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GAMMA#218 Rothchild v Denke 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bobberson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Drury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drury is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The lonely Island - I just had sex . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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184 lbs
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178 lbs
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Bobberson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Drury!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobberson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bobberson misses with a looping right.
Drury throws a body punch but Bobberson moves out of range.
Drury misses the shot to the body.
Drury takes a swing at Bobberson's ribcage but misses.
Bobberson avoids the body shot from Drury.
Drury misses with a wild body shot.
Drury shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bobberson as he avoids it easily.
Drury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bobberson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drury takes one to the side of the head.
Drury wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bobberson.
Drury lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drury. Bobberson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bobberson lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobberson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drury lands a nice hook to Bobberson's body. Bobberson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drury misses with a looping left.
Drury cracks Bobberson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bobberson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drury checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drury moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Drury has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bobberson.
Bobberson leaves Drury with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bobberson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drury misses with a two punch combination.
Bobberson misses with a double jab.
Drury fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Billy Bobberson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Drury.
Bobberson throws a jab when Drury was well out of range.
Drury misses with a takedown attempt
and Bobberson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bobberson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mick Drury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bobberson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bobberson manages to avoid it.
Bobberson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drury throws a lazy right hand but Bobberson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drury throws a jab but it's blocked by Bobberson.
Drury takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bobberson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drury.
Drury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drury shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Drury works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Drury prevents Bobberson from standing back up.
Drury thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bobberson's head.
Bobberson is trying to stand.
Bobberson is breathing heavily.
Bobberson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drury.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobberson is trying to stand back up but Drury is controlling him
Drury has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bobberson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drury throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bobberson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drury is pressing down on Bobberson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bobberson is holding on for now.
Bobberson is looking to escape.
Drury wants to free his trapped foot but Bobberson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drury thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobberson is staying active underneath Drury, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Drury missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drury not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bobberson is staying active underneath Drury, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bobberson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drury.
Drury looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Drury thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bobberson's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bobberson is looking to get back to is feet but Drury passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Drury dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Drury throws a hook to the side of Bobberson's head but Bobberson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drury lands an overhand right.
Drury closes the distance and clinches up with Bobberson, looking for a takedown. Drury pushes Bobberson against the cage but Bobberson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Drury blocks a jab.
Drury fails with the takedown.
Drury swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drury moves out of range of the strikes.
Drury lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bobberson at a distance.
Bobberson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bobberson.
Drury avoids the body shot from Bobberson.
Drury misses with an uppercut
and Bobberson counters with a straight right hand.
Drury shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bobberson sprawls well. Bobberson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Drury gets slowly back to his feet.
Billy Bobberson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Drury.
A jab lands there for Bobberson.
Drury throws a hook but Bobberson avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drury moves away from the strike by Bobberson.
Bobberson lands with a shot to the body.
Drury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bobberson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drury throws a jab when Bobberson was well out of range.
Drury thows a body shot but no joy.
Drury tries for a takedown but Bobberson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Billy Bobberson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bobberson loads up on a big right hand but Drury slips the punch.
Bobberson moves away from the strike by Drury.
Drury tries for a takedown but Bobberson circles away easily
and Bobberson counters with a three punch combo that has Drury backing up. Drury nods at Bobberson to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Drury misses.
Bobberson ducks under a wild hook from Drury.
Bobberson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Drury misses.
Drury just misses with a punch to the body.
Bobberson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drury momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drury. Bobberson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bobberson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drury throws a series of punches but Bobberson avoids them all with ease.
Bobberson throws a leg kick but Drury sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bobberson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drury is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bobberson rather than just go for the knockout.
Bobberson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bobberson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drury moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Drury throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bobberson.
Drury throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drury missing with a left hand there. Bobberson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bobberson misses with an uppercut.
Drury thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bobberson misses with a low kick as Drury jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drury throws a combination. Bobberson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Drury throws a body punch but Bobberson moves out of range.
Drury thows a body shot but no joy.
Bobberson looks to land a right hand but Drury moved out of range.
Bobberson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bobberson throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Bobberson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drury lands with a shot to the body.
Drury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bobberson manages to avoid it.
Bobberson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Drury tries for a takedown but Bobberson circles away easily
and Drury takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drury misses the shot to the body.
Drury shoots and misses
and Bobberson counters with a stiff right hand.
Drury has his takedown stuffed
and Bobberson counters with a stiff right hand.
Drury fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Billy Bobberson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobberson walks into a straight right hand from Drury.
Drury with a poor takedown
enabling Bobberson to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Drury blocks a jab.
Bobberson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drury moves away.
Bobberson blocks a jab.
Drury takes a swing at Bobberson's ribcage but misses.
Bobberson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drury ducks under a wild hook from Bobberson.
Bobberson throws a chopping leg kick but Drury manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bobberson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bobberson wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bobberson.
A lazy left from Drury finds it's target.
Bobberson scores with a spinning back kick!
Drury slips a jab from Bobberson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bobberson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bobberson throws a looping overhand right but Drury ducks down to avoid it.
Bobberson throws a right and a left that Drury avoids nicely.
Bobberson defending well as Drury loads up on a big left hand.
Bobberson staying out of range there.
Bobberson connects with a body shot.
A jab from Drury misses.
Drury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drury throws a lazy right hand but Bobberson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drury. Bobberson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drury misses with a straight right.
Drury closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bobberson did well to prevent Drury getting side control.
Bobberson pushes Drury off looking to stand but Drury dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drury is pressing down on Bobberson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bobberson is holding on for now.
Bobberson kicks off Drury and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drury jabs Bobberson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drury fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Bobberson misses.
Bobberson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bobberson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bobberson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Drury connects with the punch.
Drury checks a leg kick.
Drury misses with a hook.
Drury shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bobberson as he jumps to the side.
Drury looks to land a combination but Bobberson avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobberson lands a nice shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Drury blocks the leg kick.
Drury throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bobberson's waist but Bobberson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drury off to one side.
Billy Bobberson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Drury.
Drury ducks under a wild hook from Bobberson.
Bobberson takes one on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Bobberson as Drury shoots in.
Bobberson throws the left hand but Drury avoids the punch easily.
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!
Drury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drury slips a jab from Bobberson.
Bobberson throws a lazy right hand but Drury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bobberson cracks Drury with a good jab.
Drury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bobberson was well out of range. Poor timing from Drury.
Bobberson looks to score with a jab to the body but Drury is just out of range.
Drury paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bobberson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Drury scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drury. Bobberson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bobberson is looking to score with low kicks.
Drury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drury moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bobberson lands with a straight right. Drury didn't see that one coming.
Bobberson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drury.
Drury misses with a right hand
and Bobberson counters with a nice body shot.
Bobberson throws a jab when Drury was well out of range.
Drury shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bobberson but Bobberson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drury looks to land a right hand but Bobberson moved out of range.
Bobberson moves away from the strike by Drury.
Bobberson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobberson slips under a jab from Drury.
Bobberson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drury. Bobberson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drury shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bobberson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bobberson.
A jab from Bobberson misses.
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!
Bobberson misses with an uppercut. Drury saw that one coming.
Drury shoots in for a takedown but Bobberson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bobberson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drury misses with a few strikes there.
Drury throws out a loose jab but Bobberson uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drury swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drury keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bobberson slips a jab from Drury.
Drury misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Billy Bobberson.
I think Bobberson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bobberson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiroko Matsumato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Contini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumato kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Pre Fight Warmup. Contini is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: -. Luciano Contini told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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183 lbs
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184 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiroko Matsumato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luciano Contini!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contini stuffs the takedown attempt from Matsumato. Matsumato gets slowly back to his feet.
Luciano Contini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Contini misses.
Matsumato tries for a takedown but Contini sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Contini misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Contini.
Contini thows a body shot but no joy.
Contini lands with a kick to the temple. Matsumato shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Contini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsumato fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiroko Matsumato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Contini throws a leg kick but Matsumato moved away.
Matsumato tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Contini swivels and escapes.
Contini fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matsumato has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumato avoids the head kick by Contini.
A big left from Contini misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matsumato.
Good leg kick by Contini there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matsumato changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Contini tries to avoid it but Matsumato manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Contini to the ground. Contini escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Contini scores with a nice head shot.
Matsumato shoots in for a double leg but Contini sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matsumato is breathing heavily.
Contini stuffs the takedown.
Contini throws the kick towards the body but Matsumato avoids it.
Matsumato shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Contini defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contini smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab lands there for Contini.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsumato shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Contini as he avoids it easily.
Luciano Contini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matsumato steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Contini. That one must have hurt.
Matsumato shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Contini counters with a good low kick that Matsumato was not able to check.
Contini connects with an inside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Matsumato. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Contini throws a leg kick which misses Matsumato's front leg but catches the back leg as Matsumato tries to avoid it.
Matsumato takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contini connects with a single shot there.
Matsumato is rocked!
Contini scores with a decent looking hook.
Oh Matsumato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Contini ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Matsumato's jaw. Matsumato's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Contini does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luciano Contini!
Luciano Contini decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erico Plaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Harrikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Harrikari's choice of entrance music: Tool - Forty Six & 2 . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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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
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erico Plaza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Harrikari!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrikari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harrikari walks into a left hand.
Harrikari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harrikari has closed the distance and engaged Plaza in a clinch.
Plaza throws a head punch that misses.
Harrikari landing knees to the head.
It looks like Erico Plaza has been cut.
Harrikari prevents Plaza from breaking the clinch.
Plaza has had enough of the clinch but Harrikari keeps him there for the moment.
Harrikari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plaza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Plaza throws a leg kick that misses.
Plaza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plaza throws a head kick that misses.
Plaza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrikari manages to avoid it.
Harrikari misses with a left hand
and Plaza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Plaza thuds a left hand into Harrikari's body.
Harrikari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plaza scores with a nice head shot.
Harrikari lands with a hook. Plaza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Plaza misses with a wild body shot.
Harrikari moves out of range as Plaza throws a body kick.
Harrikari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Plaza jabs at Harrikari's body.
Plaza throws a poor cross that misses
letting Harrikari counter with a right hand.
Plaza throws a shot from downtown. Harrikari moves away and avoids it.
Plaza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrikari.
Harrikari looks to land a combination. Plaza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrikari wants to clinch up but Plaza keeps it at a distance.
Plaza tries to score with a low kick but Harrikari moves his leg out of the way.
Harrikari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plaza throws out a loose jab but Harrikari uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari stuns Plaza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Plaza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harrikari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harrikari misses with a head kick.
Harrikari cracks Plaza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Harrikari there.
Plaza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Plaza ducks under a wild hook from Harrikari.
Harrikari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrikari has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Plaza.
Plaza moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Plaza misses its intended target.
Harrikari delivers a nice body kick.
Erico Plaza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrikari checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plaza swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harrikari counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Plaza is breathing heavily.
Plaza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrikari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrikari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plaza.
Plaza walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harrikari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Plaza thows a body shot but no joy.
Plaza just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrikari avoids the body shot from Plaza.
Jab, jab by Harrikari - just one landing.
Harrikari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plaza.
Plaza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harrikari can pounce on him.
Harrikari scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plaza takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Harrikari.
A low kick from Plaza misses
and Harrikari counters with a head kick. That will keep Plaza thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Plaza is rocked!
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!
Plaza drops his hands momentarily and Harrikari needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Plaza just on the top of the head. Plaza drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Plaza - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jari Harrikari!
After winning the bout, Jari Harrikari thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Valquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Valquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Rua!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valquez misses with an uppercut. Rua saw that one coming.
Rua throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Valquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua throws a head kick that misses
and Valquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Valquez lands a nice shot that snaps Rua's head back.
Valquez connects with the punch.
Valquez throws a leg kick but Rua sees it coming and moves out of range.
Valquez throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Rua misses with a straight right.
Rua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valquez staying out of range there.
Valquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rua blocks a head kick by Valquez.
Rua scores with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Rua there.
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valquez.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Valquez misses with the combination.
Valquez slips under a jab.
Valquez stuns Rua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua thuds a left hand into Valquez's body.
Rua misses with a straight left.
Valquez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rua can pounce on him.
A lazy left from Rua finds it's target.
Rua is looking to chop away at Valquez's legs.
Valquez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick from Rua misses.
Rua throws a shot to the body.
Valquez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
Rua connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Rua does it's job there.
Valquez wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Valquez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valquez.
Rua missing with a left hand there. Valquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valquez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rua connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valquez momentarily.
Rua tries a low kick but Valquez avoids it.
Rua throws a jab when Valquez was well out of range.
Rua scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valquez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
A clash of legs there as Valquez blocks the low kick.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rua swings widly with a right hand
and Valquez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Valquez blocks the low kick.
Rua throws a hook but Valquez avoids it easily.
Rua throws a leg kick
and Valquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Valquez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua throws a poor cross that misses
and Valquez counters with a left to the body.
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rua thumps Valquez with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Rua dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rua lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Valquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valquez checks it well.
Valquez moves out of range of the strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rua 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.
Rua lands a right hook to the body.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valquez.
Valquez defending well as Rua loads up on a big left hand.
Valquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Rua connects with a solid leg kick.
Valquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rua misses with an uppercut
and Valquez counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Valquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valquez throws a body punch but Rua moves out of range.
Ed Valquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua throws a hook but Valquez avoids it easily.
Valquez tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rua is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valquez.
Rua misses with a left hand
and Valquez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rua's knee momentarily.
Valquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua loads up on a big right hand but Valquez slips the punch.
Valquez misses the shot to the body.
Rua throws a hook to the side of Valquez's head but Valquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valquez scores with a body shot.
Rua throws a jab when Valquez was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Rua. Beautiful body shot.
Rua misses with an uppercut
and Valquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rua tries to score with a low kick but Valquez moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua drops his hands momentarily and Valquez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Rua throws out a leg kick but Valquez moves out of range and Rua only half commits.
Valquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua throws a push kick but Valquez slaps the foot to one side.
Valquez lands a head shot.
Rua throws the left hand but Valquez avoids the punch easily.
Valquez throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Valquez blocks a head kick by Rua.
Valquez wants to slow Rua down by chopping away at his legs.
Valquez ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
A punch combination from Valquez misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valquez manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valquez.
Rua tries to work over Valquez's front leg with a kick but Valquez checks it.
Rua cracks Valquez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Valquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valquez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Rua misses
and Valquez counters with a body kick that stops Rua in his tracks momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rua's corner calls for a 1-2. Rua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Valquez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Valquez moves out of range of the strikes.
Rua thows a body shot but no joy.
Valquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rua. That's going to slow Valquez down.
Valquez tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Valquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
Alex Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Valquez throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua thows a leg kick but Valquez checks it
and Valquez counters with a series of strikes. Rua will be more careful next time no doubt.
Valquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rua throws out the jab.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valquez moves away.
Valquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Valquez throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Rua staying out of range there.
Rua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rua fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Valquez is out of range.
Rua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Valquez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ed Valquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a looping overhand right but Valquez ducks down to avoid it.
Valquez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valquez.
Rua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valquez checks it well.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Rua.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valquez throws a head kick that misses.
Valquez swinging wildly here.
Valquez ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valquez.
Valquez lands a head shot.
Rua keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Valquez throws a leg kick but Rua checks it.
Rua misses with a straight left.
Valquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
Rua cracks Valquez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Valquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rua throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valquez misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rua misses with an uppercut
and Valquez counters with a right hand to the body.
Rua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Valquez moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valquez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua misses with an uppercut.
Rua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valquez. Valquez obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ed Valquez.
Well Rua 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Rua!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dance comes to the cage accompanied by Broken Beating Scarred - Metallica. Bill Dance could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jan David's chin.
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180 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Dance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan David!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dance misses with a double jab
and David counters with a stiff right hand.
Dance dives in and grabs David's left leg, looking for a takedown. David pushes down on Dance's head and hops out.
David throws a hook to the side of Dance's head but Dance sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dance misses with a takedown
and David holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dance wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dance is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Dance. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
David prevents a takedown attempt there.
David stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
David works on Dance's body with a couple of short punches.
Dance drops to a knee looking for a takedown but David gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from David on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David tries a body shot but Dance blocks it.
David tries to throw a body punch but Dance avoids it by throwing David back against the cage.
David tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dance's elbow.
David misses with a body punch.
Dance is working for takedown but David is calmly controlling the position for now.
Come on David - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
David lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dance backwards.
David doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
David tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dance goes for a takedown attempt but David pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bill Dance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dance shoots and misses
and David counters with a straight right hand.
Dance misses with a left hand
and David counters with a straight right hand.
Dance shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dance was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dance unloads with some shots from mount but David bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David wants to control but Dance is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David tries to reverse the position but Dance maintains control.
Dance throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for David because Dance loaded up on that one.
Dance looking to finish with strikes here!
Dance looking to control but David is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance unloads with some shots from mount but David bucks and avoids them well.
Dance is trying to control here but David has managed to regain half guard.
Dance is looking to take a break and control but David is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
David slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dance throws an elbow that misses. David uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dance's guard. Nice move by David!
David trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
David trying to control but Dance is working from the bottom.
Dance trying to control the position.
David trying to control but Dance is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dance fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but David was well out of range. Poor timing from Dance.
David just misses with a punch to the body.
David lands with a hook. Dance tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan David dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dance will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dance misses with a body shot.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
David just misses with a punch to the body.
David uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dance.
Dance misses with a jab to the body
and David makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No luck for Dance with that takedown attempt.
David listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
David scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dance just misses with a punch to the body.
Dance tries for a takedown but David circles away easily
and David counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Dance. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David with a hook.
David is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dance tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but David swivels and escapes.
David scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dance doesn't seem bothered though.
Good standup being displayed there by David as he connects with a hook.
Dance swats away the attempt to clinch by David.
David feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dances jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but David moves away.
David misses with a body shot.
David fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dance on the side of the head.
Dance misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Dance or perhaps it was just good defense by David which made him look bad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dance fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but David avoids it really well and circles away.
Jan David seems to be getting the better of the standup.
David throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dance gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
David with a jab.
Dance is rocked!
David pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
David walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Dance drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! David swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Dance's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan David!
A very excited looking Jan David made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Helber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helber is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by War is coming. Rusty Helber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Helber!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helber checks a leg kick nicely.
Helber shoots for a takedown but Rose saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Helber tries a head kick but it misses.
Rose misses with a hook
and Helber counters with a series of strikes. Rose will be more careful next time no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Helber.
Rose throws a hook but Helber avoids it easily.
Helber misses with a head kick.
Rose tests Helber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Helber checks it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Helber.
Helber digs a good hook to Rose's body.
Rusty Helber 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!
Helber looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rose is fending him off so far but Helber persists. Nope, Rose circles away and we're back to standing.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Helber moved out of range.
Helber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose takes a swing at Helber's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helber throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
Helber scores a takedown into full mount!
Helber lands a big elbow.
Helber punishing his opponent with strikes.
Helber scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rose?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helber misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rose manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Helber lands strikes from half guard.
Helber wants to stand but Rose has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Helber is keen to just control but Rose is a slippery customer.
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.
Helber throws a strike but Rose avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Helber looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose has Helber pulled in close to control his posture.
Helber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rose's head.
Helber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Helber is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rose is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rose has escaped and now he's on top!
Rose passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helber is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Helber manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Helber is keeping the position for now.
Helber is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Helber looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helber looking for a guillotine here but Rose defends easily.
Helber wants to stand up but Rose is controlling him.
Rose gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rose.
Helber shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Helber dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
That kick from Rose tenderised Helber's leg. Helber is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rose lunges at Helber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Helber's hand.
Rose defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Helber.
Helber fails to land the takedown.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Helber's shoulder, as Helber tries to avoid the shot.
Helber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose stuns Helber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rose scores with a three punch combo!
Helber staying out of range there.
Rose avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Helber throws a leg kick that misses.
Helber takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose checks the leg kick.
Helber looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Helber shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Helber checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Helber tries a low kick but Rose avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Helber checks a leg kick.
Rose checks a leg kick nicely.
Rose scores with a sloppy right hand. Helber should have avoided that one.
Helber tries for a takedown but Rose sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hunter Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Helber.
Helber tries to clinch up.
Rose digs a good hook to Helber's body.
Helber misses the shot to the body.
Rose checks a low kick from Helber.
Helber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose throws a body punch but Helber moves out of range.
Helber thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helber.
Hunter Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Helber.
Helber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Helber throws a chopping leg kick but Rose manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Helber. Those never looked like landing.
Helber is breathing heavily.
Helber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Helber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rose rather than just go for the knockout.
Rose lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
Helber avoids the head kick by Rose.
Rose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rose turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rose lands with a nice body punch.
Helber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose digs a good hook to Helber's body.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose throws a one two combo.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Rose. No joy for Helber on that attempt.
Rose swings for the body but Helber moves out of range.
Helber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Helber misses with a two punch combination.
Helber lands a lovely overhand right.
Helber fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rose scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rose jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Helber takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Helber moved out of range nicely.
Helber just misses with a punch to the body.
Helber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Helber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rose throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Helber.
Rose takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rose lands a jab to Helber's midsection.
Hunter Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Helber blocks a leg kick.
Helber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rose sizes up Helber with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose scores with a sloppy right hand. Helber should have avoided that one.
Rose blocks a low kick nicely.
Rose with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Helber to score with a decent uppercut.
Helber connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Rose dominated that second round.
That's time! Rose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A jab from Helber misses.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Helber moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Helber does no damage.
Rose scores with a nice head shot.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helber.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rose blocks a head kick by Helber.
Jab, jab by Rose - just one landing.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Helber doesn't seem bothered though.
Helber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Helber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Helber feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helber looking to sit in guard and control but Rose gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rose works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Rose seems content to control.
Helber preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Rose trying to control the action but Helber is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Hunter Rose wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Helber!
Rose throws a body punch but Helber moves out of range.
Helber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rose jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Helber is just out of range.
Helber checks the leg kick.
Helber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helber closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Helber with the ground and pound but Rose uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rose working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Helber.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose wants to sweep here but Helber controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Helber has passed into side control.
Rose might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rose sneaks back into half guard.
Rose is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Helber's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Helber's back!
Rose is not going to allow Helber to sit and survive in this position.
Helber rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helber gets full guard.
Helber uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Helber looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rose!
Rose is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rose is squirming around, avoiding Helber's attempts to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose wants to control but Helber is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rusty Helber.
I think Helber 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusty Helber!
Rusty Helber really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sublime Supplements logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Redman - Da goodness as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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31
160 lbs
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175 lbs
19 - 11 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
A head kick misses from Burton.
Burton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Burton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Burton takes one to the chin there.
Burton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burton misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burton. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Jack Burton has been cut.
Smith feints and then cracks Burton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burton down.
Burton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Burton fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Burton just misses with a punch to the body.
Burton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burton throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Burton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Burton throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
Burton tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Burton connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Burton lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith lands a head shot.
Smith moves away from the strike by Burton.
Smith defending well as Burton loads up on a big left hand.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burton misses with a left hand
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Burton looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burton circles away quickly and effectively.
Burton throws a head kick that misses.
Burton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burton looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith lands the left hand.
Burton takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Burton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Burton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Burton lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick from Burton lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burton.
Burton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
Burton scores with a punch to the head.
Burton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Burton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burton throws a lazy uppercut
and Burton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith misses the jab.
Burton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burton throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith cracks Burton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Burton's head but Burton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith slips under a jab from Burton.
Smith tries a low kick but Burton avoids it.
Burton tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith tests Burton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Burton wants to clinch.
Burton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith throws a right and a left that Burton avoids nicely.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Burton's head but Burton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Burton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Burton slips the punch.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Burton.
Frank Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burton misses with a head kick.
Smith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Burton lands with an overhand left.
Burton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burton's head backwards.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
Frank Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burton on the side of the head.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burton scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Frank Smith has been cut.
Burton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burton's knee momentarily.
Smith closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Burton to the mat! Burton manages to get full guard.
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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Burton is keeping the position.
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Burton looking for a sweep. Not yet Burton, not yet.
Smith is fighting to break Burton's control of his arms but Burton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Smith postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Burton just wasn't active enough.
Burton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Smith slips a jab from Burton.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Burton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Burton throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Burton is rocked!
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Oh Burton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burton connects with a jab.
Burton seems to have got his legs back now.
Burton tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Burton misses with a jab to the body
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Burton in his tracks momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burton.
Burton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton is looking to clinch.
Burton takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith avoids the head kick by Burton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Burton defends it nicely.
Jack Burton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Burton.
Burton looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Burton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burton was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Burton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips a jab from Burton.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Burton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Burton lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith looks up at the clock. Bad move! Burton lands a right hand from hell, dropping Smith. Burton pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Burton!
Jack Burton really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sublime Supplements logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nova Uniao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Headden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
193 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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195 lbs
23 - 11 - 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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nova Uniao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Headden!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Headden scores with a four punch combination!
Headden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Uniao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Uniao stalks Headden and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Headden's face. Headden staggers backwards, shaken.
Uniao rushes Headden and presses him up against the cage.
Headden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Headden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Headden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Uniao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Headden prevents a body shot from Uniao.
Headden has Uniao pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Headden pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Uniao tumbling to the mat - Headden dives into Uniao's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Uniao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Headden doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Headden manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Uniao lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Headden!
Headden prevents any damage by holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uniao unloading with bombs!
Uniao trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Uniao lands with some strikes.
Headden tries to hold on but Uniao postures up.
Uniao thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uniao controlling his opponent.
Headden tries to hold on but Uniao postures up.
Uniao misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Uniao 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.
Uniao has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Headden's face.
Headden is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uniao unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Headden wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Uniao celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nova Uniao!
Nova Uniao decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siouxsie Banshees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matazz comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Eulogy. Banshees has chosen Cities in Dust as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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220 lbs
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214 lbs
22 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siouxsie Banshees!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banshees misses with a series of wild punches.
Banshees closes the distance and clinches.
Banshees lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Banshees.
Matazz lands with a short shot to the head.
Matazz manages to break the clinch.
Banshees fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matazz slips a jab and a cross from Banshees.
Matazz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Banshees.
Matazz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banshees tries to clinch up.
Banshees connects with a solid leg kick.
Matazz throws a hook to the side of Banshees's head but Banshees sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banshees walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matazz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Banshees fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matazz checks it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banshees tries to land a body kick
and Matazz counters with a head kick.
Matazz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Siouxsie Banshees seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banshees thows a body shot but no joy.
Banshees moves out of range of the body kick from Matazz.
Matazz clinches.
A short left from Banshees.
Banshees throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matazzs head.
Matazz breaks the clinch.
Matazz keeps Banshees at a distance using the push kick.
Banshees checks the leg kick.
Matazz throws a body kick that misses.
Banshees steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matazz.
Matazz throws out a loose jab but Banshees uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banshees throws a shot to the body.
Matazz slips a jab from Banshees.
Matazz throws a body punch but Banshees moves out of range.
Matazz scores with a head kick. Banshees tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banshees misses with an attempted mid kick.
Banshees throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matazz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Banshees checks a leg kick.
Matazz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Banshees tries to score with a low kick but Matazz moves his leg out of the way.
Matazz lands a jab.
Matazz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banshees.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banshees darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Banshees walks into a straight right hand from Matazz.
Matazz throws a solid leg kick but Banshees takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matazz.
Banshees fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good work by Matazz as he checks the leg kick.
Banshees throws a one two combo.
Banshees with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz delivers a nice body kick.
Banshees looks gassed!
Banshees lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Banshees looks for the body kick but Matazz saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Matazz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matazz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matazz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banshees sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matazz throws a leg kick but Banshees sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Banshees checks the leg kick.
Matazz throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banshees on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That kick from Matazz tenderised Banshees's leg. Banshees is trying to keep his angry face on.
Banshees on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matazz instigates a clinch.
Matazz lands an elbow just above Banshees 's eye.
Banshees tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matazz avoids it.
Matazz is looking to control Banshees's arms but Banshees gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matazz has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banshees tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matazz's elbow.
Matazz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matazz scores with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matazz.
Banshees takes a jab right on the kisser.
Banshees throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matazz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Banshees's head.
Banshees avoids the head kick by Matazz.
Matazz sizes up Banshees with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Matazz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A right-left combo lands from Matazz.
Banshees is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matazz misses with a low kick.
Matazz has Banshees up against the cage in a clinch.
Matazz misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raz Matazz 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.
Matazz connects with a body shot.
Matazz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matazz scores with a leg kick.
Matazz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raz Matazz is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the body from Banshees misses
and Matazz counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Banshees 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Banshees is still on wobbly legs! Can Matazz finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matazz throws an overhand right that drops Banshees like a sack of potatoes! Matazz dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raz Matazz!
Raz Matazz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bancroft Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rothschild comes to the cage accompanied by The Light. The crowd seem to be enjoying Denke's choice of entrance music: Runnin With The Devil. 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 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
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bancroft Rothschild!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild lands a head shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Denke.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild thows a body kick. Denke tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Denke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rothschild counters with an inside leg kick.
Rothschild scores with a spinning back kick!
Denke fakes the leg kick and cracks Rothschild in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Denke.
Denke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Denke looks to land a right hand but Rothschild moved out of range.
Rothschild moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Denke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rothschild doesn't seem bothered though.
Denke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Denke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rothschild throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Denke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut.
Rothschild lands a nice hook to Denke's body. Denke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Denke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Denke scores with a hook.
Denke throws a sloppy head kick and Rothschild moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Denke.
Denke throws a leg kick but Rothschild sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Rothschild misses the target.
Denke slips a jab and a cross from Rothschild.
Denke slips a jab and a cross from Rothschild.
Danga de danga de dang - Denke scores with a four punch combination!
Rothschild lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild tries a head kick but it misses.
Rothschild scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Denke doesn't seem bothered though.
Rothschild scores with a hook.
Rothschild listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rothschild tries to land a leg kick but Denke saw it coming and moves away.
Denke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rothschild moves away.
Denke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
Rothschild takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Denke with a hook.
Denke connects with a combination that backs up Rothschild into the cage. Denke lands a flurry of punches that gets past Rothschild's guard. Rothschild is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Denke bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Denke!
Karl Denke is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Karl Denke thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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