exotic defending well as Okafor loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor throws a jab when Exotic was well out of range.
Exotic misses with a body shot
and Okafor counters with a straight right hand.
Okafor looks to throw the jab but Exotic is out of range.
Okafor sets himself, and Exotic steps forward looking for the clinch! Okafor avoids it this time.
Exotic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
Joe Exotic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okafor scores with a jab to the body.
Exotic moves to clinch but Okafor breaks away
and Okafor counters with a nice uppercut.
Okafor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Exotic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okafor throws out the jab.
Okafor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Exotic.
A head kick misses from Okafor.
Exotic scores with a jab to the body.
Exotic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okafor.
An attempted straight right counter from Okafor misses the target.
Exotic missing with a left hand there. Okafor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Okafor finds it's way through Exotic's defenses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okafor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exotic misses with an uppercut. Okafor saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Exotic misses with a jab to the body
and Okafor counters with a stiff right hand.
Okafor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okafor lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Exotic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Okafor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Exotic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Okafor momentarily.
Okafor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Exotic connects with a body shot.
Okafor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Exotic misses with a hook
enabling Okafor to counter with a crisp jab.
Exotic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Exotic swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Okafor counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okafor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Exotic.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okafor.
Okafor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Okafor misses with an uppercut. Exotic saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Okafor dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Exotic lands with a nice body punch.
Okafor throws a jab but it's blocked by Exotic.
Okafor drops his hands momentarily and Exotic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Okafor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Exotic in his tracks.
Exotic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Exotic connects with a body shot that sends Okafor's belly button to the back.
Exotic slips a jab from Okafor.
Exotic moves out of range as Okafor strikes.
Exotic swings widly with a right hand
and Okafor counters with a nice uppercut.
Exotic throws an off balance right hand
and Okafor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Exotic thinking.
Okafor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Exotic misses with a straight left.
Okafor is looking to counter punch.
Okafor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Exotic can do to turn this around?
Exotic wants to clinch but Okafor slips to the side
and Okafor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Exotic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Okafor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Exotic closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Okafor to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic tries to clinch but Okafor moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Exotic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okafor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Exotic throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
Exotic cracks Okafor with a good jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Exotic might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Okafor has got the better of the exchanges.
Exotic misses with a body shot.
Mike Okafor is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Exotic.
Exotic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Okafor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab lands there for Exotic.
A big right from Exotic misses.
Exotic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okafor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Exotic misses with an uppercut
and Okafor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Exotic there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exotic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okafor.
Exotic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okafor.
Okafor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Exotic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Exotic missing with a left hand there. Okafor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okafor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Okafor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Okafor does it's job there.
Okafor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Okafor looks to throw the jab but Exotic is out of range.
Exotic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Okafor rather than just go for the knockout.
Exotic just misses with a punch to the body.
Okafor keeps the fight on the outside.
Okafor feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Okafor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Exotic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Exotic walks into a stiff left hand from Okafor.
Okafor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Exotic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Exotic lands with a shot to the body.
Okafor slips a jab from Exotic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Exotic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Exotic.
Exotic staying out of range there.
Exotic moves out of range as Okafor strikes.
Exotic is looking to clinch but Okafor is avoiding it.
Exotic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okafor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Exotic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Exotic throws a jab when Okafor was well out of range.
Okafor throws a shot from downtown. Exotic moves away and avoids it.
Exotic tries to clinch up
and Exotic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Exotic staying out of range there.
Exotic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exotic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Okafor throws a hook but Exotic avoids it easily.
Okafor throws a jab when Exotic was well out of range.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okafor misses with a straight right.
Okafor misses with a looping left.
Okafor throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Exotic.
Exotic throws a hook but Okafor blocks it.
Exotic throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Okafor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Exotic slips a straight right by Okafor.
Exotic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Exotic throws a shot to the body.
Okafor lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Okafor misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Okafor dominated that second round.
That's time! Okafor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Okafor connects with a body shot that sends Exotic's belly button to the back.
Okafor avoids the body shot from Exotic.
Exotic cracks a nice hook into Okafor's ribs.
Okafor looks to land a left hand but Exotic moved out of range nicely.
Exotic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Okafor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Okafor throws a shot from downtown. Exotic moves away and avoids it.
Okafor sets himself, and Exotic steps forward looking for the clinch! Okafor avoids it this time.
Okafor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Exotic scores with a jab. Okafor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Exotic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Exotic blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Exotic tries to clinch up.
Exotic lands a right hook to the body.
Okafor avoids the body shot from Exotic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Exotic throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor throws the left hand but Exotic avoids the punch easily.
Exotic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okafor.
Exotic doesn't manage to clinch there - Okafor circles away.
Exotic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okafor.
Exotic misses with a body shot.
Exotic is looking to clinch.
Okafor throws a big counter combination but Exotic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Okafor digs a good hook to Exotic's body.
Okafor with a hook.
Exotic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Exotic drives through and clinches with Okafor against the cage.
Exotic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Exotic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Exotic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okafor struggles to land a body shot inside as Exotic controls his hands.
Exotic digs a right hand underneath Okafor's ribcage. Okafor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Exotic is leaning against Okafor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Joe Exotic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Exotic tries to work over Okafor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okafor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okafor lands a nice uppercut.
Exotic struggles to land a body shot inside as Okafor controls his hands.
Exotic pushes Okafor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Exotic lands a hook that snaps the head of Okafor backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Exotic.
Exotic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okafor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okafor blocks a body shot from Exotic.
Okafor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Exotic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Exotic blocks an uppercut.
Exotic lands with a light punch inside.
Exotic tries to work over Okafor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Exotic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Okafor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Exotic's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic misses with a punch to the body.
Okafor manages to break the clinch.
Exotic ducks under a wild hook from Okafor.
Exotic swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Okafor counter with a right hand.
Okafor fakes the leg kick and cracks Exotic in the body.
Okafor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Exotic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Exotic lands a slapping body shot.
Exotic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Okafor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Exotic.
Exotic misses with a body punch
and Okafor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Okafor is looking to slow Exotic down with leg kicks.
Okafor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Exotic misses with a body punch
and Okafor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Exotic misses with a body punch
enabling Okafor to counter with a crisp jab.
Exotic misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exotic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Okafor on the side of the head.
Okafor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by Okafor.
Okafor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Exotic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Exotic. Okafor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okafor looks to throw the jab but Exotic is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Okafor there.
Exotic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Okafor.
Okafor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Okafor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Exotic misses with a shot to the body
and Okafor counters with a nice uppercut.
Exotic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okafor manages to avoid it.
Okafor throws a jab but it's blocked by Exotic.
Mike Okafor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Exotic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Okafor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Okafor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Okafor!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Okafor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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