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BB 90 - St. Gough vs Kisei PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Pierre (ranked 1917 p4p, 2223 weight class) and Mental Warrior (ranked 252 p4p, 289 weight class). Warrior has chosen Side to Side as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mental Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Warrior tests Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Warrior on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Pierre.
A jab from Warrior does it's job there.
Warrior lands a body shot.
Pierre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Warrior's head backwards.
Warrior uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pierre has time to react.
Warrior lands the left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Pierre lands with a cross.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Warrior but Warrior pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Warrior throws the left hand but Pierre avoids the punch easily.
Warrior displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pierre.
Warrior sizes up Pierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Pierre misses.
Warrior lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pierre takes a swing at Warrior's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Warrior on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Warrior throws out a loose jab but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior slaps away a takedown attempt from Pierre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warrior works Pierre's body with a nice hook.
Warrior looks to throw the jab but Pierre is out of range.
Warrior jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Warrior throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierre shoots in and drives through. Warrior sprawls well.
Pierre slips under a jab from Warrior.
Warrior misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Warrior. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Warrior.
Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Warrior 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.
Pierre scores with a hook to the body. Warrior takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pierre scores with a punch to the head.
Warrior darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Warrior swivels and escapes.
Pierre throws an off balance right hand
and Warrior counters with a nice uppercut.
Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Pierre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pierre looks to land a combination but Warrior avoids it well.
Warrior scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre defending well as Warrior loads up on a big left hand.
Pierre has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blood and Iron Training in the buildup to the fight.
Warrior is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pierre had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warrior is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pierre.
Mental Warrior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Warrior cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warrior moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Warrior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Warrior's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Warrior duly obliges.
 It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Pierre throws a hook but Warrior blocks it.
Warrior swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Warrior fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pierre, pushing him back against the cage.
Pierre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Warrior blocks a body shot from Pierre.
Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierre prevents a body shot from Warrior.
Pierre misses with some punches.
Pierre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Warriors head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Warrior.
Pierre blocks an uppercut.
Warrior lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pierre scores with a shot to the side of Warrior's head.
Warrior lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
A short right from Warrior.
Pierre can't find room to land a body shot as Warrior controls the action.
Warrior swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warrior throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierre.
Warrior swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warrior gets through Pierre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pierre.
Pierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warrior lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierre misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Warrior fails to land.
Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Warrior.
Warrior working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Warrior tries a body shot but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pierre misses with a body punch.
Warrior has a couple of punches blocked by Pierre.
Warrior lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierre.
Warrior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Warrior fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Warrior.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Warrior.
Warrior lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warrior.
Pierre can't find room to land a body shot as Warrior controls the action.
Pierre lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Warrior.
Pierre misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mental Warrior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre'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.
A telegraphed right hand from Warrior misses the target.
Pierre avoids the body shot from Warrior.
Warrior has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Warrior throws a big shot that misses.
Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pierre digs a good body shot into Warrior's ribs.
Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Warrior scores with a body shot.
Warrior misses with a wild body shot.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Warrior as he avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Warrior there.
Pierre shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre misses with an uppercut.
Warrior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierre misses with a straight left.
Pierre looks to throw the jab but Warrior is out of range.
Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Warrior.
George Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Warrior misses the target.
Pierre throws a big counter combination but Warrior scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Warrior misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierre cracks Warrior with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Decent striking displayed by Warrior there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre tries to keep at a distance but Warrior has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pierre blocks an uppercut.
Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierre tries to throw a body punch but Warrior avoids it by throwing Pierre back against the cage.
Warrior misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierre.
Warrior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warrior working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierre.
Warrior scores with a shot to the side of Pierre's head.
Pierre misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Warrior.
Warrior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warrior misses with the head strike.
Pierre throws a punch but it's blocked by Warrior.
Pierre tries a body shot but Warrior blocks it.
Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Pierre.
Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Warrior uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre misses with a body punch.
Pierre throws a head punch that misses.
Pierre misses with the head strike.
Pierre lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warrior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pierre lands a left hand.
Warrior tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Warrior lands a body punch.
Warrior lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Warrior fails to land.
Warrior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warrior lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pierre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Warrior.
A short left from Pierre.
A shot in the inside from Warrior.
A short right from Warrior.
Warrior working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre can't find room to land a body shot as Warrior controls the action.
Warrior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Warrior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warrior lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Warrior blocking some punches.
Pierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warrior stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Warrior scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pierre takes a shot to the head.
Warrior lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Warrior lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Warrior throws a head punch that misses.
Warrior lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Warrior lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Warrior blocks an uppercut.
Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Warrior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warrior lands a hook that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Pierre lands a nice uppercut.
Mental Warrior seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Warrior lands a shoulder strike.
Pierre takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierre blocks an uppercut.
Pierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierre tries a body shot but Warrior blocks it.
Warrior misses with a body punch.
Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierre presses Warrior against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Warrior softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pierre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pierre misses with the head strike.
Warrior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierre.
Pierre blocking some punches.
Pierre misses with a body punch.
Warrior swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warrior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mental Warrior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Warrior avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pierre!
Pierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Warrior to counter with a crisp jab.
Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Warrior is just out of range.
Warrior throws a shot to the body.
Warrior thuds his right hand into Pierre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pierre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Warrior misses with a straight right.
Pierre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 Pierre is rocked!
Pierre blocks a jab.
Pierre looks to throw the jab but Warrior is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre misses with an uppercut
and Warrior cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Warrior dodges the punch combination from Pierre.
Warrior swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pierre seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warrior forces Pierre back against the cage and clinches.
Pierre takes a shot to the head.
Warrior misses with some punches.
Pierre takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warrior has a couple of punches blocked by Pierre.
Warrior pushes Pierre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Warrior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Warrior.
Warrior misses with a punch on the inside.
Warrior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warrior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pierre lands a shoulder strike.
Pierre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pierre misses with some punches.
Warrior misses with the head strike.
Pierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pierre.
Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierre misses with some punches.
Mental Warrior is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior lands with a short shot to the head.
Pierre tries to work over Warrior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warrior lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warrior swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Warrior lands a hook that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Warrior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierre lands a nice uppercut.
Warrior lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Pierre throws a head punch that misses.
Pierre misses with the head strike.
Warrior blocking some punches.
Warrior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierre throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre working aggressively here.
Warrior misses with some punches.
Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierre has a couple of punches blocked by Warrior.
Warrior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warrior has a couple of punches blocked by Pierre.
Warrior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre misses with a body punch.
Pierre blocking some punches.
Pierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Pierre on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warrior backwards.
Pierre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Warrior uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Warrior.
Pierre has a couple of punches blocked by Warrior.
Pierre misses with some punches.
Pierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierre.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierre.
Warrior digs a right hand underneath Pierre's ribcage. Pierre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Warrior on the inside.
Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Warrior.
Pierre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mental Warrior comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Warrior has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mental Warrior!
Mental Warrior bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hughes (ranked 1540 p4p, 1741 weight class) and Voltsz Diesel (ranked 200 p4p, 227 weight class). Diesel has chosen Outerspass - Frosty as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Voltsz Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diesel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
Diesel throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Hughes misses the target.
Hughes connects with a crisp jab.
Diesel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diesel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Diesel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diesel is pressed up against the cage. Hughes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diesel down to the mat. Diesel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hughes misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel clinches.
Diesel stops a takedown attempt from Hughes.
Diesel digs a right hand into Hughes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hughes's gas tank.
Diesel trying to land knees to the body.
Diesel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Diesel can't find room to land a body shot as Hughes controls the action.
Diesel lands a shoulder strike.
Hughes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diesel throws an elbow but misses.
Hughes blocks the elbow strike.
Diesel misses with an elbow over the top.
Hughes tries to score a body lock takedown but Diesel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diesel throws an elbow that misses.
Diesel has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel misses with an elbow over the top.
Diesel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diesel can't find room to land a body shot as Hughes controls the action.
Diesel misses with the head strike.
Diesel swings wildly with an uppercut but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diesel swings wildly with an uppercut but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes takes an elbow to the temple.
Hughes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diesel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hughes blocking some punches.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike.
Diesel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diesel throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hughes wants a takedown but no success here.
Diesel misses with a punch to the body.
Diesel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Marcus Hughes has been cut.
Diesel lands a nice elbow.
Hughes lands a takedown into guard.
Hughes looking to sit in guard and control but Diesel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diesel decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Diesel tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.
Hughes dives in and grabs Diesel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diesel pushes down on Hughes's head and hops out.
Hughes lunges at Diesel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diesel's hand.
Diesel is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel closes the distance but Hughes moves to the side
and Diesel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Voltsz Diesel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diesel tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.
Hughes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diesel tries to clinch but Hughes is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diesel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diesel darts in and clinches Hughes up against the cage.
Diesel working aggressively here.
Diesel lands an uppercut.
Diesel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hughes gets a trip takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Voltsz Diesel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Hughes's cut.
That's time! Hughes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diesel blocks a jab.
Hughes scores with a nice head shot.
Diesel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hughes, pushing him back against the cage.
Diesel throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diesel.
Diesel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diesel lands an elbow inside that Hughes shrugs off.
Diesel is pressed up against the cage. Hughes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diesel down to the mat. Diesel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Diesel leaves Hughes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes throws a hook but Diesel blocks it.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hughes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diesel walks into a jab.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Diesel wants to clinch.
Diesel throws an off balance right hand
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Diesel.
Diesel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diesel steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hughes.
Diesel clinches up with Hughes and pushes him back against the cage.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Diesel manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diesel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diesel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hughes gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hughes thows a huge punch but Diesel dodges it nicely.
Diesel tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hughes manages to move to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes raining down shots from the mount!
Diesel holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hughes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Diesel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
BOOM! Hughes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Diesel wants to get back to his feet.
Diesel holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hughes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Diesel sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hughes.
Hughes throwing shots but Diesel is blocking nicely.
Diesel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hughes.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura but Diesel is defending well.
Diesel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hughes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes stalling away here and it's allowed Diesel to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Diesel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hughes.
Hughes looking to sit in guard and control but Diesel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diesel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hughes's guard.
Hughes throws a couple of heel strikes.
Hughes wants to sweep here but Diesel controlling him for the moment.
Hughes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hughes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Hughes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Diesel closes the distance and clinches.
Hughes blocking some punches.
Diesel stops a takedown attempt from Hughes.
Hughes blocks an uppercut.
Hughes blocks an uppercut.
Diesel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Diesel lands a hook that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Hughes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diesel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Diesel misses with the head strike.
Diesel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diesel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes avoids the elbow strike from Diesel, against the cage.
Hughes prevents a body shot from Diesel.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike.
Diesel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hughes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Diesel prevents it.
Hughes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diesel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel pushes off an throws an elbow but Hughes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diesel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hughes is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hughes takes an elbow to the temple.
Diesel can't find room to land a body shot as Hughes controls the action.
Diesel has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
Diesel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hughes up against the cage.
Diesel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Diesel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diesel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diesel misses with an elbow strike.
I was talking to Hughes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diesel lands an elbow inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diesel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diesel taking a breather.
Diesel struggles to land a body shot inside as Hughes controls his hands.
Hughes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diesel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Diesel throws an elbow but it misses.
Diesel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diesel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Diesel misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Diesel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diesel struggles to land a body shot inside as Hughes controls his hands.
Diesel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diesel tries to throw a body punch but Hughes avoids it by throwing Diesel back against the cage.
Hughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diesel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes blocks a body shot from Diesel.
A short right from Diesel.
Diesel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diesel throws an elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Voltsz Diesel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diesel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Voltsz Diesel!
Voltsz Diesel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryant (ranked 1128 p4p, 1987 weight class) and Suzaku Kururugi (ranked 149 p4p, 254 weight class). Suzaku Kururugi 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suzaku Kururugi!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant tries a head kick but it misses.
Kururugi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kururugi scores with a leg kick.
Kururugi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kururugi throws a lazy right hand but Bryant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bryant throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Bryant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kururugi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bryant's sensitive parts.
Bryant moves into range and clinches up with Kururugi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bryant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bryant.
Bryant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kururugi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bryant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Kururugi misses.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Kururugi.
Bryant lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kururugi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bryant manages to avoid it.
Kururugi lands with a straight right. Bryant didn't see that one coming.
Kururugi clinches up with Bryant and pushes him back against the cage.
Kururugi misses with the head strike.
Kururugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Bryant uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bryant backwards.
Bryant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kururugi lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kururugi lands with a light punch inside.
Kururugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kururugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kururugi can't find room to land a body shot as Bryant controls the action.
Bryant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kururugi tries to work over Bryant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bryant.
Bryant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bryant lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kururugi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bryant clinches with his opponent.
Kururugi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bryant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kururugi throws a low kick, looking for Bryant's leg but Bryant calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kururugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryant thinks about countering with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kururugi.
Kururugi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Bryant misses.
Kururugi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bryant. That did some damage!
Kururugi avoids the head kick by Bryant.
Kururugi throws a low kick but Bryant avoids it.
Kururugi throws a hook but Bryant blocks it.
Bryant scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bryant throws a right hand that Kururugi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kururugi also avoids with ease.
Kururugi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kururugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bryant.
Bryant fails with the takedown
and Kururugi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bryant lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kururugi will feel that in the morning.
Kururugi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryant.
Kururugi misses with an uppercut
and Bryant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kururugi misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Suzaku Kururugi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kururugi throws a chopping leg kick but Bryant manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bryant just misses with a punch to the body.
Kururugi throws a solid leg kick but Bryant takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kururugi.
A good leg kick by Bryant.
Kururugi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bryant rather than just go for the knockout.
Bryant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bryant throws a shot to the body.
Bryant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryant. Kururugi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Bryant is predictable there
and Kururugi counters with a body kick.
Kururugi throws a hook to the side of Bryant's head but Bryant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kururugi blocks a head kick by Bryant.
Bryant backing away here, and Kururugi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kururugi clobbers Bryant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bryant takes the fight into the clinch.
Bryant manages to break the clinch.
Bryant moves into the clinch.
Kururugi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bryant prevents a body shot from Kururugi.
Bryant manages to break the clinch.
Bryant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bryant stalks Kururugi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kururugi's face. Kururugi staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi misses with an uppercut.
Bryant seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kururugi throws a leg kick which misses Bryant's front leg but catches the back leg as Bryant tries to avoid it.
Bryant throws a right hand that Kururugi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kururugi also avoids with ease.
Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kururugi.
Bryant seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kobe Bryant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kururugi to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant takes a swing at Kururugi's ribcage but misses.
Kururugi flicks out a counter leg kick but Bryant steps away.
Bryant misses with a jab to the body
and Kururugi counters with a good low kick that Bryant was not able to check.
Kururugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kururugi throws a leg kick which misses Bryant's front leg but catches the back leg as Bryant tries to avoid it.
Kururugi misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bryant tries to clinch but Kururugi moves out of range.
A nice side step and Kururugi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses
and Kururugi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kururugi misses with a lunging right hand
and Bryant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kururugi sizes up Bryant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bryant scoring well with a low kick there.
Kururugi throws a low kick but Bryant moves out of range easily.
Kururugi gets tackled into the cage by Bryant. Bryant maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bryant manages to break the clinch.
Kururugi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bryant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant shoots and misses
and Kururugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kururugi circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant misses with the combination.
Bryant moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bryant looks for the body kick but Kururugi saw that one coming.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Kururugi.
No joy there for Bryant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kururugi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Bryant dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bryant feints a jab promting Kururugi to slip. Bryant then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kururugi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kururugi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kururugi throws a lazy body kick
and Bryant counters with a one-two to the body.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses
and Kururugi counters with a nice uppercut.
Bryant cracks Kururugi with a good jab.
Bryant throws a series of strikes that have Kururugi backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant blocks a jab.
Bryant thuds his right hand into Kururugi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bryant throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kururugi's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kururugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.
Bryant misses with a body punch
and Kururugi counters with a straight right hand.
Bryant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bryant feints and then cracks Kururugi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kururugi down.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryant gets a clinch.
Kururugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bryant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bryant breaks the clinch.
Kururugi misses the shot to the body.
Bryant appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kururugi misses the shot to the body.
Bryant seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bryant tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a head kick but Kururugi moves out of range.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Kururugi to counter with a crisp jab.
Bryant is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kururugi throws out a leg kick but Bryant moves out of range and Kururugi only half commits.
Kururugi takes a swing at Bryant's ribcage but misses.
Bryant misses with a takedown attempt
and Bryant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bryant throws a sloppy body shot
and Kururugi counters with a straight right hand.
Bryant dives in for a single leg takedown but Kururugi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kururugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Bryant controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bryants head.
Still in the clinch, Kururugi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kururugi misses with a punch to the body.
Bryant blocks a body shot from Kururugi.
A head punch on the inside from Kururugi fails to land.
Kururugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Bryant controls his hands.
Kururugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kururugi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bryant blocking some punches.
Kururugi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kururugi scores with a hook to the body.
Kururugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bryant manages to break the clinch.
Kururugi lands with a hook. Bryant tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bryant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kururugi.
Kururugi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant misses the shot to the body.
Bryant misses the shot to the body.
Bryant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kururugi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bryant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kururugi moves away.
Kururugi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bryant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A left and a right from Bryant both land. Nice combination.
Kururugi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bryant's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Suzaku Kururugi.
I think Kururugi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Suzaku Kururugi!
A victorious Suzaku Kururugi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Galanis (ranked 2129 p4p, 2608 weight class) and Chris Coryatt (ranked 272 p4p, 324 weight class). Coryatt has chosen Slim Thug - Welcome 2 Houston as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Galanis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Coryatt!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coryatt misses with a straight right.
As Coryatt backs away, Galanis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Coryatt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Coryatt misses the shot to the body.
Coryatt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Galanis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coryatt.
Coryatt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Galanis throws a jab when Coryatt was well out of range.
Coryatt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Galanis dodges the punch combination from Coryatt.
Coryatt misses with a series of wild punches.
Galanis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Coryatt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coryatt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Galanis with a body shot.
Galanis thumps Coryatt with a low kick.
Coryatt misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galanis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Galanis with a nice cross.
Galanis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Coryatt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Galanis.
Coryatt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Coryatt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Coryatt.
Coryatt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galanis throws out the jab.
Coryatt lands with an overhand left.
Galanis is rocked!
Coryatt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coryatt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Galanis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coryatt.
Coryatt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Galanis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coryatt misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Galanis. That's going to slow Coryatt down.
A big left from Coryatt misses.
Galanis lands a front kick.
A lazy left from Coryatt finds it's target.
Oh Galanis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Coryatt misses.
Galanis jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Coryatt takes a swing at Galanis's ribcage but misses.
Coryatt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Galanis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Galanis seems to have got his legs back now.
Galanis slips a jab and a cross from Coryatt.
Galanis misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt lands with a good body shot.
Coryatt walks into a straight right hand from Galanis.
Galanis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Galanis scoring well with a low kick there.
Galanis misses with a wild combination.
Coryatt throws a series of punches but Galanis avoids them all with ease.
Coryatt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Coryatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Galanis.
Galanis misses with a straight left.
Coryatt misses the jab.
A punch combination from Coryatt misses.
Galanis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Coryatt.
Coryatt misses with a looping left.
Coryatt slips under a jab.
A jab from Galanis finds it's way through Coryatt's defenses.
Galanis throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galanis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coryatt.
Galanis throws out a powerful jab.
Galanis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coryatt.
Galanis punishes Coryatt's body with a nice straight punch.
Chris Coryatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coryatt loads up on a big right hand but Galanis slips the punch.
Galanis slips a straight right by Coryatt.
A combination from Coryatt does no damage.
Coryatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Galanis misses with an uppercut. Coryatt saw that one coming.
Coryatt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Galanis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coryatt throws a hook but Galanis blocks it.
Coryatt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Galanis finds it's way round the side to connect with Coryatt's head.
Galanis connects with a nice looking jab.
 Coryatt is rocked!
Coryatt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Galanis.
Coryatt is still on wobbly legs! Can Galanis finish him?
Galanis cracks a nice hook into Coryatt's ribs.
Galanis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coryatt doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galanis lands a big right hand that sends Coryatt crashing to the mat! Galanis stays standing though and waves Coryatt back to his feet!
A jab from Galanis misses.
Coryatt misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
and Galanis counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Coryatt! He's just covering up as Galanis starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Galanis!
A very excited looking Adrian Galanis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carter Wright (ranked 1049 p4p, 969 weight class) and Hakeem Adderley (ranked 148 p4p, 131 weight class). Adderley has chosen Genesis as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Carter Wright has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Carter Wright seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carter Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Adderley!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wright with a hook.
Adderley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Adderley's head but Adderley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adderley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wright.
Adderley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Carter Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright scores with a punch to the head.
Adderley misses with the combination.
Adderley lands with a kick to the temple. Wright shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Adderley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adderley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Adderley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Adderley swings widly with a right hand
and Wright counters with a left and a right that stings Adderley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Wright as he checks the leg kick.
Wright misses with an uppercut
enabling Adderley to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Adderley saw that one coming.
Adderley moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright cracks Adderley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Adderley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wright has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blacktalians MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Adderley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wright's knee momentarily.
Adderley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Adderley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Adderley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adderley moves into the clinch.
Adderley throws an elbow that misses.
Adderley breaks from the clinch.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adderley flicks out a counter leg kick but Wright steps away.
Wright scores with a jab. Adderley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adderley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adderley defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adderley.
Wright tried to counter with a leg kick but Adderley avoided it.
Wright checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adderley.
Wright is looking to chop away at Adderley's legs.
Wright looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Adderley misses the jab.
Adderley with a hook.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Adderley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
Adderley cracks Wright with a good jab.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Adderley moves out of range easily.
Adderley throws a right and a left that Wright avoids nicely.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Adderley moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Adderley misses
and Wright counters with a head kick that drops Adderley to the mat! Adderley scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Adderley is rocked!
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wright feints and then cracks Adderley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adderley down.
Wright fails to land with a series of punches.
Adderley connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a really nice looking cross but Adderley seems unphased.
Wright throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Adderley is still on wobbly legs! Can Wright finish him?
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adderley.
Wright throws a low kick but Adderley moves out of range easily.
Adderley seems to have recovered his senses.
Wright with a nice calf kick.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adderley pushes Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Wright lands a hook that snaps the head of Adderley backwards.
Adderley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wright's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adderley manages to break the clinch.
Wright throws a low kick, looking for Adderley's leg but Adderley calmly moves out of range.
Wright moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adderley ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Adderley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Wright slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wright throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adderley is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
Wright takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wright stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adderley.
Wright throws a leg kick but Adderley checks it.
Adderley checks a low kick from Wright.
Adderley slips a straight right by Wright.
Adderley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adderley lands with a cross.
Adderley is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adderley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adderley checks a low kick from Wright.
Adderley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Adderley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Wright misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Carter Wright will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Adderley checks a low kick from Wright.
Adderley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Adderley throws a low kick but Wright avoids it.
Adderley takes one to the chin there.
Carter Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adderley. That's going to slow Wright down.
Wright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wright tries to keep at a distance but Adderley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adderley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adderley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Wright misses with a leg kick
and Adderley counters with a good low kick that Wright was not able to check.
Adderley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Adderley scores with a nice head shot.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Adderley.
Adderley feints and then cracks Wright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wright down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Adderley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adderley.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wright clobbers Adderley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Adderley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adderley blocks a head kick by Wright.
Adderley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wright tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Adderley is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adderley! But no joy.
Adderley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Adderley closes the distance and clinches.
Wright lands a right hand.
Wright scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Wright scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adderley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adderley.
Adderley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wright on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adderley. Adderley obviously looking to wear him down.
Wright takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Adderley.
Adderley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A punch lands to the side of Adderley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Adderley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wright. That did some damage!
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Adderley moves away and avoids it.
Wright cracks Adderley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Adderley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wright scores with a jab. Adderley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Adderley lands with a cross.
Adderley slips a jab from Wright.
Wright bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adderley's head backwards.
Adderley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wright in his tracks.
Adderley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wright counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adderley's knee momentarily.
Adderley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adderley misses with a hook.
Adderley ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Good leg kick by Wright.
Adderley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick from Adderley.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Adderley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Adderley to counter with a crisp jab.
Adderley scores with the left hand. Wright knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Carter Wright has been cut.
Adderley lands a jab.
Wright walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adderley moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adderley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Adderley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wright is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adderley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wright with a nice calf kick.
Adderley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wrights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Adderley avoids the head kick by Wright.
Adderley shapes to counter with a head kick.
Adderley fakes the leg kick and cracks Wright in the body.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Adderley feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adderley rushes Wright and presses him up against the cage.
Adderley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Adderley.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Adderley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carter Wright's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Adderley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adderley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright blocks a jab.
As Adderley looks to move away, Wright throws a big counter combo but Adderley just gets out of the way.
Adderley lands a jab to Wright's midsection.
Adderley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Adderley tries to clinch up.
Wright lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Adderley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.
Wright is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright dips to his left and cracks Adderley with an uppercut!
Adderley lands with an uppercut that bounces Wright off the cage and back into range.
Adderley tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adderley misses with a low kick.
It looked like Wright was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Adderley slips the punch.
Adderley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley connects with a crisp jab.
Adderley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wright lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Adderley blocks a jab.
Wright throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adderley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adderley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adderley moves into range and clinches up with Wright.
Wright lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adderley misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
Wright working aggressively here.
Adderley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wright's defenses.
Adderley lands an elbow just above Wright 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Wright scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Adderley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright pushes Adderley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Wright avoids the elbow strike from Adderley, against the cage.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Adderley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wright blocks an elbow strike.
Adderley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adderley throws an elbow that misses.
Wright working aggressively here.
Adderley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright throws a good cross that connects.
Adderley misses with a straight right.
Adderley avoids the head kick by Wright.
Wright gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Adderley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a hook.
Adderley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Adderley lands a glancing blow to the side of Wright's head.
Wright looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Adderley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adderley staying out of range there.
Adderley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adderley misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Wright as he connects with a hook.
Adderley throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Adderley's head but Adderley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adderley has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adderley.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Adderley.
Wright blocks the elbow strike.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Adderley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Adderley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adderley is trying to break the clinch but Wright is controlling him.
Wright misses with a body punch.
Adderley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adderley works Wright's body with a nice hook.
Wright throws a jab when Adderley was well out of range.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adderley.
Good leg kick by Adderley.
Adderley connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Adderley.
Nice defenses there by Adderley.
Adderley cracks Wright with a good jab.
Adderley lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Adderley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adderley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Adderley!
Hakeem Adderley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Satanic Panic (ranked 348 p4p, 1247 weight class) and Richmond Belvedere (ranked 55 p4p, 181 weight class). Panic comes to the cage accompanied by Freezing Moon. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Satanic Panic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richmond Belvedere!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belvedere moves out of range as Panic strikes.
Belvedere throws a combination. Panic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Panic lands an overhand right.
Belvedere catches Panic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Panic misses the shot to the body.
Panic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Belvedere is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Panic.
Panic feints and then cracks Belvedere's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belvedere down.
Panic throws the kick towards the body but Belvedere avoids it.
Panic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belvedere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panic catches Belvedere with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Panic.
Panic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Panic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Belvedere has time to react.
Panic throws a jab when Belvedere was well out of range.
Belvedere sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Panic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belvedere has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Belvedere keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Satanic Panic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panic scores with a leg kick.
Panic misses with a looping left.
Belvedere looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Panic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belvedere ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Panic moves away.
Belvedere scores with a jab.
Jab from Belvedere.
Panic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belvedere throws a jab when Panic was well out of range.
Belvedere throws a hook but Panic blocks it.
Panic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Belvedere sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Panic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Belvedere. Belvedere circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Belvedere avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belvedere avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belvedere manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Panic - just one landing.
Belvedere uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Panic.
Belvedere throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Panic cracks Belvedere with a good jab.
Belvedere avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belvedere will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Belvedere checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circling - Panic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Panic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Belvedere throws a looping overhand right but Panic ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Belvedere finds it's target.
Belvedere walks into a left hand.
Panic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Belvedere connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Panic.
Belvedere tries to clinch but Panic is having none of it.
Panic throws a leg kick which misses Belvedere's front leg but catches the back leg as Belvedere tries to avoid it.
Panic lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Panic has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Panic misses with a few strikes there.
Belvedere with the counter takedown but Panic avoids it easily.
Belvedere ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belvedere is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Panic with a body shot.
Belvedere drops his hands momentarily and Panic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Satanic Panic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Belvedere misses.
Panic moves away from the strike by Belvedere.
Panic lands a really nice looking cross but Belvedere seems unphased.
Panic needs to keep his hands up - Belvedere had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Panic misses
and Belvedere counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panic misses with a leg kick.
Panic lands a head kick. Belvedere smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Belvedere is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Panic throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Belvedere's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Panic lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Satanic Panic!
Satanic Panic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lindsay Apollo (ranked 312 p4p, 277 weight class) and Luiz Mendoza (ranked 31 p4p, 30 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Luiz Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Apollo.
Apollo lands with a nice body kick.
Apollo throws a jab when Mendoza was well out of range.
Mendoza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Apollo throws out the jab.
Mendoza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Apollo.
Apollo is looking to counter the offense by Mendoza and move into the clinch.
Mendoza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendoza throws a leg kick
and Apollo counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendoza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Apollo.
Mendoza tries to land a body kick
and Apollo counters with a straight right hand.
Mendoza gets a double leg takedown into Apollo's guard.
Apollo trying to keep a closed guard but Mendoza is proving a slippery customer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apollo trying to control the position here.
Mendoza stopping the sweep attempt from Apollo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mendoza working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Apollo holds on and takes a little breather.
Mendoza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Apollo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Apollo keeping moving, preventing Mendoza from controlling successfully.
Mendoza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Apollo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Apollo is pulling down on Mendoza's head to control his posture.
Apollo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Apollo keeping moving, preventing Mendoza from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two 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.
Mendoza lands a jab to the nose.
Apollo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendoza motions for Apollo to come forward. Mendoza throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Apollo with the inside leg kick.
Apollo throws an off balance right hand
and Mendoza counters with a stiff right hand.
Apollo misses with a two punch combination.
Apollo misses with a hook.
Mendoza is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mendoza wants to land a leg kick but Apollo is out of range.
Apollo throws a head kick that misses
and Mendoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Apollo tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendoza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Apollo throws a shot from downtown. Mendoza moves away and avoids it.
Apollo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Apollo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendoza.
It appears Apollo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Apollo throws the left hand but Mendoza avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Apollo lands.
Apollo with a jab.
Apollo lands a jab to Mendoza's midsection.
Mendoza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Apollo throws out the jab.
Mendoza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mendoza throws a leg kick but Apollo checks it.
Apollo drops his hands momentarily and Mendoza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Apollo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendoza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mendoza drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Apollo defends it well.
Apollo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mendoza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mendoza feints and as Apollo raises his hands in defense, Mendoza changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mendoza wants to control from the top but Apollo keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendoza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mendoza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Apollo holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mendoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Apollo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendoza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mendoza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lindsay Apollo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Apollo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mendoza swings for the body but Apollo moves out of range.
Apollo wants to clinch up but Mendoza keeps it at a distance.
Mendoza throws a leg kick that is checked
and Apollo counters with a body kick that stops Mendoza in his tracks momentarily.
Mendoza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apollo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendoza.
An attempted straight right counter from Apollo misses the target.
Mendoza misses with a low kick.
A big right from Apollo misses.
Apollo misses with a body shot.
Mendoza throws a leg kick but Apollo moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Apollo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lindsay Apollo is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Mendoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Apollo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendoza's efforts to push away.
Apollo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo prevents the takedown attempt.
Mendoza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mendoza goes for a takedown attempt but Apollo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lindsay Apollo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Mendoza.
Mendoza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Apollo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Apollo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Apollo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a body shot.
Apollo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lindsay Apollo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendoza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Apollo circles away quickly and effectively.
Apollo throws a right hand that misses
and Mendoza counters with a nice body shot.
Mendoza is looking to chop away at Apollo's legs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mendoza is defended easily by Apollo.
Apollo forces Mendoza back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries for a takedown. No joy.
Apollo lands with a light punch inside.
Mendoza fails to pull guard.
Apollo is working Mendoza over against the cage.
Apollo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Mendoza pulls guard effortlessly.
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!
Mendoza wants to sweep here but Apollo controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendoza keeping moving, preventing Apollo from controlling successfully.
Apollo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mendoza is looking to sweep but instead, Apollo has passed into half guard.
Apollo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mendoza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mendoza gets back to full guard.
Apollo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mendoza's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Apollo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mendoza wants to get back to full guard.
Apollo wants to control but Mendoza is keeping him busy.
Apollo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Apollo moves nicely into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lindsay Apollo dominated that second round.
That's time! Apollo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mendoza throws a wild body kick that Apollo sees coming a mile off.
Apollo connects with a nice looking jab.
Apollo rushes Mendoza and presses him up against the cage.
Mendoza wants the takedown. Apollo is fighting it off but Mendoza persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Apollo's guard against the cage.
Apollo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mendoza throws an elbow that misses. Apollo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mendoza's guard. Nice move by Apollo!
Apollo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Apollo controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Apollo's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mendoza trying to control the position from guard on top but Apollo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Apollo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mendoza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mendoza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Apollo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mendoza controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Apollo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Apollo is pulling down on Mendoza's head to control his posture.
Luiz Mendoza has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mendoza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Apollo is keeping the position for now.
Apollo wants to sweep but no luck.
Apollo trying to keep a closed guard but Mendoza is proving a slippery customer.
Apollo keeping moving, preventing Mendoza from controlling successfully.
Mendoza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Apollo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mendoza distracts Apollo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mendoza tries to free his leg and advance position but Apollo is retaining full guard.
Mendoza not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mendoza digs a good hook to Apollo's body.
Mendoza fails to land with a series of punches.
Apollo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mendoza.
Luiz Mendoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice leg kick from Apollo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendoza scores with a hook to the body. Apollo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Apollo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lindsay Apollo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendoza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mendoza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mendoza throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendoza takes one to the side of the head.
Apollo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mendoza throws a body kick that misses.
Apollo avoids the body shot from Mendoza.
Apollo half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendoza takes one to the side of the head.
Apollo checks a low kick from Mendoza.
Apollo has Mendoza up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Mendoza.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Apollo blocks a body shot from Mendoza.
Nice body punch from Apollo.
A left hand lands to the body for Apollo.
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 Lindsay Apollo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Apollo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lindsay Apollo!
Our winner, Lindsay Apollo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bjornsson (ranked 243 p4p, 676 weight class) and Billy Blank (ranked 36 p4p, 98 weight class). Bjornsson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ultimate - Denzel Curry. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Blank!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blank swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Bjornsson backs off Blank throws a huge counter combo but Bjornsson manages to avoid it all.
Bjornsson misses the shot to the body.
Blank avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Blank on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bjornsson with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Blank to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Eddie Bjornsson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Bjornsson misses.
Blank swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blank takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blank jabs Bjornsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blank.
Blank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjornsson.
We've been hearing reports that Bjornsson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Blank looks to throw the jab but Bjornsson is out of range.
Bjornsson blocks a jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Blank scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blank throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blank throws a hook but Bjornsson avoids it easily.
Bjornsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blank.
Bjornsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bjornsson misses with a left hand
and Blank counters with a nice uppercut.
Eddie Bjornsson's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Bjornsson misses.
Bjornsson throws an off balance right hand
and Blank counters with a stiff right hand.
Blank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blank might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank lands a really nice looking cross but Bjornsson seems unphased.
Bjornsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blank connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Eddie Bjornsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bjornsson misses the shot to the body.
Blank throws a hook but Bjornsson avoids it easily.
Bjornsson misses with an uppercut.
Blank throws a series of punches but Bjornsson avoids them all with ease.
Blank is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bjornsson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Blank is trying to defend but Bjornsson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blank trying to hold on to Bjornsson's head to control him but Bjornsson postures up.
Bjornsson wants to take a breather but Blank is having none of it.
Bjornsson prevents Blank from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Bjornsson.
Blank tries to get to full guard but Bjornsson has control of the leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjornsson drops an elbow to the side of Blank's head.
Blank looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bjornsson wants to control but Blank is keeping him busy.
Bjornsson passes to full mount!
Blank can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Blank dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Bjornsson'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.
Bjornsson 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.
Bjornsson shoots for a takedown but Blank saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blank moves away from the strike by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bjornsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Blank was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A left lands for Blank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bjornsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bjornsson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Blank is looking for a sweep.
Blank is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bjornsson connects with a decent elbow.
Bjornsson is chipping away with strikes.
Blank sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Blank actively working from the bottom here.
Blank tries to roll over but Bjornsson keeps him under control.
Bjornsson trying to pass the guard but Blank defending well.
Blank is looking to improve his position.
Bjornsson slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blank is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blank trying to control here.
Bjornsson working the head and body with strikes.
Bjornsson wants to control but Blank is keeping him busy.
Bjornsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Blank taking some punishment here, with Bjornsson in his half guard.
Blank looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blank trying to control but Bjornsson postures up.
Blank is pressing down on Bjornsson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank keeping full guard, as Bjornsson tries to pass.
Blank manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bjornsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Bjornsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blank's guard.
Blank looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bjornsson pushing down on Blank's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blank on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bjornsson trying to control the action but Blank is working from the bottom.
Blank wants to control but Bjornsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blank wants to get back to full guard.
Bjornsson trying to control from half guard but Blank is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blank trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Blank tries to hold on but Bjornsson postures up.
Eddie Bjornsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bjornsson prevents Blank from getting the reversal.
Bjornsson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Blank is squirming around, avoiding Bjornsson's attempts to control the action.
Blank is trying to escape the mount.
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!
Blank tries to lock up and control but Bjornsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bjornsson with a couple of short strikes.
Blank manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bjornsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Bjornsson'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Blank misses with a right hand
and Bjornsson counters with a shoot takedown. Blank fights it but they end up in guard.
Bjornsson stopping the sweep attempt from Blank.
Blank throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bjornsson landing with the ground and pound.
Blank controls Bjornsson momentarily but Bjornsson frees himself.
Blank is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bjornsson has his hands clasped together but Blank extends and breaks Bjornsson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Blank.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Blank!
A victorious Billy Blank thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan St. Gough (ranked 177 p4p, 465 weight class) and Kiso Kisei (ranked 29 p4p, 72 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan St. Gough!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kiso Kisei!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Gough lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kisei circles away quickly and effectively.
St. Gough misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kisei.
Kisei misses with an uppercut.
Kisei throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St. Gough stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kisei scores with a sloppy right hand. St. Gough should have avoided that one.
St. Gough takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
St. Gough uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kisei.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kisei connects with a body shot.
St. Gough wants to clinch.
Kisei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Gough moves away.
St. Gough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kisei.
St. Gough throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kisei on the side of the head.
Kisei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Gough.
St. Gough swings for the body but Kisei moves out of range.
St. Gough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kisei moves away.
St. Gough misses with a hook.
St. Gough has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kisei throws out a loose jab but St. Gough uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from St. Gough misses the target.
St. Gough's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kisei connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St. Gough scrambles back to his feet.
A jab lands there for St. Gough.
Kisei connects with a body shot that sends St. Gough's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Gough looks to land a left hand but Kisei moved out of range nicely.
Kisei connects with a leg kick.
Kisei moves out of range as St. Gough strikes.
St. Gough loads up on a big right hand but Kisei slips the punch.
Kisei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Gough manages to avoid it.
Kisei just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Gough has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kisei finds it's way round the side to connect with St. Gough's head.
A big right from St. Gough misses.
St. Gough tries to clinch there but Kisei circles away.
Kisei cracks St. Gough with a right hand to the side of the head.
St. Gough gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from St. Gough on the inside.
Kisei fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kisei blocking some punches.
St. Gough tries a body shot but Kisei blocks it.
Kisei ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kisei no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kisei wants to stand and escape but St. Gough is having none of it.
St. Gough gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Gough punishes Kisei's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kisei misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and St. Gough tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kisei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
St. Gough has managed to clinch.
Kisei jumps guard but St. Gough stands there with Kisei around his waist. Kisei gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St. Gough misses with the head strike.
St. Gough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St. Gough lands a body punch.
Kisei breaks from the clinch.
Kisei throws a hook but St. Gough blocks it.
St. Gough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kisei with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight stays on the outside here - St. Gough looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kisei is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kisei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kisei throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St. Gough counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
St. Gough moves into the clinch.
St. Gough lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisei is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables St. Gough to keep the fight standing.
Tristan St. Gough has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiso Kisei.
St. Gough struggles to land a body shot inside as Kisei controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Gough.
St. Gough breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kisei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like St. Gough was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kisei.
St. Gough ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
St. Gough is leaning against Kisei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kisei fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kisei tries to pull guard but St. Gough forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kisei pulls guard.
St. Gough stands up and waves to Kisei to follow him.
Kisei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kiso Kisei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St. Gough misses with a body shot.
St. Gough scores with a decent looking hook.
St. Gough takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kisei scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Kisei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Gough.
St. Gough moves forwards but Kisei connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - St. Gough looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kisei misses with an uppercut. St. Gough saw that one coming.
St. Gough takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
St. Gough missing with a left hand there. Kisei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kisei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kisei tries to counter with a clinch but St. Gough shakes him off and moves away.
St. Gough moves into range and connects with a jab.
St. Gough wants to clinch up but Kisei keeps it at a distance.
St. Gough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St. Gough ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
St. Gough connects with a single shot there.
St. Gough keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kisei.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kisei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St. Gough closes the distance and pushes Kisei back into the cage.
Kisei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from St. Gough fails to land.
Kisei tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tristan St. Gough will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A shot to the liver by Kisei. Beautiful body shot.
Kisei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kisei lands with a shot to the body.
St. Gough pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St. Gough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Gough moves forwards but Kisei connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kisei tries to keep at a distance but St. Gough has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kisei manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
St. Gough prevents Kisei from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Gough gets to his feet. Kisei looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisei misses with a hook.
St. Gough wants to clinch.
St. Gough slips under a jab from Kisei.
Kisei throws a hook but St. Gough avoids it easily.
St. Gough tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kisei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St. Gough fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kisei throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Gough has managed to clinch.
St. Gough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Gough is trying to maintain a safe position but Kisei gets an underhook and turns St. Gough into the cage.
Kisei fails to pull the fight into his guard.
St. Gough misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kisei has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. St. Gough seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kisei can turn it around.
Tristan St. Gough has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kisei jumps guard.
St. Gough stands up from Kisei's guard - St. Gough perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kisei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kisei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from St. Gough misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough slips a jab from Kisei.
St. Gough takes the fight into the clinch.
Kisei is trying to pull guard but St. Gough turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kisei tries to pull guard but St. Gough won't allow it.
Tristan St. Gough has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiso Kisei.
Kisei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Gough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kisei working aggressively here.
Kisei is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables St. Gough to keep the fight standing.
St. Gough lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from St. Gough.
St. Gough tries to work over Kisei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Gough working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St. Gough makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St. Gough tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Gough throws a head punch that misses.
St. Gough misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kisei tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
St. Gough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisei tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
St. Gough tries to throw a body punch but Kisei avoids it by throwing St. Gough back against the cage.
Kisei is trying to pull guard but St. Gough turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kisei working aggressively here.
St. Gough prevents a body shot from Kisei.
St. Gough lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St. Gough lands a right hand.
Kisei is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables St. Gough to keep the fight standing.
Kisei breaks the clinch.
St. Gough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kisei moves away.
Kisei on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Kisei.
St. Gough has closed the distance and engaged Kisei in a clinch.
St. Gough lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kisei is breathing heavily.
St. Gough softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St. Gough misses with the head strike.
St. Gough is leaning against Kisei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Gough works on Kisei's body with a couple of short punches.
St. Gough lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from St. Gough.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kisei is trying to pull guard but St. Gough has him pressed against the cage.
Kisei takes a shot to the head.
St. Gough misses with a punch on the inside.
St. Gough leaning against his opponent.
St. Gough scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kisei lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St. Gough throws a head punch that misses.
Kisei tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. St. Gough just stands there and leans against the cage.
St. Gough misses with a hook to the ribs.
St. Gough tries to throw a body punch but Kisei avoids it by throwing St. Gough back against the cage.
Kisei tries to break the clinch but St. Gough is controlling the position.
St. Gough lands a body punch.
Kisei is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables St. Gough to keep the fight standing.
St. Gough throws a punch but it's blocked by Kisei.
St. Gough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Gough tries a body shot but Kisei blocks it.
St. Gough's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kisei. St. Gough does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Gough feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kiseis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan St. Gough dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St. Gough gets a clinch.
Kisei is trying to pull guard but St. Gough turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
St. Gough lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from St. Gough.
Kisei pulls guard.
St. Gough decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kisei moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Gough gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St. Gough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Gough cracks Kisei with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from St. Gough.
St. Gough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Gough breaks from the clinch.
Kisei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St. Gough moves into range and clinches up with Kisei.
St. Gough stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
St. Gough lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St. Gough creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from St. Gough.
St. Gough is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kisei can do to turn this around?
St. Gough stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Gough pushes Kisei back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Gough scores with a shot to the side of Kisei's head.
A short uppercut from St. Gough.
St. Gough swings wildly with an uppercut but Kisei uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Gough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Gough misses with a body punch.
St. Gough tries to work over Kisei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Gough blocks an uppercut.
St. Gough lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kisei manages to pull guard.
St. Gough controlling from the top position.
St. Gough stands and steps away. Kisei gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisei misses with a hook. St. Gough ducked under it nicely.
Kisei throws a body punch but St. Gough moves out of range.
Kisei walks into a straight right hand from St. Gough.
A combination from St. Gough does no damage.
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!
St. Gough digs a good body shot into Kisei's ribs.
St. Gough slips a straight right by Kisei.
St. Gough scores with a hook to the body. Kisei takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St. Gough tries to clinch up but Kisei circles away and keeps his distance.
St. Gough scores with a decent looking hook.
St. Gough ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kisei throws a good cross that connects.
St. Gough throws an overhand right that lands on Kisei's shoulder, as Kisei tries to avoid the shot.
St. Gough misses with a body shot.
Kisei ducks under a wild hook from St. Gough.
St. Gough throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kisei tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big left from Kisei misses.
Kisei misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough digs a good body shot into Kisei's ribs.
Kisei misses with an uppercut.
Kisei misses the shot to the body.
St. Gough doesn't manage to clinch there - Kisei circles away.
St. Gough is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kisei.
St. Gough is looking to clinch but Kisei is avoiding it.
St. Gough throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Gough wants to clinch up but Kisei keeps it at a distance.
Kisei digs a good body shot into St. Gough's ribs.
Kisei keeps the fight on the outside.
Kisei is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
St. Gough slips a straight right by Kisei.
St. Gough takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
St. Gough throws a hook but Kisei blocks it.
St. Gough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kisei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St. Gough is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St. Gough moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
St. Gough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kisei moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kisei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St. Gough tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kisei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kisei misses with a body shot.
St. Gough tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kisei tries to keep at a distance but St. Gough has taken the fight into the clinch.
St. Gough misses with a punch on the inside.
Kisei is trying to pull guard but St. Gough turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kisei jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St. Gough walks away with a smile on his face. Kisei gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tristan St. Gough has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiso Kisei.
St. Gough stuns Kisei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kiso Kisei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St. Gough closes the distance and clinches.
St. Gough misses with some punches.
St. Gough lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kisei tries to pull guard but St. Gough holds him up against the cage and eventually Kisei drops back down to his feet.
Kisei jumps guard but St. Gough turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
St. Gough breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St. Gough avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan St. Gough clearly takes that round.
That's time! St. Gough's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St. Gough lands a right hook to the body.
St. Gough wants to clinch.
Kisei wants to counter with a clinch but St. Gough pushes him away.
St. Gough misses with a looping left.
St. Gough sets himself, and Kisei steps forward looking for the clinch! St. Gough avoids it this time.
Kisei slips under a jab from St. Gough.
Kisei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kisei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Gough moves away.
St. Gough throws a right and a left that Kisei avoids nicely.
Kisei lands a body shot.
St. Gough swings for the body but Kisei moves out of range.
Kisei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Gough.
Kisei drops his hands momentarily and St. Gough takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Gough fails to land with a series of punches.
Kisei lands the left hand.
A jab from St. Gough misses.
Kisei misses with a looping right.
Kisei throws an overhand right that lands on St. Gough's shoulder, as St. Gough tries to avoid the shot.
Kisei throws a combination. St. Gough tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisei misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from St. Gough on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
St. Gough connects with a nice looking jab.
St. Gough with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kisei to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice shot lands for St. Gough.
Kisei misses with a looping right.
A nice combination there by Kisei.
St. Gough clinches with his opponent.
Kisei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St. Gough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kisei fails to pull the fight into his guard.
St. Gough lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from St. Gough.
St. Gough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Gough breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
St. Gough drives through and clinches with Kisei against the cage.
Kisei jumps into guard, dragging St. Gough to the mat.
Kisei is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St. Gough is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
St. Gough stands up and waves to Kisei to follow him.
Kisei missing with a left hand there. St. Gough was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kisei throws a big shot that misses.
St. Gough drives through and clinches with Kisei against the cage.
Kisei is trying to pull guard but St. Gough turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
St. Gough working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough misses with a punch on the inside.
Kisei tries to pull guard but St. Gough won't allow it.
Tristan St. Gough has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiso Kisei.
St. Gough throws a punch but it's blocked by Kisei.
Kisei tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. St. Gough just stands there and leans against the cage.
St. Gough can't find room to land a body shot as Kisei controls the action.
Kisei fails to pull the fight into his guard.
St. Gough pushes Kisei back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kisei is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
St. Gough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kisei is working St. Gough over against the cage.
St. Gough softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kisei tries to pull guard but St. Gough won't allow it.
St. Gough misses with a hook to the ribs.
St. Gough misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from St. Gough.
St. Gough misses with a punch on the inside.
Kisei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kisei is trying to pull guard but St. Gough has him pressed against the cage.
St. Gough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kisei is trying to pull guard but St. Gough has him pressed against the cage.
St. Gough breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kisei throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Gough wants to clinch.
St. Gough throws a hook to the side of Kisei's head but Kisei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kisei throws a leg kick but St. Gough checks it.
St. Gough lands a really nice looking cross but Kisei seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kisei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Gough manages to avoid it.
It looked like St. Gough was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
St. Gough moves in looking to clinch but Kisei pushes him off.
Kisei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kisei throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Gough.
Kisei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kisei ducks under a wild hook from St. Gough.
Kisei misses with a body kick.
St. Gough blocks a jab.
Kisei jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan St. Gough had his way with Kiso Kisei in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kisei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Gough moves away.
St. Gough avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Kisei.
St. Gough takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kisei misses with a straight right.
Good exchange - St. Gough coming out on top.
St. Gough slips a straight right by Kisei.
St. Gough moves into range and clinches up with Kisei.
St. Gough can't find room to land a body shot as Kisei controls the action.
St. Gough lands a body punch in the clinch.
St. Gough misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Gough lands an uppercut.
St. Gough misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from St. Gough.
Kisei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kisei is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kisei prevents a body shot from St. Gough.
Kisei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kisei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from St. Gough.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kisei jumps guard but St. Gough stands there with Kisei around his waist. Kisei gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St. Gough presses Kisei against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
St. Gough lands with a short shot to the head.
St. Gough working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St. Gough misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Gough lands with a right to the head.
St. Gough throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kiseis head.
Kisei tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St. Gough smiles and moves away.
St. Gough has Kisei up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from St. Gough.
Kisei prevents a body shot from St. Gough.
St. Gough looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
St. Gough lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kiso Kisei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisei decides to pull guard.
Kisei is working an open guard so St. Gough takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kisei throws the left hand but St. Gough avoids the punch easily.
St. Gough is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St. Gough listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Kisei misses.
Kisei looks to score with a jab to the body but St. Gough is just out of range.
St. Gough tries to clinch up.
Kisei throws a hook to the side of St. Gough's head but St. Gough sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kisei lunges at St. Gough with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by St. Gough's hand.
St. Gough is looking to clinch but Kisei is avoiding it.
St. Gough lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kisei misses the target.
Kisei misses with a straight left.
St. Gough misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough throws a good cross that connects.
St. Gough misses with an uppercut.
St. Gough throws a body punch but Kisei moves out of range.
Nice jab there from St. Gough.
Kisei throws a poor cross that misses
and St. Gough makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St. Gough avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St. Gough tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St. Gough tries to clinch but Kisei moves out of range.
Tristan St. Gough is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kisei avoids the body shot from St. Gough.
Kisei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kisei throws a looping overhand right but St. Gough ducks down to avoid it.
St. Gough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kisei.
Kisei misses with a hook. St. Gough ducked under it nicely.
Kisei misses the jab.
A slow jab from Kisei misses its intended target.
St. Gough misses with a straight right.
St. Gough connects with a looping right hand.
Kisei keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for St. Gough.
Kisei throws a body punch but St. Gough moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Gough lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kisei at a distance.
St. Gough connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kisei. Kisei circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kisei misses with a body shot.
St. Gough fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kisei, pushing him back against the cage.
Kisei gets control of St. Gough's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kisei will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
St. Gough stands up and waves to Kisei to follow him.
Kisei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kisei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Gough manages to avoid it.
St. Gough bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St. Gough displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kisei throws out the jab.
St. Gough tries to clinch but Kisei moves out of range.
St. Gough is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tristan St. Gough showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St. Gough, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tristan St. Gough!
Tristan St. Gough retains his light heavyweight title!
A less than humble Tristan St. Gough misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
76% |
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