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TTFC Tuesday Night Fights 12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyke Mison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boston Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyke Mison could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Boston Dean's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyke Mison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boston Dean!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mison sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dean lunges at Mison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mison's hand.
A good leg kick by Mison.
Mison moves into range and connects with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dean.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dean.
Tyke Mison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boston Dean.
Dean looks for a takedown but Mison sprawls well.
An inside leg kick lands from Mison.
Mison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Mison finds it's way through Dean's defenses.
Boston Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Mison.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mison throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mison circles away.
Dean walks into a straight right hand from Mison.
Dean misses with a few strikes there.
Mison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dean shoots in for a double leg but Mison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mison connects with a solid leg kick.
Mison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mison jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Mison. That snapped Dean's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dean shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mison as he avoids it easily.
Tyke Mison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dean looks gassed!
Dean throws a lazy right hand but Mison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean shoots in and drives through. Mison sprawls well.
Mison feints and then cracks Dean's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dean down.
Dean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dean shoots and misses
and Mison counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dean has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mison.
Mison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dean fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dean shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mison sprawls well. Mison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dean gets slowly back to his feet.
Mison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dean doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed right hand from Mison misses the target.
Mison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dean fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dean manages to avoid it.
Mison lands a right hook to the body.
Mison's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mison duly obliges.
Mison throws a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Mison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mison.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mison jabs at Dean's body.
Mison digs a good hook to Dean's body.
Dean is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mison sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dean moves out of range as Mison throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mison. Dean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mison connects with a body shot.
Dean avoids the head kick by Mison.
Mison cracks Dean with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dean misses with a takedown attempt - Mison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mison cracks the inside of Dean's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mison misses the jab.
Good exchange - Mison coming out on top.
Mison misses with the combination.
Mison lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyke Mison dominated that round.
That's time! Mison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body punch from Dean.
Mison misses with a body shot.
Mison feints and then cracks Dean's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dean down.
A left lands for Mison.
Tyke Mison is winning the standup battle so far.
Mison misses with a wild body shot.
Dean ducks under a wild hook from Mison.
Dean shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dean showed some decent athleticism there.
Mison is looking for a sweep. Dean is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean is pressing down on Mison's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mison is holding on for now.
Mison is trying to stand back up but Dean is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mison is trying to stand back up but Dean is controlling him
Dean throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mison is trying to stand.
Dean is taking a breather. Mison 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mison lands a jab to the head.
Mison with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Mison.
Tyke Mison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dean shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mison as he jumps to the side.
Mison looks to land a combination. Dean sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dean misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mison cracks Dean with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dean. That did some damage!
Dean throws a right and a left that Mison avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean shoots for a takedown but Mison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dean is breathing heavily.
Mison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dean takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dean is rocked!
Nice body punch from Mison.
Dean is still on wobbly legs! Can Mison finish him?
Dean shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mison sprawls well. Mison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dean gets slowly back to his feet.
Dean seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyke Mison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boston Dean.
Mison looks to land a right hand but Dean moved out of range.
Mison lands a slapping body shot.
Mison throws a nice looking combination but Dean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mison scores with a jab.
Mison throws a right and a left that Dean avoids nicely.
Dean has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dean tries for a takedown but Mison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mison misses with the combination.
Dean closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mison circles away.
Mison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Mison tenderised Dean's leg. Dean is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dean moves out of range of the body kick.
Mison lunges at Dean with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dean's hand.
Dean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyke Mison 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!
Mison stuffs the takedown.
Mison just misses with a punch to the body.
Dean falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dean can do to turn this around?
Mison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mison moves into range and clinches up with Dean.
Mison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dean shoots in but Mison avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mison defends it nicely.
Tyke Mison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boston Dean.
Dean will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dean doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dean thinking.
Mison throws a shot to the body.
Dean on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mison cracks Dean with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dean circles away quickly and effectively.
Mison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Mison. That snapped Dean's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dean has a takedown stuffed.
Mison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dean on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mison. Mison obviously looking to wear him down.
Mison misses with a wild body shot.
Mison tries to clinch up.
Mison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
Dean takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mison sizes up Dean with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mison cracks Dean with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dean lunges at Mison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mison's hand.
Mison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dean manages to avoid it.
Dean will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good leg kick by Mison there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mison.
Mison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dean manages to avoid it.
Mison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mison misses with a wild body shot.
Boston Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mison scores with a decent looking hook.
Dean has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mison.
Dean's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Dean takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dean shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dean fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyke Mison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mison closes the distance and clinches.
Mison has Dean pushed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mison breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyke Mison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mison, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyke Mison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hurba Derba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Leben struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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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280 lbs
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280 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hurba Derba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Leben!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leben misses with a two punch combination.
Leben throws a right and a left that Derba avoids nicely.
Derba misses with an uppercut. Leben saw that one coming.
Leben connects with a high kick.
Derba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leben circles away quickly and effectively.
Leben scores with a head kick.
Derba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooh!!! Derba has knocked Leben down with a huge combo! Derba steps away and waves a wobbly Leben back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Leben is rocked!
It looks like Chris Leben has been cut.
Leben looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leben slips under a jab.
Leben is still on wobbly legs! Can Derba finish him?
Leben drops his hands for a split second and Derba immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Leben face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Derba follows up with a right hand that knocks Leben into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hurba Derba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Bellator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Malmsteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellator comes to the cage accompanied by A Lesson Never Learned. Malmsteen has chosen Yngwie Malmsteen - Rise up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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285 lbs
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252 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Bellator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Malmsteen!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malmsteen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bellator on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Frank Bellator has been cut.
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!
Bellator throws an overhand right that lands on Malmsteen's shoulder, as Malmsteen tries to avoid the shot.
Malmsteen throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Malmsteen misses the target.
Malmsteen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malmsteen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bellator uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malmsteen.
Bellator swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bellator swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Bellator misses.
A big left from Malmsteen misses.
Malmsteen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malmsteen takes a swing at Bellator's ribcage but misses.
Bellator staying out of range there.
Bellator misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malmsteen.
Bellator tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malmsteen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bellator.
Malmsteen staying out of range there.
Bellator keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malmsteen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bellator.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malmsteen misses with a double jab.
A head kick from Malmsteen lands but Bellator takes it in his stride.
Malmsteen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bellator just misses with a punch to the body.
Bellator is looking to wear down Malmsteen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Malmsteen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Malmsteen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malmsteen throws a lazy right hand but Bellator sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bellator fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Malmsteen on the side of the head.
James Malmsteen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellator throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bellator swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malmsteen throws a chopping leg kick but Bellator manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malmsteen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malmsteen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bellator manages to avoid it.
Malmsteen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malmsteen throws a body punch but Bellator moves out of range.
Bellator fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malmsteen manages to avoid it.
Bellator closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bellator is trying to control the action in half guard but Malmsteen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Malmsteen is looking to improve his position.
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.
Bellator seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bellator connects with a nice short shot to Malmsteen's temple.
Ground and pound from Bellator.
Bellator is working for a kimura but Malmsteen is defending it quite comfortably.
Malmsteen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bellator is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Malmsteen tries to kick Bellator off but Bellator keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bellator looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellator is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Malmsteen is just riding it out for now. Bellator eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Malmsteen tries to get to full guard but Bellator has control of the leg.
Bellator is working for a kimura but Malmsteen is defending it quite comfortably.
Bellator maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Malmsteen could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bellator has cracked it and Malmsteen is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bellator!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Bellator!
After winning the bout, Frank Bellator 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mars comes into the arena with Avenged Sevenfold's Nightmare blaring out of the sound system. Kenji Watanabe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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141 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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145 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Mars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenji Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe defending well as Mars loads up on a big left hand.
Mars scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mars looks to land a strike but Watanabe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Watanabe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mars.
Watanabe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mars missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mars controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mars with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mars with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mars is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Watanabe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars wants to pass the guard but Watanabe is keeping the position.
Watanabe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mars is aware though and is defending well.
Watanabe working a defensive guard but Mars passes into half guard.
Mars thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Watanabe's head.
Mars slips a nice elbow through Watanabe's hands, connecting with Watanabe's forehead.
Mars lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Watanabe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mars.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mars chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Watanabe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mars manages to get himself to full guard.
Mars looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watanabe is one step ahead there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanabe looking to pass the guard.
Watanabe stopping the sweep attempt from Mars.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Watanabe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Watanabe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe wants to control from the top but Mars keeps moving.
Watanabe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mars working a defensive guard here.
Watanabe slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Mars.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe wants to take a breather but Mars is having none of it.
Mars is trying to maintain the position but Watanabe is very close to passing his half guard.
Mars regains full guard. Nicely done.
Watanabe tries to free his leg and advance position but Mars is retaining full guard.
Mars is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Watanabe defends well.
Watanabe controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watanabe trying to control but Mars is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Mars 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.
Watanabe thuds a left hand into Mars's body.
Mars moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Mars - that landed with a thud.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Watanabe can't find room to land a body shot as Mars controls the action.
Watanabe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watanabe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Watanabe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mars blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Watanabe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars looking to slow down the pace here.
Watanabe digs a right hand underneath Mars's ribcage. Mars let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Watanabe misses with a knee strike.
Watanabe stops a takedown attempt from Mars.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Watanabe has Mars pressed against the cage, preventing Mars from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Watanabe.
Mars blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watanabe lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mars misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watanabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watanabe trying to stall but Mars improves his position.
Mars escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mars. Watanabe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mars moves out of range of the strikes.
Watanabe looks for the body kick but Mars saw that one coming.
Mars throws out a loose jab but Watanabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mars shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mars swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mars checks a low kick from Watanabe.
Kenji Watanabe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mars misses with a straight right.
Mars swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Watanabe.
Mars throws a shot from downtown. Watanabe moves away and avoids it.
Mars takes a swing at Watanabe's ribcage but misses.
Watanabe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mars.
Mars shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big left from Watanabe misses.
Mars misses with a wild body shot.
Watanabe defending well as Mars loads up on a big left hand.
Watanabe ducks under a wild hook from Mars.
Mars pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watanabe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Watanabe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mars throws out the jab.
Mars takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mars takes a swing at Watanabe's ribcage but misses.
Mars throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watanabe misses with a hook.
Watanabe is looking to slow Mars down with leg kicks.
Mars scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars just misses with a punch to the body.
Watanabe misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Watanabe.
Mars shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Watanabe pinned against the cage. Watanabe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Mars. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mars on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watanabe. Watanabe obviously looking to wear him down.
Mars is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watanabe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watanabe tests Mars's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watanabe checks a leg kick.
Watanabe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watanabe swings for the body but Mars moves out of range.
Watanabe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mars is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Watanabe's half guard.
Mars is keen to just control but Watanabe is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lawrence Mars will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mars stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watanabe.
Mars looks to score with a jab to the body but Watanabe is just out of range.
Mars swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watanabe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watanabe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mars.
Watanabe moves away from the strike by Mars.
Mars slips under a jab.
Mars swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watanabe swings for the body but Mars moves out of range.
Mars chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Watanabe can pounce on him.
Watanabe blocks a jab.
Mars scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Watanabe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mars misses with an uppercut
and Watanabe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watanabe tries to clinch there but Mars circles away.
Watanabe clobbers Mars with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Mars misses.
Watanabe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mars.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars avoids a kick to the body.
Mars shoots in and drives through. Watanabe sprawls well.
Mars tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Watanabe swivels and escapes.
Watanabe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Watanabe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mars.
Mars checks a leg kick nicely.
Watanabe misses the jab.
Mars looks to land a left hand but Watanabe moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Watanabe misses.
Watanabe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mars to score with a decent uppercut.
Watanabe moves into the clinch.
Watanabe tries to throw a body punch but Mars avoids it by throwing Watanabe back against the cage.
Mars is looking to break free of the clinch but Watanabe has double underhooks.
Mars misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kenji Watanabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe pushes Mars back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mars working hard to break the clinch.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mars blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mars is trying to trip Watanabe. He has hold of a leg but Watanabe is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mars persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mars is looking to work some ground and pound but Watanabe has wrist control.
Watanabe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Watanabe has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Mars doesn't defend quickly enough and Watanabe has managed to lock this one up! Can Mars escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Watanabe on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kenji Watanabe!
Kenji Watanabe 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Bellec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butler comes to the cage accompanied by Krawl. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruce Bellec!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellec walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Butler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bellec moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Butler misses.
Bellec fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bellec throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bellec tries a head kick but it misses.
Butler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bellec throws a head kick that misses.
Butler thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid body kick from Bellec.
Bellec is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Butler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Butler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bellec throws a low kick but Butler avoids it.
A slow jab from Butler misses its intended target.
Bellec misses with a body kick.
Bellec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Butler misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellec scores with a head kick. Butler tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler moves out of range of the leg kick from Bellec.
Bellec throws a quick inside leg kick.
Butler missing with a left hand there. Bellec was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Butler scores with a body shot.
Bellec delivers a nice body kick.
Bellec feints and then cracks Butler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Butler down.
Butler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bellec avoids the body shot from Butler.
Bellec walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Butler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bellec tried to score with a low kick but Butler checks it.
Butler throws a right hand that Bellec ducks under and follows up with a left that Bellec also avoids with ease.
Bellec connects with a solid leg kick.
Bellec cracks the inside of Butler's front leg.
A clash of legs there as Butler blocks the low kick.
Bellec looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bellec goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Butler throws a body punch but Bellec moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bellec scores with a spinning back kick!
Bruce Bellec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bellec.
Bellec wants to slow Butler down by chopping away at his legs.
Butler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bellec connects with an inside leg kick.
Bellec throws the kick towards the body but Butler avoids it.
Butler avoids the head kick by Bellec.
A low kick from Bellec misses
and Butler counters with a right hand to the body.
Bellec blocks a jab.
Bellec ducks under a wild hook from Butler.
Bellec looks to land a body kick but Butler moved away.
Bellec tries to score with a low kick but Butler moves his leg out of the way.
Butler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bellecs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bellec connects with a solid leg kick.
Bellec takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bellec lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Butler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An inside leg kick lands from Bellec.
Bellec tries to land a body kick
and Butler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bellec tries a head kick but it misses.
Butler looks to land a right hand but Bellec moved out of range.
A big right from Butler misses.
Bellec dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Butler. That did some damage!
Butler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bellec manages to avoid it.
Bellec throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Butler's head.
A good leg kick by Bellec.
Butler throws a body punch but Bellec moves out of range.
Bellec throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Butler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bellec throws a head kick but Butler moves out of range.
Bellec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bellec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Butler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bellec throws a head kick but Butler moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Butler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Butler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bellec lands with a thumping leg kick.
Butler avoids the head kick by Bellec.
Bellec lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellec throws a head kick that half lands.
Butler cracks Bellec with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bellec throws a head kick but Butler moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bellec - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bellec sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid body kick from Bellec.
Bellec throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bellec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Bellec dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Butler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bellec moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Butler checks a leg kick.
Bellec throws a low kick but Butler avoids it.
Butler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bellec.
Bellec pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bellec lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bellec throws a push kick but Butler slaps the foot to one side.
Butler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bellec was well out of range. Poor timing from Butler.
Bellec misses with a kick to the body.
Bellec tries to score with a low kick but Butler moves his leg out of the way.
Bellec throws a front kick that sends Butler stumbling back into the cage.
Butler moves out of range of the leg kick from Bellec.
Bellec tries to score with a low kick but Butler moves his leg out of the way.
Bellec scores with a spinning back kick!
Bellec buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bruce Bellec seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some bone on bone action there as Butler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bellec tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Butler as he checks the leg kick.
Butler misses with a wild body shot.
Butler misses with the combination.
Butler misses with a wild body shot.
Bellec fakes the leg kick and cracks Butler in the body.
Bellec misses with a low kick.
Butler throws a jab when Bellec was well out of range.
Bellec takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bellec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Butler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bellec.
Bellec takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good work by Butler as he checks the leg kick.
Bellec keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bellec keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butler.
Butler misses the shot to the body.
Bellec throws a nice inside leg kick.
Butler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Butler checks a low kick from Bellec.
Butler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bellec feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Butler's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellec lands a head kick!
Bellec throws the kick towards the body but Butler avoids it.
Bellec fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Butler.
Bellec scores with a leg kick.
Butler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Butler.
Bellec throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Butler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butler takes a swing at Bellec's ribcage but misses.
Butler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bellec looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Butler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bellec blocks a jab.
Bellec dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Butler. That did some damage!
Bellec tries a head kick but it misses.
Butler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bellec manages to avoid it.
Butler blocks a head kick by Bellec.
Butler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bellec manages to avoid it.
Butler just misses with a punch to the body.
Butler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bellec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Butler misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler avoids the head kick by Bellec.
Bellec looks to land a body kick but Butler moved away.
Bellec looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Butler misses the shot to the body.
Bellec buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Butler cracks Bellec with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bellec misses with a head kick.
Butler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellec doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bellec throws a low kick but it's checked well by Butler.
Bellec throws a leg kick but Butler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bellec misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bellec goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bellec pushes Butler away with a front kick.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses.
Bellec tries to land a leg kick but Butler saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Bellec showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Butler connects with a body shot.
Bellec thumps Butler with a low kick.
Bellec takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butler. Bellec does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bellec connects with a leg kick. Butler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bellec throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses.
Butler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bellec.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bellec needs to keep his hands up - Butler had a free shot at his head there.
Butler will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Butler looks to land a right hand but Bellec moved out of range.
Bellec tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Butler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bellec misses with a low kick.
Bellec throws a leg kick
and Butler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bellec throws a head kick but Butler moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellec takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Butler takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bellec uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butler.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bellec lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Butler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Butler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Bellec.
A head kick misses from Bellec.
Bellec takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bellec throws out a leg kick but Butler moves out of range and Bellec only half commits.
Bellec bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab from Butler misses.
A leg kick checked by Butler.
Butler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bellec lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab lands there for Butler.
Bellec throws a leg kick
and Butler counters with a straight right hand.
Bellec throws a wild body kick that Butler sees coming a mile off.
Bellec tries to land a front kick but Butler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bellec steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butler.
Butler jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bellec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bellec uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butler.
Butler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bellec looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bellec throws a leg kick that misses.
Butler looks to score with a jab to the body but Bellec is just out of range.
Bellec blocks a jab.
Butler throws a series of punches but Bellec avoids them all with ease.
Bellec fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Butler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A low kick from Bellec misses
and Bellec takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Butler misses with a body shot.
Bellec looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Paul Butler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Butler misses with a two punch combination.
Bellec throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Butler.
Butler lands with a good body shot.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bellec avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Butler throws a body punch but Bellec moves out of range.
Bellec tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Butler is able to avoid easily.
Butler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bellec misses with a body kick.
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Butler moves out of range easily.
Butler lands with a good body shot.
Bellec throws a low kick but Butler avoids it.
Bellec staying out of range there.
Bellec avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler throws an overhand right that lands on Bellec's shoulder, as Bellec tries to avoid the shot.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Butler misses.
Butler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bellec.
The fighters circling - Butler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Butler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bellec moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Butler moves out of range easily.
Bellec thumps Butler with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellec ducks under a wild hook from Butler.
Bellec tries to work over Butler's front leg with a kick but Butler checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bellec throws a head kick but Butler moves out of range.
Bellec moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruce Bellec.
Well Bellec 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Bellec!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Olsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magatsu Taito (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magatsu Taito!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Olsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Taito is just out of range.
Olsen misses the shot to the body.
Olsen takes a swing at Taito's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Olsen tenderised Taito's leg. Taito is trying to keep his angry face on.
Olsen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Taito is looking to land body kicks.
Taito looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Olsen is fending him off so far but Taito persists. Nope, Olsen circles away and we're back to standing.
Olsen lands a body shot.
Olsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taito tries to sprawl but Olsen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Taito wants to get back to full guard.
Olsen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Taito slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taito is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Olsen is working Taito over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Taito working for a triangle but Olsen defends it easily.
Taito is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Olsen frees his head nicely. Oh but Taito has switched to an armbar! Olsen is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Magatsu Taito!
Our winner, Magatsu Taito, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Barden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Stifler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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187 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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Barden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Stifler !
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barden 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.
Barden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stifler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barden misses with a low kick.
Barden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stifler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barden's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stifler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barden lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stifler !
Barden raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barden misses with a head shot.
Barden misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barden is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Stifler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stifler .
Nice defenses there by Barden.
Stifler misses with a looping left.
Barden scores with a sloppy right hand. Stifler should have avoided that one.
Barden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barden connects with a solid leg kick.
Barden with a nice cross.
Stifler staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barden thuds a left hand into Stifler 's body.
Barden looks to land a right hand but Stifler moved out of range.
Stifler shoots in for a takedown but Barden shows good takedown defense.
Barden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stifler has time to react.
Barden throws a chopping leg kick but Stifler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barden. Stifler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barden throws a nice inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stifler checks a leg kick.
Eli Barden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barden throws a looping overhand right but Stifler ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Barden tenderised Stifler 's leg. Stifler is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stifler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stifler blocks a head kick by Barden.
Barden ducks under a wild hook from Stifler .
Stifler thuds a left hand into Barden's body.
Stifler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stifler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stifler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barden throws a chopping leg kick but Stifler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stifler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stifler working the strikes but Barden uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Stifler is pressing down on Barden's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barden is holding on for now.
Stifler is trying to work for a kimura but Barden is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stifler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barden works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stifler trying to control but Barden is working from the bottom.
Barden trying to control the position.
Barden is controlling Stifler 's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barden wants to stand and escape but Stifler is having none of it.
Stifler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barden is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Barden 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.
Barden swings for the body but Stifler moves out of range.
Barden throws a series of punches but Stifler moves out of range.
A big right from Stifler misses.
Barden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stifler missing with a left hand there. Barden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stifler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barden.
Barden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stifler manages to avoid it.
Barden throws a right and a left that Stifler avoids nicely.
Stifler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stifler misses with a straight left.
Stifler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stifler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stifler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stifler won't allow Barden to sweep him here.
Barden controlling Stifler 's posture.
Barden is trying to control the position but Stifler postures up.
Barden has his hands on Stifler 's head, controlling the position.
Stifler tries to free his leg and advance position but Barden is retaining full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Eli Barden wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Barden throws a lazy uppercut
and Stifler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stifler blocks a leg kick.
Stifler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barden tries to avoid it but Stifler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barden to the ground. Barden escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stifler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stifler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barden misses with a hook.
Stifler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barden takes a swing at Stifler 's ribcage but misses.
Barden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Barden catches Stifler right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barden connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stifler 's calf.
Barden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stifler looks to score with a jab to the body but Barden is just out of range.
Barden throws an off balance right hand
letting Stifler counter with a right hand.
Barden lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barden connects with a solid leg kick.
Barden tries a head kick but it misses.
Barden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barden misses with an uppercut
and Stifler counters with a nice body shot.
Barden cracks Stifler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barden lands a really nice looking cross but Stifler seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Stifler .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Barden misses.
Stifler tries for a takedown but Barden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barden scores with a hook to the body. Stifler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stifler 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.
Barden's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stifler under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stifler throws a nice looking combination but Barden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eli Barden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stifler shoots in for a takedown but Barden shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eli Barden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Stifler .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stifler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stifler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stifler throws a hook but Barden avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Barden dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barden connects with a leg kick. Stifler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barden wants to slow Stifler down by chopping away at his legs.
Barden is looking to chop away at Stifler 's legs.
A big right from Stifler misses.
Barden throws a solid leg kick but Stifler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barden.
Barden tries a head kick but it misses.
Barden misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Stifler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stifler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A big left from Stifler misses.
Stifler lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barden tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stifler is able to avoid easily.
Barden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barden ducks under a wild hook from Stifler .
Good leg kick by Barden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stifler 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barden lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barden misses with a straight right.
Stifler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barden swivels and escapes.
Good work by Stifler as he checks the leg kick.
Nice jab there from Barden.
Barden throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Barden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Steve Stifler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stifler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stifler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barden. Barden obviously looking to wear him down.
Barden staying out of range there.
Stifler slips a jab from Barden.
Stifler lands with a shot to the body.
Barden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stifler manages to avoid it.
Stifler connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stifler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barden counters with a nice uppercut.
Eli Barden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Stifler .
Barden keeps the fight on the outside.
Stifler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stifler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barden - the referee stops the clock and Stifler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barden. Stifler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stifler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eli Barden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stifler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stifler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barden.
Barden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barden takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stifler on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stifler avoids the body shot from Barden.
Stifler moves away from the strike by Barden.
Barden throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barden just misses with a punch to the body.
Barden throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stifler .
Stifler misses with an uppercut. Barden saw that one coming.
Barden throws a looping overhand right but Stifler ducks down to avoid it.
Stifler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stifler .
Barden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stifler dives in and scores a takedown into Barden's guard.
Barden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stifler throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Barden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Barden!
In his post fight interview, Eli Barden started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Santi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Swag In A Bag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bag has chosen American bad ass as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Santi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Swag In A Bag!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bag misses with an uppercut
so Santi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Santi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Santi trying to control the action but Bag is working from the bottom.
Bag is pushing Santi's head away, looking to escape. Santi manages to hold on to the position though.
Santi is trying to get an arm triangle but Bag is defending well.
Santi prevents Bag from escaping the position.
Santi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Santi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bag is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Santi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bag is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Santi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bag knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bag is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bag seems a little lost for a moment, as Santi dominates the positioning.
Bag pushes Santi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Santi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Santi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bag keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santi is trying to get an arm triangle but Bag is defending well.
Bag is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bag has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Santi but great work by Bag.
Bag really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santi manages to get back to half guard.
Santi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Santi.
Santi working for a triangle but Bag defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santi is looking for a kimura but Bag is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santi to get the leverage.
Santi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Santi is looking for a kimura here.
Bag looks like he's trying to stand up.
Santi is working for a submission of some sort.
Santi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bag!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bag is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Santi fails to take his opponent's back.
Bag is squirming around, avoiding Santi's attempts to control the action.
Santi working for a submission but Bag is keeping him at bay.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santi trying to control but Bag is having none of it.
Bag's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Santi dominated that round.
That's time! Santi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bag looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Santi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Santi tries for a takedown but Bag sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bag delivers a nice body kick.
Santi takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Bag.
Santi fails with a takedown attempt.
Santi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bag lands with a straight right. Santi didn't see that one coming.
Santi shoots for a takedown but Bag saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Santi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bag tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bag.
Bag is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bag. Santi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bag throws a looping overhand right but Santi ducks down to avoid it.
Santi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santi shoots in but Bag avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santi closes the distance and clinches up with Bag, looking for a takedown. Santi pushes Bag against the cage but Bag circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santi throws a looping overhand right but Bag ducks down to avoid it.
Santi staying out of range there.
Santi ducks under a wild hook from Bag.
Bag is looking to slow Santi down with leg kicks.
Bag misses with a body shot.
Santi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bag swivels and escapes.
Santi walks into a straight right hand from Bag.
Crunch! Bag slams his shin into Santi's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santi fails with the takedown.
Bag listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bag lands with a good body shot.
Swag In A Bag seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid body kick from Bag.
Bag lands a big head kick that sends Santi tumbling to the mat! Bag takes a step backwards and waves Santi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Santi is rocked!
Swag In A Bag is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bag drops Santi with a big left hand! Santi is injured, injured bad! Bag jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Swag In A Bag!
Swag In A Bag took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Just like to thank my hands for being so great, without them none of this would be possible. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nando Rafael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonidas comes into the arena with Spartan Warriors blaring out of the sound system. 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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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Leonidas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nando Rafael!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafael throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leonidas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Leonidas.
Leonidas digs a good hook to Rafael's body.
Rafael uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with a hook.
Leonidas checks a low kick from Rafael.
Leonidas checks a leg kick.
Leonidas lands a really nice looking cross but Rafael seems unphased.
Leonidas lands with a cross.
Leonidas digs a good body shot into Rafael's ribs.
Leonidas wants to clinch.
Leonidas checks a low kick from Rafael.
Leonidas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rafael. Rafael obviously looking to wear him down.
Rafael lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonidas looks to score with a jab to the body but Rafael is just out of range.
Leonidas misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rafael misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas lands with a shot to the body.
Rafael slips a straight right by Leonidas.
Leonidas moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Rafael.
Leonidas looks to land a right hand but Rafael moved out of range.
Rafael staying out of range there.
Leonidas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rafael moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leonidas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leonidas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rafael.
Rafael slips a straight right by Leonidas.
Leonidas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Leonidas looks to land a right hand but Rafael moved out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rafael.
Rafael throws a low kick but Leonidas avoids it.
Leonidas misses with a double jab
and Rafael counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael tries to work over Leonidas's front leg with a kick but Leonidas checks it.
Rafael slips under a jab.
Rafael wants to clinch.
Rafael tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rafael throws a low kick but Leonidas moves out of range easily.
Leonidas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leonidas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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!
Leonidas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leonidas misses with a looping right.
A big left from Leonidas misses.
A slow jab from Rafael misses its intended target.
Leonidas misses with a wild body shot.
Rafael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
A leg kick checked by Leonidas.
Rafael throws a front kick aimed at Leonidas's knee but Leonidas avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leonidas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice shot by Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a series of punches but Rafael avoids them all with ease.
Rafael throws a sloppy head kick and Leonidas moves out of range easily.
Leonidas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rafaels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leonidas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leonidas swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rafael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonidas.
Rafael takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rafael takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rafael tries to score with a low kick but Leonidas moves his leg out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rafael.
Rafael thows a leg kick but Leonidas checks it
and Leonidas counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonidas ducks under a wild hook from Rafael.
Nice shot lands for Rafael.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a hook but Rafael blocks it.
Rafael scores with a leg kick.
Leonidas thows a body shot but no joy.
Leonidas throws a nice looking combination but Rafael bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonidas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rafael feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leonidas's calf.
Leonidas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Leonidas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice shot lands for Leonidas.
Rafael has managed to clinch.
Leonidas working aggressively here.
Leonidas misses with a body punch.
Leonidas is looking to break free of the clinch but Rafael has double underhooks.
Leonidas lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rafael's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leonidas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Rafael.
Rafael works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leonidas swings wildly with an uppercut but Rafael uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Leonidas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rafael lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Leonidas misses.
Rafael cracks a nice hook into Leonidas's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rafael, right into the meat.
Leonidas throws an overhand right that lands on Rafael's shoulder, as Rafael tries to avoid the shot.
Rafael tries to clinch up but Leonidas circles away and keeps his distance.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut. Rafael saw that one coming.
Leonidas cracks Rafael with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rafael gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leonidas lands with a right hand.
Rafael throws a solid leg kick but Leonidas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rafael.
A jab from Leonidas misses.
Rafael ducks under a wild hook from Leonidas.
Rafael moves out of range of the strikes.
Rafael scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leonidas scores with a shot to the body.
Leonidas connects with a single shot there.
Rafael takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rafael is rocked!
Leonidas throws a lazy uppercut
and Rafael counters by moving into the clinch.
Leonidas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rafael is still on wobbly legs! Can Leonidas finish him?
Leonidas swings wildly with an uppercut but Rafael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonidas misses with the head strike.
Leonidas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leonidas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leonidas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leonidas swings wildly with an uppercut but Rafael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rafael seems to have recovered his senses.
Rafael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonidas blocks a body shot from Rafael.
Leonidas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rafael lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rafael tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rafael blocks an uppercut.
Rafael blocking some punches.
Leonidas has a couple of punches blocked by Rafael.
Rafael softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leonidas tries to throw a body punch but Rafael avoids it by throwing Leonidas back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonidas is trying to break the clinch but Rafael is controlling him.
Rafael lands a body shot.
Rafael misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leonidas.
Leonidas working aggressively here.
Leonidas misses with a punch to the body.
Rafael working aggressively here.
Leonidas lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rafael.
Rafael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Leonidas.
Rafael tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Leonidas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leonidas blocks a body shot from Rafael.
Leonidas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rafael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Rafael tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Rafael digs a right hand into Leonidas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leonidas's gas tank.
Leonidas throws a head punch that misses.
Leonidas misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas scores with a shot to the side of Rafael's head.
Rafael lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leonidas.
Rafael working aggressively here.
Leonidas lands a nice uppercut.
Rafael tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Nice body punch from Rafael - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rafael.
Rafael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Leonidas working aggressively here.
Rafael can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Leonidas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That kick from Rafael tenderised Leonidas's leg. Leonidas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leonidas throws a body punch but Rafael moves out of range.
Leonidas swats away the attempt to clinch by Rafael.
Leonidas swings for the body but Rafael moves out of range.
Rafael blocks a jab.
Rafael doesn't manage to clinch there - Leonidas circles away.
A big left from Leonidas misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with a jab to the body
and Rafael counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leonidas's knee momentarily.
Rafael moves out of range of the strikes.
Leonidas throws a hook but Rafael avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafael throws a low kick but Leonidas avoids it.
Leonidas cracks Rafael with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leonidas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Leonidas duly obliges.
Leonidas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rafael counters with an inside leg kick.
Rafael slips under a jab from Leonidas.
King Leonidas is winning the standup battle so far.
Leonidas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonidas misses the target.
Leonidas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the body from Leonidas misses
and Rafael counters with a nice uppercut.
Leonidas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rafael cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rafael with a nice cross.
Rafael fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leonidas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that King Leonidas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Leonidas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rafael cracks the inside of Leonidas's front leg.
Rafael wants to slow Leonidas down by chopping away at his legs.
Leonidas cracks Rafael with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leonidas scores with a nice strike.
Leonidas missing with a left hand there. Rafael was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonidas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rafael lands a really nice looking cross but Leonidas seems unphased.
Rafael throws a hook to the side of Leonidas's head but Leonidas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rafael moves in looking to clinch but Leonidas pushes him off.
Rafael dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leonidas. That did some damage!
Rafael moves into the clinch successfully.
Leonidas swings wildly with an uppercut but Rafael uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Leonidas.
Leonidas lands a hook that snaps the head of Rafael backwards.
Leonidas presses Rafael against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rafael misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Rafael.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rafael - that landed with a thud.
Leonidas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rafael misses with a body punch.
Leonidas has a couple of punches blocked by Rafael.
Leonidas gets through Rafael's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King Leonidas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonidas tries a body shot but Rafael blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rafael.
Rafael blocking some punches.
Leonidas swings wildly with an uppercut but Rafael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rafael digs a right hand into Leonidas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leonidas's gas tank.
Rafael has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rafael working Leonidas over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leonidas blocks a body shot from Rafael.
Leonidas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rafael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rafael tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rafael cracks Leonidas with a nice body shot.
Rafael lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.
Rafael is working Leonidas over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rafael.
Leonidas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rafael has him pressed against the cage.
Rafael is leaning against Leonidas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rafael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rafael lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rafael throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leonidass head.
A hook to the body from Rafael.
Rafael scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rafael is leaning against Leonidas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leonidas blocks a body shot from Rafael.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rafael.
Rafael tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rafael gets through Leonidas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rafael goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leonidas pushes Rafael back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rafael throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonidas.
Leonidas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leonidas blocks a body shot from Rafael.
Rafael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael misses with some punches.
Rafael blocking some punches.
Leonidas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rafael bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rafael gets a clinch.
Rafael has a couple of punches blocked by Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leonidas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leonidas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonidas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leonidas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rafael lands a leg kick that knocks Leonidas off balance momentarily.
Rafael attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas looks to throw the jab but Rafael is out of range.
Leonidas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rafael.
Leonidas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rafael circles away quickly and effectively.
Leonidas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Leonidas takes a swing at Rafael's ribcage but misses.
Rafael lands a leg kick that knocks Leonidas off balance momentarily.
Rafael bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rafael wants to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rafael moves out of range as Leonidas strikes.
Rafael buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leonidas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leonidas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rafael counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rafael waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonidas.
Leonidas looks to throw the jab but Rafael is out of range.
Leonidas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Leonidas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Rafael really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Leonidas misses the jab.
Leonidas looks to score with a jab to the body but Rafael is just out of range.
Rafael looks to land a combination. Leonidas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Leonidas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rafael can pounce on him.
Leonidas cracks Rafael with an open hand slap.
A clash of legs there as Leonidas blocks the low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rafael looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leonidas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rafael moves in looking to clinch but Leonidas pushes him off.
Leonidas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonidas misses with a hook. Rafael ducked under it nicely.
Leonidas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rafael on the side of the head.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut. Rafael saw that one coming.
Leonidas throws a series of punches but Rafael avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael moves away from the strike by Leonidas.
Leonidas 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.
Rafael gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leonidas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rafael backwards.
Leonidas manages to break the clinch.
Rafael has closed the distance and engaged Leonidas in a clinch.
Leonidas tries to work over Rafael's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonidas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leonidas lands a left hand.
Leonidas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonidas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Rafael.
Rafael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonidas.
Rafael bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rafael blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonidas looks to land a right hand but Rafael moved out of range.
Leonidas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas swings for the body but Rafael moves out of range.
Leonidas lands a nice shot that snaps Rafael's head back.
Rafael thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rafael takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rafael lets loose with a powerful body kick. Leonidas will feel that in the morning.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut
and Rafael makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rafael lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rafael is looking to clinch but Leonidas is avoiding it.
Rafael will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rafael slips a straight right by Leonidas.
Leonidas moves out of range as Rafael strikes.
Rafael slips under a jab.
Leonidas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rafael is looking to chop away at Leonidas's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut
and Rafael counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonidas throws a right hand that misses
and Rafael counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
No joy there for Leonidas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leonidas thuds his right hand into Rafael's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rafael throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rafael moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rafael throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leonidas connects with a jab.
Rafael connects with a solid leg kick.
Leonidas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rafael on the side of the head.
Leonidas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rafael.
Leonidas sizes up Rafael with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rafael throws a leg kick but Leonidas moved away.
Leonidas checks a leg kick.
Leonidas misses with a jab to the body
and Rafael counters with a good low kick that Leonidas was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Rafael does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rafael tries to clinch there but Leonidas circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Rafael.
Rafael slips under a jab from Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with a left hand
and Rafael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leonidas misses with a hook
and Rafael counters with a nice leg kick.
Rafael thumps Leonidas with a low kick.
Rafael lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rafael wants to slow Leonidas down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rafael bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab lands there for Leonidas.
Leonidas fails to land with a series of punches.
Leonidas misses with a hook. Rafael ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Nando Rafael will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Leonidas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Leonidas blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Leonidas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rafael is looking to score with low kicks.
Rafael blocks a jab.
Leonidas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rafael. Rafael circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leonidas checks a leg kick.
Leonidas swats away the attempt to clinch by Rafael.
Leonidas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rafael under the eye.
Leonidas darts in trying to clinch
and Rafael counters with a stiff right hand.
Leonidas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rafael.
Leonidas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rafael moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a lazy uppercut
and Rafael cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leonidas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rafael to score with a decent uppercut.
Rafael avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Leonidas as he checks the leg kick.
Rafael slips a jab from Leonidas.
Rafael uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonidas.
Rafael throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leonidas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leonidas throws a hook to the side of Rafael's head but Rafael sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonidas misses with a hook
and Rafael counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheers as Leonidas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rafael doesn't seem phased though.
Rafael connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leonidas. Leonidas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Leonidas swats away the attempt to clinch by Rafael.
Rafael rushes Leonidas and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a punch but it's blocked by Rafael.
Leonidas is trying to force a seperation but Rafael has the dominant position.
Leonidas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Rafael.
Rafael tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Rafael back against the cage.
Leonidas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Rafael.
Rafael misses with a punch to the body.
Rafael goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leonidas misses with the head strike.
Leonidas scores with a shot to the side of Rafael's head.
Rafael fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leonidas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Leonidas on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rafael lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leonidas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rafael backwards.
Rafael misses with the head strike.
Rafael struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leonidas gets through Rafael's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leonidas pushes Rafael back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rafael fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leonidas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rafael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rafael counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Leonidas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rafael's hands.
A slow jab from Leonidas misses its intended target.
Rafael tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leonidas throws a body punch but Rafael moves out of range.
Leonidas doesn't manage to clinch there - Rafael circles away.
Leonidas checks a low kick from Rafael.
Rafael slips under a jab.
Rafael thumps Leonidas with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael tries to land a leg kick but Leonidas saw it coming and moves away.
Leonidas throws a jab when Rafael was well out of range.
Leonidas misses with a straight right.
Leonidas blocks a head kick by Rafael.
Leonidas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leonidas loads up on a big right hand but Rafael slips the punch.
Rafael throws out a leg kick but Leonidas moves out of range and Rafael only half commits.
Leonidas checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Leonidas misses.
Leonidas misses with a straight right.
Rafael tried to score with a low kick but Leonidas checks it.
Rafael misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonidas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leonidas throws a combination. Rafael tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Leonidas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leonidas 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:47
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 49:47
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Leonidas!
King Leonidas retains his bantamweight title!
King Leonidas managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI, into his post fight interview.
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