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CMMA 159 Dinapoli v Kennedy PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lathem McGuire (ranked 6240 p4p, 23598 weight class) and Billy Blade (ranked 615 p4p, 644 weight class). 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lathem McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Blade!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGuire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blade looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
Blade feints the counter takedown.
McGuire connects with an inside leg kick.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Blade.
McGuire looks to throw the jab but Blade is out of range.
Blade swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGuire lands with an uppercut that bounces Blade off the cage and back into range.
McGuire digs a good hook to Blade's body.
Blade shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McGuire counters with a good low kick that Blade was not able to check.
McGuire throws a series of punches but Blade moves out of range.
McGuire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire thumps Blade with a low kick.
Blade dodges the punch combination from McGuire.
McGuire slips under a jab from Blade.
Lathem McGuire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blade fails with the takedown
and McGuire counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McGuire scoring well with a low kick there.
McGuire slaps away a takedown attempt from Blade, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McGuire looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lathem McGuire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Blade.
McGuire with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire cracks Blade with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Blade falls to his knees and McGuire doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lathem McGuire!
A victorious Lathem McGuire thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between KT Delight (ranked 23500 p4p, 2985 weight class) and Kole Mack (ranked 623 p4p, 382 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, KT Delight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kole Mack!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack lands a big right hand that sends Delight crashing to the mat! Mack stays standing though and waves Delight back to his feet!
 It looks like KT Delight has been cut.
Mack lands with a big right hook that stumbles Delight - he's out on his feet here! Mack follows up with another monster hook that separates Delight from consciousness! Delight falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Mack stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kole Mack!
Kole Mack decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Dilbrandt (ranked 3348 p4p, 23740 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 321 p4p, 488 weight class). Hanma has chosen B-Complex - Beautiful Lies as his entrance music. Baki Hanma is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dudley Dilbrandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilbrandt throws a nice looking combination but Hanma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanma connects with a looping right hand.
Hanma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Hanma misses.
Hanma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Dilbrandt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanma has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Hanma - that landed with a thud.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanma scores with a hook to the body.
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma tries to work over Dilbrandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
Dilbrandt has a couple of punches blocked by Hanma.
A short left from Hanma.
Dilbrandt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Dilbrandt.
Hanma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dilbrandt blocks a body shot from Hanma.
Hanma working aggressively here.
Dilbrandt prevents a body shot from Hanma.
Hanma tries a body shot but Dilbrandt blocks it.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Hanma tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dilbrandt tries to pull guard but Hanma won't allow it.
Hanma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
Hanma misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanma misses with the head strike.
Dilbrandt struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanma controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Hanma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dilbrandt's elbow.
Hanma lands a left hand.
Dilbrandt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dilbrandt tries to work over Hanma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Hanma fails to land.
Hanma misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanma.
Hanma lands a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt is leaning against Hanma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hanma jumps guard and drags Dilbrandt to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dilbrandt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dilbrandt looking to pass the guard.
Dilbrandt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hanma looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dilbrandt has picked Hanma up and slammed him! Hanma can't keep hold of the triangle and Dilbrandt manages to pass to side control!
Dilbrandt in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hanma is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dilbrandt off and has taken his back!
Dilbrandt trying to control the position but Hanma manages to sink in the hooks.
Hanma is hanging on to Dilbrandt's back as he tries to escape.
Hanma is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Dilbrandt is defending well though. Hanma let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dilbrandt wants to escape the position.
Hanma is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt fending off the submission attempt from Hanma.
Dilbrandt trying to control but not successfully.
Hanma looking to break Dilbrandt's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Dilbrandt remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Hanma will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Hanma is looking for a rear naked choke here but Dilbrandt reverses the position brilliantly into Hanma's guard!
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!
Dilbrandt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Our spies down at at Gonzasco Hydropathy inform us that Hanma has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dilbrandt wants to pass the guard but Hanma is keeping the position.
Hanma looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dilbrandt tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Hanma.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch there but Hanma circles away.
Hanma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dilbrandt slips under a jab.
Dilbrandt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baki Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hanma is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dilbrandt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilbrandt. Hanma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dilbrandt slips under a jab.
Hanma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dilbrandt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Hanma swats away the attempt to clinch by Dilbrandt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt throws a shot from downtown. Hanma moves away and avoids it.
Dilbrandt slips under a jab.
Dilbrandt tries to move into range but Hanma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanma.
Dilbrandt slips under a jab from Hanma.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Dilbrandt catches Hanma right on the button with a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Dilbrandt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dilbrandt misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hanma! But no joy.
Dilbrandt tries to score with a low kick but Hanma moves his leg out of the way.
Hanma loads up on a big right hand but Dilbrandt slips the punch.
Hanma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Dilbrandt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hanma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dilbrandt loads up on a big right hand but Hanma slips the punch.
Dilbrandt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baki Hanma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanma throws a hook to the side of Dilbrandt's head but Dilbrandt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dilbrandt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dilbrandt moves into the clinch successfully.
Baki Hanma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Hanma.
Hanma throws a head punch that misses.
Dilbrandt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanma lands a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Hanma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma struggles to land a body shot inside as Dilbrandt controls his hands.
Hanma lands a body punch.
Dilbrandt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanma.
Hanma misses with a punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt is trying to drag Hanma to the mat but Hanma just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hanma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Dilbrandt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt tries a body shot but Hanma blocks it.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanma digs a right hand into Dilbrandt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dilbrandt's gas tank.
Hanma misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hanma.
Hanma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dilbrandt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma is trying to pull guard but Dilbrandt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dilbrandt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Hanma.
Hanma misses with the head strike.
Hanma is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dilbrandt to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dilbrandt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dudley Dilbrandt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baki Hanma.
Hanma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dilbrandt.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanma tries to work over Dilbrandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanma throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
Hanma throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt can't find room to land a body shot as Hanma controls the action.
Hanma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanma tries to throw a body punch but Dilbrandt avoids it by throwing Hanma back against the cage.
Dilbrandt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanma gets through Dilbrandt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dilbrandt tries to clinch but Hanma is having none of it.
Hanma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A left lands for Dilbrandt.
Hanma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hanma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dilbrandt throwing a counter right hand but Hanma manages to avoid it.
Hanma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanma moves away.
Nice defenses there by Dilbrandt.
Hanma throws a big shot that misses.
Dilbrandt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dilbrandt moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanma 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.
Hanma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dilbrandt ducks right into an uppercut from Hanma.
Hanma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Dilbrandt.
Hanma slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma throws a hook to the side of Dilbrandt's head but Dilbrandt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dilbrandt drops his hands momentarily and Hanma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Dilbrandt is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanma misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Dilbrandt is just out of range.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook.
Hanma looks to land a right hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Dilbrandt.
Hanma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dilbrandt. Dilbrandt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dilbrandt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hanma checks it well.
A cross from Dilbrandt lands.
Dilbrandt ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Hanma misses with a straight right.
Hanma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hanma takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dilbrandt scores with a nice head shot.
Dilbrandt lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dilbrandt connects with a body shot that sends Hanma's belly button to the back.
Nice shot by Hanma.
Hanma moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hanma lands with a short shot to the head.
Dudley Dilbrandt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dilbrandt.
Hanma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt prevents a body shot from Hanma.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanma.
Dilbrandt lands with a left to the head.
Hanma misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dilbrandt is trying to pull guard but Hanma has him pressed against the cage.
Hanma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dilbrandt's elbow.
Dilbrandt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dilbrandt jumps guard.
Dilbrandt working a defensive guard here.
Dilbrandt is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hanma is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hanma postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dilbrandt is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hanma, into his guard.
Hanma has his feet on Dilbrandt's thighs here. He's pushed Dilbrandt off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Dilbrandt screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Baki Hanma!
Baki Hanma decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Tsavieva (ranked 3369 p4p, 2749 weight class) and Sun Flower (ranked 412 p4p, 338 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Tsavieva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sun Flower!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flower tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsavieva was well out of range. Poor timing from Flower.
Flower throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Tsavieva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Flower looks to land a left hand but Tsavieva moved out of range nicely.
Tsavieva misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Flower to counter with a crisp jab.
Tsavieva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Flower fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tsavieva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Flower bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tsavieva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flower misses with an uppercut.
Flower lands with a hook. Tsavieva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flower lands a nice looking body shot.
Flower lands a nice looking body shot.
Tsavieva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsavieva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flower.
Tsavieva throws a jab but it's blocked by Flower.
Flower throws out a counter right but Tsavieva avoids it with no problem.
Flower connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tsavieva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tsavieva slips a straight right by Flower.
Flower goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Nikolai Tsavieva has been cut.
Tsavieva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Flower on the side of the head.
Flower fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tsavieva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tsavieva avoids the body shot from Flower.
A swing and a miss from Flower.
Tsavieva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsavieva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flower.
Sun Flower is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flower wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsavieva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flower appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tsavieva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flower.
Flower dips to his left and cracks Tsavieva with an uppercut!
Flower jabs at Tsavieva's body.
Flower ducks under a wild hook from Tsavieva.
A countering left hand to the body from Flower misses.
Tsavieva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flower lands with an uppercut that bounces Tsavieva off the cage and back into range.
Tsavieva misses with an uppercut
and Flower counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flower connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flower lands a nice hook to Tsavieva's body. Tsavieva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Flower misses.
Flower lands with an overhand left.
Flower lands a jab to Tsavieva's midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Flower.
Tsavieva throws a series of punches but Flower avoids them all with ease.
Tsavieva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Flower connects with a jab.
Tsavieva staying out of range there.
Tsavieva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flower scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsavieva lands a slapping body shot.
Tsavieva lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Flower!
Flower with a hook.
Flower fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flower lands a nice hook to Tsavieva's body. Tsavieva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Flower.
Flower misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Tsavieva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flower blocks a jab.
Flower wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Flower dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Tsavieva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Flower throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsavieva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flower throws out a loose jab but Tsavieva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsavieva thuds his right hand into Flower's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Flower slips a straight right by Tsavieva.
Flower avoids a punch combination nicely.
Flower lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsavieva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Flower misses its intended target.
Nikolai Tsavieva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tsavieva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flower looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tsavieva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Flower as he connects with a hook.
Tsavieva looks to score with a jab to the body but Flower is just out of range.
Flower ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Flower lands a nice shot to the body.
Tsavieva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tsavieva throws a hook but Flower avoids it easily.
Flower misses with an uppercut. Tsavieva saw that one coming.
Sun Flower seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flower. Tsavieva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flower swings for the body but Tsavieva moves out of range.
Tsavieva misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flower uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tsavieva has time to react.
Flower lands a big head kick that sends Tsavieva tumbling to the mat! Flower takes a step backwards and waves Tsavieva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Tsavieva is rocked!
Flower has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flower cracks Tsavieva with a left hook right on the temple and Tsavieva goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Flower lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Tsavieva is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sun Flower!
During a confident post fight interview, Sun Flower thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Deigos (ranked 2804 p4p, 2685 weight class) and Buster White (ranked 367 p4p, 354 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying White's choice of entrance music: Whiskey Myers - Stone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
217
5 - 1 - 0 |
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210
4 - 2 - 0 |
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Deigos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buster White!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Deigos scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Deigos.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Deigos misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deigos.
White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Deigos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deigos.
Deigos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Deigos.
Deigos is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Deigos has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
Deigos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deigos throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Deigos misses with some punches.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deigos blocking some punches.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deigos misses with the head strike.
Deigos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Deigos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White misses with the head strike.
Deigos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Deigos.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Deigos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deigos lands a shoulder strike.
Deigos blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Deigos fails to land.
White lands a right hand.
Deigos misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Deigos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Deigos tries a body shot but White blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deigos blocking some punches.
White blocks an uppercut.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Deigos misses with a punch on the inside.
White trying to stall but Deigos improves his position.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Deigos as White tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Deigos fails to land.
Deigos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
Deigos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Deigos blocks a body shot from White.
Deigos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Deigos - that landed with a thud.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deigos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Deigos scores with a nice short uppercut.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Deigos throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deigos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deigos throws a head punch that misses.
Deigos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Deigos.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Deigos struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Deigos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Deigos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White misses with the head strike.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Deigos.
Deigos misses with a body punch.
White digs a right hand underneath Deigos's ribcage. Deigos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Deigos controls his hands.
White digs a right hand into Deigos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Deigos's gas tank.
Deigos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deigos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deigos misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deigos misses with a punch on the inside.
Deigos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Deigos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
White tries to work over Deigos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Deigos fails to land.
Deigos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Deigos tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Deigos back against the cage.
Deigos misses with a punch on the inside.
Deigos blocks an uppercut.
White lands a shot to the body.
White misses with a body punch.
Deigos misses with a hook to the ribs.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Deigos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Deigos throws a head punch that misses.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Deigos backwards.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Alex Deigos will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Deigos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Deigos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from White misses.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White throws a leg kick but Deigos sees it coming and moves out of range.
White scores with a crisp jab that stopped Deigos in his tracks.
White moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
Deigos lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Deigos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deigos has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Deigos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deigos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Deigos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Deigos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deigos misses with a short punch on the inside.
White trying to stall but Deigos improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Deigos.
Deigos scores with a nice hook to the head.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Deigos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Deigos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Deigos controls his hands.
White working aggressively here.
Deigos throws a head punch that misses.
Deigos blocks an uppercut.
Deigos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Deigos.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
Nice body punch from Deigos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deigos.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deigos misses with a punch to the body.
Deigos blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Deigos.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Deigos blocking some punches.
Deigos misses with the head strike.
Deigos lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Deigos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Deigos.
Deigos misses with a punch to the body.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Deigos lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Deigos.
A short right from Deigos.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Deigos.
White slowing the pace effectively.
Deigos lands a left hand.
Deigos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deigos blocks an uppercut.
White working aggressively here.
Deigos misses with a punch on the inside.
Deigos lands with a right to the head.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Deigos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
White cracks Deigos with a nice body shot.
Deigos misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Deigos takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deigos.
Deigos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Deigos digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Deigos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Deigos controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White blocking some punches.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Deigos controls his hands.
Deigos throws a head punch that misses.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deigos lands a shot to the body.
Deigos cracks White with a nice body shot.
White is breathing heavily.
White blocks an uppercut.
Deigos scores with a hook to the body.
Deigos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Deigos misses with some punches.
Deigos digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Deigos lands a right hand.
Deigos throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deigos misses with the head strike.
Deigos lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Deigos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deigos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deigos lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Deigos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Deigos drops White with a naaaaasty hook - White is in real trouble here! Deigos dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Deigos!
An out of breath Alex Deigos 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geryon Macropus (ranked 1824 p4p, 1938 weight class) and Pascal Gouveia (ranked 231 p4p, 248 weight class). Geryon Macropus has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geryon Macropus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pascal Gouveia!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gouveia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Macropus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Gouveia tries to counter it with a takedown but Macropus pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Macropus missing with a left hand there. Gouveia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Macropus connects with a crisp jab.
Gouveia looks winded!
A big right from Macropus misses.
Gouveia feints the counter takedown.
Geryon Macropus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gouveia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macropus gets a clinch.
Gouveia takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Macropus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gouveia's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macropus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Macropus lands a body punch.
Macropus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Macropus lands a vicious elbow to the side of Gouveia's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Macropus tries to finish him with strikes but Gouveia still seems able to defend himself so Macropus steps back and lets Gouveia get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
 Gouveia is rocked!
 It looks like Pascal Gouveia has been cut.
Macropus closes the distance and pushes Gouveia back into the cage.
Gouveia is still on wobbly legs! Can Macropus finish him?
Macropus pushes Gouveia against the cage. Macropus is working some dirty boxing. Macropus pushes off with a quick right hook! Gouveia goes down! Gouveia tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Macropus moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geryon Macropus!
Geryon Macropus gave a mention to TengelĂĽ Hekite in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Fist (ranked 930 p4p, 1588 weight class) and John Okafor (ranked 119 p4p, 206 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fist manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Fist misses the target.
Fist scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice body punch from Okafor.
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fist was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
Okafor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Okafor's coach down at CHECMATE PRIME MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Okafor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fist misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fist slips under a jab from Okafor.
Fist drops Okafor with a beautiful combination! Okafor stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fist is looking for the KO!
Okafor is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fist avoids the body shot from Okafor.
An attempted straight right counter from Fist misses the target.
Okafor cracks Fist with an open hand slap.
Okafor misses with a body punch
and Fist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okafor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fist.
It looked like Fist wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fist misses with an uppercut
and Okafor counters with a nice body shot.
Okafor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okafor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist lands a nice shot that snaps Okafor's head back.
Okafor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fist rather than just go for the knockout.
Fist misses with a two punch combination.
Okafor throws a hook but Fist blocks it.
Okafor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Okafor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okafor throws a shot from downtown. Fist moves away and avoids it.
Okafor looks to land a right hand but Fist moved out of range.
Okafor throws a shot from downtown. Fist moves away and avoids it.
Fist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
Fist missing with a left hand there. Okafor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okafor cracks Fist with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Okafor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice combination there by Okafor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okafor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fist is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor looks to land a right hand but Fist moved out of range.
Fist appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Okafor blocks a jab.
Fist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okafor.
A little feinted left hand from Fist on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Okafor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Okafor thuds a left hand into Fist's body.
Fist connects with a good right hand that stumbles Okafor. Okafor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fist.
Okafor throws a big shot that misses.
Okafor misses with a left hand
and Fist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fist connects with a jab.
Fist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okafor throws out the jab.
Okafor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fist went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor jabs at Fist's body.
Okafor digs a good body shot into Fist's ribs.
Fist on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Okafor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okafor.
Fist fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fist has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fist there as he acknowledges the shot.
Okafor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fist manages to avoid it.
Okafor misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Fist misses the target.
Okafor throws out a loose jab but Fist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fist uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Okafor has time to react.
Fist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fist lands the left hand.
Okafor is still on wobbly legs! Can Fist finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okafor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fist counters with a nice right hand that sends Okafor toppling to the canvas! Okafor scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fist finish him?!
Fist swings for the body but Okafor moves out of range.
Fist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Okafor.
Fist is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Okafor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fist moves away.
Okafor seems to have recovered his senses.
Fist looks to land a left hand but Okafor moved out of range nicely.
Okafor scores with a hook to the body. Fist takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Okafor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Okafor throws a right hand that Fist ducks under and follows up with a left that Fist also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okafor manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Okafor misses the target.
Fist swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Okafor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fist counters with a nice body shot.
Fist takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Okafor will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Okafor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okafor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fist manages to avoid it.
Fist swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Fist.
Fist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okafor.
Fist is looking to counter punch.
Okafor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fist manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Fist on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab from Okafor.
Fist throws a right and a left that Okafor avoids nicely.
Fist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Okafor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Big Fist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fist connects with a crisp jab.
Fist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okafor.
A slow jab from Okafor misses its intended target.
Okafor connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okafor looks to score with a jab to the body but Fist is just out of range.
Okafor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fist swings for the body but Okafor moves out of range.
John Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okafor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fist on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fist avoids the body shot from Okafor.
Okafor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Okafor pounces like a tiger and cracks Fist with a vicious hook! Fist is down but not out! Okafor follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Okafor!
After winning the bout, John Okafor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obaminator (ranked 561 p4p, 1183 weight class) and Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 72 p4p, 179 weight class). Obaminator comes to the cage accompanied by Gil Scott-Herron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. Philippe has chosen Chant vaudou haitien as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barack Obaminator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obaminator has managed to clinch.
Philippe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obaminator backwards.
Philippe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obaminator makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obaminator.
Philippe blocks a body shot from Obaminator.
Philippe prevents a body shot from Obaminator.
Philippe prevents a body shot from Obaminator.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippe.
Philippe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obaminator lands a right hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Obaminator blocking some punches.
Obaminator pushes Philippe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obaminator misses with a punch to the body.
Philippe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obaminator's elbow.
Nice body punch from Obaminator - that landed with a thud.
Obaminator misses with a punch to the body.
Philippe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philippe works on Obaminator's body with a couple of short punches.
Philippe lands a nice shot to the body.
Obaminator is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Obaminator fails to land.
Obaminator blocks a body shot from Philippe.
Philippe tries to work over Obaminator's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Philippe.
Obaminator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philippe's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
Philippe working aggressively here.
Philippe gets through Obaminator's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Philippe lands a nice uppercut.
Philippe working aggressively here.
Obaminator misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Philippe.
Philippe working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obaminator.
Philippe lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Philippe.
Philippe cracks Obaminator with a nice body shot.
Philippe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obaminator or not.
Obaminator blocking some punches.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Philippe blocks an uppercut.
Philippe misses with a punch to the body.
Philippe working aggressively here.
Philippe misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Obaminator.
Obaminator tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Philippe has a couple of punches blocked by Obaminator.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philippe misses with the head strike.
Philippe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Philippe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Obaminator manages to break the clinch.
Obaminator avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Philippe thuds his right hand into Obaminator's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Philippe throws a hook but Obaminator avoids it easily.
Philippe throws out a loose jab but Obaminator uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philippe scores with a decent looking hook.
Philippe misses with a straight left.
Obaminator looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Philippe instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippe.
A short right from Philippe on the inside.
Obaminator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philippe's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Obaminator.
Obaminator scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Philippe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Philippe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Obaminator misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Philippe fails to land.
Obaminator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philippe's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Obaminator.
Philippe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obaminator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obaminator softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Philippe misses with the head strike.
Philippe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obaminator blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obaminator can't find room to land a body shot as Philippe controls the action.
Philippe breaks the clinch.
Philippe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obaminator was well out of range. Poor timing from Philippe.
Philippe lands with an overhand left.
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!
Philippe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Obaminator counters with a head kick. That will keep Philippe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philippe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Philippe lands a big head kick that sends Obaminator tumbling to the mat! Philippe takes a step backwards and waves Obaminator back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Obaminator lands a nice hook to Philippe's body. Philippe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Obaminator displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Philippe throws out the jab.
Philippe slips under a jab.
Philippe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Philippe throws a shot from downtown. Obaminator moves away and avoids it.
Philippe lands with a hook. Obaminator tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Philippe scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obaminator tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Philippe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Philippe slips a jab and a cross from Obaminator.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peguero Jean Philippe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Obaminator misses with a hook to the body
letting Philippe counter with a right hand.
Obaminator slips under a jab.
Obaminator was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Obaminator checks the leg kick nicely there.
Obaminator tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Philippe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Philippe throws out a counter right but Obaminator avoids it with no problem.
Obaminator throws a right and a left that Philippe avoids nicely.
Obaminator punishes Philippe's body with a nice straight punch.
Obaminator slips a jab from Philippe.
Obaminator closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Philippe working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippe.
A short uppercut from Obaminator.
Obaminator can't find room to land a body shot as Philippe controls the action.
Philippe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Obaminator blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obaminator doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obaminator blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right from Obaminator on the inside.
Obaminator tries a body shot but Philippe blocks it.
Philippe misses with a body punch.
Obaminator has a couple of punches blocked by Philippe.
Obaminator goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obaminator blocks a body shot from Philippe.
A short uppercut from Philippe.
Obaminator goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obaminator blocking some punches.
Obaminator lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Obaminator.
Philippe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Philippe pushes Obaminator back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Philippe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippe.
Obaminator swings wildly with an uppercut but Philippe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philippe working aggressively here.
Philippe tries to throw a body punch but Obaminator avoids it by throwing Philippe back against the cage.
Obaminator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philippe's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator lands a left hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obaminator blocks an uppercut.
Obaminator misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obaminator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philippe's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Philippe fails to land.
Philippe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Philippe throws a punch but it's blocked by Obaminator.
A head punch on the inside from Obaminator fails to land.
Obaminator tries to throw a body punch but Philippe avoids it by throwing Obaminator back against the cage.
Philippe works on Obaminator's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippe.
Philippe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Philippe throws an off balance right hand
and Obaminator counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obaminator is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Philippe throws a big shot that misses.
Obaminator slips a straight right by Philippe.
Obaminator tries to clinch up but Philippe circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator misses with a wild body shot.
Philippe sizes up Obaminator with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Obaminator avoids a punch combination nicely.
Philippe misses with a left hand
and Philippe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Obaminator.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Philippe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Obaminator.
Obaminator seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Philippe misses with a left hand
and Obaminator counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Philippe with a nice cross.
Philippe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obaminator manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philippe throws a hook but Obaminator blocks it.
Obaminator avoids the body shot from Philippe.
It looked like Obaminator wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Philippe throws a right hand that misses
and Obaminator counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Obaminator.
Philippe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Philippe keeps the fight on the outside.
Obaminator throws a shot from downtown. Philippe moves away and avoids it.
Obaminator lands with an uppercut that bounces Philippe off the cage and back into range.
Philippe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Obaminator walks into a stiff left hand from Philippe.
Obaminator misses the body punch
letting Philippe counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peguero Jean Philippe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Philippe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Philippe.
Philippe throws a jab but it's blocked by Obaminator.
Philippe cracks Obaminator with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Obaminator looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Philippe finish him?
Obaminator is rocked!
Philippe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Obaminator is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Obaminator tries to clinch but Philippe moves out of range.
Philippe closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Obaminator! Philippe dives in looking to finish! Obaminator is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peguero Jean Philippe!
After the big win, Peguero Jean Philippe made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pound Town INC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Barack Obaminator had this to say: 'I'll be black'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carter Wright (ranked 294 p4p, 521 weight class) and Quintus Dias (ranked 34 p4p, 66 weight class). Dias has chosen Black Parade as his entrance music. Carter Wright is staring across the cage 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quintus Dias!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright throws a leg kick
letting Dias counter with a right hand.
It looks like Carter Wright has been cut.
Wright bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dias's head.
Wright misses with a double jab.
Dias closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dias is rocked!
Dias throws an off balance right hand
and Wright counters with a nice right hand that sends Dias toppling to the canvas! Dias scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wright finish him?!
Dias is still on wobbly legs! Can Wright finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dias misses with a hook.
Wright gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dias.
Dias 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.
Dias looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Dias seems to have recovered his senses.
Dias moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright tries to clinch there but Dias circles away.
Dias catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dias fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Dias connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dias throws a combination that misses
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Dias misses with the combination.
Dias fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wright fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dias! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Wright seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dias misses with a body shot
and Wright counters with a nice right hand that sends Dias toppling to the canvas! Dias scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wright finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright clinches.
Dias lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dias looks to land a body kick but Wright moved away.
The fighters circling - Dias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dias looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Dias throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dias was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dias.
A head kick misses from Dias.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright tests Dias's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wright has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wright there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carter Wright's cut is getting worse.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dias.
Dias looks to throw a body kick
and Wright counters with a crisp right that sends Dias to the canvas! Wright follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carter Wright!
Carter Wright thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dinapoli (ranked 55 p4p, 238 weight class) and Leonzar Kennedy (ranked 12 p4p, 41 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Dinapoli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonzar Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dinapoli ducks under a wild hook from Kennedy.
Dinapoli throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kennedy avoids it.
Dinapoli throws the left hand but Kennedy avoids the punch easily.
Dinapoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kennedy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kennedy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dinapoli counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Leonzar Kennedy has been cut.
Kennedy loads up on a big right hand but Dinapoli slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dinapoli. Kennedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kennedy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Dinapoli misses the target.
Kennedy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dinapoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dinapoli slips under a jab from Kennedy.
Dinapoli half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kennedy misses with a few strikes there.
Kennedy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dinapoli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dinapoli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy gets a clinch.
Kennedy has a couple of punches blocked by Dinapoli.
Kennedy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dinapoli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kennedys head.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dinapoli avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinapoli digs a right hand into Kennedy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kennedy's gas tank.
Dinapoli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kennedy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kennedy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kennedy blocking some punches.
Kennedy tries a body shot but Dinapoli blocks it.
Dinapoli lands with a light punch inside.
Kennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kennedy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dinapoli or not.
Dinapoli presses Kennedy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dinapoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Dinapoli working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dinapoli.
Kennedy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dinapoli backwards.
Kennedy pushes Dinapoli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kennedy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dinapoli is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Dinapoli.
Kennedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dinapoli misses with a punch on the inside.
Dinapoli managing to block the knees to the body from Kennedy.
Kennedy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dinapoli is defending well for now.
Kennedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dinapoli blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dinapoli.
Dinapoli lands a left hand.
Dinapoli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dinapoli misses with some punches.
Kennedy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Dinapoli.
Kennedy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dinapoli tries to throw a body punch but Kennedy avoids it by throwing Dinapoli back against the cage.
Dinapoli gets through Kennedy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy is struggling to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dinapoli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kennedy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dinapoli blocks it with crossed arms.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dinapoli lands with a left to the head.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dinapoli avoids it.
Kennedy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kennedy lands a body punch.
Kennedy missing with knees to the body.
Kennedy lands with a right to the head.
Kennedy stalling.
Kennedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dinapoli misses with a punch on the inside.
Kennedy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kennedy lands an uppercut.
Dinapoli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dinapoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kennedy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dinapoli misses with a punch on the inside.
Dinapoli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dinapoli misses with a body punch.
Dinapoli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dinapoli managing to block the knees to the body from Kennedy.
A short right from Dinapoli.
Kennedy throws a punch but it's blocked by Dinapoli.
Kennedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dinapoli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kennedy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kennedy.
A right hook to the body lands for Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a hook that snaps the head of Dinapoli backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dinapoli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kennedy digs a right hand underneath Dinapoli's ribcage. Dinapoli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dinapoli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kennedy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dinapoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leonzar Kennedy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leonzar Kennedy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kennedy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dinapoli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dinapoli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kennedy's head.
Kennedy throws a hook but Dinapoli blocks it.
Dinapoli appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy throws the left hand but Dinapoli avoids the punch easily.
Dinapoli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kennedy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dinapoli.
Kennedy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kennedy misses with a wild combination.
Dinapoli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kennedy misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Kennedy misses its intended target.
Dinapoli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with an uppercut.
Kennedy misses with an uppercut
and Dinapoli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dinapoli is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Dinapoli.
Dinapoli slips a jab from Kennedy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dinapoli scoring well with a low kick there.
Kennedy misses with an uppercut.
Dinapoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kennedy misses with a straight left.
Dinapoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dinapoli lunges at Kennedy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kennedy's hand.
Kennedy swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dinapoli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kennedy is rocked!
Kennedy misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Dinapoli to counter with a crisp jab.
Kennedy is still on wobbly legs! Can Dinapoli finish him?
Dinapoli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennedy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dinapoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dinapoli misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Kennedy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kennedy seems to have recovered his senses.
Leonzar Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dinapoli cracks Kennedy with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dinapoli has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kennedy to stand back up!
Joe Dinapoli is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Dinapoli misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dinapoli fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Kennedy to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Kennedy looks to clinch but Dinapoli throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Kennedy taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joe Dinapoli!
Joe Dinapoli retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Joe Dinapoli thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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