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HFA 33 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Giles (ranked 25252 p4p, 25277 weight class) and Thor Poohammer (ranked 510 p4p, 500 weight class). Giles kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beckham. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dustin Giles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Poohammer!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poohammer drops Giles with a beautiful combination! Giles stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Poohammer is looking for the KO!
 Giles is rocked!
 It looks like Dustin Giles has been cut.
Poohammer grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Giles takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Poohammer cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thor Poohammer!
Our winner, Thor Poohammer, 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.
Dustin Giles was interviewed post fight and said 'I just want to thank Dana White and my opponent for giving me this opportunity.. that's it.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Farid Syazwan (ranked 3329 p4p, 4370 weight class) and Enzo Cooke (ranked 304 p4p, 362 weight class). Syazwan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Final Countdown. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Farid Syazwan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syazwan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cooke sprawls well initially but Syazwan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cooke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Syazwan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cooke taking some punishment here, with Syazwan in his half guard.
Syazwan lands with a punch from half guard.
Syazwan is thwarting Cooke's attempts to control the position.
Syazwan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Syazwan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Syazwan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Syazwan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Syazwan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cooke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Syazwan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cooke works his way to full guard. Good work.
Syazwan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cooke looking for a sweep. Not yet Cooke, not yet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Syazwan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cooke looking for a sweep. Not yet Cooke, not yet.
Syazwan has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Cooke to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Syazwan is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Cooke pulls down on the head and he's put Syazwan to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Enzo Cooke!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Sanchez (ranked 3171 p4p, 3214 weight class) and King Kong Jones (ranked 286 p4p, 294 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, King Kong Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanchez attempts a counter takedown but Jones avoids it well and moves away.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Sanchez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Jones throws up his legs and catches Sanchez in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Sanchez tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Jones! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). King Kong Jones!
Paul Sanchez was interviewed post fight and said 'Ts a shame that I keep losing, I’ll improve…eventually. Either that or I’ll drown in the waters I bring my opponents in when I win. I’ll see yall.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JJ King (ranked 2859 p4p, 24960 weight class) and Ronaldez Reno (ranked 184 p4p, 277 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ronaldez Reno was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JJ King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronaldez Reno!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with an uppercut. Reno saw that one coming.
Ronaldez Reno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reno's head.
Reno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
Reno tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
King lands strikes from half guard.
Reno won't allow King to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Reno is just riding it out for now. King eventually gives up the hold.
Reno is defending against the submission attempts here by King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
Reno is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
King works his way into side control.
King creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
King tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no King has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
King working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Reno's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Reno parries the strikes from King easily there. King is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Reno to escape.
King working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Reno is working to avoid the ground and pound but King connects with a decent elbow.
King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reno is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
King is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reno has escaped the position, nice work there.
Reno is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King cracks Reno with a big right hand but Reno just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Reno taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King cracks Reno with an elbow. That is naaassty.
King working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
King lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
King is putting a hurting on Reno here, landing some big shots from side control.
Reno wants to get back to his feet but King drags him back down.
King in side control lands a decent elbow.
 Reno is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Reno is still in real trouble! Can King finish him?
King works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
King cracks Reno with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Reno seems to have recovered his senses.
Reno tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but King wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
King landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
King lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reno on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
King working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
King scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Reno to see if he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
JJ King 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.
Reno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King tries to counter by clinching up but Reno breaks away and moves out of range.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reno can do to turn this around?
Reno misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Reno ducks under a wild hook from King.
Reno looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
King takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reno sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reno scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Reno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
King lands with a right hand.
Reno misses with a jab, cross combination.
King appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Reno throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Reno throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Reno!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Reno, who protects the arm well.
King working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reno is trying to get back to his feet.
King working the ground and pound.
King is trying to get an arm triangle but Reno is defending well.
King working the body and head with strikes.
Reno is breathing heavily.
King lands a few punches from side control.
King is working Reno over with some ground and pound from side control.
King working the ground and pound from side control.
King scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Reno is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and King can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JJ King!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Haley (ranked 2329 p4p, 3446 weight class) and Kenga Assura (ranked 273 p4p, 377 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Haley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenga Assura!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Haley misses.
Assura misses with an uppercut
and Haley counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Kenga Assura has been cut.
Haley lands a nice looking body shot.
Assura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Haley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haley looks to land a right hand but Assura moved out of range.
Haley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Assura slips a jab from Haley.
Haley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Assura takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haley ducks under a wild hook from Assura.
Assura misses with a left hand
and Haley counters with a crisp right hand that drops Assura! Haley lets Assura back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Assura is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assura bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Haley comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Assura falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Assura was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stephen Haley!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bingo Fat (ranked 2180 p4p, 2803 weight class) and Mao Feng (ranked 179 p4p, 219 weight class). Feng is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by OKE. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bingo Fat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mao Feng!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fat scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Feng pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fat back to the cage. Feng follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Feng misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Fat.
Fat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Feng breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Feng misses.
Feng throws a leg kick that misses.
Fat punishes Feng's body with a nice straight punch.
Fat just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Feng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Feng thows a leg kick but Fat checks it
and Feng takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Feng falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fat was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fat lands a nice hook to Feng's body. Feng takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Feng in his tracks.
Fat connects with a looping right hand.
Fat thuds his right hand into Feng's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Feng scores with a jab to the head.
Feng closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Feng as Fat tries to tie him up.
Feng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Feng tries a body shot but Fat blocks it.
Nice body punch from Fat.
Feng pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Feng misses with a few strikes there.
Fat seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Fat does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fat definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Feng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fat.
Feng lands a jab.
Feng throws a big shot that misses.
Fat misses with a straight right.
Feng throws a head kick but Fat moves out of range.
Feng needs to keep his hands up - Fat had a free shot at his head there.
Fat paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Feng throws a body shot but no joy.
Fat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Feng let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fat misses the shot to the body.
Feng closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fat counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feng throws a hook but Fat avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Feng. Those never looked like landing.
Good exchange - Feng coming out on top.
Fat throws a big shot that misses.
Feng misses the jab.
Feng blocks a jab.
Fat lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Feng throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Feng darts in and clinches Fat up against the cage.
Fat lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Fat.
Fat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Feng is leaning against Fat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Fat on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Feng lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feng pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mao Feng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fat defending well as Feng loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Feng darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fat slips a jab from Feng.
Feng wants to clinch but Fat slips to the side
enabling Fat to counter with a crisp jab.
Fat scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Some wild striking there from Fat.
Fat lands a jab.
Feng slips a straight right by Fat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Feng pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Fat tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Feng.
It looked like Fat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fat cracks Feng with an open hand slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bingo Fat dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Feng throws a combination. Fat tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Bingo Fat has been cut.
Feng throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Feng tries to clinch up
and Fat counters with a left to the body.
Fat slips a jab from Feng.
Fat misses with a left hand
and Feng counters with a left to the body.
Fat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Feng looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Feng keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Feng moves away.
Nice cross by Fat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fat. Feng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fat misses with a few strikes there.
Feng throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feng scores with a head kick.
Fat is rocked!
Fat misses with a body shot.
Oh Fat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fat gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mao Feng!
During a confident post fight interview, Mao Feng thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hummus Mug Crusher (ranked 1634 p4p, 2939 weight class) and Wa Hoo (ranked 141 p4p, 230 weight class). Mug Crusher's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hummus - Most wanted. Hoo has chosen Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond as his entrance music. Hummus Mug Crusher has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hummus Mug Crusher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wa Hoo!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoo misses with a wild body shot.
Mug Crusher works Hoo's body with a nice hook.
Mug Crusher lands a nice shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Mug Crusher there.
Mug Crusher's corner calls for a 1-2. Mug Crusher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mug Crusher pushes Hoo up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoo blocking some punches.
Hoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mug Crusher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoo can't find room to land a body shot as Mug Crusher controls the action.
Hoo has Mug Crusher pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hoo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mug Crusher tumbling to the mat - Hoo dives into Mug Crusher's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hoo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hoo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hoo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hoo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hoo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hoo drops back looking for a leg! Mug Crusher is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mug Crusher manages to kick Hoo off! Hoo jumps back into Mug Crusher's guard.
Mug Crusher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hoo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mug Crusher's head.
Hoo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hoo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hoo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hoo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mug Crusher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hoo passes Mug Crusher's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Hoo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mug Crusher trying to control here.
Hoo is working for a submission of some sort.
Hoo wants to pass to mount but Mug Crusher is defending the position.
Mug Crusher taking some punishment here, with Hoo in his half guard.
Hoo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hoo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hoo seems to be working for a kimura but Mug Crusher defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo trying to control the pace.
Hoo tries to pass to full mount but Mug Crusher defends it.
Hoo trying to control the pace.
Hoo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hoo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mug Crusher defend it? Hoo steps over the head and cranks it - Mug Crusher is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hoo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wa Hoo!
Wa Hoo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Riker (ranked 1173 p4p, 2221 weight class) and Brock Duncan (ranked 92 p4p, 153 weight class). Riker comes to the cage accompanied by Soulfly - Pain. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Riker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brock Duncan!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riker clinches up against the cage.
Riker works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Riker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Duncan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Riker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Riker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Riker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Riker controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riker connects with a couple of short punches.
Riker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Riker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Duncan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Riker is working Duncan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Duncan controls Riker momentarily but Riker frees himself.
Riker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Duncan's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duncan controlling Riker's posture.
Riker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Riker stops Duncan from standing up.
Riker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Riker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Duncan's head.
Riker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Riker with a nice head shot there.
Duncan wants to sweep here but Riker controlling him for the moment.
Duncan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Riker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Duncan's head.
Riker working some strikes from top position.
Duncan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Riker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Riker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Duncan wants to get back to his feet but Riker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Riker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan wants to get back to his feet but Riker passes into half guard.
Riker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Riker 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.
Duncan is looking to escape.
Riker slips a nice elbow through Duncan's hands, connecting with Duncan's forehead.
Duncan is rocked!
Riker trying to control from half guard but Duncan is working away.
Duncan is in trouble now - Riker has advanced to mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riker working Duncan over with strikes here.
Duncan is still in real trouble! Can Riker finish him?
Riker unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Duncan wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Riker celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Riker!
William Riker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Clayton Il (ranked 1703 p4p, 1843 weight class) and Max Von Meyer (ranked 216 p4p, 229 weight class). Max Von Meyer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Clayton Il!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Von Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton Il misses with a hook. Von Meyer ducked under it nicely.
Von Meyer throws a body punch but Clayton Il moves out of range.
A left lands for Von Meyer.
Clayton Il throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Meyer.
Von Meyer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clayton Il on the side of the head.
Von Meyer scores with a hook.
Von Meyer takes a swing at Clayton Il's ribcage but misses.
Clayton Il looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Meyer is just out of range.
Clayton Il takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Von Meyer misses with a straight right.
Von Meyer ducks under a wild hook from Clayton Il.
Von Meyer has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Clayton Il is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clayton Il misses with a looping left.
Von Meyer staying out of range there.
Von Meyer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clayton Il counters with a body kick.
Clayton Il tries to clinch there but Von Meyer circles away.
Clayton Il throws an off balance right hand
and Von Meyer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Meyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clayton Il has closed the distance and engaged Von Meyer in a clinch.
Clayton Il tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Meyer's elbow.
Clayton Il fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Meyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clayton Il backwards.
Von Meyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Meyer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Von Meyer tries a body shot but Clayton Il blocks it.
Nice body punch from Clayton Il.
Von Meyer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clayton Il.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clayton Il.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Meyer.
Von Meyer misses with the head strike.
Von Meyer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Meyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Meyer tries a body shot but Clayton Il blocks it.
I was talking to Clayton Il's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Von Meyer misses with a body punch.
Clayton Il swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Meyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clayton Il's elbow.
Von Meyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von Meyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Von Meyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clayton Il takes a swing at Von Meyer's ribcage but misses.
Von Meyer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Von Meyer misses with a body shot.
Clayton Il throws an overhand right that lands on Von Meyer's shoulder, as Von Meyer tries to avoid the shot.
Von Meyer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Von Meyer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clayton Il at a distance.
Clayton Il loads up on a big right hand but Von Meyer slips the punch.
Von Meyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clayton Il.
Von Meyer slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Meyer with a nice cross.
Von Meyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clayton Il.
Von Meyer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Clayton Il ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Meyer moves away.
Von Meyer slips under a jab.
Max Von Meyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clayton Il keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Meyer.
A big left from Clayton Il misses.
Nice takedown defense from Von Meyer. No joy for Clayton Il on that attempt.
Clayton Il swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Von Meyer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clayton Il throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Meyer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Von Meyer thuds his right hand into Clayton Il's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Von Meyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clayton Il.
Von Meyer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clayton Il misses with a takedown
and Von Meyer counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Clayton Il. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clayton Il throws a leg kick that is checked
and Von Meyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Clayton Il misses the target.
Von Meyer throws a counter combo.
Von Meyer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Clayton Il had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
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!
Clayton Il takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clayton Il swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Meyer swings for the body but Clayton Il moves out of range.
A left lands for Von Meyer.
Clayton Il moves out of range as Von Meyer strikes.
Nice jab there from Von Meyer.
Clayton Il misses with a body shot
and Von Meyer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Von Meyer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clayton Il rather than just go for the knockout.
Von Meyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clayton Il takes one to the chin there.
Clayton Il throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Meyer tries to clinch but Clayton Il is having none of it.
Clayton Il tries to counter with a takedown but Von Meyer is quick to defend against it.
Clayton Il misses with a hook
enabling Von Meyer to counter with a crisp jab.
Clayton Il throws an off balance right hand
and Clayton Il takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clayton Il. Von Meyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Von Meyer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Von Meyer throws an overhand right that lands on Clayton Il's shoulder, as Clayton Il tries to avoid the shot.
Clayton Il fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Von Meyer avoids it really well and circles away.
Von Meyer looks to land a right hand but Clayton Il moved out of range.
Clayton Il looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clayton Il misses with a straight left.
A big right from Von Meyer misses.
Von Meyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Von Meyer tries to clinch up.
Von Meyer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clayton Il swings away with a body shot that misses
and Von Meyer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Von Meyer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Von Meyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clayton Il.
Clayton Il misses the shot to the body.
Von Meyer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton Il uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Meyer.
Clayton Il connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Clayton Il throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clayton Il slips under a jab.
Clayton Il misses with a shot to the body
and Von Meyer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Von Meyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Von Meyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Meyer moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clayton Il. Von Meyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clayton Il throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clayton Il slips a straight right by Von Meyer.
Von Meyer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Von Meyer checks a low kick from Clayton Il.
A slow jab from Clayton Il misses its intended target.
Von Meyer jabs Clayton Il to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton Il's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Von Meyer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clayton Il scrambles back to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Von Meyer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Von Meyer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Meyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clayton Il throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clayton Il darts in looking for a takedown but Von Meyer gets double underhooks and turns Clayton Il into the cage.
Clayton Il prevents a body shot from Von Meyer.
Clayton Il misses with some punches.
Von Meyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Clayton Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Meyer can't find room to land a body shot as Clayton Il controls the action.
Clayton Il misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Von Meyer.
Von Meyer is leaning against Clayton Il and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Von Meyer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Von Meyer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Von Meyer breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton Il pivots, looking for a leg kick but Von Meyer is out of range and Clayton Il settles back down.
Von Meyer lands a nice looking body shot.
Von Meyer connects with a crisp jab.
Clayton Il tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Meyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Clayton Il.
A nice side step and Von Meyer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Von Meyer lands with a nice body punch.
Von Meyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clayton Il tries to move into range but Von Meyer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Von Meyer scores with a shot to the body.
Clayton Il is looking to score with low kicks.
Clayton Il throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Von Meyer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clayton Il doesn't seem phased though.
Clayton Il misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Meyer.
Von Meyer closes the distance and pushes Clayton Il back into the cage.
Clayton Il blocks a body shot from Von Meyer.
Max Von Meyer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Von Meyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clayton Il's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Meyer manages to break the clinch.
Clayton Il swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Von Meyer connects with a body shot that sends Clayton Il's belly button to the back.
Clayton Il takes a swing at Von Meyer's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Von Meyer. That snapped Clayton Il's head back.
Von Meyer slips a jab from Clayton Il.
Von Meyer misses with a hook.
Von Meyer jabs Clayton Il to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clayton Il throws an off balance right hand
and Von Meyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clayton Il looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Clayton Il throws an off balance right hand
and Von Meyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clayton Il misses with a hook.
Von Meyer wants to counter with a clinch but Clayton Il pushes him away.
Von Meyer loads up on a big right hand but Clayton Il slips the punch.
Von Meyer works the jab nicely.
Clayton Il tests Von Meyer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Von Meyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Von Meyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clayton Il.
Clayton Il throws a lazy right hand but Von Meyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Von Meyer. Beautiful body shot.
Clayton Il misses with a wild body shot.
Von Meyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clayton Il was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Meyer.
Clayton Il misses with a hook to the body
and Von Meyer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Von Meyer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Von Meyer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clayton Il takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Von Meyer slips a jab from Clayton Il.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clayton Il looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Meyer is just out of range.
Clayton Il takes one to the side of the head.
Von Meyer stuns Clayton Il with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Von Meyer.
Von Meyer throws an off balance right hand
and Clayton Il counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Meyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Clayton Il.
Clayton Il thows a left - swing and a miss!
Von Meyer throws a counter combo.
Von Meyer misses with a double jab
and Clayton Il cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Von Meyer punishes Clayton Il's body with a nice straight punch.
Clayton Il keeps Von Meyer at a distance using the push kick.
Von Meyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Clayton Il tries to land a front kick but Von Meyer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Von Meyer! But no joy.
Von Meyer scores with a hook to the body. Clayton Il takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Von Meyer moves into the clinch successfully.
Von Meyer manages to break the clinch.
Clayton Il swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Meyer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Meyer blocks a body shot from Clayton Il.
Von Meyer lands a left hand.
Clayton Il struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Meyer controls his hands.
Clayton Il lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Meyer tries a body shot but Clayton Il blocks it.
Von Meyer tries to throw a body punch but Clayton Il avoids it by throwing Von Meyer back against the cage.
Von Meyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Meyer breaks the clinch.
Von Meyer lands a really nice looking cross but Clayton Il seems unphased.
Von Meyer throws a lazy right hand but Clayton Il sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Von Meyer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clayton Il at a distance.
Von Meyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clayton Il manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Clayton Il misses its target.
Jab from Clayton Il.
Von Meyer avoids the body shot from Clayton Il.
Von Meyer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Von Meyer scores with a hook to the body. Clayton Il takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
John Clayton Il has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Meyer lands with a nice body punch.
Clayton Il takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Von Meyer lands a right hook to the body.
Clayton Il jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clayton Il jabs at Von Meyer's body.
Max Von Meyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clayton Il throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Meyer works Clayton Il's body with a nice hook.
Von Meyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clayton Il is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Clayton Il lands an overhand right.
Von Meyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clayton Il manages to avoid it.
Clayton Il drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Clayton Il throws a right hand that misses
and Von Meyer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clayton Il walks into a stiff left hand from Von Meyer.
Von Meyer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Meyer lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Clayton Il misses.
Clayton Il on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Von Meyer lands a slapping body shot.
Clayton Il swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Von Meyer counters with a right hand to the body.
Clayton Il misses with a kick to the body.
Von Meyer scores with a jab to the body.
Von Meyer lands a nice looking body shot.
Clayton Il walks into a straight right hand from Von Meyer.
Clayton Il takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Von Meyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Meyer lands with a good body shot.
A cross from Von Meyer lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Von Meyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Von Meyer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Von Meyer!
A very excited looking Max Von Meyer 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 Cody Shelton (ranked 471 p4p, 113 weight class) and Leonard Norton (ranked 54 p4p, 17 weight class). Shelton's entrance music is Heart-Magic Man. A fine choice. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cody Shelton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonard Norton!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelton misses with an uppercut. Norton saw that one coming.
Norton misses with an uppercut
and Shelton counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Leonard Norton has been cut.
Shelton tries to clinch up but Norton circles away and keeps his distance.
Norton throws a counter combo.
Shelton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Norton misses with a left hand
and Norton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shelton looks to land a left hand but Norton moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
Norton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shelton throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Norton is looking to break free of the clinch but Shelton has double underhooks.
Norton lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Shelton.
A right handed body shot lands from Shelton.
Norton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shelton tries to work over Norton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shelton has him pressed against the cage.
Shelton misses with some punches.
Shelton misses with a body punch.
Norton working hard to break the clinch.
Shelton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Norton's efforts to push away.
Shelton lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Norton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shelton tries to throw a body punch but Norton avoids it by throwing Shelton back against the cage.
Shelton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shelton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelton slips under a jab from Norton.
Shelton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
It seemed like Norton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shelton swings for the body but Norton moves out of range.
Norton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shelton tries to clinch there but Norton circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Norton defending well as Shelton loads up on a big left hand.
Shelton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norton was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelton.
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 shot to the body from Shelton misses
and Norton counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shelton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shelton dodges the punch combination from Norton.
A counter left hand to the body from Shelton misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Some wild striking there from Norton.
A little feinted left hand from Shelton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Norton moves forwards but Shelton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Norton staying out of range there.
Norton throws out a counter right but Shelton avoids it with no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shelton throws an off balance right hand
and Norton counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Shelton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Norton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Norton avoids the body shot from Shelton.
A nice side step and Norton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cody Shelton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shelton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shelton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Norton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shelton looks to land a left hand but Norton moved out of range nicely.
Norton unleashes a big counter combination but Shelton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shelton swings widly with a right hand
and Norton counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shelton.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norton! But no joy.
Shelton looks to clinch
letting Norton counter with a right hand.
Shelton throws a body shot but no joy.
Norton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shelton throws a jab when Norton was well out of range.
Norton throws out a counter right but Shelton avoids it with no problem.
Norton swings for the body but Shelton moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws a series of punches but Shelton avoids them all with ease.
Shelton moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Norton goes down! Can Shelton finish him!?
That has opened up Leonard Norton's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norton has his hands on Shelton's head, controlling the position.
Norton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Shelton is pushing down on Norton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Norton is fighting to maintain full guard but Shelton has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelton is looking to take a break and control but Norton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shelton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Norton tries to get to full guard but Shelton has control of the leg.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Norton moves into full guard.
Shelton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shelton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shelton controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shelton cracks Norton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The cut above Leonard Norton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice defenses there by Norton.
Norton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Shelton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Norton's cut.
That's time! Shelton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shelton.
Shelton clinches with his opponent.
Norton breaks the clinch.
Shelton throws a right hand that misses
and Norton counters with a left to the body.
Shelton needs to keep his hands up - Norton had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norton moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A cross from Norton lands.
Shelton cracks Norton with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Shelton.
Shelton throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Norton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shelton throws a looping overhand right but Norton ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Norton's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shelton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Norton counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton misses with a straight left.
Norton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shelton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shelton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shelton throws a hook but Norton blocks it.
Norton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Norton throws a right hand that misses
enabling Shelton to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelton. Norton does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelton pushes Norton up against the cage in a clinch.
Norton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norton takes one to the chin there.
Norton misses with an uppercut
and Shelton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leonard Norton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Norton swats away the attempt to clinch by Shelton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelton scores with a sloppy right hand. Norton should have avoided that one.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leonard Norton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cody Shelton!
Cody Shelton retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Cody Shelton 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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