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WVT 146: Sector v Simon PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amarillo Brillo (ranked 5674 p4p, 3031 weight class) and Paddy Murphy (ranked 627 p4p, 441 weight class). Murphy has chosen Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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8 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amarillo Brillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brillo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brillo avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Brillo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Murphy kicks off Brillo and gets to his feet.
Brillo misses with a right hand
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Brillo is predictable there
and Murphy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Murphy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brillo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brillo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murphy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brillo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Murphy is looking to work some ground and pound but Brillo has wrist control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brillo's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brillo.
Brillo throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Brillo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brillo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Murphy 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.
Murphy with the inside leg kick.
Brillo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy shoots in and bounces Brillo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brillo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Murphy lands a couple of elbows.
Brillo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Murphy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murphy trying to control but Brillo is working from the bottom.
Brillo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brillo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murphy.
Murphy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Murphy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Murphy postures up in Brillo's guard and throws a big left but Brillo blocks it.
Brillo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murphy is one step ahead there.
Murphy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brillo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murphy is one step ahead there.
Murphy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murphy throws a big right hand that misses.
Murphy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Murphy throws a head kick that half lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Murphy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brillo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murphy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brillo checks it well.
Brillo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Murphy takes a swing at Brillo's ribcage but misses.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brillo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy connects with a leg kick.
Brillo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Murphy.
Brillo tries to buck Murphy off but Murphy is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brillo is not content to let Murphy control the position.
Murphy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brillo tries to improve position but can't.
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.
Brillo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Murphy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murphy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brillo actively working from the bottom here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Murphy connects with a nice short shot to Brillo's temple.
Brillo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Murphy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Murphy trying to control from half guard but Brillo is working away.
Brillo is looking to improve his position.
Murphy is thwarting Brillo's attempts to control the position.
Murphy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murphy uses his free foot to push down on Brillo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Brillo.
Murphy dominating with strikes here.
Brillo is bucking up trying to escape but Murphy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brillo wants to control but Murphy is having none of it.
Brillo regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy slips a nice elbow through Brillo's hands, connecting with Brillo's forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brillo gets tackled into the cage by Murphy. Murphy maintains the clinch.
Brillo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brillo missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Brillo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murphy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brillo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Murphy after a bit of a struggle.
Brillo is working for takedown but Murphy is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amarillo Brillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy is pressed up against the cage. Brillo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murphy down to the mat. Murphy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Brillo takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Amarillo Brillo has been cut.
Murphy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Murphy connects with a knee to the head.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brillo backwards.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
 Brillo is rocked!
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Brillo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy working the clinch nicely. Brillo is working for position but Murphy cracks him with a big knee to the head! Brillo crumples up against the cage and Murphy lands two more shots before the ref can save Brillo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Paddy Murphy!
A very excited looking Paddy Murphy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralphie Maldonado (ranked 2739 p4p, 1789 weight class) and Lawson Chandler (ranked 410 p4p, 280 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
KO power |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralphie Maldonado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lawson Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Bruno Hogan and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Chandler.
Maldonado looks to land a left hand but Chandler moved out of range nicely.
Maldonado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maldonado does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maldonado pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chandler is out of range and Maldonado settles back down.
Maldonado misses with a straight right.
Maldonado throws an overhand right that lands on Chandler's shoulder, as Chandler tries to avoid the shot.
Chandler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chandler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maldonado stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chandler lands a big head kick that sends Maldonado tumbling to the mat! Chandler takes a step backwards and waves Maldonado back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Maldonado is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler throws a body shot but no joy.
Oh Maldonado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That kick from Maldonado tenderised Chandler's leg. Chandler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chandler slips a straight right by Maldonado.
Maldonado seems to have got his legs back now.
Chandler throws a body kick that misses
and Maldonado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maldonado checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ralphie Maldonado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldonado lands a slapping body shot.
Maldonado looks to throw the jab but Chandler is out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Chandler has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldonado. Chandler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maldonado scores with a punch to the head.
Chandler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chandler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maldonado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maldonado looks to land a left hand but Chandler moved out of range nicely.
Chandler connects with a crisp jab.
Chandler lands a big right hand that sends Maldonado crashing to the mat! Chandler stays standing though and waves Maldonado back to his feet!
Maldonado looks to throw the jab but Chandler is out of range.
Ralphie Maldonado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldonado throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like Chandler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chandler looks to land a left hand but Maldonado moved out of range nicely.
Chandler steps in with a hook that catches Maldonado right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Chandler follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Maldonado looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lawson Chandler!
During a confident post fight interview, Lawson Chandler thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magomed Sitsongrit (ranked 1832 p4p, 1763 weight class) and Rounin Hashima (ranked 244 p4p, 233 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Magomed Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Rounin Hashima!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Chris Dean and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
Hashima throws a body kick that misses.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Hashima.
Hashima scores with a hook.
Hashima attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hashima manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hashima scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rounin Hashima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hashima fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Hashima.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hashima tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
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!
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hashima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Hashima manages to avoid it.
Hashima looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Hashima tries to get set, Sitsongrit tries to push him back and clinch up but Hashima manages to avoid the attempt.
Hashima misses with a body shot.
Hashima connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hashima throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
Hashima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hashima lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back to recover.
Hashima throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Hashima avoided it.
Hashima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hashima moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hashima looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Hashima throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hashima throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hashima wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hashima manages to circle out of the way.
Hashima lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
Hashima wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Hashima just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hashima's sensitive parts.
Hashima throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Hashima stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hashima throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hashima.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Hashima.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Hashima down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hashima to score with a decent uppercut.
Hashima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Hashima.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hashima connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hashima throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hashima takes one to the chin there.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Hashima keeps the fight on the outside.
Hashima flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Hashima turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Hashima.
Sitsongrit is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hashima.
Hashima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and Hashima settles back down.
A low kick from Hashima is predictable there
and Sitsongrit counters with an outside leg kick.
Hashima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It appears Sitsongrit was looking to counter with a kick there.
A jab from Hashima misses.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hashima misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hashima misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Good work by Sitsongrit as he checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rounin Hashima dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hashima throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hashima.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hashima misses with a body shot
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hashima thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Hashima fakes the leg kick and cracks Sitsongrit in the body.
Hashima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hashima misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Hashima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hashima misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hashima fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hashima misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hashima jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashima throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hashima. Hashima obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Hashima is just out of range.
Rounin Hashima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hashima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
As Hashima backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hashima connects with an inside leg kick.
Hashima throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
As Hashima backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hashima.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Hashima manages to avoid it.
Hashima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hashima misses with a hook.
Hashima throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hashima throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Hashima takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashima lands an overhand right.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Hashima.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hashima misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Hashima listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hashima looks to throw a body kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that Hashima was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hashima throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hashima.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rounin Hashima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hashima stalks Sitsongrit and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sitsongrit's face. Sitsongrit staggers backwards, shaken.
Hashima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hashima lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sitsongrit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sitsongrit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sitsongrit drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hashima sprawls and moves away.
Hashima misses with a few strikes there.
Sitsongrit avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hashima moves away.
Hashima throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Sitsongrit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hashima.
Hashima lands a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Hashima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hashima. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hashima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hashima digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
A punch lands to the side of Hashima 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hashima to score with a decent uppercut.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Hashima slips the punch.
A slow jab from Hashima misses its intended target.
Hashima scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hashima.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hashima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hashima throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hashima dips to his left and cracks Sitsongrit with an uppercut!
Hashima swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sitsongrit counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hashima working aggressively here.
Hashima lands a shot to the body.
Hashima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hashima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hashima pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Hashima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Hashima lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hashima throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Hashima throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rounin Hashima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Hashima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and Hashima settles back down.
Hashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hashima misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hashima throws a body shot but no joy.
Hashima throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hashima throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hashima lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hashima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hashima throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hashima misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A shot to the body from Hashima misses
and Hashima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hashima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Hashima.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Hashima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Hashima.
Hashima looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit feinted with a counter takedown.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hashima.
Hashima motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Hashima throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hashima pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hashima just manages to avoid it.
Hashima connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for a 1-2. Sitsongrit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hashima lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hashima scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hashima misses with a body kick.
Hashima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magomed Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashima works over Sitsongrit's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hashima.
A head kick by Hashima misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hashima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hashima lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Hashima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hashima throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Hashima wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Hashima uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sitsongrit has time to react.
Hashima lands a slapping body shot.
Hashima throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Hashima.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashima lands a head shot.
Hashima throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Hashima manages to avoid it.
Hashima scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hashima throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hashima throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hashima really felt that one!
Hashima scores with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick from Hashima misses.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Hashima avoided it.
A jab from Hashima misses.
Hashima scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit lunges at Hashima with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hashima's hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Hashima finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Hashima.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hashima cracks Sitsongrit with a good jab.
Rounin Hashima is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashima throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hashima just manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hashima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hashima avoids it.
Hashima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hashima throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hashima.
Sitsongrit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Hashima's ribcage but misses.
Hashima lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hashima misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Hashima is rocked!
Hashima ducks into an uppercut from Sitsongrit and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Magomed Sitsongrit!
Our winner, Magomed Sitsongrit, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panda MacLeod (ranked 1948 p4p, 3247 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 107 p4p, 147 weight class). 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda MacLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire moves away from the strike by MacLeod.
MacLeod connects with a crisp jab.
Zaire looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
MacLeod rushes Zaire and presses him up against the cage.
MacLeod misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from MacLeod.
Zaire lands a shoulder strike.
MacLeod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacLeod gets control of Zaire's arms and successfully pulls guard. MacLeod will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Zaire trying to control but MacLeod is working from the bottom.
MacLeod looking for subs off his back but Zaire has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacLeod tries to roll over but Zaire keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire is looking to take a break and control but MacLeod is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
MacLeod looking for submissions off his back.
MacLeod actively working from the bottom here.
Zaire is trying to control. MacLeod wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
MacLeod is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zaire pulls his head out easily.
MacLeod definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zaire working MacLeod over with strikes.
MacLeod looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zaire is trying for a kimura here. MacLeod looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Zaire wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Abdullah Zaire!
Our winner, Abdullah Zaire, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Shutes (ranked 941 p4p, 1483 weight class) and Leonard Nimoy (ranked 146 p4p, 229 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 3, fighting out of London, Wesley Shutes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shutes misses with a hook.
Shutes slips a jab from Nimoy.
Shutes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shutes is looking to chop away at Nimoy's legs.
Nimoy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shutes throws a nice looking combination but Nimoy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Nimoy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nimoy works Shutes's body with a nice hook.
A right-left combo lands from Shutes.
Shutes is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shutes.
Shutes misses with a lunging right hand
and Nimoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shutes throws a body kick that misses.
Nimoy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shutes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nimoy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shutes sizes up Nimoy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shutes swings for the body but Nimoy moves out of range.
Shutes feints a jab promting Nimoy to slip. Shutes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nimoy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shutes looks to land a combination but Nimoy avoids it well.
Nimoy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nimoy throws a looping overhand right but Shutes ducks down to avoid it.
Nimoy jabs Shutes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shutes throws a leg kick but Nimoy moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shutes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nimoy counters with a stiff right hand.
Shutes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nimoy misses with a body shot
and Shutes counters with a nice uppercut.
Nimoy digs a good hook to Shutes's body.
Shutes throws a right hand that misses
and Nimoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nimoy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shutes takes a swing at Nimoy's ribcage but misses.
Nimoy misses with an uppercut.
Shutes lands a slapping body shot.
Shutes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shutes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shutes scores with a one two! Nimoy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shutes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimoy moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nimoy misses its intended target.
Shutes misses with a double jab.
Shutes misses with a jab to the body
and Nimoy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shutes's knee momentarily.
Nimoy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shutes.
Shutes misses with a looping left.
Shutes throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Nimoy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shutes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shutes works the jab nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Nimoy.
Shutes connects with a right hand. Nimoy shakes it off.
Shutes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shutes moves out of range as Nimoy strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Shutes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shutes misses with a kick to the body.
Shutes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nimoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Shutes.
Nimoy scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nimoy blocks a jab.
Nimoy scores with a three punch combo!
Nimoy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nimoy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shutes at a distance.
Shutes slips a jab from Nimoy.
Shutes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nimoy is out of range and Shutes settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shutes. Nimoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Wesley Shutes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shutes throws a hook to the side of Nimoy's head but Nimoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shutes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Nimoy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nimoy swinging wildly here.
Shutes misses the shot to the body.
Nimoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shutes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shutes misses with a wild body shot.
Nimoy misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shutes just misses with a punch to the body.
Shutes lands the left hand.
Shutes misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy throws a shot from downtown. Shutes moves away and avoids it.
Nimoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shutes manages to avoid it.
Shutes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nimoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shutes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shutes misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from Shutes.
Nimoy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nimoy jabs at Shutes's body.
Shutes moves out of range of the leg kick from Nimoy.
Nimoy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nimoy moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shutes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shutes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wesley Shutes is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Shutes.
Shutes lands with a good body shot.
Shutes is looking to wear down Nimoy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shutes misses with an uppercut.
Shutes misses the shot to the body.
Nimoy throws an off balance right hand
and Shutes counters with a nice uppercut.
Nimoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nimoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shutes.
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!
A lazy body kick from Shutes
and Nimoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shutes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shutes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nimoy throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Shutes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shutes.
A big right from Nimoy misses.
Shutes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nimoy counters with a two punch combo.
Shutes throws the left hand but Nimoy avoids the punch easily.
Nimoy misses the body punch
and Shutes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nimoy misses the shot to the body.
Shutes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shutes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nimoy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nimoy cracks Shutes with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shutes lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nimoy blocks the body kick.
Shutes misses with a body shot
enabling Nimoy to counter with a crisp jab.
Nimoy lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Shutes misses
enabling Nimoy to counter with a crisp jab.
Nimoy misses with a jab to the body
and Shutes counters with an inside leg kick.
Shutes misses with a hook to the body
and Nimoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shutes scores with a push kick.
Shutes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shutes misses with a body shot.
Shutes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nimoy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leonard Nimoy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nimoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shutes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shutes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shutes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shutes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimoy moves away.
Shutes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nimoy manages to avoid it.
Shutes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimoy moves away.
Shutes misses with a hook.
Shutes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shutes misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy looks to land a left hand but Shutes moved out of range nicely.
Shutes lands a leg kick that knocks Nimoy off balance momentarily.
Shutes misses the shot to the body.
Shutes throws a hook but Nimoy blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy lands with an uppercut that bounces Shutes off the cage and back into range.
Shutes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Despite the aggression on Nimoy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shutes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nimoy misses with a double jab.
Shutes misses with a low kick.
Shutes with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Shutes misses its intended target.
Nimoy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A shot to the liver by Nimoy. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Shutes misses the target.
Shutes throws the kick towards the body but Nimoy avoids it.
Nimoy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shutes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nimoy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Nimoy, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shutes throws a push kick but Nimoy slaps the foot to one side.
Nimoy scores with a nice head shot.
Nimoy takes a swing at Shutes's ribcage but misses.
As Nimoy backs away, Shutes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nimoy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shutes misses with a body kick.
Shutes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimoy moves away.
Nimoy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shutes keeps Nimoy at a distance using the push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nimoy. Shutes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nimoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutes throws a sloppy head kick and Nimoy moves out of range easily.
Nimoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shutes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nimoy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nimoy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shutes circles away quickly and effectively.
Shutes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nimoy lands an overhand right.
Nimoy misses with a wild body shot.
Nimoy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shutes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nimoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shutes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes connects with a nice looking jab.
Shutes misses with a low kick as Nimoy jumps back.
Shutes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimoy moves away.
Shutes misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nimoy! But no joy.
Nimoy looks to land a right hand but Shutes moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nimoy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shutes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nimoy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shutes throws a body shot but no joy.
Nimoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 Wesley Shutes.
I think Shutes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bender Mein Armbach (ranked 987 p4p, 1020 weight class) and Rufus Rutger (ranked 150 p4p, 159 weight class). Mein Armbach comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman, Metallica. Rutger has chosen Wardance as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bender Mein Armbach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Rutger!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutger throws a lazy right hand but Mein Armbach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutger just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mein Armbach tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutger throws a hook to the side of Mein Armbach's head but Mein Armbach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Rutger looks to move away, Mein Armbach throws a big counter combo but Rutger just gets out of the way.
Mein Armbach tests Rutger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rutger lands an overhand right.
Rutger scores with a decent looking hook.
Mein Armbach moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rutger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rutger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mein Armbach manages to avoid it.
Rutger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mein Armbach moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutger lands a left and a right that send Mein Armbach crashing to the mat, dazed. Rutger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Mein Armbach is rocked!
It looks like Bender Mein Armbach has been cut.
Rutger digs a good hook to Mein Armbach's body.
Oh Mein Armbach is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rutger throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger connects with a body shot that sends Mein Armbach's belly button to the back.
Mein Armbach seems to have got his legs back now.
Mein Armbach moves out of range of the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Mein Armbach there.
Rutger sends Mein Armbach crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rutger is motioning to the referee to let Mein Armbach up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rutger pounces like a tiger and cracks Mein Armbach with a vicious hook! Mein Armbach is down but not out! Rutger follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rufus Rutger!
A very excited looking Rufus Rutger 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Anderson (ranked 1398 p4p, 1091 weight class) and Azriel Pandens (ranked 181 p4p, 150 weight class). Anderson's entrance music is Chase the bag (King Von). A fine choice. Azriel Pandens told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 31 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Azriel Pandens!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Anderson misses.
It seemed like Pandens was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Pandens moves out of range easily.
Pandens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
We've been informed that Pandens has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pandens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Pandens takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Pandens motions for Anderson to come forward. Pandens throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pandens takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A cross from Anderson lands.
Pandens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anderson is looking to slow Pandens down with leg kicks.
Pandens misses with a head kick.
Pandens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Pandens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Pandens moved out of range nicely.
Pandens misses the shot to the body.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Pandens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson cracks Pandens with an open hand slap.
Pandens slips a jab from Anderson.
A nice side step and Pandens releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Pandens's head.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Pandens appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Anderson connects with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pandens lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pandens digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandens blocks a jab.
Pandens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pandens throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice uppercut lands for Pandens. That snapped Anderson's head back.
Pandens misses with a straight left.
Pandens ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Pandens moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pandens moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Pandens connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pandens throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick from Pandens lands but Anderson takes it in his stride.
Anderson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Pandens walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Pandens throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pandens scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pandens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandens throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a hook but Pandens avoids it easily.
Anderson throws a head kick but Pandens moves out of range.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Pandens saw that one coming.
Pandens ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson connects with a right hand. Pandens shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pandens was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Pandens should have avoided that one.
Pandens walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
A head kick misses from Pandens.
Anderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson blocks the body kick.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pandens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Pandens's head but Pandens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pandens looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pandens misses with a body shot.
Anderson throws a counter high kick but Pandens was just alert enough to avoid it.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson tests Pandens's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Anderson misses
and Pandens counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Pandens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson with a hook.
Pandens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pandens lands a jab.
Pandens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Pandens chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pandens lands a lovely overhand right.
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 Ryan Anderson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Pandens saw that one coming.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson with a jab.
A low kick lands for Pandens.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pandens throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Pandens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pandens scoring well with a low kick there.
Pandens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
letting Pandens counter with a right hand.
Pandens looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Pandens tries to land a leg kick but Anderson saw it coming and moves away.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Pandens slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson lands with an overhand left.
Pandens slips under a jab from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Pandens misses.
Anderson checks a low kick from Pandens.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Pandens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Pandens.
Some bone on bone action there as Anderson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pandens slips a straight right by Anderson.
Anderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Pandens swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pandens misses with a low kick.
Pandens missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pandens keeps Anderson at a distance using the push kick.
Pandens walks into a jab.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Pandens counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pandens fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Pandens off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pandens moves away from the strike by Anderson.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pandens cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Anderson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A cross from Anderson lands.
Anderson jabs Pandens right on the nose. Pandens blinks but takes it well.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pandens tries a quick counter leg kick but Anderson is wise to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pandens.
Anderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anderson throws a good cross that connects.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Pandens counters with a straight right hand.
Pandens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Pandens slips the punch.
Anderson lands a high kick!
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pandens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Pandens let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Pandens.
Pandens moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Pandens.
Pandens has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Anderson feints a jab promting Pandens to slip. Anderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pandens slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pandens lands a high kick!
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pandens takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pandens slips a jab from Anderson.
Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pandens slips under a jab from Anderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandens throws a sloppy head kick
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick from Anderson lands but Pandens takes it in his stride.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Pandens attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pandens blocks a jab.
Pandens is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anderson with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Pandens slips a jab from Anderson.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pandens.
Pandens feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Ryan Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Pandens throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - Anderson scores with a four punch combination!
Pandens throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandens throws a combination. Anderson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pandens.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Anderson dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pandens slips under a jab from Anderson.
Pandens is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anderson with a body shot.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Pandens's shoulder, as Pandens tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson moves out of range as Pandens strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Pandens might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Anderson has got the better of the exchanges.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandens loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pandens can do to turn this around?
Jab, jab by Anderson - just one landing.
Anderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Pandens off the cage and back into range.
Pandens swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandens throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab lands there for Anderson.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Pandens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pandens drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pandens slips a straight right by Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens walks into a jab.
Good leg kick by Pandens.
Pandens bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pandens! But no joy.
Pandens throws a leg kick but Anderson checks it.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Pandens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Pandens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Pandens moved out of range.
Pandens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
It seemed like Pandens was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anderson works over Pandens's head and body with a nice combination.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Pandens.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Pandens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pandens throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick from Pandens, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
Pandens takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Pandens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pandens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pandens throws a body kick that misses.
Pandens throws a front kick aimed at Anderson's knee but Anderson avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pandens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pandens throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pandens momentarily.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Pandens attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Anderson misses with a hook. Pandens ducked under it nicely.
Pandens lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pandens slips under a jab.
Anderson blocks a low kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Pandens is out of range.
Azriel Pandens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Pandens misses with a straight right.
Pandens moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Anderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pandens on the side of the head.
Anderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pandens throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Pandens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Pandens misses.
Pandens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pandens appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Pandens throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson slips under a jab from Pandens.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandens is looking for the big counter here.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Pandens manages to avoid it.
Pandens slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Pandens ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Nice shot by Anderson.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Pandens counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Anderson!
Ryan Anderson 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryder Young (ranked 535 p4p, 874 weight class) and Ricky Thompson (ranked 34 p4p, 53 weight class). Young's entrance music is Of Monsters and Men - Destroyer. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryder Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Young wriggles free and stands up.
Thompson darts in looking for a takedown but Young gets double underhooks and turns Thompson into the cage.
Thompson takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Thompson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Young tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thompson is in Young's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson landing some decent shots from guard.
Thompson scoring with some ground and pound.
Thompson prevents Young from getting back to his feet.
Thompson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Young wants to stand but Thompson is controlling the position.
Young has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Thompson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Young looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young prevents a takedown attempt there.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Young after a bit of a struggle.
Ryder Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Thompson.
Young looking to slow down the pace here.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
I was talking to Young's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Thompson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Young pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thompson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Young fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thompson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson stands up over Young, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Young is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
Thompson won't allow Young to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Young is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Thompson dives into side control.
Thompson is chipping away with strikes.
Young bucks up and tries to throw Thompson off but instead Thompson has got his back!
Young is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Thompson scores with punches to the body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young wants to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Young is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands shots from the back.
Thompson is landing with strikes. Young can't take much more of this.
Can Young hold on?! Thompson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Young trying to get back to his feet but Thompson is in full control for now.
Young grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Young is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Thompson.
It looks like Ryder Young has been cut.
Thompson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thompson loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Young hold on?
Young is covering up but some of the strikes from Thompson are getting through and doing damage.
Young is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson throwing damaging strikes from the back! Young could be in trouble here!
Oh Young is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson is landing big shots and Young is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Thompson!
Ricky Thompson made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Ryder Young stepped up to the mic, saying 'I don’t know mate. Someone said the pub was this way but I don’t see a fucking bar, do you?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 1042 p4p, 1183 weight class) and Kurki Potku (ranked 165 p4p, 188 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryszard Wojcik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurki Potku!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potku avoids a punch combination nicely.
Potku lands a high kick!
It looks like Ryszard Wojcik has been cut.
Wojcik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Potku throws a leg kick but Wojcik sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Wojcik misses the target.
Potku is looking to chop away at Wojcik's legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Potku. That snapped Wojcik's head back.
Kurki Potku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wojcik throws a series of strikes that have Potku backpedaling.
Potku slips a jab and a cross from Wojcik.
Potku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wojcik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Potku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wojcik lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potku scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Potku shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wojcik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Potku smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Potku connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wojcik momentarily.
Potku's corner calls for a 1-2. Potku obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Potku throws a series of punches but Wojcik avoids them all with ease.
Wojcik is looking to counter punch.
Potku swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wojcik.
Potku with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wojcik misses with a straight right.
Wojcik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potku.
Potku throws a lazy right hand but Wojcik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Potku looks to score with a jab to the body but Wojcik is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potku. Wojcik does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Wojcik was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Potku.
Wojcik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Potku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potku scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Potku misses.
Wojcik is looking to counter punch.
Wojcik looks to throw the jab but Potku is out of range.
Potku tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wojcik 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.
Potku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wojcik was well out of range. Poor timing from Potku.
Potku throws a jab but it's blocked by Wojcik.
Wojcik scores with a jab to the jaw.
Potku throws a hook but Wojcik avoids it easily.
Potku looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wojcik defending well as Potku loads up on a big left hand.
Wojcik misses with a hook. Potku ducked under it nicely.
Potku misses the jab.
Wojcik blocks a jab.
It looked like Wojcik wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wojcik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potku misses with an uppercut.
Wojcik misses with a looping right.
Wojcik missing with a left hand there. Potku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wojcik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Potku.
Potku misses with a low kick.
It looked like Wojcik wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Potku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wojcik.
Wojcik throws a right hand that misses
and Potku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wojcik throws a lazy uppercut
and Potku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Potku misses with a wild body shot.
Wojcik avoids the body shot from Potku.
Potku dives in for a single leg takedown but Wojcik sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A punch combination from Potku misses.
Potku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wojcik at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potku takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wojcik moves away from the strike by Potku.
Potku takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wojcik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Potku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Potku thinks about the counter body kick.
Potku misses the shot to the body.
Wojcik throws a jab but it's blocked by Potku.
A nice side step and Potku releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Potku on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Potku lands a jab to Wojcik's midsection.
Potku fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Potku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potku has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wojcik finds it's way round the side to connect with Potku's head.
A head kick by Potku misses
and Wojcik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kurki Potku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Wojcik'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.
Potku punishes Wojcik's body with a nice straight punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wojcik might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Potku closes the distance and pushes Wojcik back into the cage.
Potku tries to throw a body punch but Wojcik avoids it by throwing Potku back against the cage.
Wojcik digs a right hand underneath Potku's ribcage. Potku let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Potku lands with a right to the head.
Potku blocking some punches.
Potku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Potku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Wojcik scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wojcik creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wojcik.
Potku throws a punch but it's blocked by Wojcik.
Good body shot from Potku.
Potku is leaning against Wojcik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Potku lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Potku - that landed with a thud.
Potku content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wojcik fails to land.
Potku pushes Wojcik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Potku lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wojcik cracks Potku with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik stalling against the cage.
Wojcik pushes Potku back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Potku.
Wojcik misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Potku scores with a nice short uppercut.
Potku working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kurki Potku seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Potku.
Wojcik struggles to land a body shot inside as Potku controls his hands.
Wojcik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ryszard Wojcik's cut is getting worse.
Potku holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Potku stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Potku pushes Wojcik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Wojcik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wojcik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Potku is defending well for now.
Wojcik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potku lands with a left to the head.
Wojcik pressing his opponent against the cage.
Potku lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wojcik stalling.
Wojcik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Potku lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wojcik backwards.
Wojcik is rocked!
Potku scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Wojcik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Potku dips a shoulder and cracks Wojcik with a mighty uppercut! Wojcik falls back against the cage and Potku unloads with a barrage of strikes! Wojcik is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Potku screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurki Potku!
Kurki Potku took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Summa Sector (ranked 48 p4p, 94 weight class) and Joey Simone (ranked 7 p4p, 13 weight class). Sector comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Simone has chosen Gucci Mane - Trap God Intro as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Summa Sector could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joey Simone's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Summa Sector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Simone!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Simone!
Sector lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simone circles away quickly and effectively.
Sector moves away from the strike by Simone.
Simone's corner calls for a 1-2. Simone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Simone lands a body shot.
Simone digs a good hook to Sector's body.
Simone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sector misses with a straight right.
Sector doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot 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!
Sector throws a big shot that misses.
Simone 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.
Sector is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sector throws a lazy right hand but Simone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simone stuns Sector with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Sector on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Simone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sector.
Simone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sector stalks Simone and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Simone's face. Simone staggers backwards, shaken.
 It looks like Joey Simone has been cut.
Sector misses with a straight left.
Simone throws an overhand right that lands on Sector's shoulder, as Sector tries to avoid the shot.
Simone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sector.
A little feinted left hand from Sector on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sector takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Simone looks to score with a jab to the body but Sector is just out of range.
Sector throwing a counter right hand but Simone manages to avoid it.
Simone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Simone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sector in his tracks.
Sector just misses with a punch to the body.
Simone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sector rather than just go for the knockout.
Simone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Simone lands a jab to Sector's midsection.
Simone is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sector scores with a hook.
Sector scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice cross by Simone.
Simone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sector.
It seemed like Simone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Simone moves out of range as Sector strikes.
Simone closes the distance and pushes Sector back into the cage.
Simone can't find room to land a body shot as Sector controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sector.
Simone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sector pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simone pushes Sector up against the cage in a clinch.
Sector breaks the clinch.
Simone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Simone swings for the body but Sector moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simone throws a body punch but Sector moves out of range.
Simone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simone scores with a hook.
Simone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sector.
A nice side step and Simone releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sector walks into a straight right hand from Simone.
Sector gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Simone.
Simone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Simone is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sector had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Simone jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sector uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Joey Simone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simone throws an off balance right hand
and Sector counters with a three punch combo that has Simone backing up. Simone nods at Sector to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Simone.
Simone scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sector counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Simone.
Simone throws a shot to the body.
Simone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Simone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Simone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Simone tries to clinch there but Sector circles away.
Simone scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice shot lands for Simone.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simone misses with a right hand
and Sector counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Simone throws a lazy right hand but Sector sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Simone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Simone's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Simone lands with a hook. Sector tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good standup being displayed there by Simone as he connects with a hook.
Sector has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sector there as he acknowledges the shot.
Simone takes the fight into the clinch.
Sector jumps guard and drags Simone to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sector keeping full guard, as Simone tries to pass.
Sector wants to get back to his feet but Simone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Simone wants to control from the top but Sector keeps moving.
Simone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sector wants to stand up but Simone is controlling him.
Simone trying to control but Sector is working from the bottom.
Simone drops back looking for a leg! Sector is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sector manages to kick Simone off! Simone jumps back into Sector's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sector wants to stand but Simone is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Simone throws a series of strikes that have Sector backpedaling.
Simone misses with a two punch combination.
Simone misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Simone.
Nice uppercut there from Simone.
The fighters circling - Simone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Sector wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body punch from Sector.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sector throws a good cross that connects.
Sector shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Simone misses with a wild combination.
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!
Sector rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sector misses with a body shot.
Simone throws a big shot that misses.
Simone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sector is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Simone cracks Sector with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Simone tries to close the distance and clinch but Sector swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sector was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sector looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Simone connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sector. Sector circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sector.
A little jabbing left from Simone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Simone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sector.
Simone wants to clinch but Sector slips to the side
and Sector counters with a straight right hand.
That has opened up Joey Simone's cut even more.
Sector tries to move into range but Simone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Simone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sector.
Simone slips a jab from Sector.
Sector needs to keep his hands up - Simone had a free shot at his head there.
Jab, jab by Simone - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sector sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sector misses with a hook. Simone ducked under it nicely.
Simone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sector lands a really nice looking cross but Simone seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simone lands a jab.
Simone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Simone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sectors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sector avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sector misses with an uppercut
and Simone counters by moving into the clinch.
Sector's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sector looks to throw the jab but Simone is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Simone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joey Simone's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Simone loads up on a big right hand but Sector slips the punch.
Sector throwing a counter right hand but Simone manages to avoid it.
Summa Sector has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sector doesn't seem bothered though.
Simone slips a straight right by Sector.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simone! But no joy.
Simone dips to his left and cracks Sector with an uppercut!
Simone throws a hook to the side of Sector's head but Sector sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sector is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sector looks to land a left hand but Simone moved out of range nicely.
Sector defending well as Simone loads up on a big left hand.
Sector connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sector manages to avoid it.
Simone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simone misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sector throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sector misses with a hook.
Simone lands a jab to Sector's midsection.
Simone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sector.
Sector has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Simone finds it's way round the side to connect with Sector's head.
Simone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joey Simone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Simone lands a lovely overhand right.
Sector wants to slow Simone down by chopping away at his legs.
Jab from Simone.
Sector pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good shot there by Simone.
Simone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sector.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sector defending well as Simone loads up on a big left hand.
Sector swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Simone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simone connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Sector misses the target.
Simone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Simone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sector throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simone lands an overhand right.
Sector ducks under a wild hook from Simone.
Simone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sector manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simone tries to clinch
and Sector counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Simone throws out a powerful jab.
Simone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sector avoids the body shot from Simone.
Sector was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Simone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Simone lands a nice shot that snaps Sector's head back.
Nice shot by Simone.
Simone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sector stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sector takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Simone connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sector lands with a hook. Simone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simone lands a jab to Sector's midsection.
Simone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sector's head.
Sector fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Simone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Simone lands a nice looking body shot.
Sector walks into a straight right hand from Simone.
Sector takes one on the button.
Joey Simone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Simone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Simone digs a good body shot into Sector's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Simone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Simone winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Simone!
Our winner, Joey Simone, 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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