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WVT 40: Smith v Knox PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otso Toivonen (ranked 3004 p4p, 3599 weight class) and Charlie Darwin (ranked 412 p4p, 472 weight class). Charlie Darwin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otso Toivonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin misses with a looping right.
Darwin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Toivonen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Darwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darwin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Toivonen doesn't seem bothered though.
Toivonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darwin is looking to land body kicks.
Toivonen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Toivonen misses with an uppercut. Darwin saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen misses with an uppercut.
Darwin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Toivonen with a body shot.
Toivonen blocks a jab.
Toivonen misses with an uppercut. Darwin saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Darwin is out of range and Toivonen settles back down.
Toivonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Toivonen misses the target.
Darwin throws out a counter right but Toivonen avoids it with no problem.
Darwin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good standup being displayed there by Toivonen as he connects with a hook.
Darwin scores with a sloppy right hand. Toivonen should have avoided that one.
Toivonen misses with a right hand
and Darwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toivonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Darwin is just out of range.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Darwin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Toivonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Darwin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen misses with a body shot.
Darwin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toivonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Darwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Toivonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Toivonen throws a low kick but Darwin moves out of range easily.
Darwin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toivonen misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darwin! But no joy.
Darwin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Toivonen misses
and Darwin counters with a thumping low kick.
A big right from Darwin misses.
Toivonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darwin is looking for the big counter here.
Toivonen tries to land a front kick but Darwin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Decent striking displayed by Darwin there.
A low kick from Toivonen misses
and Darwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toivonen misses with a hook
and Darwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toivonen missing with a left hand there. Darwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darwin feints and then cracks Toivonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Toivonen down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin misses the jab.
Darwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toivonen.
Nice shot lands for Darwin.
Toivonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toivonen jabs Darwin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Toivonen swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Darwin counter with a right hand.
Darwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toivonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Darwin.
And Toivonen counters with a quick kick to the body but Darwin blocks it.
Toivonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darwin throws out the jab.
Darwin blocks a low kick nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Darwin dominated that round.
That's time! Toivonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Toivonen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toivonen lands a leg kick that knocks Darwin off balance momentarily.
Darwin drops his hands momentarily and Toivonen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
 It looks like Charlie Darwin has been cut.
Toivonen misses with a looping right.
Toivonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Toivonen misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Toivonen on the side of the head.
Toivonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darwin.
Darwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Toivonen cracks Darwin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Darwin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Toivonen finish him?
 Darwin is rocked!
Darwin ducks under a wild hook from Toivonen.
Darwin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Toivonen feints and then cracks Darwin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darwin down.
Toivonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Darwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darwin throws a body shot but no joy.
Charlie Darwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darwin! But no joy.
Darwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Toivonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin defending well as Toivonen loads up on a big left hand.
Toivonen ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.
Toivonen throwing a counter right hand but Darwin manages to avoid it.
Toivonen throws a body punch but Darwin moves out of range.
Toivonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Darwin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Toivonen's knee momentarily.
Darwin defending well as Toivonen loads up on a big left hand.
Darwin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Toivonen misses with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Darwin there.
Toivonen throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen scores with a punch to the head.
Darwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Toivonen swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Darwin to counter with a crisp jab.
 Toivonen is rocked!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Toivonen.
Darwin slips a jab and a cross from Toivonen.
Toivonen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Toivonen misses with a straight left.
Darwin throws out a counter right but Toivonen avoids it with no problem.
Darwin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darwin lands a leg kick that knocks Toivonen off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Toivonen is out of range.
Toivonen tries to land a body kick
and Darwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick lands for Darwin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darwin lands a head shot.
Toivonen throws a lazy body kick
letting Darwin counter with a right hand.
Oh Toivonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toivonen thows a leg kick but Darwin checks it
and Darwin counters with a nice leg kick.
Toivonen lands a front kick.
Toivonen throws a shot from downtown. Darwin moves away and avoids it.
Darwin shapes to counter with a head kick.
Darwin misses with a head kick.
Toivonen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Toivonen seems to have got his legs back now.
Darwin swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Toivonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Darwin's cut.
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. 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.
Toivonen lands with a cross.
Toivonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toivonen ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.
Toivonen misses with a hook. Darwin ducked under it nicely.
Toivonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darwin counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Toivonen under the eye.
Toivonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darwin throws a right hand that Toivonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Toivonen also avoids with ease.
Toivonen is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toivonen moves away.
Darwin misses with an uppercut. Toivonen saw that one coming.
Toivonen takes a swing at Darwin's ribcage but misses.
Toivonen scores with a jab. Darwin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Toivonen throws the kick towards the body but Darwin avoids it.
Toivonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darwin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Toivonen scores with a push kick.
Toivonen scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Toivonen throws an overhand right that lands on Darwin's shoulder, as Darwin tries to avoid the shot.
Darwin throws out a counter right but Toivonen avoids it with no problem.
Toivonen wants to slow Darwin down by chopping away at his legs.
Darwin throws out a counter right but Toivonen avoids it with no problem.
Jab by Toivonen.
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!
Toivonen cracks Darwin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Darwin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Toivonen finish him?
Darwin is still on wobbly legs! Can Toivonen finish him?
A jab from Toivonen misses.
Darwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toivonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darwin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Toivonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darwin looks to land a left hand but Toivonen moved out of range nicely.
Toivonen throwing a counter right hand but Darwin manages to avoid it.
Darwin seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toivonen.
Toivonen walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick from Toivonen misses.
It seemed like Darwin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Darwin misses with an uppercut. Toivonen saw that one coming.
Toivonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darwin throws a lazy uppercut
and Toivonen counters with a nice right hand that sends Darwin toppling to the canvas! Darwin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Toivonen finish him?!
Toivonen cracks Darwin with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Darwin tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Toivonen pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Darwin is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otso Toivonen!
After winning the bout, Otso Toivonen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Charlie Darwin was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm contemplating my future.. I don't think I have what it takes anymore. This might've been my last fight of my career. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malachi Lawrence (ranked 3271 p4p, 1735 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 441 p4p, 262 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malachi Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justis gets caught flat footed, as Lawrence shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lawrence stays in close to Justis's body and controls the position.
Lawrence won't allow Justis to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawrence is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lawrence stops Justis from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lawrence accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lawrence throws an elbow that misses. Justis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lawrence's guard. Nice move by Justis!
Lawrence escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Justis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis wants to stand but Lawrence has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lawrence looking to control.
Lawrence 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis gets to his feet. Lawrence looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Justis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lawrence.
Justis throws a counter combo.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lawrence fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Justis avoids it really well and circles away.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Justis sprawls well. Justis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lawrence gets slowly back to his feet.
Justis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachi Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis is looking to stand up but Lawrence isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lawrence accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lawrence keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Justis's head.
Lawrence prevents Justis from getting back to his feet.
Justis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Justis has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Lawrence has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Justis breaks the clinch.
Lawrence tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Justis defends well and Lawrence ends up having to push Justis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Justis has hold of one of Lawrence's legs. Lawrence is fighting the takedown attempt but Justis gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Justis manages to get himself to full guard.
Justis wants to get back to his feet but Lawrence is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Justis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lawrence throws a big elbow that misses.
Lawrence 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.
Justis wants to stand and escape but Lawrence is having none of it.
Lawrence throws a big right hand that misses.
Lawrence postures up in Justis's guard and throws a big left but Justis blocks it.
Lawrence is in close to Justis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lawrence working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lawrence postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lawrence postures up in Justis's guard and throws a big left but Justis blocks it.
Justis keeping moving, preventing Lawrence from controlling successfully.
Lawrence throws a strike but Justis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lawrence escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Justis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lawrence has a closed guard, preventing Justis from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawrence is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Justis defends well.
Justis tries to stand but Lawrence is controlling from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Logan Justis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Justis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
 It looks like Malachi Lawrence has been cut.
Justis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lawrence finds it's way round the side to connect with Justis's head.
Lawrence dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Justis. That did some damage!
Justis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Justis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lawrence finds it's way round the side to connect with Justis's head.
Lawrence dives in and grabs Justis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Justis pushes down on Lawrence's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence throws a predictable looking body shot
and Justis counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence with a jab.
Justis throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence has a takedown stuffed.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawrence cracks Justis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lawrence takes a swing at Justis's ribcage but misses.
Justis follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lawrence lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Justis circles away quickly and effectively.
Justis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Justis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Lawrence misses the target.
Justis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Justis wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachi Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence 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.
Lawrence will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Justis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Justis looks to throw the jab but Lawrence is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Justis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lawrence swings widly with a right hand
and Justis counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lawrence looks for a takedown but Justis sprawls well.
Justis throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Logan Justis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left lands for Lawrence.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence shoots in for a double leg but Justis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Justis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lawrence throws the left hand but Justis avoids the punch easily.
Lawrence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Justis.
A little jabbing left from Justis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lawrence gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lawrence takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Justis counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawrence changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Justis tries to avoid it but Lawrence manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Justis to the ground. Justis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Justis lands a jab to the head.
Lawrence misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justis.
Justis moves into range and clinches up with Lawrence.
Lawrence drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Justis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Justis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lawrence up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lawrence up against the cage.
Justis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lawrence dives in and grabs Justis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Justis pushes down on Lawrence's head and hops out.
Justis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Justis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Justis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malachi Lawrence's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lawrence misses with a body punch
and Justis counters with a straight right hand.
Justis throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence misses with a takedown
and Justis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lawrence throws a big shot that misses.
As Lawrence backs off Justis throws a huge counter combo but Lawrence manages to avoid it all.
Justis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Justis counters with a stiff right hand.
Malachi Lawrence's cut is getting worse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachi Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Lawrence.
Sloppy strikes from Lawrence. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with a hook. Justis ducked under it nicely.
Justis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lawrence fails with the takedown
and Justis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lawrence thinking.
Logan Justis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Justis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawrence moves away.
Lawrence fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Justis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lawrence momentarily.
Malachi Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Justis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Justis.
Justis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawrence misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Justis to counter with a crisp jab.
Malachi Lawrence's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Justis throws out a loose jab but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Justis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lawrence misses with a lunging right hand
letting Justis counter with a right hand.
Justis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lawrence, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Justis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Justis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malachi Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Justis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Justis stuffs the takedown.
Justis slips a jab from Lawrence.
A big left from Justis misses.
Lawrence tries for a takedown but Justis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Justis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Justis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lawrence has time to react.
Lawrence fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Justis avoids it really well and circles away.
Lawrence shoots in looking for a takedown. Justis tries to sprawl out of it but Lawrence keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Justis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis moves in looking to clinch but Lawrence pushes him off.
Lawrence lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Justis misses.
Lawrence is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lawrence swings widly with a right hand
and Justis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lawrence with a lazy takedown attempt
and Justis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justis scores with the left hand. Lawrence knows he should have avoided that one.
Jeez, Malachi Lawrence's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Justis slips a straight right by Lawrence.
Justis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lawrence is rocked!
Lawrence shoots in but Justis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Justis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Justis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Justis!
Logan Justis took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Usko Unbelivable (ranked 2611 p4p, 1955 weight class) and Lyle Alzado (ranked 67 p4p, 89 weight class). Lyle Alzado will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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285
35 - 39 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Usko Unbelivable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 39 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyle Alzado!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Alzado.
We've been hearing reports that Unbelivable has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Alzado connects with a body shot.
Alzado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Unbelivable half committed to a counter leg kick.
Alzado just misses with a punch to the body.
Unbelivable fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alzado, pushing him back against the cage.
Alzado lands a left hand.
Unbelivable tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alzado avoids it.
Alzado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alzado tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Unbelivable's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Unbelivable slips under a jab from Alzado.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alzado, as that shot connected.
No joy there for Alzado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Unbelivable jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Alzado tries a head kick but it misses.
Alzado throws a right hand that Unbelivable ducks under and follows up with a left that Unbelivable also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Alzado.
Unbelivable blocks a head kick by Alzado.
Alzado thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbelivable gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Unbelivable gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Alzado regains guard.
Unbelivable wanted to stand there but Alzado had control of the position.
Unbelivable trying to control the position from guard on top but Alzado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unbelivable not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Unbelivable seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Alzado for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzado keeping moving, preventing Unbelivable from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unbelivable trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Unbelivable wants to control from the top but Alzado keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Unbelivable with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Unbelivable slips a straight right by Alzado.
Unbelivable appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Unbelivable bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Alzado is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Unbelivable tries for a kimura but Alzado is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alzado knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Unbelivable wants to control but Alzado is keeping him busy.
Unbelivable throws a strike aimed at the side of Alzado's head but Alzado avoids it well.
Unbelivable misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alzado wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Unbelivable is looking to take a break and control but Alzado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Unbelivable thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alzado defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unbelivable stands up.
Lyle Alzado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Alzado.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lyle Alzado will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Unbelivable changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alzado tries to avoid it but Unbelivable manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alzado to the ground. Alzado escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Unbelivable moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAlzado.
Alzado stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alzado swings away with a body shot that misses
and Unbelivable counters with a thumping low kick.
Alzado keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Unbelivable moves into range and clinches up with Alzado.
Alzado tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Unbelivable avoids it.
Unbelivable has Alzado pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alzado manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Usko Unbelivable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Unbelivable stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Unbelivable is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzado lands a left hand.
Alzado misses with a knee to the head.
Unbelivable escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Unbelivable closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbelivable is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alzado knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Unbelivable stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Alzado throws a sloppy head kick and Unbelivable moves out of range easily.
Alzado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Unbelivable manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Unbelivable.
Unbelivable fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alzado avoids it really well and circles away.
Lyle Alzado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Unbelivable drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Alzado is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Unbelivable dives into side control.
Usko Unbelivable overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Unbelivable wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alzado keeps working.
Alzado is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable trying to control the action but Alzado is working from the bottom.
Unbelivable tries for a kimura but Alzado is defending well.
Unbelivable wants to control but Alzado is keeping him busy.
Unbelivable tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
An elbow from Unbelivable crashes against the mat.
Unbelivable taking a breather here.
Unbelivable is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alzado is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unbelivable misses with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Usko Unbelivable dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Unbelivable thuds a left hand into Alzado's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alzado. Unbelivable does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alzado misses the shot to the body.
Alzado misses with a double jab.
Unbelivable was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alzado fails to land with a series of punches.
Unbelivable closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alzado throws a low kick but it's checked well by Unbelivable.
Unbelivable tries to clinch but Alzado moves out of range.
Alzado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Alzado tries to get set, Unbelivable tries to push him back and clinch up but Alzado manages to avoid the attempt.
Unbelivable dives in and grabs Alzado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alzado pushes down on Unbelivable's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzado throws a sloppy head kick and Unbelivable moves out of range easily.
Unbelivable appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Usko Unbelivable is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Unbelivable uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alzado.
Lyle Alzado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alzado takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Unbelivable avoids the head kick by Alzado.
Alzado is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Unbelivable rather than just go for the knockout.
Unbelivable shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Unbelivable thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbelivable is working for a submission of some sort.
Unbelivable throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Unbelivable prevents Alzado from standing back up.
Alzado is defending against the submission attempts here by Unbelivable.
Unbelivable wants to work for an arm triangle but Alzado is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Unbelivable looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alzado is looking to escape.
Alzado is refusing to be controlled, as Unbelivable sits in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Unbelivable thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Unbelivable thows a huge punch but Alzado dodges it nicely.
Alzado avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Unbelivable.
Unbelivable is looking to advance position but Alzado won't allow it.
Unbelivable is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Alzado has managed to free his arm - good work.
Unbelivable is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alzado doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Unbelivable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alzado sees it coming and defends easily.
Unbelivable is looking to advance position but Alzado won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Unbelivable is trying to control. Alzado wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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 Usko Unbelivable.
I think Unbelivable has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lemieux (ranked 1884 p4p, 1905 weight class) and Pablo Noriega (ranked 86 p4p, 49 weight class). Noriega has chosen MS-13 Mara Salvatrucha as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Vincent Lemieux has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 42 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Noriega!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noriega throws a body kick that misses.
Noriega throws a big shot that misses.
Lemieux throws an overhand right that lands on Noriega's shoulder, as Noriega tries to avoid the shot.
Noriega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lemieux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noriega moves away.
Noriega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lemieux tries to counter by clinching up but Noriega breaks away and moves out of range.
Lemieux connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Noriega momentarily.
It looks like Pablo Noriega has been cut.
Lemieux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lemieux checks a low kick from Noriega.
Lemieux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lemieux misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noriega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pablo Noriega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noriega throws a big shot that misses.
Lemieux cracks Noriega with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Noriega looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lemieux finish him?
Noriega is rocked!
Lemieux seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemieux throws a jab but it's blocked by Noriega.
Noriega connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noriega appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Noriega feints and then cracks Lemieux's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lemieux down.
Lemieux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lemieux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noriega.
Noriega fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lemieux has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lemieux misses with a straight right.
Lemieux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lemieux moves out of range as Noriega throws a body kick.
Noriega pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lemieux wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Noriega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lemieux.
Lemieux slips under a jab from Noriega.
Noriega walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lemieux checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Noriega lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Noriega is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Noriega slips a jab from Lemieux.
Both fighters circling a little - Noriega finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Noriega tenderised Lemieux's leg. Lemieux is trying to keep his angry face on.
Noriega avoids the body shot from Lemieux.
It seemed like Noriega was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noriega 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.
Noriega tries a head kick but it misses.
Lemieux seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lemieux throws a lazy right hand but Noriega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Noriega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lemieux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noriega manages to avoid it.
Lemieux misses with a body shot.
Lemieux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Noriega.
Lemieux moves out of range as Noriega strikes.
Lemieux lands a nice shot to the body.
Lemieux looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A swing and a miss from Lemieux.
Lemieux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega throws a jab when Lemieux was well out of range.
Lemieux tries to counter by clinching up but Noriega breaks away and moves out of range.
Lemieux has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lemieux there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lemieux checks a leg kick.
Noriega avoids the body shot from Lemieux.
Noriega replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lemieux blocks it well.
A big right from Lemieux misses.
Lemieux just misses with a punch to the body.
Lemieux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lemieux takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Lemieux misses its intended target.
Lemieux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noriega. Lemieux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lemieux tries to counter by clinching up but Noriega breaks away and moves out of range.
Lemieux throws a hook to the side of Noriega's head but Noriega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Noriega misses with a low kick.
Noriega throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noriega jabs at Lemieux's body.
Noriega fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lemieux.
Noriega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lemieux.
Lemieux staying out of range there.
Noriega throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemieux closes the distance and pushes Noriega back into the cage.
Lemieux blocks a body shot from Noriega.
Noriega struggles to land a body shot inside as Lemieux controls his hands.
Lemieux takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lemieux avoiding damage as Noriega throws knees to the body.
Lemieux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Noriega blocks a body shot from Lemieux.
Lemieux pushes Noriega back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Lemieux.
Lemieux avoiding damage.
Lemieux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pablo Noriega will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Noriega's cut.
That's time! Lemieux's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Noriega throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lemieux tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Noriega connects with a crisp jab.
Lemieux throws a big shot that misses.
Noriega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lemieux looks to land a right hand but Noriega moved out of range.
Noriega throws a shot from downtown. Lemieux moves away and avoids it.
Lemieux walks into a straight right hand from Noriega.
Lemieux misses the shot to the body.
Noriega bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noriega throws a leg kick
and Lemieux counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lemieux lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lemieux is leaning against Noriega and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Noriega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemieux fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Noriega looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega avoids the body shot from Lemieux.
Noriega looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lemieux throws a lazy right hand but Noriega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Noriega lands a slapping body shot.
Noriega thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lemieux if he has to take too many more of those.
Lemieux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Noriega misses with a body kick.
Lemieux jabs Noriega to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Noriega swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Noriega tries to get set, Lemieux tries to push him back and clinch up but Noriega manages to avoid the attempt.
Noriega moves away from the strike by Lemieux.
Noriega flicks out a counter leg kick but Lemieux steps away.
Noriega feints and then cracks Lemieux's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lemieux down.
Lemieux scores with a nice right hand.
Noriega takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Noriega tries a low kick but Lemieux avoids it.
Lemieux misses the body punch
and Lemieux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemieux looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Noriega misses with a wild body shot.
Lemieux is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Noriega.
Noriega digs a good body shot into Lemieux's ribs.
Lemieux gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Noriega.
Noriega throws a head kick that misses.
Lemieux wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Noriega slips a jab from Lemieux.
Noriega looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lemieux checks a leg kick.
A combination from Lemieux does no damage.
Lemieux looks to score with a jab to the body but Noriega is just out of range.
Noriega scores with a one two! Lemieux had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pablo Noriega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Noriega throws a one two combo.
Noriega is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux throws a series of punches but Noriega avoids them all with ease.
Noriega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Noriega throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lemieux on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lemieux avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lemieux 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.
Lemieux feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Noriega sprawling to the canvas! Noriega rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lemieux finish him?!
Noriega is still on wobbly legs! Can Lemieux finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crack! Lemieux connects with the perfect overhand right and Noriega falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Lemieux!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vincent Lemieux!
Pablo Noriega spoke after the fight, saying 'Don’t Worry Im Gonna Put A Hit On Him Ese'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 1040 p4p, 1223 weight class) and Pete Dunham (ranked 154 p4p, 183 weight class). Dunham has chosen Im Forever Blowing Bubbles as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190
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170
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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 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immanuel misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Dunham to counter with a crisp jab.
Immanuel lands a head kick. Dunham smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Pete Dunham has been cut.
Immanuel lands an overhand right.
Immanuel scores with a nice body kick.
Dunham rushes Immanuel and presses him up against the cage.
Immanuel takes a shot to the head.
Dunham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dunham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dunham lands an elbow that stopped Immanuel in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Immanuel is leaning against Dunham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dunham can't find room to land a body shot as Immanuel controls the action.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
Immanuel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dunham.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Immanuel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dunham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dunham misses with some punches.
Immanuel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dunham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dunham just misses with a elbow thrown towards Immanuel's brow.
Dunham lands an elbow that stopped Immanuel in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Yeshua Immanuel has been cut.
We've been informed that Dunham 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.
Immanuel takes an elbow to the temple.
Immanuel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dunham blocks an uppercut.
Immanuel blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Dunham fails to land.
Dunham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Dunham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunham.
Dunham working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Immanuel scores with a hook to the body.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees to the body from Dunham.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dunham digs a right hand into Immanuel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Immanuel's gas tank.
Dunham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dunham.
Immanuel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Immanuel is breathing heavily.
Dunham lands a damaging elbow.
Dunham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dunham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dunham lands a left hand.
Dunham trying to land knees to the body.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham lands with a short shot to the head.
Dunham scores with a shot to the side of Immanuel's head.
Dunham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dunham lands with a left to the head.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunham landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Dunham.
Dunham cracks Immanuel with a nice body shot.
Dunham presses Immanuel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dunham lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Dunham scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
Dunham throws a punch but it's blocked by Immanuel.
Dunham misses with a punch to the body.
Dunham misses with a punch to the body.
Immanuel tries to work over Dunham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunham lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
Dunham lands a hook that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
Dunham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
A short right from Dunham on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Dunham.
Immanuel is rocked!
Dunham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Immanuel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clinched against the cage, Dunham lands a big elbow that drops Immanuel! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Immanuel is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Dunham!
In defeat, Yeshua Immanuel stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to my coaches, sorry I came up short. Great game plan by my opponent. It was his night tonight. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miro Tynkkynen (ranked 1214 p4p, 1310 weight class) and Devin Hill (ranked 182 p4p, 66 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Miro Tynkkynen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Hill!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Hill 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Tynkkynen misses.
Hill looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hill connects with a crisp jab.
Hill slips under a jab.
Hill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hill blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hill.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tynkkynen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tynkkynen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hill works over Tynkkynen's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tynkkynen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tynkkynen takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Hill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tynkkynen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Tynkkynen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tynkkynen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hill misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynkkynen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tynkkynen slips a jab from Hill.
Tynkkynen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hill throws a hook but Tynkkynen avoids it easily.
Hill misses with the combination.
Tynkkynen takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
Hill tries to clinch
and Tynkkynen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tynkkynen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
Hill displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hill with a nice cross.
Hill closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tynkkynen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tynkkynen lands the left hand.
Tynkkynen misses with a body shot.
A head kick by Hill misses
and Tynkkynen counters with a right hand to the body.
Hill dips to his left and cracks Tynkkynen with an uppercut!
A combination from Hill does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tynkkynen is looking to counter punch.
Tynkkynen throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Hill let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tynkkynen throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
Tynkkynen throws a lazy right hand but Hill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miro Tynkkynen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill avoids the body shot from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen throws a lazy uppercut
and Hill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tynkkynen takes one to the side of the head.
Hill throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Tynkkynen to counter with a crisp jab.
Tynkkynen misses with a hook.
Tynkkynen just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Hill misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hill lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tynkkynen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tynkkynen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tynkkynen lands a lovely overhand right.
Hill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tynkkynen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A left and a right from Hill both land. Nice combination.
Tynkkynen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen punishes Hill's body with a nice straight punch.
Hill thuds his right hand into Tynkkynen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tynkkynen ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hill moves away from the strike by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen misses with a body punch
and Hill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hill defending well as Tynkkynen loads up on a big left hand.
Hill scores with a shot to the body.
Tynkkynen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tynkkynen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hill to counter with a crisp jab.
Hill is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen slips under a jab.
It looked like Tynkkynen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tynkkynen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Hill lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Tynkkynen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tynkkynen throws a lazy right hand but Hill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tynkkynen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
No joy there for Hill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tynkkynen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tynkkynen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
Hill throws a lazy right hand but Tynkkynen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hill throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tynkkynen misses with a hook.
Tynkkynen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hill lands a jab to the nose.
Hill shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tynkkynen manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Hill keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tynkkynen missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Hill 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.
Tynkkynen sizes up Hill with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hill misses with an uppercut. Tynkkynen saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Tynkkynen misses the target.
Hill throws a hook but Tynkkynen avoids it easily.
Tynkkynen lands a nice hook to Hill's body. Hill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Devin Hill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hill fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tynkkynen defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand.
Tynkkynen misses with a looping right.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Tynkkynen is just out of range.
Tynkkynen thuds a left hand into Hill's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Tynkkynen.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tynkkynen, as that shot connected.
Devin Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tynkkynen throws a right hand that misses
and Hill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tynkkynen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Tynkkynen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tynkkynen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tynkkynen takes one to the chin there.
Hill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tynkkynen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hill.
Hill misses with a wild combination.
Tynkkynen swings widly with a right hand
enabling Hill to counter with a crisp jab.
Hill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tynkkynen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Tynkkynen.
Hill moves to clinch but Tynkkynen breaks away
and Tynkkynen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tynkkynen throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Hill wants to clinch up but Tynkkynen keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Tynkkynen misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tynkkynen.
Hill scores with a sloppy right hand. Tynkkynen should have avoided that one.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tynkkynen.
Hill scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Hill. Those never looked like landing.
Tynkkynen lands with an uppercut that bounces Hill off the cage and back into range.
Good shot there by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen slips under a jab.
Hill misses with a series of wild punches.
Tynkkynen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hill.
Tynkkynen lands a nice hook to Hill's body. Hill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hill misses with a body kick.
Tynkkynen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hill.
Tynkkynen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill throws a hook but Tynkkynen avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a lazy right hand but Tynkkynen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tynkkynen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tynkkynen takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
Hill pushes Tynkkynen up against the cage in a clinch.
Hill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hill tries to break free but Tynkkynen pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hill throws an elbow but misses.
Hill looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hill trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen scores with a shot to the side of Hill's head.
Tynkkynen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tynkkynen throws an elbow that misses.
Tynkkynen missing with knees to the body.
Hill stalling in the clinch but Tynkkynen improves position.
Tynkkynen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tynkkynen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tynkkynen throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tynkkynen.
Our sources have told us that Tynkkynen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Tynkkynen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tynkkynen blocks an elbow strike from Hill.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tynkkynen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Hill misses with an elbow strike.
Hill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tynkkynen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tynkkynen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tynkkynen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tynkkynen as Hill tries to tie him up.
Tynkkynen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tynkkynen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hill is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hill missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tynkkynen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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 Miro Tynkkynen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tynkkynen scores with a nice head shot.
Tynkkynen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tynkkynen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hills jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hill stalks Tynkkynen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tynkkynen's face. Tynkkynen staggers backwards, shaken.
Hill ducks right into an uppercut from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hill. Hill obviously looking to wear him down.
Tynkkynen throws a shot from downtown. Hill moves away and avoids it.
Tynkkynen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hill.
Tynkkynen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hill.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tynkkynen scores with a jab to the head.
Hill digs a good hook to Tynkkynen's body.
Tynkkynen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tynkkynen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hill tries a low kick but Tynkkynen avoids it.
Tynkkynen throws a good cross that connects.
Hill misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Tynkkynen moves out of range easily.
Tynkkynen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tynkkynen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tynkkynen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hill slips a straight right by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen misses the shot to the body.
Hill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tynkkynen clobbers Hill with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tynkkynen throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tynkkynen.
Hill uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tynkkynen has time to react.
A swing and a miss from Tynkkynen.
Hill throws a jab when Tynkkynen was well out of range.
Tynkkynen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Tynkkynen - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Tynkkynen misses.
Tynkkynen misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
Hill throws out a loose jab but Tynkkynen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill drops his hands momentarily and Tynkkynen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tynkkynen throws a hook but Hill blocks it.
Tynkkynen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Tynkkynen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hill counters with a nice uppercut.
Hill lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab by Tynkkynen.
Hill misses with a jab to the body
and Tynkkynen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tynkkynen.
Hill throws a body punch but Tynkkynen moves out of range.
It looked like Tynkkynen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hill.
Tynkkynen jabs at Hill's body.
Hill staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hill blocks a jab.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Tynkkynen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hill connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tynkkynen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tynkkynen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tynkkynen throws a shot from downtown. Hill moves away and avoids it.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hill misses with a hook to the body
and Tynkkynen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tynkkynen takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
Tynkkynen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hill.
Tynkkynen lands with a good body shot.
Hill throws a right hand that Tynkkynen ducks under and follows up with a left that Tynkkynen also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill misses with a combination
enabling Tynkkynen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a body kick.
Tynkkynen throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Tynkkynen connects with a right hand. Hill shakes it off.
Tynkkynen lands with an overhand left.
Tynkkynen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
A telegraphed right hand from Hill misses the target.
Hill throws out a leg kick but Tynkkynen moves out of range and Hill only half commits.
Tynkkynen misses the jab.
Hill ducks right into an uppercut from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Hill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hill slips under a jab.
It seemed like Hill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tynkkynen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tynkkynen throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hill to counter with a crisp jab.
Tynkkynen looks to land a left hand but Hill moved out of range nicely.
Hill throws a counter combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miro Tynkkynen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tynkkynen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miro Tynkkynen!
Post fight, Miro Tynkkynen took to the microphone: 'I need a beer '.
In defeat, Devin Hill stepped up to the mic, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Nimoy (ranked 2181 p4p, 1862 weight class) and Walter Wiener (ranked 317 p4p, 282 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Wiener!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiener throws the kick towards the body but Nimoy avoids it.
Nimoy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nimoy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wiener counters with a head kick. That will keep Nimoy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nimoy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nimoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiener manages to avoid it.
Nimoy throws a big shot that misses.
Nimoy lunges at Wiener with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wiener's hand.
Nimoy throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiener pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Nimoy misses its target.
Wiener misses the shot to the body.
Wiener moves away from the strike by Nimoy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Nimoy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wiener doesn't seem phased though.
Wiener is rocked!
and Nimoy counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Wiener! He's just covering up as Nimoy starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonard Nimoy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Nti (ranked 241 p4p, 1256 weight class) and Bill Smif (ranked 4 p4p, 31 weight class). Smif is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Playtime. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwame Nti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Smif!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nti shoots in and bounces Smif off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nti is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nti has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smif tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smif can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nti controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smif keeping full guard, as Nti tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bill Smif is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nti misses with a right hand
enabling Smif to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Kwame Nti has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Nti.
Nti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smif sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Nti misses the target.
Smif takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nti scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smif walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A shot to the liver by Smif. Beautiful body shot.
Nti has Smif up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smif lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smif scores with a shoulder strike.
Smif breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nti or perhaps it was just good defense by Smif, which made it look bad.
A jab lands there for Smif.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti cracks Smif with an open hand slap.
Nti lands a right hook to the body.
Smif misses with a wild body shot.
Nti clinches up with Smif and pushes him back against the cage.
Smif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smif prevents the takedown attempt.
Smif has a couple of punches blocked by Nti.
Smif tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nti's elbow.
Nti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smif gets through Nti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smif lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smif's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smif keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nti moves out of range of the strikes.
Smif throws a lazy uppercut
and Nti counters with a shoot takedown. Smif fights it but they end up in guard.
Smif wants to sweep but no luck.
Nti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nti passes Smif's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Nti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kwame Nti's cut.
That's time! Nti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nti loads up on a big right hand but Smif slips the punch.
Nti lands a really nice looking cross but Smif seems unphased.
Nti blocks a jab.
Nti misses with an uppercut. Smif saw that one coming.
Smif uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nti.
Nti with a jab.
A big right from Nti misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smif misses with a double jab
and Nti counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nti looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nti is one step ahead there.
Nti tries to free his leg and advance position but Smif is retaining full guard.
Nti controlling from the top position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Nti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nti missing with a left hand there. Smif was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nti misses the shot to the body.
Smif throws a right hand that misses
and Nti counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smif won't be happy with that.
Nti content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Smif struggling a bit here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smif gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Smif tries to hold on but Nti pushes him away.
Nti looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Kwame Nti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kwame Nti's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Nti lands a jab to Smif's midsection.
Nti lands a lovely overhand right.
Nti avoids the body shot from Smif.
Nti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smif avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smif throws a body punch but Nti moves out of range.
Smif swings for the body but Nti moves out of range.
Nti attempts a counter takedown but Smif avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti lands with a right hand.
Smif fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nti manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Smif misses with a hook. Nti ducked under it nicely.
Nti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti lands a slapping body shot.
Smif scores with a nice head shot.
Smif drops his hands momentarily and Nti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smif scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice jab there from Nti.
Smif avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smif throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nti throws a big shot that misses.
Smif is looking for the big counter here.
Kwame Nti is winning the standup battle so far.
Nti has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nti there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smif has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nti on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Nti misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smif! But no joy.
Bill Smif has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left lands for Smif.
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!
Smif misses with a body shot.
Smif uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nti.
Smif now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Smif tries to move into range but Nti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Smif.
Nti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A combination from Smif does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif just misses with a punch to the body.
Nti drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smif sprawls and moves away.
Smif avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nti lands with a shot to the body.
Smif swings for the body but Nti moves out of range.
Nti with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smif. Nti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kwame Nti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nti slips a jab from Smif.
Smif throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nti avoids the body shot from Smif.
Nti drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smif sprawls and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smif.
Smif jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smif misses with a body shot.
A jab from Nti does it's job there.
Nti throws a shot from downtown. Smif moves away and avoids it.
Smif is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nti with a body shot.
Nti works Smif's body with a nice hook.
Smif ducks under a wild hook from Nti.
A nice side step and Smif releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nti looks to score with a jab to the body but Smif is just out of range.
Smif looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smif pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bill Smif.
I think Nti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwame Nti!
Kwame Nti bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sepi Pulkkinen (ranked 247 p4p, 303 weight class) and Leonardo Narushima (ranked 9 p4p, 7 weight class). Narushima is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chemistry - Heartbeat (Deepforces Remix). 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sepi Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Narushima !
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen closes the distance but Narushima moves to the side
and Narushima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pulkkinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Narushima on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Leonardo Narushima has been cut.
Narushima throws a body shot but no joy.
Pulkkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narushima .
Narushima lands a right hook to the body.
Narushima thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pulkkinen if he has to take too many more of those.
Pulkkinen tries to clinch but Narushima is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narushima throws a looping overhand right but Pulkkinen ducks down to avoid it.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick but Narushima moves out of range.
Narushima throws out a counter right but Pulkkinen avoids it with no problem.
Narushima pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pulkkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Narushima .
Pulkkinen is looking for a counter combo.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Pulkkinen is looking to counter the offense by Narushima and move into the clinch.
Pulkkinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Narushima misses with a body kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a head kick.
Pulkkinen tries to clinch but Narushima moves out of range.
Pulkkinen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Narushima to counter with a crisp jab.
Narushima throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick but Narushima moves out of range.
Narushima 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.
Narushima slips a jab and a cross from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Narushima counters with a body kick.
Pulkkinen is breathing heavily.
Pulkkinen wants to clinch but Narushima slips to the side
and Narushima counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Narushima looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Narushima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pulkkinen moves out of range as Narushima throws a body kick.
Narushima scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narushima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Narushima looks for the body kick but Pulkkinen saw that one coming.
Pulkkinen has closed the distance and engaged Narushima in a clinch.
Narushima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pulkkinen avoids a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen wants to clinch but Narushima slips to the side
and Narushima counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pulkkinen tries to clinch
and Narushima makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pulkkinen really felt that one!
Narushima bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Narushima goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Narushima misses with a hook. Pulkkinen ducked under it nicely.
Narushima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narushima throws a hook but Pulkkinen avoids it easily.
Narushima cracks Pulkkinen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Narushima has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pulkkinen to stand back up!
Pulkkinen is rocked!
It looks like Sepi Pulkkinen has been cut.
Narushima missing with a left hand there. Pulkkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oh Pulkkinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Narushima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pulkkinen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulkkinen slips under a jab from Narushima .
Pulkkinen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Narushima .
Pulkkinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Narushima throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Narushima throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pulkkinen ducks into an uppercut from Narushima and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonardo Narushima !
A relieved looking Leonardo Narushima thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Smith (ranked 277 p4p, 354 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 6 p4p, 16 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by IS THIS LOVE. Knox has chosen Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company as his entrance music. Zeta Knox will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Smith throws a quick counter kick to the body but Knox avoids it.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Smith feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Kenny Smith has been cut.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Smith avoids the body shot from Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
Knox takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zeta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith lets loose with a powerful body kick. Knox will feel that in the morning.
Knox avoids a kick to the body.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knox steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a hook.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Knox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith cracks Knox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith is looking to chop away at Knox's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith jabs Knox right on the nose. Knox blinks but takes it well.
Knox throws out a powerful jab.
Knox misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Knox 's knee.
Smith slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Smith misses its target.
Knox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knox misses with a hook.
Smith is looking to counter punch.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith slips a straight right by Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox scores with a hook.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Jab from Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Knox throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Knox misses with a left hand
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Knox throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws a body kick that misses
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith moves forwards but Knox connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Knox might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Smith has got the better of the exchanges.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Jab, jab by Knox - just one landing.
Kenny Smith's cut is getting worse.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab by Smith.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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 Knox.
Knox throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith is looking to counter with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith half committed to a counter leg kick.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Kenny Smith's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeta Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.
Knox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Smith lands a body shot.
A low kick lands for Smith.
Smith moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Knox misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith moves away from the strike by Knox.
It looked like Smith was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knox.
Smith jabs at Knox's body.
Knox walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox is rocked!
Smith throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith drops Knox with a straight right hand, right on the button! Smith follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Kenny Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Zeta Knox spoke after the fight, saying '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.
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