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CFC 189: Middleweight Mayhem PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeppe Turska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butsy Grabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turska kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Last of the Mohicans Theme. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeppe Turska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Butsy Grabber!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabber scores with a jab.
Grabber looks to land a combination. Turska sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Turska doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grabber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Butsy Grabber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turska moves out of range as Grabber strikes.
Grabber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grabber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turska.
Grabber misses with a body shot.
Turska shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Turska showed some decent athleticism there.
Grabber is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Turska's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Turska's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turska wants to escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
Grabber keeps control of the position as Turska tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grabber punches the canvas rather than the man.
Grabber trying to control momentarily.
Grabber is trying to stick to Turska's back but Turska is turning into Grabber. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Grabber's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Turska.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabber controlling Turska's posture.
Turska postures up.
Grabber wants to sweep here but Turska controlling him for the moment.
Turska throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Grabber keeping full guard, as Turska tries to pass.
Turska is working hard here to advance position.
Grabber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turska drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Grabber manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Turska has Grabber in his guard.
Grabber is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Grabber stopping the sweep attempt from Turska.
Grabber controls from within his opponent's guard.
Turska looking for subs off his back but Grabber has passed one foot through into half guard.
Grabber wants to take a breather but Turska is having none of it.
Grabber scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grabber prevents Turska from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Turska manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Turska preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grabber connects with a couple of short punches.
Grabber trying to control but Turska is working from the bottom.
Turska had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grabber defends it easily.
Grabber trying to control but Turska is working from the bottom.
Turska being controlled here, momentarily.
Turska throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabber wants to control from the top but Turska keeps moving.
Turska looking for a guillotine here but Grabber defends easily.
Grabber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grabber preventing the sweep.
Grabber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Turska looking for a guillotine here but Grabber defends easily.
Grabber wants to control from the top but Turska keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butsy Grabber dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Grabber loads up on a big right hand but Turska slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grabber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Turska is defended easily by Grabber.
Turska gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Turska.
Turska tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Turska has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Turska goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Grabber rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Turska's guard! Nice work there by Grabber!
Grabber trying to control but Turska is working from the bottom.
Grabber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabber wants to control from the top but Turska keeps moving.
Turska has his foot on Grabber's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grabber works his way back into a safe position though.
Grabber trying to control the position from guard on top but Turska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turska keeping full guard, as Grabber tries to pass.
Turska keeping moving, preventing Grabber from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Butsy Grabber.
Grabber moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Grabber throws a lazy right hand but Turska sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donk. Grabber catches Turska right on the button with a cross.
Turska has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turska gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grabber counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeppe Turska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turska fails with the takedown
and Grabber counters with a big head kick but Turska shrugs it off.
Grabber throws a hook but Turska avoids it easily.
Grabber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turska sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grabber misses with a body shot.
A big left from Grabber misses.
Grabber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Turska on the side of the head.
Grabber tries to clinch up.
Grabber lands a nice looking body shot.
Turska closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Turska is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grabber knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
You can see the frustration on Grabber's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grabber is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turska working away.
Turska is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grabber knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Grabber manages to work his way to half guard, despite Turska's best efforts.
Turska is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Grabber tries to get to full guard but Turska has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turska thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grabber moves into full guard.
Turska is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Grabber is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Grabber has escaped and now he's on top!
Turska looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Grabber passes into side control.
Grabber working the ground and pound from side control.
Grabber lands an elbow.
Turska manages to get back to half guard.
Grabber stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butsy Grabber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Turska's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Turska shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grabber counters with a nice uppercut.
Grabber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Turska manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Grabber.
Grabber throws a series of punches but Turska avoids them all with ease.
Turska shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grabber but Grabber pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Grabber throws a body punch but Turska moves out of range.
Turska blocks a jab.
Grabber misses with a wild body shot.
Grabber takes the fight into the clinch.
Grabber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Turska fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeppe Turska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grabber tries to land knees in the clinch but Turska avoids the damage to the body.
Grabber scores a nice knee to the body.
Grabber lands an elbow just above Turska 's eye.
Grabber landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grabber obliges.
Grabber looking to throw knees to the head but Turska is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turska jumps guard but Grabber stands there with Turska around his waist. Turska gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grabber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Turska decides to pull guard.
Grabber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turska swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turska is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grabber defends well.
Grabber content to stall in guard here.
Turska escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grabber gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grabber wants to control from the top but Turska keeps moving.
Turska is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jeppe Turska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butsy Grabber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabber looking to pass the guard.
Turska has an active guard here but Grabber has managed to pass into half guard.
Turska wants to get back to full guard but Grabber has mounted him!
Grabber controlling the position easily from mount.
Grabber landing strikes from the mount and Turska is in trouble!
Grabber controlling from the full mount.
Turska is looking to improve his position but Grabber isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turska gets back to half guard.
Turska is pressing down on Grabber's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Grabber tries to free his leg and advance position but Turska is retaining full guard.
Turska looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Turska keeping moving, preventing Grabber from controlling successfully.
Grabber got a little sloppy there for a moment and Turska has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grabber has managed to get both his arms back between Turska's legs - danger averted.
Turska working for submissions but it's allowed Grabber to get to half guard.
Turska is staying active underneath Grabber, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabber keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Grabber trying to control the action but Turska is working from the bottom.
Turska looking for submissions off his back.
Grabber trying to mount his opponent but Turska defends it.
Turska looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Grabber prevents Turska from improving his position.
Grabber is taking a breather. Turska says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Turska actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butsy Grabber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grabber 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butsy Grabber!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Spatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chauncey Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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157 lbs
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151 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Spatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chauncey Silvestre!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvestre misses with a hook
and Spatz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silvestre checks a leg kick.
Spatz throws out a leg kick but Silvestre moves out of range and Spatz only half commits.
Silvestre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spatz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silvestre.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silvestre.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silvestre!
Silvestre throws a leg kick but Spatz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spatz misses with a jab to the body
and Silvestre counters with a big head kick but Spatz shrugs it off.
Spatz moves out of range as Silvestre throws a body kick.
Silvestre throws a leg kick
and Spatz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Spatz.
Silvestre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spatz blocks a leg kick.
Silvestre tries to work over Spatz's front leg with a kick but Spatz checks it.
Spatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spatz misses with a head kick.
Spatz lands a nice shot to the body.
Spatz throws a leg kick
and Silvestre counters with a nice body shot.
Silvestre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Spatz sprawls well initially but Silvestre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silvestre wants to pass to mount but Spatz is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre wants to control but Spatz is keeping him busy.
Silvestre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silvestre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silvestre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silvestre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silvestre is trying to control the action in half guard but Spatz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silvestre looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silvestre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spatz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silvestre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silvestre's back!
Spatz tries to get the hooks in deep but Silvestre pushed the leg off.
Silvestre manages to reverse the position and now he's in Spatz's guard. Nice work there by Silvestre.
Silvestre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silvestre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silvestre wants to pass the guard but Spatz is keeping the position.
Silvestre preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvestre stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Spatz has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Silvestre manages to get his head free but now Spatz has transitioned to an armbar! Silvestre grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Spatz! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Karl Spatz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulie Di Maio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerrero comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Back In Black. Pedro Guerrero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paulie Di Maio!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Maio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guerrero steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Di Maio. That one must have hurt.
Di Maio throws a head kick that half lands.
Di Maio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guerrero's sensitive parts.
Di Maio looks to score with a jab to the body but Guerrero is just out of range.
Guerrero misses with a left hand
and Di Maio counters with a body kick.
Guerrero feints and as Di Maio raises his hands in defense, Guerrero changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Di Maio is trying to keep Guerrero in close.
Guerrero throwing strikes but missing.
Guerrero preventing the sweep.
Di Maio is looking to stand up but Guerrero isn't so interested in that idea.
Guerrero postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Guerrero won't allow Di Maio to get back to his feet.
Guerrero landing some decent shots from guard.
Di Maio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Di Maio keeping full guard, as Guerrero tries to pass.
Guerrero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Di Maio has Guerrero pulled in close to control his posture.
Di Maio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guerrero won't allow Di Maio to get back to his feet.
Guerrero wants to control from the top but Di Maio keeps moving.
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.
Di Maio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Di Maio looking for a sweep. Not yet Di Maio, not yet.
Guerrero trying to control the position from guard on top but Di Maio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Guerrero cracks Di Maio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Di Maio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Guerrero has time to react.
Di Maio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Guerrero misses with an uppercut
and Di Maio counters by clinching up.
Guerrero is looking to break free of the clinch but Di Maio has double underhooks.
Di Maio swings wildly with an uppercut but Guerrero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guerrero blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Maio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Di Maio is looking to control Guerrero's arms but Guerrero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Di Maio has his back to the cage.
Di Maio stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Guerrero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Di Maio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Di Maio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Di Maio misses with the head strike.
Di Maio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Di Maio prevents Guerrero from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Di Maio.
Guerrero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guerrero works Di Maio's body with a nice hook.
Guerrero misses with an uppercut.
Di Maio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guerrero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Di Maio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Maio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guerrero throws a jab when Di Maio was well out of range.
Di Maio slips under a jab from Guerrero.
Guerrero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Di Maio.
Di Maio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Di Maio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Di Maio slips a jab from Guerrero.
Di Maio doesn't manage to clinch there - Guerrero circles away.
Di Maio lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Di Maio misses.
Guerrero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Di Maio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Di Maio digs a good hook to Guerrero's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guerrero misses with a takedown attempt
and Di Maio counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Guerrero is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulie Di Maio dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Di Maio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Guerreros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Guerrero moves out of range as Di Maio throws a body kick.
Di Maio misses the jab.
Di Maio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Di Maio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Di Maio.
Di Maio slips under a jab.
Di Maio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Di Maio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Guerrero takes a step back to recover.
A jab from Guerrero does it's job there.
Di Maio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Di Maio cracks a nice hook into Guerrero's ribs.
Di Maio scores with a jab. Guerrero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrero misses with a hook
and Di Maio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Di Maio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero walks into a straight right hand from Di Maio.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guerrero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Di Maio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Guerrero misses with a right hand
and Di Maio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Guerrero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guerrero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Di Maio counters with a head kick. That will keep Guerrero thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Di Maio - that will leave a mark!
Di Maio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Di Maio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Guerrero takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Di Maio delivers a nice body kick.
Guerrero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Di Maio punishes Guerrero's body with a nice straight punch.
Di Maio connects with a high kick.
Di Maio throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Guerrero's head.
Di Maio connects with a high kick.
Guerrero is rocked!
Paulie Di Maio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Di Maio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Di Maio connects with a right hand. Guerrero shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Di Maio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guerrero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Di Maio stuffs the takedown attempt from Guerrero. Guerrero gets slowly back to his feet.
Di Maio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Di Maio.
Di Maio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Di Maio throws a head kick that misses.
Di Maio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Di Maio.
Di Maio throws a front kick that sends Guerrero stumbling back into the cage.
Di Maio thumps Guerrero with a low kick.
Guerrero will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Di Maio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Di Maio misses with a series of wild punches.
Di Maio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Di Maio scores with a hook to the body. Guerrero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paulie Di Maio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Di Maio scores with a head kick.
Di Maio lands a nice looking body kick.
Guerrero takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Di Maio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guerrero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice jab there from Di Maio.
Guerrero shoots in looking for a takedown but Di Maio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Guerrero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That kick from Di Maio tenderised Guerrero's leg. Guerrero is trying to keep his angry face on.
Guerrero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guerrero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Guerrero tries for a takedown but Di Maio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Guerrero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Di Maio feints and then cracks Guerrero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guerrero down.
Di Maio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrero takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Di Maio takes a swing at Guerrero's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Maio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Guerrero throws a poor cross that misses
and Di Maio counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Di Maio cracks the inside of Guerrero's front leg.
Guerrero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Di Maio.
Di Maio moves in looking to clinch but Guerrero pushes him off.
Guerrero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice cross by Guerrero.
Di Maio throws a sloppy head kick and Guerrero moves out of range easily.
Guerrero misses with an uppercut
and Di Maio counters with a head kick.
Guerrero circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Di Maio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guerrero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guerrero throws a lazy uppercut
and Di Maio counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulie Di Maio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Guerrero avoids the body shot from Di Maio.
Guerrero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Di Maio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guerrero.
Guerrero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Di Maio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Di Maio looks to score with a jab to the body but Guerrero is just out of range.
Di Maio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guerrero's sensitive parts.
Crunch! Di Maio slams his shin into Guerrero's torso.
Guerrero takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Di Maio connects with an inside leg kick.
Guerrero misses the body punch
and Di Maio counters with an outside leg kick.
Guerrero slips a jab and a cross from Di Maio.
Guerrero misses with a lunging right hand
and Di Maio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guerrero tries to move into range but Di Maio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Di Maio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Guerrero misses with a double jab
and Di Maio counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Maio scores with a push kick.
Guerrero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Di Maio delivers a nice body kick.
Guerrero needs to keep his hands up - Di Maio had a free shot at his head there.
Di Maio lands a head kick!
Di Maio lands a head kick. Guerrero smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Di Maio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paulie Di Maio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Di Maio is looking to clinch.
Di Maio scores with a head kick. Guerrero tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Di Maio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guerrero, pushing him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Di Maio.
Di Maio manages to break the clinch.
Guerrero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Di Maio.
Guerrero keeps the fight on the outside.
Pedro Guerrero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Di Maio as he connects with a hook.
That kick from Di Maio tenderised Guerrero's leg. Guerrero is trying to keep his angry face on.
Guerrero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Di Maio counters with a head kick. That will keep Guerrero thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Guerrero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Di Maio manages to avoid it.
Di Maio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Di Maio is looking to clinch.
Guerrero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Di Maio counters with a leg kick.
Guerrero swings widly with a right hand
and Di Maio counters with a low kick, right behind Guerrero 's knee.
Di Maio lands with a kick to the ribs.
Di Maio throws a head kick that Guerrero semi-blocks.
Guerrero takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Di Maio tries to close the distance and clinch but Guerrero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Di Maio fakes the leg kick and cracks Guerrero in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Maio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Di Maio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guerrero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Di Maio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guerrero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Di Maio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Di Maio cracks the inside of Guerrero's front leg.
A thudding body kick lands there by Di Maio!
Both fighters circling a little - Di Maio finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Di Maio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick from Di Maio lands but Guerrero takes it in his stride.
Di Maio lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Guerrero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Guerrero swats away the attempt to clinch by Di Maio.
Di Maio moves into the clinch successfully.
Di Maio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Guerrero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Di Maio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guerrero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Di Maio.
Di Maio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guerrero, pushing him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Di Maio.
Di Maio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Di Maio taking a breather.
Di Maio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Di Maio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Di Maio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Di Maio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guerrero.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerrero throws a lazy uppercut
and Di Maio counters with a low kick, right behind Guerrero 's knee.
Di Maio tries to clinch there but Guerrero circles away.
Paulie Di Maio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guerrero ducks right into an uppercut from Di Maio.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulie Di Maio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Di Maio 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulie Di Maio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Bistro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Zizzmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba Bistro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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29
215 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Bistro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Zizzmen!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bistro blocks a jab.
Zizzmen tries to clinch but Bistro moves out of range.
Bistro tries to keep at a distance but Zizzmen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bistro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zizzmen's efforts to push away.
Zizzmen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bistro pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bistro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zizzmen tries for a takedown but Bistro circles away easily
and Bistro counters with a slapping leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zizzmen is defended easily by Bistro.
Bubba Bistro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Zizzmen.
Bistro throws a jab when Zizzmen was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zizzmen checks a leg kick.
Bistro tries to land a leg kick but Zizzmen saw it coming and moves away.
Zizzmen closes the distance and clinches.
Zizzmen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zizzmen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zizzmen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bistro backwards.
Bistro throws a punch but it's blocked by Zizzmen.
Zizzmen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Zizzmen.
Bistro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bistro tries to land knees in the clinch but Zizzmen avoids the damage to the body.
Zizzmen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zizzmen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bistro misses with a knee to the head.
Bistro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bistro misses with the head strike.
Zizzmen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bistro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zizzmen.
Bistro looking to throw knees to the head but Zizzmen is blocking nicely.
Zizzmen is working for takedown but Bistro is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bistro misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bistro.
Zizzmen looks gassed!
Bistro tries to land knees in the clinch but Zizzmen avoids the damage to the body.
Bistro throws a head punch that misses.
Bistro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bistro looking to throw knees to the head but Zizzmen is blocking nicely.
Bistro misses with the head strike.
Zizzmen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bistro pulls his leg out and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bistro. Zizzmen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bistro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zizzmen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zizzmen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bistro pinned against the cage. Bistro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bistro misses with a shot to the body
and Bistro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zizzmen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bistro avoids it really well and circles away.
Bistro avoids the body shot from Zizzmen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bistro throws a leg kick but Zizzmen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zizzmen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zizzmen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bistro. Bistro obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch lands to the side of Zizzmen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bistro misses with a low kick.
Zizzmen checks a leg kick.
Bistro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bistro tries to score with a low kick but Zizzmen moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bistro counters with a right hand to the body.
Zizzmen tries to clinch
and Bistro counters with a good low kick that Zizzmen was not able to check.
Zizzmen checks a leg kick nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zizzmen.
Bistro is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zizzmen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bistro prevents Zizzmen from moving into mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zizzmen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Bistro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A clash of legs there as Zizzmen blocks the low kick.
Bistro throws a low kick, looking for Zizzmen's leg but Zizzmen calmly moves out of range.
Bistro connects with a leg kick. Zizzmen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bistro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bistro walks into a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bistro. That's going to slow Zizzmen down.
Zizzmen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bistro wants to land a leg kick but Zizzmen is out of range.
A jab from Zizzmen finds it's way through Bistro's defenses.
Bubba Bistro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Zizzmen misses the target.
Bistro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zizzmen clinches with his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Zizzmen.
Zizzmen works on Bistro's body with a couple of short punches.
Zizzmen avoiding damage as Bistro throws knees to the body.
Zizzmen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zizzmen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bistro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zizzmen counters with a left and a right that stings Bistro.
Zizzmen scores with a sloppy right hand. Bistro should have avoided that one.
Bistro connects with an inside leg kick.
Zizzmen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bistro defends it nicely.
Zizzmen is breathing heavily.
Zizzmen tries to bum rush Bistro with a series of wild strikes but Bistro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some bone on bone action there as Zizzmen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zizzmen shoots for a double leg takedown but Bistro sprawls well. He's pushed Zizzmen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zizzmen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zizzmen throws a jab when Bistro was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bistro.
Bubba Bistro is winning the standup battle so far.
Zizzmen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zizzmen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zizzmen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zizzmen prevents Bistro from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen trying to control but Bistro is having none of it.
Bistro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zizzmen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zizzmen controlling the position easily from mount.
Zizzmen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zizzmen is landing with some decent strikes but Bistro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bistro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bistro tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zizzmen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bistro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zizzmen on the ground.
Zizzmen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zizzmen lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zizzmen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bistro working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Zizzmen 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!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zizzmen!
A clash of legs there as Zizzmen blocks the low kick.
Bistro throws a low kick but Zizzmen moves out of range easily.
Bistro 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.
Bistro throws a low kick but Zizzmen avoids it.
Zizzmen clinches up against the cage.
Bistro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zizzmen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zizzmen is looking to break free of the clinch but Bistro has double underhooks.
Zizzmen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bistro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zizzmen has Bistro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bistro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zizzmen can't break the clinch.
Zizzmen goes for a takedown attempt but Bistro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bubba Bistro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Zizzmen.
Zizzmen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bistro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bistro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zizzmen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zizzmen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zizzmen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bistro throws a leg kick that misses.
Bistro is looking to chop away at Zizzmen's legs.
Zizzmen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zizzmen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zizzmen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bistro's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Zizzmen checks a leg kick.
Zizzmen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bistro.
Zizzmen checks a leg kick.
Zizzmen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zizzmen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bistro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zizzmen pushes Bistro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bistro struggles to land a body shot inside as Zizzmen controls his hands.
A short right from Zizzmen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bistro obliges.
Bistro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zizzmen blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen has picked Bistro up - he's going for a ride! Zizzmen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Zizzmen postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bistro to stand up.
Bistro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zizzmen is out of range.
Zizzmen fails with a takedown attempt.
Zizzmen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bistro was well out of range. Poor timing from Zizzmen.
Bistro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zizzmen is out of range.
Bistro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bistro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zizzmen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bistro throws a leg kick but Zizzmen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bistro is looking to chop away at Zizzmen's legs.
Zizzmen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zizzmen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zizzmen moves to clinch but Bistro breaks away
and Bistro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zizzmen's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by Bistro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bistro throws a low kick but Zizzmen moves out of range easily.
Bistro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zizzmen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Zizzmen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zizzmen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Zizzmen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walker Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Dylan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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26
183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walker Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Dylan!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dylan is able to avoid easily.
Patton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Patton tries a head kick but it misses.
Patton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dylan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Patton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dylan misses with a body shot.
Dylan swats away the attempt to clinch by Patton.
Patton with a poor takedown
and Dylan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dylan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dylan wants to control from the top but Patton keeps moving.
Patton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dylan!
Dylan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Patton tries to control but Dylan wriggling away.
Dylan regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dylan keeps working.
Dylan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Patton is fighting to break Dylan's control of his arms but Dylan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Patton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dylan is keeping the position for now.
Dylan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Patton trying to control but Dylan is working from the bottom.
Dylan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Patton!
Dylan breaks from Patton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton is trying to escape the mount.
Dylan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dylan landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Walker Patton has been cut.
Dylan lands with some strikes.
Dylan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Walker Patton's cut is getting worse.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dylan lands with some strikes.
Dylan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dylan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dylan trying to control but Patton is having none of it.
Patton is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan looking to control but Patton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Patton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dylan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dylan raining down hammerfists from mount.
Walker Patton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Patton is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Dylan.
Jeez, Walker Patton's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Walker Patton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rob Dylan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Factor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Black's choice of entrance music: Disturbed - Ten Thousand Fist . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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268 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent 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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Factor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Black!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with an uppercut
and Factor counters with a stiff right hand.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Factor counters with a straight right hand.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Factor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frank Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black throws a right hand that misses
and Factor counters with a nice uppercut.
Factor lands with a kick to the temple. Black shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Black scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Max Factor has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Factor counters with a nice body kick.
Black tries for a takedown but Factor circles away easily
and Factor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Factor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Factor lands a high kick!
Black throws a sloppy body shot
and Factor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Factor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black swings widly with a right hand
and Factor counters with a nice uppercut.
Black throws a right hand that misses
and Factor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black connects with a good right hand that stumbles Factor. Factor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Factor.
Factor looks to land a right hand but Black moved out of range.
Black swings widly with a right hand
and Factor counters with a body kick.
Black looks gassed!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Black!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Factor.
Factor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Factor sends Black crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Factor is motioning to the referee to let Black up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Black is rocked!
It looks like Frank Black has been cut.
Factor lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Factor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunnar Hansen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
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191 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hansen.
Sagat throws a hook to the side of Hansen's head but Hansen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hansen throws out a loose jab but Sagat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hansen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but Hansen is just out of range.
Sagat lands a glancing blow to the side of Hansen's head.
Sagat cracks a nice hook into Hansen's ribs.
Sagat lands with a hook. Hansen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hansen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sagat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hansen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sagat lands a nice shot to the body.
Hansen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sagat throws an off balance right hand
and Hansen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sagat's knee momentarily.
Sagat fails to land with a series of punches.
Hansen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hansen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sagat throws out the jab.
Sagat takes a swing at Hansen's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hansen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sagat works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Hansen misses.
Sagat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hansen moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hansen. That's going to slow Sagat down.
Sagat with a hook.
Sagat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sagat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunnar Hansen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sagat misses with a wild body shot.
Sagat connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hansen momentarily.
Hansen slips under a jab.
Sagat misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sagat.
Hansen misses with a straight right.
Jab from Sagat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hansen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hansen throws a body punch but Sagat moves out of range.
Hansen scores with a head kick.
Hansen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sagat is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sagat blocks a low kick nicely.
Sagat misses with a left hand
and Hansen counters with a thumping low kick.
Hansen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hansen drops his hands momentarily and Sagat takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sagat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hansen counters with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Sagat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hansen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hansen throws a looping overhand right but Sagat ducks down to avoid it.
Hansen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sagat checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sagat checks a low kick from Hansen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a right hand
and Hansen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sagat throws a lazy right hand but Hansen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hansen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sagat.
Sagat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hansen misses the shot to the body.
Sagat blocks a low kick nicely.
Sagat avoids the head kick by Hansen.
A lazy left from Hansen finds it's target.
A nice combination there by Sagat.
Hansen avoids the body shot from Sagat.
Nice uppercut there from Sagat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hansen, right into the meat.
A big right from Sagat misses.
Sagat misses with a wild combination.
Sagat takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sagat moves out of range of the body kick from Hansen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hansen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Sagat misses its intended target.
Sagat throws a poor cross that misses
and Hansen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sagat misses with a lunging right hand
and Hansen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagat swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hansen counters with a head kick.
Hansen looks for the body kick but Sagat saw that one coming.
Sagat looks to throw the jab but Hansen is out of range.
Hansen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sagat.
Hansen throws a jab but it's blocked by Sagat.
Hansen throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagat throws a lazy uppercut
and Hansen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sagat's knee momentarily.
Hansen throws a head kick but Sagat moves out of range.
Sagat misses with an uppercut
and Hansen counters with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hansen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Hansen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sagat misses with a hook
and Hansen counters with a thumping low kick.
Hansen lands a jab.
A left lands for Hansen.
Sagat avoids the head kick by Hansen.
Sagat throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hansen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hansen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sagat thuds his right hand into Hansen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Sagat misses the target.
Hansen cracks the inside of Sagat's front leg.
Sagat throws a nice looking combination but Hansen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sagat. Hansen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sagat swings widly with a right hand
and Hansen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sagat is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sagat throws a body punch but Hansen moves out of range.
Sagat looks to land a left hand but Hansen moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a lunging right hand
and Hansen counters with a big head kick but Sagat shrugs it off.
A clash of legs there as Sagat blocks the low kick.
Sagat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sagat.
Sagat looks to land a right hand but Hansen moved out of range.
Hansen lands a slapping body shot.
Sagat misses with a right hand
and Hansen counters with a straight right hand.
Sagat thows a body shot but no joy.
Hansen misses the shot to the body.
Hansen throws a series of strikes that have Sagat backpedaling.
Hansen tests Sagat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hansen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hansen throws a right and a left that Sagat avoids nicely.
Sagat swings widly with a right hand
and Hansen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hansen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good exchange - Sagat coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hansen slips under a jab from Sagat.
Bob Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagat misses the shot to the body.
Hansen misses with a straight left.
Hansen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hansen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hansen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sagat.
Sagat looks to throw the jab but Hansen is out of range.
Sagat connects with the punch.
Gunnar Hansen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sagat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hansen moves out of range of the strikes.
Sagat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hansen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sagat misses with a body punch
letting Hansen counter with a right hand.
Hansen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sagat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hansen, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sagat.
Sagat misses with a wild body shot.
Sagat throws the left hand but Hansen avoids the punch easily.
Hansen tries to score with a low kick but Sagat moves his leg out of the way.
Hansen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hansen 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.
Some wild striking there from Hansen.
Sagat darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hansen tries to clinch but Sagat moves out of range.
Sagat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hansen can pounce on him.
Sagat throws a lazy uppercut
and Hansen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sagat's knee momentarily.
Hansen defending well as Sagat loads up on a big left hand.
Hansen tries to work over Sagat's front leg with a kick but Sagat checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sagat swings for the body but Hansen moves out of range.
Sagat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hansen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sagat's sensitive parts.
Sagat swings widly with a right hand
and Hansen counters with a series of strikes. Sagat will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hansen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hansen thows a body kick. Sagat tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hansen wants to slow Sagat down by chopping away at his legs.
Sagat throws a lazy uppercut
and Hansen counters with an inside leg kick.
Sagat sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagat avoids the head kick by Hansen.
Sagat throws a poor cross that misses
and Hansen counters with a three punch combo that has Sagat backing up. Sagat nods at Hansen to acknowledge the strikes.
Hansen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sagats jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sagat throws a lazy uppercut
and Hansen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Hansen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hansen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sagat. That did some damage!
Hansen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sagat counters with a nice uppercut.
Hansen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sagat connects with a nice looking jab.
Sagat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sagat throws an overhand right that lands on Hansen's shoulder, as Hansen tries to avoid the shot.
Sagat takes one to the side of the head.
Hansen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hansen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sagat manages to avoid it.
A cross from Sagat lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hansen.
Sagat misses with a combination
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Hansen counters with a body kick.
Sagat scores with a body shot.
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick and Sagat moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a body shot
and Hansen counters with a low kick, right behind Sagat 's knee.
Hansen feints and then cracks Sagat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sagat down.
Sagat misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Hansen.
Hansen lands a head kick!
Hansen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sagat swings widly with a right hand
and Hansen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Sagat checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Sagat misses its intended target.
Hansen tries to clinch but Sagat is having none of it.
Sagat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansen.
A good leg kick by Hansen.
Sagat misses with a hook. Hansen ducked under it nicely.
Sagat thows a body shot but no joy.
Hansen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sagat works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Sagat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a lazy right hand but Hansen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hansen avoids the body shot from Sagat.
A swing and a miss from Hansen.
Hansen clobbers Sagat with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hansen connects with a high kick.
Hansen lands a left and a right that send Sagat crashing to the mat, dazed. Hansen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sagat is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansen slips a straight right by Sagat.
Oh Sagat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sagat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sagat pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hansen back to the cage. Sagat follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sagat seems to have got his legs back now.
Sagat blocks a leg kick.
Hansen slips under a jab from Sagat.
A head kick misses from Hansen.
Hansen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sagat throws a lazy uppercut
and Hansen counters with a three punch combo that has Sagat backing up. Sagat nods at Hansen to acknowledge the strikes.
Sagat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansen manages to avoid it.
Bob Sagat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Sagat circles away.
Sagat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hansen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sagat's sensitive parts.
Hansen throws a body punch but Sagat moves out of range.
Hansen blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Sagat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sagat.
Sagat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sagat defending well as Hansen loads up on a big left hand.
Hansen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hansen ducks under a wild hook from Sagat.
Hansen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sagat just misses with a punch to the body.
Sagat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hansen.
Sagat misses with a left hand
and Hansen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sagat thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sagat slips a straight right by Hansen.
Sagat swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hansen counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sagat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sagat throws an off balance right hand
and Hansen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansen throws the left hand but Sagat avoids the punch easily.
Hansen throws a leg kick but Sagat sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Hansen.
Gunnar Hansen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sagat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sagat.
Hansen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sagat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagat throws the left hand but Hansen avoids the punch easily.
Sagat throws a shot to the body.
Sagat throws a right hand that misses
and Hansen counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Hansen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hansen 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Hansen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Elkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogun Zepkirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elkins's entrance music is Care Bear Countdown. A fine choice. Zepkirk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Andreas Tilliander - Back to the USA. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwight Elkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ogun Zepkirk!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zepkirk throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Elkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zepkirk thows a leg kick but Elkins checks it
and Elkins counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zepkirk is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zepkirk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zepkirk misses with a left hand
and Elkins counters with a solid body kick.
Elkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Elkins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zepkirk misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Elkins counters with a leg kick.
A low kick from Zepkirk is predictable there
and Elkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zepkirk looks gassed!
Zepkirk 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.
Elkins scoring well with a low kick there.
Elkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Elkins tenderised Zepkirk's leg. Zepkirk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Elkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Elkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zepkirk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Elkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zepkirk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Elkins. Elkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Zepkirk 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.
Zepkirk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Elkins throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Zepkirk tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Elkins is in Zepkirk's guard.
Zepkirk is trying to hold Elkins in close to prevent damage but Elkins has managed to pass into half guard.
Elkins winds up and cracks Zepkirk with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Elkins working Zepkirk over with strikes.
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!
Zepkirk on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zepkirk is trying to control but can't.
Elkins wants to take a breather but Zepkirk is having none of it.
Zepkirk wants to control but Elkins is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zepkirk wants to improve his position but Elkins is controlling well.
Elkins drops an elbow to the side of Zepkirk's head.
Elkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zepkirk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Elkins working Zepkirk over with strikes.
Zepkirk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Elkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zepkirk defending well though.
Elkins uses his free foot to push down on Zepkirk's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Zepkirk.
The referee warns Zepkirk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zepkirk is in a horrible position here. Elkins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Elkins cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zepkirk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Elkins 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.
Zepkirk defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Elkins.
Elkins raining down hammerfists from mount.
Elkins controlling his opponent.
Elkins landing strikes from the mount and Zepkirk is in trouble!
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!
Zepkirk keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Elkins landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zepkirk is looking to improve his position but Elkins isn't that keen on the idea.
Elkins working the ground and pound effectively.
Elkins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zepkirk working to try and regain half guard.
Elkins controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Elkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Elkins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zepkirk misses with a lunging right hand
letting Elkins counter with a right hand.
Zepkirk wants to clinch
and Elkins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zepkirk connects with a nice looking jab.
Zepkirk looks to throw a body kick
and Elkins counters with a big head kick but Zepkirk shrugs it off.
Zepkirk misses with a left hand
and Elkins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Elkins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Elkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zepkirk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Elkins distracts Zepkirk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zepkirk trying to control the position.
Zepkirk lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Elkins!
Elkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zepkirk jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Elkins is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Elkins and Zepkirk has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Elkins tries to bench press Zepkirk off him but Zepkirk keeps the position.
Zepkirk is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Elkins is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Elkins is not content to let Zepkirk control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zepkirk decides to stand back up. Zepkirk steps back and let's Elkins get back to his feet.
Zepkirk throws a poor cross that misses
and Elkins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zepkirk thinking.
Zepkirk tries to clinch but Elkins is having none of it.
Zepkirk thows a leg kick but Elkins checks it
and Elkins counters with a single leg into guard. Zepkirk didn't expect that.
Elkins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zepkirk's head.
Zepkirk working a defensive guard but Elkins passes into half guard.
Elkins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Elkins trying to control the pace.
Zepkirk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Elkins is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zepkirk keeps working.
Elkins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Elkins is nestled in close to Zepkirk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Elkins wants to take a breather but Zepkirk is having none of it.
Elkins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Elkins trying to control from half guard but Zepkirk is working away.
Nice strikes from Elkins there.
Zepkirk is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zepkirk wants to control but Elkins is keeping busy.
Zepkirk is staying active underneath Elkins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zepkirk wants to improve his position but Elkins is controlling well.
Zepkirk trying to control here.
Elkins has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zepkirk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Elkins dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Zepkirk throws a right hand that misses
and Elkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zepkirk throws a lazy uppercut
and Elkins counters with an outside leg kick.
Zepkirk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Elkins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zepkirk's knee momentarily.
Elkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Ogun Zepkirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zepkirk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Elkins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Elkins.
Elkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Elkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zepkirk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zepkirk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Elkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Zepkirk is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elkins connects with a couple of short punches.
Elkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Elkins connects with a couple of short punches.
Elkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zepkirk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Elkins defends well.
Elkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zepkirk is trying to control the position but Elkins postures up.
Elkins scoring with some ground and pound.
Zepkirk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zepkirk looking for a sweep. Not yet Zepkirk, not yet.
Elkins lands a couple of elbows.
Elkins stopping the sweep attempt from Zepkirk.
Elkins chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zepkirk looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Elkins puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Elkins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zepkirk is pressing down on Elkins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zepkirk looking for a sweep. Not yet Zepkirk, not yet.
Elkins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Elkins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Elkins cracks Zepkirk with a solid left hand.
Elkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Elkins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zepkirk gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Zepkirk tries to hold on but Elkins postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins controlling the position easily from mount.
Elkins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zepkirk's face.
Elkins controlling the pace for now.
Elkins cracks Zepkirk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Elkins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ogun Zepkirk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elkins landing strikes from the mount.
Zepkirk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zepkirk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins landing shots from mount.
Dwight Elkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zepkirk wants to hold on but Elkins pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Elkins cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dwight Elkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zepkirk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Elkins raining down shots from the mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elkins landing shots from mount.
Elkins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elkins is landing with some decent strikes but Zepkirk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Elkins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Elkins landing strikes from the mount and Zepkirk is in trouble!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwight Elkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Elkins 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwight Elkins!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between High Voltage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voltage's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One 24. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gold's choice of entrance music: Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Jamie Gold is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, High Voltage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie Gold!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voltage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Voltage.
Voltage throws a sloppy head kick
and Gold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voltage connects with a body shot that sends Gold's belly button to the back.
Voltage misses with a low kick.
Voltage is looking to land body kicks.
Gold takes the fight into the clinch.
Voltage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Voltage. Voltage obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Voltage misses
and Gold counters with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Voltage misses
and Gold counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Voltage scores with a jab to the body.
Voltage scores with a kick to the body.
Voltage lands a leg kick that knocks Gold off balance momentarily.
Voltage goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
High Voltage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Voltage takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voltage throws a leg kick but Gold sees it coming and moves out of range.
Voltage throws a leg kick
and Gold counters with a left to the body.
Voltage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Voltage, right into the meat.
Gold dodges the punch combination from Voltage.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Voltage ducks down to avoid it.
Voltage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voltage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gold.
Gold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voltage manages to avoid it.
Voltage swings widly with a right hand
and Gold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gold throws a body punch but Voltage moves out of range.
Voltage plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gold tries to work over Voltage's front leg with a kick but Voltage checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voltage misses with a body shot.
Voltage misses with a kick to the body.
Voltage with a jab.
Voltage misses with a right hand
and Gold counters with a body kick that stops Voltage in his tracks momentarily.
Voltage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gold scores with a hook to the body. Voltage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gold throws a body punch but Voltage moves out of range.
Gold connects with a body shot that sends Voltage's belly button to the back.
Gold is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Voltage rather than just go for the knockout.
Voltage finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Voltage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Gold.
Voltage swinging wildly here.
A leg kick checked by Voltage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voltage thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gold if he has to take too many more of those.
Voltage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gold throws a hook to the side of Voltage's head but Voltage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Voltage looks to throw the jab but Gold is out of range.
Gold blocks a head kick by Voltage.
Gold takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gold has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Voltage.
Gold avoids a kick to the body.
Voltage scores with a push kick.
Voltage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Voltage thumps Gold with a low kick.
Voltage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voltage throws a leg kick
and Gold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voltage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voltage gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gold counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A cross from Voltage lands.
Voltage throws a sloppy body shot
and Gold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gold needs to keep his hands up - Voltage had a free shot at his head there.
Voltage gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gold counters with a left to the body.
Gold misses with a low kick.
Voltage avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Voltage throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold checks a low kick from Voltage.
Gold avoids the body shot from Voltage.
Gold misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Voltage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Voltage.
Gold takes a swing at Voltage's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Gold dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Voltage throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Voltage throws the kick towards the body but Gold avoids it.
Gold avoids the body shot from Voltage.
Voltage scores with a kick to the body.
Voltage 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.
Voltage throws a leg kick
and Gold counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gold.
Voltage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Voltage breaks the clinch.
Voltage throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Gold to counter with a crisp jab.
Gold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voltage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Gold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Voltage. Voltage obviously looking to wear him down.
Voltage scores with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Voltage.
Voltage moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Voltage.
Voltage throws a nice head kick!
No joy there for Voltage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Voltage missing with a left hand there. Gold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Voltage punishes Gold's body with a nice straight punch.
Gold slips a straight right by Voltage.
Voltage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Voltage misses
enabling Gold to counter with a crisp jab.
Voltage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Voltage misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Voltage - just one landing.
Voltage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Voltage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Voltage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Voltage lands a leg kick that knocks Gold off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voltage throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Voltage thows a body shot but no joy.
Gold has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Voltage.
Voltage scores with a head kick. Gold tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gold takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voltage swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voltage looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Voltage.
Gold scores with a leg kick.
Voltage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Voltage misses with a leg kick
and Gold counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gold tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Voltage throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Voltage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gold takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Voltage lands a head kick. Gold smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Voltage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Voltage throws a chopping leg kick but Gold manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Voltage throws a lazy right hand but Gold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Voltage scores with a jab. Gold acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Voltage swings widly with a right hand
and Gold counters by moving into the clinch.
Gold works on Voltage's body with a couple of short punches.
Gold keeps control of Voltage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gold can't find room to land a body shot as Voltage controls the action.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Voltage.
A right hook to the body lands for Gold.
Voltage breaks from the clinch.
Voltage connects with a leg kick. Gold looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Voltage lands a jab to the head.
Gold has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voltage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gold in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voltage misses with a left hand
and Gold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voltage with a nice cross.
A leg kick checked by Gold.
Voltage thows a leg kick but Gold checks it
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.
Voltage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
High Voltage is winning the standup battle so far.
Voltage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gold has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Voltage throws a hook but Gold avoids it easily.
Voltage throws a combination that misses
and Gold counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Voltage throws a leg kick that is checked
and Voltage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voltage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gold.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voltage throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voltage.
Gold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gold blocks a head kick by Voltage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
High Voltage dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A low kick from Voltage is predictable there
and Gold counters with a nice body shot.
Voltage throws a lazy body kick
and Gold counters with a nice low kick that buckles Voltage's knee momentarily.
Voltage misses with a left hand
and Gold counters with a left to the body.
Gold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Voltage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gold scores with a spinning back kick!
Voltage throws a poor cross that misses
and Voltage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Voltage throws a leg kick
and Gold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Voltage.
Voltage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gold darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Voltage cracks Gold with a good jab.
Voltage throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gold misses with an uppercut. Voltage saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold throws a leg kick that misses.
Voltage throws a right hand that misses
and Gold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Voltage avoids the body shot from Gold.
Voltage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Voltage.
Voltage throws a wild body kick that Gold sees coming a mile off.
Voltage with a hook.
Gold punishes Voltage's body with a nice straight punch.
Voltage avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Voltage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Voltage cracks Gold with an open hand slap.
Voltage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Voltage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voltage lands a jab.
Gold takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Voltage throws out a loose jab but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voltage misses with a hook to the body
and Gold counters with a three punch combo that has Voltage backing up. Voltage nods at Gold to acknowledge the strikes.
Gold avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Voltage throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Voltage misses with the body kick
and Gold counters with a good low kick that Voltage was not able to check.
Voltage throws an overhand right that lands on Gold's shoulder, as Gold tries to avoid the shot.
Voltage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Voltage plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Voltage lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gold takes a step back to recover.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voltage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voltage misses with a head kick.
Gold misses with a low kick.
Voltage scores with a nice right hand.
Voltage scores with a nice head shot.
Voltage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Voltage lands with an overhand left.
Voltage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Voltage.
Voltage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Voltage just misses with a punch to the body.
Voltage slips a jab and a cross from Gold.
Voltage lands a head kick. Gold smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Voltage explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Voltage lands a leg kick that knocks Gold off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Voltage darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Voltage throws a quick inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Voltage!
Nice shot by Voltage.
Voltage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
Voltage scores with a hook.
Gold looks to throw a body kick
and Voltage counters with a right hand to the body.
Gold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Voltage throws a low kick but Gold avoids it.
Voltage throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voltage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Voltage lands a leg kick that knocks Gold off balance momentarily.
A head kick by Voltage misses
and Gold counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Voltage throws a right hand that misses
and Gold counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Gold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gold 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Gold!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollywood comes to the cage accompanied by Deadbolt. Richard Bennett has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Hollywood's chin.
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Hollywood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Hollywood.
Bennett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hollywood tries to clinch there but Bennett circles away.
Bennett misses with a body kick.
Hollywood swings widly with a right hand
and Bennett counters with a good low kick that Hollywood was not able to check.
Bennett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hollywood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bennett lands a two punch combo.
Hollywood throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennett.
Hollywood misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.
Bennett moves away from the strike by Hollywood.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hollywood. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hollywood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hollywood misses with a wild body shot.
Hollywood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hollywood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bennett in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bennett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hollywood looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
Hollywood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bennett throws an off balance right hand
and Hollywood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hollywood throws a front kick aimed at Bennett's knee but Bennett avoids it well.
Hollywood throws a chopping leg kick but Bennett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bennett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bennett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hollywood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bennett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hollywood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hollywood loads up on a big right hand but Bennett slips the punch.
Hollywood misses with a hook
and Bennett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bennett needs to keep his hands up - Hollywood had a free shot at his head there.
Hollywood stalks Bennett and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bennett's face. Bennett staggers backwards, shaken.
Hollywood wants to clinch but Bennett slips to the side
and Bennett counters with a big head kick but Hollywood shrugs it off.
David Hollywood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Hollywood misses with a head kick.
Hollywood connects with a body shot that sends Bennett's belly button to the back.
Bennett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hollywood gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like David Hollywood has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hollywood avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Hollywood throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hollywood.
Bennett blocks a head kick by Hollywood.
Hollywood throws out a leg kick but Bennett moves out of range and Hollywood only half commits.
Bennett moves away from the strike by Hollywood.
Bennett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hollywood counters with a straight right hand.
Hollywood misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hollywood misses with a lunging right hand
and Bennett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Bennett. Beautiful body shot.
Hollywood wants to clinch but Bennett slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bennett closes the distance and pushes Hollywood back into the cage.
Hollywood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hollywood tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
Hollywood lands a left hand.
Bennett lands a shot to the body.
Bennett lands a body punch.
Hollywood is breathing heavily.
Bennett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bennett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Bennett.
Hollywood avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Hollywood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bennett on the side of the head.
Hollywood thuds his right hand into Bennett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bennett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hollywood throws a lazy uppercut
and Bennett counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hollywood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hollywood throws a leg kick
and Bennett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hollywood misses with a jab to the body
and Bennett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bennett throws a chopping leg kick but Hollywood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hollywood with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Bennett.
A swing and a miss from Bennett.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennett throws a leg kick which misses Hollywood's front leg but catches the back leg as Hollywood tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Hollywood.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hollywood, right into the meat.
Hollywood misses with a jab to the body
and Bennett counters with a low kick, right behind Hollywood 's knee.
Bennett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hollywood.
Bennett moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Bennett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Hollywood's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hollywood misses with a body shot
and Bennett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollywood.
Hollywood tries to clinch up.
Bennett misses with a head kick.
Hollywood misses with a wild combination.
Bennett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hollywood throws a sloppy head kick and Bennett moves out of range easily.
Hollywood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bennett.
Hollywood tries to clinch up but Bennett circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollywood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bennett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hollywood's knee momentarily.
Hollywood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bennett can pounce on him.
Hollywood misses the shot to the body.
Hollywood clobbers Bennett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hollywood misses with a right hand
and Bennett counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett catches Hollywood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hollywood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hollywood throws a combination that misses
and Bennett counters with a leg kick.
Hollywood throws a shot to the body.
Richard Bennett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hollywood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Both fighters circling a little - Bennett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bennett misses the jab.
Hollywood sizes up Bennett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bennett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hollywood was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Hollywood ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Bennett thows a leg kick but Hollywood checks it
and Hollywood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hollywood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bennett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hollywood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bennett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hollywood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a sloppy body shot
and Hollywood counters with a straight right hand.
Hollywood looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Bennett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hollywood.
Bennett misses with a straight left.
Hollywood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hollywood thows a body shot but no joy.
Bennett slips a jab from Hollywood.
Bennett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hollywood misses the shot to the body.
Hollywood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Hollywood.
Hollywood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bennett thuds his right hand into Hollywood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hollywood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bennett throws a jab but it's blocked by Hollywood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hollywood swats away the attempt to clinch by Bennett.
Hollywood punishes Bennett's body with a nice straight punch.
Bennett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hollywood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hollywood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bennett wants to land a leg kick but Hollywood is out of range.
Hollywood sizes up Bennett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hollywood tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bennett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bennett swings for the body but Hollywood moves out of range.
Bennett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood misses with an uppercut
and Bennett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bennett takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bennett misses with a leg kick
and Bennett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hollywood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett cracks the inside of Hollywood's front leg.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollywood.
Hollywood misses the shot to the body.
Hollywood thows a body shot but no joy.
Bennett misses with a kick to the body.
Bennett throws a hook to the side of Hollywood's head but Hollywood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hollywood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bennett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollywood misses with an uppercut
and Bennett counters with a leg kick.
Hollywood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Bennett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Hollywood's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Hollywood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hollywood throws a sloppy body shot
and Bennett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hollywood's knee momentarily.
Hollywood misses with a right hand
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hollywood moves out of range of the strikes.
Hollywood feints and then cracks Bennett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bennett down.
Hollywood lands the left hand.
Nice shot by Hollywood.
Hollywood pushes Bennett up against the cage in a clinch.
Bennett digs a right hand underneath Hollywood's ribcage. Hollywood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bennett tries to work over Hollywood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good body shot from Bennett.
Bennett is trying to break the clinch but Hollywood is controlling him.
Hollywood stalling the fight.
Hollywood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett is looking to control Hollywood's arms but Hollywood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bennett has his back to the cage.
Hollywood trying to stall but Bennett improves his position.
Bennett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hollywood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hollywood is working Bennett over against the cage.
Bennett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hollywood or not.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hollywood backwards.
Hollywood misses with a punch to the body.
Hollywood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennett missing with knees to the body.
Bennett stalling in the clinch but Hollywood improves position.
Hollywood digs a right hand into Bennett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bennett's gas tank.
Bennett holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hollywood misses with some punches.
Hollywood throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett trying to control the position but instead, Hollywood has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bennett into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hollywood.
Bennett effectively controlling the action here.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Hollywood.
Hollywood lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Bennett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hollywood scores with a shot to the side of Bennett's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hollywood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hollywood digs a right hand into Bennett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bennett's gas tank.
Hollywood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hollywood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bennett.
Bennett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bennett lands a shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hollywood misses with some punches.
Hollywood is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hollywood takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hollywood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennett prevents a body shot from Hollywood.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bennett as Hollywood tries to tie him up.
Hollywood works on Bennett's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Bennett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hollywood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bennett works on Hollywood's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bennett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bennett content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hollywood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennett lands with a left to the head.
Bennett is trying to stall.
Bennett leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hollywood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Bennett manages to break the clinch.
Hollywood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennett.
Bennett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bennett slips a straight right by Hollywood.
Hollywood ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Hollywood lands a slapping body shot.
Hollywood connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hollywood blocks a low kick nicely.
Bennett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Hollywood there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hollywood swings widly with a right hand
and Bennett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennett scores with a jab to the body.
Hollywood throws a head kick that half lands.
Hollywood avoids the head kick by Bennett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Bennett really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Hollywood's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bennett walks into a stiff left hand from Hollywood.
Hollywood throws a looping overhand right but Bennett ducks down to avoid it.
Hollywood lands with a hook. Bennett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hollywood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bennett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Bennett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hollywood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hollywood scores with a nice right hand.
Hollywood misses with a hook.
Hollywood lands a jab to the nose.
Hollywood lands a head shot.
Hollywood lands a head shot.
Hollywood misses with a shot to the body
and Hollywood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses.
Bennett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hollywood misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bennett. Bennett obviously looking to wear him down.
Bennett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hollywood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hollywood connects with a nice looking jab.
Bennett throws a lazy right hand but Hollywood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hollywood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bennett's head.
Hollywood cracks Bennett with an open hand slap.
Nice jab there from Hollywood.
Hollywood throws a leg kick
and Bennett counters with a straight right hand.
Hollywood scores with a hook.
Hollywood takes one to the side of the head.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollywood.
Bennett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett wants to clinch up but Hollywood keeps it at a distance.
Hollywood is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hollywood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
Hollywood blocks a head kick by Bennett.
Hollywood throws a shot to the body.
Hollywood drives through and clinches with Bennett against the cage.
Richard Bennett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hollywood.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hollywood as Bennett tries to tie him up.
Hollywood blocks a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett wants to stall.
Hollywood misses with a punch on the inside.
Hollywood effectively controlling the action here.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett blocks a body shot from Hollywood.
Hollywood content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hollywood blocks a body shot from Bennett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Hollywood.
A right hand to the body from Hollywood.
Hollywood has Bennett pushed against the cage.
Hollywood misses with a body punch.
Bennett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hollywood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hollywood avoids it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good body shot from Hollywood.
Bennett is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hollywood - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bennett lands a body punch.
Hollywood is leaning against Bennett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hollywood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hollywood prevents a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Hollywood finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hollywood connects with an inside leg kick.
Hollywood throws a right hand that misses
and Bennett counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Bennett.
Hollywood looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
Bennett feints and then cracks Hollywood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hollywood down.
Hollywood checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hollywood checks the leg kick.
Hollywood thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bennett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Bennett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that David Hollywood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Hollywood'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. This is the final round!
Hollywood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bennett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bennett blocks a jab.
Hollywood throws a poor cross that misses
and Bennett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bennett tries to land a body kick
and Hollywood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennett lands a nice shot to the body.
Hollywood throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Hollywood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bennett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bennett scores with a nice head shot.
Bennett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hollywood.
Bennett thows a leg kick but Hollywood checks it
and Hollywood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood checks a low kick from Bennett.
Bennett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bennett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hollywood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheers as Hollywood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bennett doesn't seem phased though.
Hollywood throws a shot to the body.
Hollywood misses with a series of wild punches.
Hollywood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hollywood 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.
Hollywood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bennett.
Hollywood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hollywood misses with a body shot
and Bennett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Hollywood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hollywood drops his hands momentarily and Bennett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hollywood works Bennett's body with a nice hook.
Bennett missing with a left hand there. Hollywood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hollywood is able to avoid easily.
Hollywood scores with a jab to the head.
Bennett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A shot to the body from Hollywood misses
and Bennett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hollywood's knee momentarily.
Bennett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hollywood manages to avoid it.
Bennett misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hollywood to counter with a crisp jab.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses
and Hollywood counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.
Hollywood scores with a body shot.
Hollywood scores with a one two! Bennett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hollywood swats away the attempt to clinch by Bennett.
Hollywood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bennett can pounce on him.
Hollywood misses with an uppercut
and Bennett counters with a nice body kick.
Hollywood throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hollywood throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennett.
Bennett scores with a shot to the body.
Bennett scores with a jab to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bennett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hollywood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood connects with a jab.
Hollywood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bennett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Danga de danga de dang - Hollywood scores with a four punch combination!
Hollywood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bennett on the side of the head.
Hollywood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Bennett misses
enabling Hollywood to counter with a crisp jab.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hollywood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
David Hollywood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hollywood digs a good body shot into Bennett's ribs.
Hollywood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hollywood throws an off balance right hand
and Bennett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Hollywood throws a poor cross that misses
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Bennett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bennett 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Peck scores the fight 46:49
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Bennett!
Richard Bennett is the new middleweight champion!
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