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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Haskil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett's entrance music is She Hates Me. A fine choice. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Haskil!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haskil feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sacketts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Logan Sackett has been cut.
Sackett bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sackett cracks Haskil with a big elbow.
Sackett lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haskil is looking to regain half guard here but Sackett keeps moving and retains side control.
Sackett creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Haskil is rocked!
Sackett tries to score with some ground and pound. Haskil controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Haskil manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sackett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Haskil tries to get to full guard but Sackett has control of the leg.
Sackett looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sackett lands with a punch from half guard.
Haskil wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Haskil is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sackett is keen to just control but Haskil is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskil is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackett is pressing down on Haskil's thigh, looking to free his foot. Haskil is holding on for now.
Haskil tries to roll over but Sackett keeps him under control.
Haskil is looking to escape.
Haskil holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sackett working over Haskil with some ground and pound. Haskil looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sackett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ground and pound from Sackett.
Haskil keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sackett is thwarting Haskil's attempts to control the position.
Sackett winds up and cracks Haskil with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett lands with a punch from half guard.
Sackett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Haskil looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskil avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sackett.
Haskil avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sackett.
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. Sackett connects with a nice short shot to Haskil's temple.
Sackett prevents Haskil from standing back up.
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. Sackett connects with a nice short shot to Haskil's temple.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Haskil is looking to control Sackett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haskil avoid being mounted?
Sackett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haskil is looking to improve his position.
Sackett lands strikes from half guard.
Haskil works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sackett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sackett wants to control from the top but Haskil keeps moving.
Haskil avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haskil's head.
Sackett landing some decent shots from guard.
Sackett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sackett is working Haskil over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sackett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Haskil has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sackett has managed to get both his arms back between Haskil's legs - danger averted.
Sackett throws a big elbow that misses.
Sackett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haskil trying to control the position.
Sackett is in close to Haskil's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haskil avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haskil is pulling down on Sackett's head to control his posture.
Sackett wants to control from the top but Haskil keeps moving.
Haskil managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haskil working a defensive guard here.
Sackett trying to control but Haskil is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eddie Haskil was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haskil.
Haskil throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whack! Sackett lands a heavy head kick that drops Haskil. The ref tackles Sackett to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Haskil was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Logan Sackett!
Logan Sackett managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Real Fighters Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Dunowevil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceaser El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunowevil's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Long Hard Road Out of Hell. El Toro has chosen Bulls On Parade as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Dunowevil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ceaser El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunowevil is looking to clinch.
El Toro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunowevil moves away.
Dunowevil lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
El Toro misses the jab.
El Toro throws a nice inside leg kick.
El Toro throws a head kick but Dunowevil moves out of range.
Dunowevil uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before El Toro has time to react.
Dunowevil takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
El Toro throws a big shot that misses.
El Toro misses with a leg kick
and El Toro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Toro lands a nice looking body shot.
El Toro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunowevil manages to avoid it.
El Toro checks a low kick from Dunowevil.
El Toro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunowevil.
Good shot there by Dunowevil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro lands a nice hook to Dunowevil's body. Dunowevil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
El Toro throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dunowevil counters with a straight right hand.
El Toro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dunowevil throws a combination. El Toro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
El Toro swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunowevil.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Toro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dunowevil.
Dunowevil gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dunowevil slips under a jab.
Dunowevil looks for the body kick but El Toro saw that one coming.
El Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from El Toro misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. El Toro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from El Toro. Dunowevil does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Toro misses with a series of wild punches.
El Toro throws a front kick that sends Dunowevil stumbling back into the cage.
Dunowevil misses with a double jab.
El Toro throws a sloppy head kick and Dunowevil moves out of range easily.
Dunowevil misses with a body punch
and El Toro counters with a right hand to the body.
El Toro slips under a jab.
Dunowevil throws a head kick that misses.
Dunowevil connects with a right hand. El Toro shakes it off.
It looks like Ceaser El Toro has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from El Toro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro misses the jab.
El Toro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
El Toro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunowevil manages to avoid it.
El Toro misses the shot to the body.
Dunowevil throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
El Toro is looking to slow Dunowevil down with leg kicks.
El Toro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
El Toro throws a hook but Dunowevil blocks it.
El Toro misses with a low kick.
Dunowevil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Toro throws out the jab.
A low kick from Dunowevil is predictable there
and El Toro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dunowevil throws a low kick but it's checked well by El Toro.
El Toro checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from El Toro. Dunowevil does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Toro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dunowevil's sensitive parts.
El Toro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
El Toro misses the body punch
and Dunowevil counters with a low kick, right behind El Toro 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Toro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
El Toro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dunowevil rather than just go for the knockout.
Dunowevil is on the wrong end of a nice combination from El Toro.
Dunowevil lands a head shot.
Dunowevil throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dunowevil scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunowevil works the jab nicely.
Dunowevil connects with an inside leg kick.
El Toro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roger Dunowevil will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ceaser El Toro's cut.
That's time! Dunowevil's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
El Toro misses with a body shot.
Dunowevil closes the distance and pushes El Toro back into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dunowevil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunowevil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dunowevil pushes El Toro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dunowevil misses with some punches.
El Toro has Dunowevil pressed against the cage.
El Toro blocks a body shot from Dunowevil.
Dunowevil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
El Toro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dunowevil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunowevil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunowevil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
El Toro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
El Toro takes a shot to the head.
Dunowevil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dunowevil misses with a punch to the body.
El Toro lands a shot to the body.
Dunowevil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Toro's elbow.
El Toro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dunowevil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Dunowevil fails to land.
El Toro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dunowevil misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro is trying to break the clinch but Dunowevil is controlling him.
El Toro is looking to break free of the clinch but Dunowevil has double underhooks.
Dunowevil makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dunowevil keeps control of El Toro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Dunowevil.
Dunowevil tries to throw a body punch but El Toro avoids it by throwing Dunowevil back against the cage.
El Toro is trying to break free.
Dunowevil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dunowevil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Toro's elbow.
Dunowevil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Toro blocks a body shot from Dunowevil.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dunowevil up against the cage.
Dunowevil misses with a punch to the body.
El Toro breaks the clinch.
Dunowevil throws a quick head kick that skims the top of El Toro's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as El Toro checks a leg kick.
El Toro throws the kick towards the body but Dunowevil avoids it.
Dunowevil fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for El Toro.
El Toro takes a swing at Dunowevil's ribcage but misses.
El Toro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dunowevil.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Toro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dunowevils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dunowevil misses with an uppercut.
El Toro is looking to land body kicks.
Dunowevil is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by El Toro!
Dunowevil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunowevil dips to his left and cracks El Toro with an uppercut!
Dunowevil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy left from Dunowevil finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from El Toro.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Toro connects with a crisp jab.
Dunowevil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
El Toro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Dunowevil dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ceaser El Toro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
El Toro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dunowevil.
Dunowevil throws a looping overhand right but El Toro ducks down to avoid it.
Dunowevil takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
El Toro staying out of range there.
El Toro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dunowevil takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
El Toro takes a swing at Dunowevil's ribcage but misses.
El Toro scores with a sloppy right hand. Dunowevil should have avoided that one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dunowevil.
Dunowevil throws a lazy uppercut
and El Toro counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from El Toro. Dunowevil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunowevil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from El Toro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Toro throws a sloppy body shot
and Dunowevil counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunowevil takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
El Toro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunowevil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
El Toro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunowevil buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dunowevil lands a big head kick that sends El Toro tumbling to the mat! Dunowevil takes a step backwards and waves El Toro back to his feet - he wants the finish!
El Toro is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Toro tries a head kick but it misses.
El Toro is still on wobbly legs! Can Dunowevil finish him?
El Toro looks to land a body kick but Dunowevil moved away.
Dunowevil pounces like a tiger and cracks El Toro with a vicious hook! El Toro is down but not out! Dunowevil follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roger Dunowevil!
Roger Dunowevil 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Barich Fendsor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike Spiegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spike Spiegel will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barich Fendsor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spike Spiegel!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fendsor shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Spiegel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fendsor misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Spiegel dodges the ground and pound from Fendsor.
Fendsor tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Fendsor wants to control but Spiegel is keeping him busy.
Fendsor wants to control for a moment but Spiegel uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fendsor trying to control the action but Spiegel is working from the bottom.
Spiegel is looking for a sweep. Fendsor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spiegel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fendsor is looking to take a break and control but Spiegel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Barich Fendsor wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Spiegel slips a jab from Fendsor.
Fendsor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spiegel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fendsors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spiegel tries to close the distance and clinch but Fendsor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fendsor. That's going to slow Spiegel down.
Fendsor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spiegel lands with a cross.
Fendsor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spiegel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fendsor throws out the jab.
Fendsor ducks under a wild hook from Spiegel.
Fendsor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spiegel moves forwards but Fendsor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fendsor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fendsor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor scores with the left hand. Spiegel knows he should have avoided that one.
Spiegel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fendsor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fendsor takes one to the chin there.
Fendsor throws a low kick, looking for Spiegel's leg but Spiegel calmly moves out of range.
Fendsor lands with a cross.
Spiegel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fendsor moves out of range of the body kick from Spiegel.
Fendsor misses with a wild body shot.
Fendsor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spiegel manages to avoid it.
Fendsor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fendsor avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Fendsor misses.
Barich Fendsor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fendsor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fendsor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fendsor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel misses with a straight left.
Fendsor scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fendsor taking a break here but Spiegel is having none of it and regains half guard.
Fendsor trying to control the action but Spiegel is working from the bottom.
Spiegel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fendsor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fendsor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spiegel's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barich Fendsor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spiegel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fendsor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spiegel punishes Fendsor's body with a nice straight punch.
Spiegel lands a head shot.
Fendsor clinches with his opponent.
Spiegel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fendsor.
Spiegel looking to slow down the pace here.
Fendsor misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Spiegel throws an elbow but misses.
Fendsor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spiegel looking to stall.
The referee calls for Spiegel to work.
Fendsor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spiegel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fendsor dodges an elbow strike from Spiegel.
A short right from Fendsor.
Fendsor misses with a punch on the inside.
Fendsor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Spiegel wants to stall.
Fendsor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fendsor fails with the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Fendsor.
Barich Fendsor is winning the standup battle so far.
Spiegel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fendsor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spiegel.
Fendsor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spiegel counters with a nice leg kick.
Fendsor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spiegel. That did some damage!
Spiegel tries to clinch up but Fendsor circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor throws a looping overhand right but Spiegel ducks down to avoid it.
Fendsor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fendsor wants to slow Spiegel down by chopping away at his legs.
Fendsor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spike Spiegel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fendsor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fendsor clinches up against the cage.
Spiegel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Fendsor.
Spiegel tries to land knees in the clinch but Fendsor avoids the damage to the body.
Spiegel leaning against his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Fendsor.
Fendsor working Spiegel over with knees to the body.
Fendsor lands a hook that snaps the head of Spiegel backwards.
Spiegel trying to stall but Fendsor improves his position.
Fendsor wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spiegel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fendsor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Fendsor.
Spiegel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fendsor up against the cage.
Fendsor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spiegel is trying to maintain a safe position but Fendsor gets an underhook and turns Spiegel into the cage.
Fendsor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fendsor works on Spiegel's body with a couple of short punches.
Spiegel blocks a body shot from Fendsor.
Fendsor has Spiegel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Spiegel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barich Fendsor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fendsor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fendsor throws a big shot that misses.
Fendsor is looking to score with low kicks.
Fendsor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel moves in looking to clinch but Fendsor pushes him off.
Fendsor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spiegel looking to throw knees to the head but Fendsor is blocking nicely.
Fendsor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spiegel backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fendsor throws a head punch that misses.
Fendsor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Spiegel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spiegel misses with a knee to the head.
Fendsor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spiegel tries to land knees in the clinch but Fendsor avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barich Fendsor dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fendsor slips under a jab from Spiegel.
Fendsor drives through and clinches with Spiegel against the cage.
Fendsor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fendsor digs a right hand into Spiegel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spiegel's gas tank.
Barich Fendsor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fendsor struggles to land a body shot inside as Spiegel controls his hands.
Fendsor misses with a body punch.
Fendsor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fendsor trying to stall but Spiegel improves his position.
Spiegel tries to land a knee to the head but Fendsor blocks with his arms.
Fendsor tries to work over Spiegel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spiegel trying to stall but Fendsor improves his position.
Fendsor scores with a shoulder strike.
Spiegel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spiegel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fendsor avoids it.
Fendsor being controlled against the cage.
Spiegel dodges an elbow strike from Fendsor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fendsor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spiegel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fendsor.
Spiegel trying to control the position but instead, Fendsor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spiegel into the cage.
Nice elbow from Spiegel.
Fendsor manages to break the clinch.
Fendsor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fendsor.
Fendsor wants to control but Spiegel is keeping him busy.
Fendsor just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fendsor throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor tries to advance to mount but Spiegel denies him.
Fendsor is looking to take a break and control but Spiegel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barich Fendsor has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fendsor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spiegel's calf.
Fendsor forces Spiegel back against the cage and clinches.
Spiegel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fendsor is keeping busy.
Fendsor misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spiegel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spiegel lands a shoulder strike.
Barich Fendsor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spiegel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spiegel is trying to stall.
Fendsor tries to work over Spiegel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fendsor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spiegel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Fendsor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spiegel blocks a body shot from Fendsor.
Fendsor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spike Spiegel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Spike Spiegel has been cut.
Spiegel can't find room to land a body shot as Fendsor controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barich Fendsor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fendsor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barich Fendsor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leeroy's entrance music is Boondocks Theme Song. A fine choice. Grayson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Crazy Train by Ozzy Osborne kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marcus Grayson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leeroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Grayson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leeroy throws a leg kick
and Grayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leeroy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grayson dips to his left and cracks Leeroy with an uppercut!
Grayson checks a leg kick nicely.
Leeroy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grayson is out of range.
Grayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leeroy was well out of range. Poor timing from Grayson.
Leeroy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grayson's calf.
Leeroy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leeroy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leeroy scoring well with a low kick there.
Leeroy lands a nice looking body shot.
Leeroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grayson moves away.
Bruce Leeroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leeroy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leeroy throws the kick towards the body but Grayson avoids it.
Leeroy slips a straight right by Grayson.
Leeroy misses with an uppercut
and Grayson counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Grayson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grayson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leeroy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leeroy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Leeroy showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Grayson wants to get back to full guard but Leeroy has mounted him!
Grayson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grayson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Leeroy looking to finish with strikes here!
Grayson is trying desperately to improve position.
Grayson is squirming around, avoiding Leeroy's attempts to control the action.
Leeroy content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Leeroy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grayson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Grayson wants to control but Leeroy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Grayson gets back to full guard.
Grayson keeping moving, preventing Leeroy from controlling successfully.
Grayson pulls Leeroy in close to his closed guard and prevents Leeroy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Leeroy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson wants to stand and escape but Leeroy is having none of it.
Leeroy has gone for a leg lock! Grayson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Leeroy's guard.
Leeroy wants to sweep but no luck.
Leeroy is striking but Grayson is not phased and passes to half guard.
Leeroy wants to get back to full guard.
Grayson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leeroy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson tries to pass to full mount but Leeroy defends it.
Leeroy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grayson.
Grayson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leeroy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grayson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Grayson is looking for a kimura but Leeroy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grayson to get the leverage.
Grayson is keen to just control but Leeroy is a slippery customer.
Leeroy gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grayson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grayson trying to control but Leeroy is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bruce Leeroy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grayson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leeroy scoring well with a low kick there.
Grayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leeroy.
Grayson blocks a head kick by Leeroy.
Leeroy misses with a body shot.
Leeroy ducks under a wild hook from Grayson.
Leeroy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leeroy misses with a straight left.
Leeroy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grayson. That did some damage!
Grayson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leeroy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grayson. Leeroy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grayson looks to score with a jab to the body but Leeroy is just out of range.
Grayson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leeroy.
Leeroy throws a leg kick but Grayson checks it.
Leeroy misses with an uppercut
and Grayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grayson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leeroy rather than just go for the knockout.
Grayson scores with a punch to the head.
Grayson moves out of range as Leeroy strikes.
Leeroy avoids the body shot from Grayson.
Grayson lands a right hook to the body.
Leeroy misses with a body kick.
Grayson throws a body punch but Leeroy moves out of range.
Leeroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grayson moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leeroy. Grayson does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Grayson misses.
Grayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leeroy.
Leeroy lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Grayson.
Leeroy throws a leg kick that misses.
Grayson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grayson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leeroy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leeroy lands a leg kick that knocks Grayson off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Leeroy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leeroy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grayson.
Leeroy cracks the inside of Grayson's front leg.
Leeroy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grayson.
Grayson lunges at Leeroy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leeroy's hand.
Leeroy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grayson manages to avoid it.
Leeroy punishes Grayson's body with a nice straight punch.
Grayson throws a right hand that Leeroy ducks under and follows up with a left that Leeroy also avoids with ease.
Leeroy avoids the head kick by Grayson.
Grayson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grayson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grayson avoids the head kick by Leeroy.
Grayson tries to bum rush Leeroy with a series of wild strikes but Leeroy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leeroy looks to score with a jab to the body but Grayson is just out of range.
Leeroy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leeroy throws a head kick but Grayson moves out of range.
Grayson checks the leg kick.
Grayson throws a hook but Leeroy blocks it.
Grayson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grayson cracks Leeroy with a good jab.
A shot to the liver by Grayson. Beautiful body shot.
Leeroy throws the kick towards the body but Grayson avoids it.
Grayson lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Grayson.
Leeroy connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy takes a swing at Grayson's ribcage but misses.
Grayson blocks a low kick nicely.
Leeroy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grayson. Grayson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grayson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grayson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bruce Leeroy is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leeroy throws a body punch but Grayson moves out of range.
Grayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leeroy moves away.
Leeroy swings for the body but Grayson moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Grayson. No joy for Leeroy on that attempt.
Grayson motions for Leeroy to come forward. Grayson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, jab by Grayson - just one landing.
Grayson misses with an uppercut. Leeroy saw that one coming.
Grayson lands a high kick!
Grayson tries to score with a low kick but Leeroy moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Grayson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Grayson misses with a series of wild punches.
Grayson staying out of range there.
Leeroy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leeroy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A good leg kick by Leeroy.
Leeroy cracks the inside of Grayson's front leg.
Both fighters circling a little - Leeroy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Grayson checks a low kick from Leeroy.
Grayson 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.
Grayson throws a jab when Leeroy was well out of range.
Leeroy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grayson.
Leeroy throws a chopping leg kick but Grayson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grayson scores with a nice strike.
Leeroy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson misses with a left hand
and Leeroy counters with a right hand to the body.
Leeroy misses with a body shot.
Leeroy throws a head kick that misses.
Leeroy avoids the body shot from Grayson.
Grayson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Leeroy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leeroy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grayson moves away from the strike by Leeroy.
Grayson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Leeroy misses.
Grayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leeroy.
Grayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leeroy was well out of range. Poor timing from Grayson.
Leeroy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leeroy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grayson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leeroy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good work by Leeroy as he checks the leg kick.
Grayson wants to land a leg kick but Leeroy is out of range.
Grayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leeroy.
An inside leg kick from Leeroy misses.
Leeroy connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayson ducks under a wild hook from Leeroy.
Grayson looks to throw the jab but Leeroy is out of range.
Leeroy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leeroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grayson moves away.
Grayson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leeroy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leeroy fails with a takedown attempt.
Leeroy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leeroy throws a front kick aimed at Grayson's knee but Grayson avoids it well.
Leeroy throws an overhand right that lands on Grayson's shoulder, as Grayson tries to avoid the shot.
Good work by Grayson as he checks the leg kick.
Leeroy throws a low kick but Grayson avoids it.
Leeroy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grayson throws a hook but Leeroy blocks it.
Grayson misses with a straight left.
A bone on bone clash there as Grayson blocks the leg kick.
Grayson loads up on a big right hand but Leeroy slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson looks to land a right hand but Leeroy moved out of range.
Grayson misses the body punch
and Grayson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leeroy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Leeroy tried to score with a low kick but Grayson checks it.
Grayson throws a sloppy body shot
and Leeroy counters with a thumping low kick.
Leeroy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grayson scores with a three punch combo!
Leeroy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grayson.
Leeroy thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leeroy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grayson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leeroy tries for a takedown but Grayson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Leeroy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grayson scores with a one two! Leeroy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Leeroy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leeroy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bruce Leeroy!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bruce Leeroy waved his t-shirt featuring Firebird Designs's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Marion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chucky Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jayden Marion could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chucky Little's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayden Marion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chucky Little!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Marion blocks the low kick.
Marion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little.
Marion closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Little did well to prevent Marion getting side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Marion prevents Little from improving his position.
Little really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marion. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Little blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marion.
Little wants to get back to his feet.
Marion has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Little is staying active underneath Marion, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marion working over Little with some ground and pound. Little looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Little is defending against the submission attempts here by Marion.
Marion is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marion is working for a submission of some sort.
Little keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marion wants to take a breather but Little is having none of it.
Little is trying to maintain the position but Marion is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marion looks to land a strike but Little avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Little trying to control the position.
Marion is looking to work some ground and pound but Little has wrist control.
Marion trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Little swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marion scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marion gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marion throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marion shoots in for a takedown but Little shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Little throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Little throws a lazy right hand but Marion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Little misses with a body kick.
Marion throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chucky Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marion misses the jab.
Marion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marion connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice combination there by Marion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Little.
Little connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marion momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little stuffs the takedown attempt from Marion. Marion gets slowly back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Little.
Little throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Little looks to score with a jab to the body but Marion is just out of range.
Marion on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Little misses.
Little fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Little is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marion darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marion just misses with a punch to the body.
Marion fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jayden Marion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Little showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marion.
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Little feints a jab promting Marion to slip. Little then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marion slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Little throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Marion counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chucky Little will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marion smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Little explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marion moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marion connects with a body shot that sends Little's belly button to the back.
Marion on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marion walks into a straight right hand from Little.
Little swings for the body but Marion moves out of range.
Marion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Little.
A slapping leg kick lands for Little.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marion.
Little misses with a double jab.
That kick from Marion tenderised Little's leg. Little is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marion jabs Little to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marion is looking to wear down Little with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marion lands a nice leg kick that just misses Little's sensitive parts.
Marion misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Little tries a head kick but it misses.
Little has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Little looks to land a body kick but Marion moved away.
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marion lands with a shot to the body.
Little throws a hook to the side of Marion's head but Marion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marion with a nice cross.
Chucky Little seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Marion.
Little 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marion. That's going to slow Little down.
Little moves out of range as Marion throws a body kick.
Marion thumps Little with a low kick.
Marion connects with a solid leg kick.
Little looks to land a combination but Marion avoids it well.
Marion scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marion takes one to the chin there.
Nice body kick there by Little.
Little misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marion counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Little's guard now.
Marion postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marion trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.
Marion stops Little from standing up.
Jayden Marion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Little lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marion!
Little looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marion gets back to half guard.
Marion works his way to full guard. Good work.
Little distracts Marion with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Little must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marion escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Little gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Little looking to pass the guard.
Little wants to control from the top but Marion keeps moving.
Little postures up in Marion's guard and throws a big left but Marion blocks it.
Little is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little is looking to work some ground and pound but Marion has wrist control.
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!
Marion scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Little throws a right hand that misses
and Marion counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Little throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marion on the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Little. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Little.
Little just misses with a punch to the body.
Marion sizes up Little with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Little throws a leg kick
and Marion counters with a nice low kick that buckles Little's knee momentarily.
Little misses with a few strikes there.
Chucky Little is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick from Little misses.
Little swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marion scores with a sloppy right hand. Little should have avoided that one.
Little lands with a straight right. Marion didn't see that one coming.
Marion tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marion is defended easily by Little.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chucky Little will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Little throws a right and a left that Marion avoids nicely.
Marion scores with a sloppy right hand. Little should have avoided that one.
Little misses with a hook. Marion ducked under it nicely.
Little misses the jab.
Little is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marion chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marion scores with a jab to the head.
A solid body kick from Marion.
Little scores with a decent looking hook.
Little misses with a low kick.
Marion throws a leg kick which misses Little's front leg but catches the back leg as Little tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little throws a poor cross that misses
and Marion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marion lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little checks a leg kick.
Marion with a jab.
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marion works the jab nicely.
Little connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Little fails to land with a series of punches.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Marion here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Marion moves forwards but Little connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marion ducks under a wild hook from Little.
Marion throws a shot from downtown. Little moves away and avoids it.
Marion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Little's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marion fails with a takedown attempt.
Little throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marion slips a jab and a cross from Little.
A slow jab from Marion misses its intended target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Little.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marion works the jab nicely.
Little attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marion throws the left hand but Little avoids the punch easily.
Marion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Little swivels and escapes.
Jayden Marion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little jabs Marion to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch combination from Marion misses.
Little cracks Marion with an open hand slap.
Little misses with a straight left.
Little takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Little thows a body shot but no joy.
Chucky Little is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Little takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Little.
Little looks to score with a jab to the body but Marion is just out of range.
Marion shoots in but Little avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jayden Marion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marion avoids the body shot from Little.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marion is out of range.
Marion looks to land a combination but Little avoids it well.
Little comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marion bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Marion is trying to get an arm triangle but Little is defending well.
Marion in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Marion throws an elbow but Little slips to the side and avoids it well.
Marion is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Little has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chucky Little is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marion controlling the position.
Marion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Little keeps working.
Little is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marion tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jayden Marion showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Little has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson has chosen The Gits - Whirlwind as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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175 lbs
15 - 4 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takashi Katsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aaron Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsumoto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Katsumoto looks to throw the jab but Davidson is out of range.
Davidson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katsumoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davidson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Katsumoto blocks a head kick by Davidson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Katsumoto.
Davidson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Katsumoto misses with a low kick.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Katsumoto.
Davidson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Katsumoto has time to react.
Davidson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davidson throws the left hand but Katsumoto avoids the punch easily.
Davidson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Katsumoto throws a head kick but Davidson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Katsumoto tries to work over Davidson's front leg with a kick but Davidson checks it.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Katsumoto closes the distance and pushes Davidson back into the cage.
Davidson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davidson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Katsumoto lands an elbow inside that Davidson shrugs off.
It looks like Aaron Davidson has been cut.
Davidson manages to break the clinch.
Davidson throws a sloppy head kick and Katsumoto moves out of range easily.
Katsumoto is looking to chop away at Davidson's legs.
Davidson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katsumoto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Katsumoto misses with a body kick.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davidson checks a low kick from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto throws a lazy body kick
and Davidson counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katsumoto lands with a kick to the temple. Davidson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Davidson misses with a head kick.
Katsumoto misses with a head kick.
Davidson lands with a slapping head kick.
Davidson tries a head kick but it misses.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Davidson misses.
Katsumoto looks to throw the jab but Davidson is out of range.
Katsumoto thows a leg kick but Davidson checks it
and Davidson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid body kick from Katsumoto.
Davidson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katsumoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davidson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Katsumoto.
Katsumoto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Davidson's head backwards.
Katsumoto connects with a leg kick. Davidson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Davidson throws a head kick that half lands.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davidson swats away the attempt to clinch by Katsumoto.
Davidson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katsumoto cracks Davidson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davidson throws the left hand but Katsumoto avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Davidson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Katsumoto doesn't seem phased though.
Katsumoto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davidson on the side of the head.
Katsumoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Katsumoto lands a nice uppercut.
Davidson is rocked!
With the fighters up against the cage, Katsumoto throws an elbow but misses.
Davidson is still on wobbly legs! Can Katsumoto finish him?
Katsumoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Katsumoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Katsumoto jerks Davidson's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Davidson drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Katsumoto goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Katsumoto because Davidson was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Takashi Katsumoto!
Takashi Katsumoto bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Clem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Clem's choice of entrance music: Symphony X- . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Gautier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Clem!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gautier misses with a leg kick
and Clem counters with a shoot takedown. Gautier fights it but they end up in guard.
Clem is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Clem stops Gautier from standing up.
Clem trying to control but Gautier is working from the bottom.
Gautier pulls Clem in close to his closed guard and prevents Clem from doing any damage or advancing position.
Clem wants to control from the top but Gautier keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bubba Clem.
Clem lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Clem lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gautier doesn't seem phased though.
A low kick from Gautier misses
and Clem makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gautier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clem blocks a head kick by Gautier.
Gautier takes a swing at Clem's ribcage but misses.
Clem takes a swing at Gautier's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clem is defended easily by Gautier.
A low kick from Gautier misses
and Clem counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gautier throws a leg kick that misses.
Gautier misses with a low kick.
Gautier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clem manages to avoid it.
Gautier misses with a kick to the body
and Clem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gautier - that will leave a mark!
Pierre Gautier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gautier throws a leg kick
and Clem counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gautier throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Clem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gautier was well out of range. Poor timing from Clem.
Gautier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Clem moves out of range of the body kick from Gautier.
Gautier is looking to land body kicks.
Some wild striking there from Gautier.
Clem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gautier.
Gautier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier tries to circle away but Clem has him pinned against the cage.
Gautier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clem controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Clem fails to land.
Clem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clem looking for a takedown.
Pierre Gautier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Clem.
Clem lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gautier struggles to land a body shot inside as Clem controls his hands.
Clem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clem misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Clem.
Gautier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gautier blocks an uppercut.
Gautier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clem misses with some punches.
Clem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gautier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clem or not.
Gautier taking a breather.
Gautier presses Clem against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clem leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gautier misses with a body punch.
Clem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Gautier.
Gautier takes a shot to the head.
Gautier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Clem 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.
Gautier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Gautier misses.
Gautier tries to land a front kick but Clem steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Clem misses with a straight left.
Gautier tries a low kick but Clem avoids it.
Gautier connects with a single shot there.
Clem closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gautier to the mat! Gautier manages to get full guard.
Clem throws a strike but Gautier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gautier is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clem pulls Gautier in close to prevent any damage.
Clem wants to sweep but no luck.
Clem is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pierre Gautier has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Clem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gautier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gautier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gautier is looking to land body kicks.
Clem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gautier throws a body punch but Clem moves out of range.
Gautier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gautier throws a sloppy head kick and Clem moves out of range easily.
Clem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gautier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clem shoots in looking for a takedown but Gautier manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clem's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gautier stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gautier wants it to stay on the feet.
Gautier misses the jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gautier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clem looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clem is looking to clinch but Gautier is avoiding it.
Good shot there by Gautier.
Pierre Gautier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gautier circles away quickly and effectively.
Clem fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pierre Gautier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Clem.
Gautier dips to his left and cracks Clem with an uppercut!
Gautier lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gautier thumps Clem with a low kick.
Clem shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gautier but Gautier pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gautier darts in and clinches Clem up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gautier struggles to land a body shot inside as Clem controls his hands.
Gautier tries to work over Clem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gautier looking to stall.
Clem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clem prevents a body shot from Gautier.
Clem has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short body shot lands from Clem as the two fighters clinch.
Gautier lands a hook that snaps the head of Clem backwards.
Clem lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gautier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gautier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gautier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gautier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clem is keeping busy.
Clem lands a nice uppercut.
Clem tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Gautier dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gautier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gautier slips under a jab.
Gautier moves into the clinch successfully.
Gautier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clem or not.
Gautier trying to control the position but instead, Clem has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gautier into the cage.
Clem pushes off an throws an elbow but Gautier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Clem.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gautier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clem.
Gautier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clem.
Gautier blocks a body shot from Clem.
Gautier lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gautier lands with a right to the head.
Clem is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clem is still on wobbly legs! Can Gautier finish him?
Gautier pushes Clem against the cage. Gautier is working some dirty boxing. Gautier pushes off with a quick right hook! Clem goes down! Clem tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Gautier moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Gautier!
Pierre Gautier thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregg Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahmoud Denjat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Downtown Swinga 96 by MOP. Denjat comes into a darkened arena with his song building. U.S.A. National Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
180 lbs
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28
175 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregg Valentine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahmoud Denjat!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Denjat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Valentine.
Denjat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Denjat throws a chopping leg kick but Valentine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Valentine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Denjat - the referee stops the clock and Valentine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Denjat. Valentine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Denjat throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valentine.
Denjat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gregg Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but Denjat is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denjat. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denjat throws a head kick that misses.
Valentine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Gregg Valentine has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denjat looks to land a body kick but Valentine moved away.
Denjat throws a wild body kick that Valentine sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Denjat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denjat throws a predictable looking body shot
and Denjat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valentine, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denjat will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good work by Denjat as he checks the leg kick.
Valentine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Denjat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Denjat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Valentine's calf.
Denjat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valentine counters with a body kick.
Denjat scores with a sloppy right hand. Valentine should have avoided that one.
Denjat avoids a kick to the body.
Valentine lands with a good body shot.
Denjat connects with a nice looking jab.
Denjat takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Denjat lands a leg kick that knocks Valentine off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Denjat.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Denjat checks it.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but Denjat is just out of range.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denjat was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denjat manages to avoid it.
Denjat lands with a thumping leg kick.
Denjat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Denjat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentine manages to avoid it.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick.
Denjat 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.
Denjat misses with a looping left.
Valentine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Valentine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Valentine punishes Denjat's body with a nice straight punch.
Valentine avoids the body shot from Denjat.
Valentine swings widly with a right hand
and Denjat counters with a stiff right hand.
Valentine lands a glancing blow to the side of Denjat's head.
Valentine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Denjat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Denjat lands with a slapping head kick.
Jab by Valentine.
Denjat misses with a takedown attempt - Valentine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gregg Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahmoud Denjat.
Valentine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Denjat.
Denjat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valentine avoids the head kick by Denjat.
Valentine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Denjat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denjat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Denjat lands a jab.
Denjat misses the shot to the body.
Valentine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denjat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Denjat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Valentine.
Denjat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Valentine connects with a right hand. Denjat shakes it off.
Valentine feints and then cracks Denjat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Denjat down.
Valentine cracks the inside of Denjat's front leg.
Denjat closes this distance looking for a takedown but Valentine circles away.
Valentine lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Denjat tries to land a leg kick but Valentine saw it coming and moves away.
Denjat bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Valentine is not content to let Denjat control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denjat lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahmoud Denjat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregg Valentine's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Denjat throws a head kick that misses.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Denjat looks to throw the jab but Valentine is out of range.
Valentine takes a swing at Denjat's ribcage but misses.
Valentine scores with a spinning back kick!
Denjat blocks a head kick by Valentine.
An inside leg kick lands from Valentine.
Valentine lands with a straight right. Denjat didn't see that one coming.
Denjat throws a low kick but Valentine avoids it.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denjat moves away.
Denjat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Valentine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Denjat feints and then cracks Valentine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valentine down.
Denjat swings for the body but Valentine moves out of range.
Denjat fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Valentine to the ground. Denjat is now in Valentine's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine looking to control but Denjat passes into half guard.
Denjat is looking to advance position but Valentine won't allow it.
Valentine is refusing to be controlled, as Denjat sits in half guard.
Valentine is looking for a sweep. Denjat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Denjat trying to mount his opponent but Valentine defends it.
Denjat thows a huge punch but Valentine dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is refusing to be controlled, as Denjat sits in half guard.
Valentine is looking for a sweep. Denjat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Valentine is trying to control but can't.
Denjat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Denjat is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Valentine is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Denjat with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is wriggling around trying to escape.
Denjat lands a big shot there that rocks Valentine but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Denjat pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Denjat scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Denjat scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gregg Valentine's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine working to try and regain half guard.
Denjat breaks from Valentine's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jeez, Gregg Valentine's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gregg Valentine's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mahmoud Denjat!
Mahmoud Denjat is the new welterweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mahmoud Denjat made sure he mentioned Hellbent , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ima Yerface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braxton Darius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yerface might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In Flames - Like You Better Dead. Ima Yerface has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
214 lbs
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198 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ima Yerface!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Braxton Darius!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yerface misses with a low kick.
Yerface fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darius manages to avoid it.
Yerface throws a body punch but Darius moves out of range.
Yerface misses with a hook.
Yerface takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Darius misses with a head kick.
Darius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yerface lunges at Darius with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darius's hand.
A slow jab from Darius misses its intended target.
Yerface jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yerface moves into range and clinches up with Darius.
Yerface blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yerface pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darius lands a shoulder strike.
Yerface makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yerface lands a body punch.
Darius tries to break the clinch but Yerface is controlling the position.
Yerface lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yerface stalling against the cage.
Darius manages to break the clinch.
Darius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yerface.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yerface throws a solid leg kick but Darius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yerface.
Darius lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yerface takes a step back to recover.
Darius scores with a hook to the body. Yerface takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yerface misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yerface lands a really nice looking cross but Darius seems unphased.
Yerface tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yerface tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yerface scores with a leg kick.
Darius sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Darius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darius swings for the body but Yerface moves out of range.
Yerface throws a leg kick which misses Darius's front leg but catches the back leg as Darius tries to avoid it.
Yerface connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Darius momentarily.
Yerface lands a jab to the nose.
Yerface lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yerface looks to score with a jab to the body but Darius is just out of range.
Yerface throws a sloppy body shot
letting Darius counter with a right hand.
Yerface clinches up against the cage.
Darius is trying to break the clinch but Yerface is controlling him.
Yerface pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darius tries to keep at a distance but Yerface has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yerface blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darius breaks the clinch.
Darius throws a low kick but Yerface avoids it.
Yerface doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yerface is looking to slow Darius down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yerface tried to score with a low kick but Darius checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yerface throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yerface is looking to score with low kicks.
Yerface scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Braxton Darius has been cut.
Yerface lands a jab.
Yerface keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Darius. Beautiful body shot.
Yerface keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yerface chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darius can pounce on him.
Yerface uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darius.
Darius jabs Yerface right on the nose. Yerface blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ima Yerface dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Braxton Darius's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Darius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Darius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Darius does it's job there.
Darius misses with an uppercut
and Yerface counters with an inside leg kick.
Darius punishes Yerface's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Yerface misses.
Nice jab there from Yerface.
Good leg kick by Yerface there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darius throws a big shot that misses.
Darius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yerface jabs Darius right on the nose. Darius blinks but takes it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Yerface scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Yerface throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Braxton Darius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yerface connects with a body shot that sends Darius's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Yerface throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ima Yerface seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yerface misses with a body punch
and Darius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yerface scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yerface listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yerface throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Darius's head.
Darius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darius misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yerface lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yerface throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darius cracks a nice hook into Yerface's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Darius misses.
Yerface checks a low kick from Darius.
Yerface is looking to clinch.
Darius misses with a body shot.
Darius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yerface. Yerface obviously looking to wear him down.
Yerface fails with the takedown.
Darius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darius misses with a body shot.
Darius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yerface's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darius cracks the inside of Yerface's front leg.
Yerface chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yerface tests Darius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yerface ducks right into an uppercut from Darius.
Darius with a hook.
Yerface on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Darius fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yerface fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yerface dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yerface throws a head kick but Darius moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darius lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Darius misses the target.
Darius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Darius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yerface moves in looking to clinch but Darius pushes him off.
Darius lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yerface will feel that in the morning.
Darius changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darius with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darius throws an overhand right that lands on Yerface's shoulder, as Yerface tries to avoid the shot.
Darius bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Darius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braxton Darius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Braxton Darius's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Darius tests Yerface's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darius cracks Yerface with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yerface missing with a left hand there. Darius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yerface.
Yerface shoots in for a takedown but Darius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice body punch from Yerface.
Darius throws a leg kick
and Yerface counters with a left to the body.
Yerface throws a lazy uppercut
and Darius counters with a stiff right hand.
Darius punishes Yerface's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darius gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yerface.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darius scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Darius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yerface has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Darius. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darius throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yerface scores with a shot to the body.
Yerface moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Darius scores with a shot to the body.
Darius works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yerface throws a combination that misses
and Darius counters with a body kick.
Yerface thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Darius if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yerface swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darius bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yerface tries to close the distance and clinch but Darius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yerface throws an overhand right that lands on Darius's shoulder, as Darius tries to avoid the shot.
Yerface throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Darius moves out of range as Yerface throws a body kick.
Darius cracks a nice hook into Yerface's ribs.
The fighters circling - Yerface throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darius stalks Yerface and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yerface's face. Yerface staggers backwards, shaken.
Yerface fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darius manages to avoid it.
Yerface tries to clinch but Darius moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yerface takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yerface moves away from the strike by Darius.
Yerface throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yerface throws a looping overhand right but Darius ducks down to avoid it.
Darius throws a leg kick
and Yerface moves into the clinch.
Yerface tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darius breaks the clinch.
Darius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yerface on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darius misses with a low kick as Yerface jumps back.
Darius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yerface checks a low kick from Darius.
Yerface takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yerface looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yerface throws the left hand but Darius avoids the punch easily.
Yerface is looking to chop away at Darius's legs.
Yerface is looking to clinch.
Yerface takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yerface throws a body kick that misses.
Darius lands a glancing blow to the side of Yerface's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yerface on the side of the head.
Yerface blocks a low kick nicely.
Yerface throws a solid leg kick but Darius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yerface.
And that's the end of the fight!
Braxton Darius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Darius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braxton Darius!
A pretty intense looking Braxton Darius took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lowieke De Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bomb Squad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vos comes into the arena with Hatsjikidee blaring out of the sound system. Squad has chosen Tonal i know you goin duck me. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lowieke De Vos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bomb Squad!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Vos 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.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Vos.
De Vos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Vos looks to land a combination but Squad avoids it well.
De Vos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Squad throws out the jab.
Squad throws a lazy uppercut
and De Vos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Squad misses with a hook
and De Vos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Squad keeps De Vos at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Squad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Squad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Squad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Voss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Vos slips a straight right by Squad.
De Vos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by De Vos.
Squad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Squad checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Vos lands with a nice body kick.
De Vos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Vos cracks Squad with an open hand slap.
Squad throws a hook but De Vos avoids it easily.
Squad is looking to slow De Vos down with leg kicks.
De Vos takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Vos.
De Vos throws a looping overhand right but Squad ducks down to avoid it.
De Vos catches Squad with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Vos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Squad checks it well.
De Vos misses with a looping left.
De Vos lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Vos circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Squad to the canvas! Squad doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - De Vos keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lowieke De Vos!
Lowieke De Vos retains his light heavyweight title!
Lowieke De Vos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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