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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baz Karamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baz Karamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Kim!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Karamba.
Karamba looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Karamba is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kim is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kim should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kim can't do much from the bottom here.
Karamba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Karamba wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karamba trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim struggling a bit here.
Kim is not content to let Karamba control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Karamba trying to control from half guard but Kim is working away.
Kim actively working from the bottom here.
Karamba is working for a kimura but Kim is defending it quite comfortably.
Karamba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Karamba is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Karamba tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kim knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamba lands strikes from half guard.
Karamba scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kim is looking to improve his position.
Karamba is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Kim as he works his way to full guard.
Karamba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kim's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Karamba.
Karamba decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Karamba tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kim is able to avoid easily.
Kim tries to move into range but Karamba moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kim blocks the body kick.
Karamba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Karamba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kim somewhat.
Baz Karamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick from Karamba lands but Kim takes it in his stride.
Kim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karamba clinches with his opponent.
Karamba is pushing Kim up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kim avoids the elbow strike from Karamba, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karamba has closed the distance and engaged Kim in a clinch.
Karamba is trying to maintain a safe position but Kim gets an underhook and turns Karamba into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karamba turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kim is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Karamba off and has taken his back!
Kim scores with punches from the back.
Karamba showing good submission defense here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karamba rolls, trying to escape but Kim keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baz Karamba dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kim closes the distance and clinches up with Karamba, looking for a takedown. Kim pushes Karamba against the cage but Karamba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karamba pushes Kim up against the cage in a clinch.
Karamba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kim is defending well for now.
Kim is looking to take this one to the mat.
Karamba tries a knee to the head but Kim blocks it.
Karamba works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Karamba stands up over Kim, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kim is looking to sinch up a triangle. Karamba throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kim's body to avoid the submission. Kim has instead reached around Karamba's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kim arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nick Kim!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Buchanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane has chosen Another Me by Peroxwhygen as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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201 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Shane!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Buchanan with that takedown attempt.
Shane shoots in for a double leg but Buchanan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Buchanan.
The fighters circling - Shane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buchanan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Buchanan looking to control but Shane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Buchanan looking to ground and pound but Shane is blocking nicely.
Buchanan unloads with some shots from mount but Shane bucks and avoids them well.
Buchanan with shots to the head and body - Shane looks very uncomfortable down there.
Shane holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Buchanan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Buchanan punching from mount but Shane doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Buchanan landing punches.
Buchanan punching from mount but Shane doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Buchanan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Shane is working to get back to half guard.
Buchanan trying to control but Shane is having none of it.
Buchanan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan misses with a head shot.
Shane wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Buchanan.
Buchanan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Buchanan looking to ground and pound but Shane is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buchanan raining down shots from the mount!
Buchanan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shane is in a horrible position here. Buchanan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Buchanan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Buchanan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Shane avoids a series of strikes thrown by Buchanan.
Shane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Buchanan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Buchanan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Buchanan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Buchanan unloads with some shots from mount but Shane bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buchanan raining down shots from the mount!
Buchanan 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.
Buchanan is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Shane can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four 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!
Buchanan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Buchanan wants to control the pace but Shane is squirming around nicely.
Shane blocking the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buchanan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shane is looking to improve his position but Buchanan isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Buchanan 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.
Shane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buchanan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shane defends it nicely.
Shane throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Buchanan's head.
Shane looks for a takedown but Buchanan sprawls well.
Buchanan shoots in looking for a takedown. Shane tries to sprawl out of it but Buchanan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shane manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shane tries a head kick but it misses.
Buchanan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shane as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Buchanan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buchanan blocks a head kick by Shane.
Shane lands a high kick to the side of Buchanan's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Shane dives into guard, looking to finish.
Buchanan is rocked!
It looks like Paul Buchanan 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!
Buchanan wants to sweep but no luck.
Oh Buchanan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shane defends it easily.
Buchanan seems to have got his legs back now.
Buchanan looking for a triangle here. Shane is fighting it but it looks tight! Buchanan pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Shane is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Paul Buchanan!
After the big win, Paul Buchanan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Valhalla Fight Wear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Ignashov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Biamonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexey Ignashov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Biamonte!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignashov moves into the clinch.
Biamonte tries to land knees in the clinch but Ignashov avoids the damage to the body.
Biamonte trying to land knees to the body.
Ignashov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Diego Biamonte has been cut.
Biamonte misses with an elbow strike.
Ignashov managing to block the knees to the body from Biamonte.
Biamonte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ignashov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biamonte.
Ignashov breaks the clinch.
Ignashov tries to clinch but Biamonte is having none of it.
Ignashov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ignashov is looking to clinch but Biamonte is avoiding it.
Ignashov tries to clinch but Biamonte moves away
and Biamonte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alexey Ignashov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biamonte swats away the attempt to clinch by Ignashov.
Ignashov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Biamonte clinches up against the cage.
Biamonte letting Ignashov take a breather here.
Biamonte tries a knee to the head but Ignashov blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biamonte trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Biamonte tries to land knees in the clinch but Ignashov avoids the damage to the body.
Ignashov is pushing Biamonte up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Biamonte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ignashov's brow.
Ignashov trying to land knees to the body.
Ignashov tries a knee to the head but Biamonte blocks it.
Ignashov breaks the clinch.
Ignashov wants to clinch
and Biamonte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ignashov blocks an elbow strike from Biamonte.
Ignashov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Biamonte avoids it.
Biamonte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Biamonte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ignashov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Biamonte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte swings wildly with an uppercut but Ignashov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biamonte managing to block the knees to the body from Ignashov.
Ignashov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Biamonte walks away with a smile on his face. Ignashov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ignashov doesn't manage to clinch there - Biamonte circles away.
Ignashov is looking to clinch but Biamonte is avoiding it.
Biamonte gets tackled into the cage by Ignashov. Ignashov maintains the clinch.
Biamonte throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Biamonte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Biamonte misses with a knee strike.
Biamonte pushes off an throws an elbow but Ignashov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biamonte throws an elbow but it misses.
Ignashov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Biamonte throws an elbow that misses.
Biamonte lands an elbow just above Ignashov 's eye.
Ignashov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Biamonte avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ignashov avoids it.
Ignashov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Biamonte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Biamonte clinches up with Ignashov and pushes him back against the cage.
Ignashov working aggressively here.
Ignashov trying to land knees to the body.
Biamonte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ignashov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ignashov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biamonte takes one on the button.
Ignashov slips under a jab.
Ignashov tries to close the distance and clinch but Biamonte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ignashov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ignashov clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignashov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Biamonte lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Ignashov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignashov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Biamonte's face.
Ignashov has Biamonte pushed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Biamonte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ignashov's brow.
Biamonte tries a knee to the head but Ignashov blocks it.
Ignashov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Biamonte is defending well.
Ignashov blocks an uppercut.
Ignashov avoids the elbow strike from Biamonte, against the cage.
Biamonte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ignashov blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biamonte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Biamonte misses with a knee to the head.
Ignashov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Biamonte fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Ignashov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ignashov tries to clinch up
and Biamonte counters with a thumping low kick.
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 Alexey Ignashov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Biamonte's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ignashov wants to clinch
and Biamonte counters with a low kick, right behind Ignashov 's knee.
Ignashov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Biamonte.
Ignashov wants to clinch up but Biamonte keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ignashov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Biamonte swats away the attempt to clinch by Ignashov.
Biamonte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignashov moves away.
Biamonte just misses with a punch to the body.
Biamonte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ignashov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ignashov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ignashov tries to clinch
and Biamonte counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Biamonte misses.
Ignashov moves in looking to clinch but Biamonte pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biamonte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignashov tries to clinch up but Biamonte circles away and keeps his distance.
Ignashov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Biamonte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Biamonte rushes Ignashov and presses him up against the cage.
Biamonte misses with a knee strike.
Biamonte blocks a body shot from Ignashov.
Ignashov trying to control the position but instead, Biamonte has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ignashov into the cage.
Biamonte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ignashov dodges an elbow strike from Biamonte.
Ignashov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ignashov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Biamonte lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ignashov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Biamonte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignashov avoids a wild elbow strike from Biamonte.
Biamonte trying to land knees to the body.
Biamonte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ignashov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Biamonte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ignashov blocks an elbow strike from Biamonte.
Biamonte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Biamonte tries to land knees in the clinch but Ignashov avoids the damage to the body.
Biamonte throws a knee to the head but misses.
Biamonte throws an elbow but it misses.
Biamonte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biamonte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Biamonte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
Ignashov looking to throw knees to the head but Biamonte is blocking nicely.
Ignashov dodges an elbow strike from Biamonte.
Biamonte throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diego Biamonte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte throws an elbow but it misses.
Ignashov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biamonte's elbow.
Ignashov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biamonte.
Ignashov avoids the elbow strike from Biamonte, against the cage.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
Biamonte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Biamonte misses with an elbow over the top.
Ignashov misses with a knee strike.
Ignashov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ignashov avoids the elbow strike from Biamonte, against the cage.
Ignashov breaks from the clinch.
Ignashov gets a clinch.
Ignashov blocks an elbow strike.
Ignashov blocks an elbow strike from Biamonte.
With the fighters up against the cage, Biamonte throws an elbow but misses.
Biamonte lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ignashov obliges.
Biamonte pushes off an throws an elbow but Ignashov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Biamonte throws an elbow but misses.
Biamonte tries a knee to the head but Ignashov blocks it.
Ignashov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ignashov clinches with his opponent.
Ignashov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignashov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Biamonte is trying to maintain a safe position but Ignashov gets an underhook and turns Biamonte into the cage.
Biamonte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ignashov avoiding damage as Biamonte throws knees to the body.
Ignashov breaks the clinch.
Ignashov darts in and clinches Biamonte up against the cage.
Ignashov lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A knee to the head by Ignashov.
Ignashov managing to block the knees to the body from Biamonte.
Biamonte throws an elbow but it misses.
Ignashov trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexey Ignashov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Biamonte's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ignashov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ignashov checks a low kick from Biamonte.
Ignashov blocks a head kick by Biamonte.
Biamonte is looking to clinch.
Ignashov closes the distance and clinches up with Biamonte, looking for a takedown. Ignashov pushes Biamonte against the cage but Biamonte circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Biamonte slaps away a takedown attempt from Ignashov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ignashov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Biamonte misses with a looping right.
Alexey Ignashov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ignashov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Biamonte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ignashov tries to clinch but Biamonte is having none of it.
Ignashov slips under a jab.
Ignashov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ignashov darts in and clinches Biamonte up against the cage.
Biamonte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignashov scores a nice knee to the body.
Biamonte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Biamonte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
Ignashov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ignashov keeps the fight on the outside.
Ignashov tries to clinch up.
Biamonte moves into the clinch successfully.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ignashov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Biamonte avoids it.
Biamonte missing with knees to the body.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
Biamonte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ignashov is defending well for now.
Ignashov avoids the elbow strike from Biamonte, against the cage.
Biamonte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diego Biamonte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignashov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Biamonte is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ignashov obliges.
Ignashov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biamonte.
Ignashov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Biamonte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Biamonte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ignashov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Biamonte avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biamonte trying to land knees to the body.
Biamonte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ignashov blocks it with crossed arms.
Ignashov dodges an elbow strike from Biamonte.
Biamonte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Biamonte throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ignashov blocks an elbow strike.
Ignashov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Biamonte is defending well for now.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
Ignashov trying to land knees to the body.
Biamonte misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignashov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Ignashov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ignashov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biamonte's elbow.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
Ignashov avoids a wild elbow strike from Biamonte.
Biamonte being controlled against the cage.
Ignashov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Biamonte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ignashov crunches a lovely knee into Biamonte's ribcage.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
Biamonte misses with an elbow over the top.
Biamonte misses with an elbow over the top.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
Ignashov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Biamonte or not.
Alexey Ignashov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignashov prevents a body shot from Biamonte.
Biamonte throws an elbow that misses.
Ignashov blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Biamonte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ignashov's brow.
Ignashov blocks an elbow strike from Biamonte.
Ignashov avoids the elbow strike from Biamonte, against the cage.
Biamonte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Biamonte throws an elbow that misses.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ignashov avoids it.
Ignashov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Biamonte to keep the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignashov avoiding damage as Biamonte throws knees to the body.
Biamonte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biamonte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ignashov is defending well for now.
Biamonte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ignashov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Biamonte managing to block the knees to the body from Ignashov.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Biamonte.
I think Ignashov 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Janek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanki Onki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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179 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Janek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kanki Onki!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onki shoots and misses
and Janek counters with a big head kick but Onki shrugs it off.
Janek is looking to land body kicks.
Janek shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Onki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Janek looking to pass the guard.
Janek trying to control but Onki is working from the bottom.
Janek being controlled here momentarily.
Janek postures up.
Janek with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Onki controls Janek momentarily but Janek frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Onki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kanki Onki hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Onki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Janek tries to avoid it but Onki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Janek to the ground. Janek escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Onki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Janek can pounce on him.
Janek shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Onki defends it nicely.
Janek shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Onki but Onki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Onki has a takedown stuffed.
Ivan Janek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kanki Onki.
Onki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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.
Onki decides to stand back up. Onki steps back and let's Janek get back to his feet.
Janek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Onki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Janek swivels and escapes.
Onki fails with the takedown
and Janek counters with a low kick, right behind Onki 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Onki throws a head kick but Janek moves out of range.
Onki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Janek throws a quick inside leg kick.
Janek shoots in for a double leg but Onki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Onki takes the fight into the clinch.
Onki drags the fight down to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onki keeping moving, preventing Janek from controlling successfully.
Janek landing some decent shots from guard.
Janek looking to pass the guard.
Janek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Onki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Onki trying to keep a closed guard but Janek is proving a slippery customer.
Janek scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Janek throws a big right hand that misses.
Onki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Janek defends well.
Janek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Onki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janek throws a big elbow that misses.
Janek with a flurry of punches that miss.
Onki wants to stand up but Janek is controlling him.
Onki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Onki holds on and takes a little breather.
Onki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Onki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Janek gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Onki controls Janek momentarily but Janek frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janek trying to control the position from guard on top but Onki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Janek 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.
Onki misses with a takedown
and Janek counters with a nice low kick that buckles Onki's knee momentarily.
Kanki Onki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Janek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Janek misses with a jab to the body
and Onki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Janek moves into full guard.
Janek has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Onki is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Janek.
Onki landing strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Onki is looking to take a break and control but Janek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janek tries to improve position but can't.
Janek tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Onki presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Janek sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Janek is trying to maintain the position but Onki is very close to passing his half guard.
Onki controlling the pace.
Janek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Onki.
Janek is pressing down on Onki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Onki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Janek is proving hard to escape from.
Onki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Janek 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.
Janek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Janek wants to get back to his feet but Onki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Janek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Onki tries to stand but Janek is controlling from the bottom.
Onki trying to control but Janek is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onki is stalling in the full guard.
Onki wants to control from the top but Janek keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kanki Onki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Janek misses with a body shot.
Janek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Onki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Onki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Janek stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Janek.
Onki checks a low kick from Janek.
Janek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Onki moves away.
Janek slaps away a takedown attempt from Onki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ivan Janek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kanki Onki.
Onki moves into the clinch.
Janek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Onki is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Janek is defending well.
Janek wants to take the fight to the mat but Onki manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Janek tries to pull guard but Onki holds him up against the cage and eventually Janek drops back down to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Onki is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Janek can't fight it off and eventually Onki manages to take the fight to the floor. Janek looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Onki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanki Onki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Onki shoots in but Janek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Onki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Janek is fending him off so far but Onki persists. Nope, Janek circles away and we're back to standing.
Janek feints and then cracks Onki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Onki down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Janek. Onki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Janek lands a nice shot to the body.
Janek throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Onki dives in and grabs Janek's left leg, looking for a takedown. Janek pushes down on Onki's head and hops out.
Ivan Janek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kanki Onki.
Janek thows a body kick. Onki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Onki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Janek sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Onki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Onki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Janek gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janek is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Janek looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Onki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Janek is working for a kimura but Onki is defending it quite comfortably.
Janek is trying to control. Onki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Onki desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Onki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Janek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onki trying to control from the bottom.
Janek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Onki's head.
Onki is trying to get back to full guard.
Onki keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Janek trying to control from Onki's half guard. Onki has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Onki trying to strike off his back.
Janek working some strikes from top position.
Janek chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janek postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Onki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Janek wants to control from the top but Onki keeps moving.
Janek is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Onki wants to sweep but no luck.
Onki keeping moving, preventing Janek from controlling successfully.
Janek has gone for a leg lock! Onki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Janek's guard.
Onki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Janek is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Onki wants to control from the top but Janek keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Janek keeping moving, preventing Onki from controlling successfully.
Onki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kanki Onki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Janek tries to bench press Onki off him but Onki keeps the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janek is working hard here to advance position.
Janek struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Janek showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Janek 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Janek!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Shane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myers comes to the cage accompanied by Halloween. Shane has chosen Sound of Madness by Shinedown as his entrance music. Mike Myers has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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19
260 lbs
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25
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Myers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Douglas Shane!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shane shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Myers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shane closes the distance and clinches.
Myers wants to break free but Shane has control.
Myers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shane is defending well for now.
Myers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shane avoids it.
Myers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Myers breaks from the clinch.
Shane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Myers. Myers obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myers feints and then cracks Shane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shane down.
Shane looks gassed!
Myers swings for the body but Shane moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Myers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Myers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Myers clobbers Shane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Douglas Shane has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers scoring well with a low kick there.
Douglas Shane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Myers takes the fight into the clinch.
Myers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Myers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shane.
Shane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Myers can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Myers lands a big right hand that sends Shane crashing to the mat! Myers stays standing though and waves Shane back to his feet!
Shane is rocked!
Myers drives through and clinches with Shane against the cage.
Shane is still on wobbly legs! Can Myers finish him?
Myers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Myers manages to break the clinch.
Shane seems to have recovered his senses.
Shane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Myers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shane drops his hands momentarily and Myers needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Shane just on the top of the head. Shane drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Shane - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Myers!
Mike Myers is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Mike Myers thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nicky Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Archer!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez shoots in but Archer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Archer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fernandez is controlling Archer's trapped leg to prevent Archer from advancing to side control.
Archer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Archer lands strikes from half guard.
Fernandez is holding on to half guard well.
Fernandez wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Archer there.
Archer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fernandez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernandez has control of Archer's left arm, preventing Archer from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer scoring with some ground and pound.
Archer throws an elbow that misses. Fernandez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Archer's guard. Nice move by Fernandez!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fernandez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Archer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Archer has his hands on Fernandez's head, controlling the position.
Archer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nicky Fernandez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Archer takes one to the chin there.
Fernandez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Archer counters with a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Fernandez.
Archer slips a jab from Fernandez.
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!
Archer throws a lazy uppercut
and Fernandez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Fernandez lands.
Fernandez scores with a sloppy right hand. Archer should have avoided that one.
Archer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fernandez sprawls well initially but Archer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Archer with the ground and pound but Fernandez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Archer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fernandez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Archer postures up in Fernandez's guard and throws a big left but Fernandez blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Archer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Archer pushing down on Fernandez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Archer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Archer is working for a kimura but Fernandez is defending it quite comfortably.
Fernandez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Archer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fernandez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Archer throws an elbow that misses. Fernandez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Archer's guard. Nice move by Fernandez!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fernandez tries to stand but Archer is controlling from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandez with a flurry of punches that miss.
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 Nicky Fernandez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Archer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fernandez works Archer's body with a nice hook.
Fernandez misses with a body shot.
Fernandez throws a looping overhand right but Archer ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Fernandez misses.
Archer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fernandez.
Nicky Fernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Archer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fernandez controls the pace.
Fernandez trying to control but Archer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fernandez forces his way into half guard.
Fernandez trying to mount his opponent but Archer defends it.
Fernandez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fernandez trying to control the pace.
Archer won't allow Fernandez to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer is looking to control Fernandez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Archer avoid being mounted?
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fernandez throws a hook to the side of Archer's head but Archer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fernandez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fernandez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Archer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Archer walks into a straight right hand from Fernandez.
Fernandez misses with a low kick as Archer jumps back.
Fernandez thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Archer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Archer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fernandez as he avoids it easily.
Archer misses with a leg kick.
Fernandez lands a nice shot that snaps Archer's head back.
Fernandez looks for a takedown but Archer sprawls well.
Fernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Archer shoots in for a takedown but Fernandez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fernandez's corner calls for a 1-2. Fernandez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fernandez, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez gets caught napping as Archer dives in and scores a takedown. Fernandez manages to retain guard.
Archer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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!
Archer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fernandez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fernandez controlling the action here.
Fernandez trying to mount his opponent but Archer defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandez is taking a breather. Archer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Fernandez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fernandez scores with a shot to the body.
Archer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Archer throws a jab but it's blocked by Fernandez.
Fernandez scores with a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Fernandez as Archer shoots in.
Fernandez scores a takedown into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Fernandez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fernandez content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez trying to control but Archer is having none of it.
Fernandez content just to control the position here.
Nicky Fernandez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Archer gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nicky Fernandez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Archer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fernandez throws out the jab.
Fernandez swings for the body but Archer moves out of range.
Archer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fernandez sprawls well. Fernandez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Archer gets slowly back to his feet.
Archer fails with a takedown attempt.
Nicky Fernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Archer.
Archer ducks right into an uppercut from Fernandez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Fernandez finds it's target.
Fernandez slaps away a takedown attempt from Archer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fernandez throws the left hand but Archer avoids the punch easily.
Archer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fernandez.
Archer shoots in looking for a takedown but Fernandez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Archer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Archer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fernandez.
A big right from Fernandez misses.
Fernandez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Archer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fernandez clobbers Archer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fernandez moves out of range as Archer strikes.
Fernandez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Archer has a takedown stuffed.
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!
Archer misses with a takedown attempt - Fernandez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big left from Fernandez misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fernandez. Archer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aaron Archer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicky Fernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Archer staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicky Fernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fernandez 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicky Fernandez!
Nicky Fernandez 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Saiyok Pumpanmuang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. run this town kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Anderson Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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181 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saiyok Pumpanmuang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pumpanmuang works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Pumpanmuang tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Pumpanmuang wants to get back to full guard.
Pumpanmuang is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Pumpanmuang blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Pumpanmuang is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pumpanmuang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pumpanmuang tries to get out of the position.
Silva works his way into full mount!
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pumpanmuang's face.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pumpanmuang is working to get back to half guard.
Silva is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Silva extends the arm and Pumpanmuang is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anderson Silva!
Anderson Silva decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Otto von Goldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Goldstein comes to the cage accompanied by Heut ist mein tag. Donowitz has chosen The Bear Jew as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Otto von Goldstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Donowitz!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Donny Donowitz has been cut.
Donowitz throws a right hand that misses
enabling von Goldstein to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donowitz.
Donowitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
von Goldstein changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Donowitz tries to avoid it but von Goldstein manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Donowitz to the ground. Donowitz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
von Goldstein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and von Goldstein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
von Goldstein takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
von Goldstein shoots for a double leg takedown but Donowitz sprawls well. He's pushed von Goldstein's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
von Goldstein walks into a straight right hand from Donowitz.
von Goldstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donowitz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donowitz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from von Goldstein.
von Goldstein fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
von Goldstein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Donowitz.
Donowitz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and von Goldstein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donowitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as von Goldstein throws out the jab.
Donowitz lands a nice shot to the body.
Donowitz misses with a left hand
and von Goldstein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donowitz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on von Goldstein. That did some damage!
Donowitz misses with a looping right.
Donowitz misses with a looping left.
Donowitz connects with a jab.
Donowitz lands a nice looking body shot.
Donowitz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed von Goldstein momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
von Goldstein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donowitz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donny Donowitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Donowitz working aggressively here.
Donowitz swings wildly with an uppercut but von Goldstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
von Goldstein gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donowitz wants to sweep here but von Goldstein controlling him for the moment.
von Goldsteinis looking to pass into half guard but Donowitz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Donowitz is in guard.
von Goldstein looking for a guillotine here but Donowitz defends easily.
Donowitz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
von Goldstein has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Donowitz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
von Goldstein looking for a sweep. Not yet von Goldstein, not yet.
von Goldstein wants to control but Donowitz passes easily into half guard.
Donowitz is trying to control the action in half guard but von Goldstein is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Donowitz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Donowitz pulls his head out easily.
Donowitz controlling the action here.
von Goldstein is staying active underneath Donowitz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Donny Donowitz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Donowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donowitz, right into the meat.
von Goldstein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Donowitz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and von Goldstein counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donny Donowitz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donowitz scores with a sloppy right hand. von Goldstein should have avoided that one.
Donowitz lands a leg kick that knocks von Goldstein off balance momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Donowitz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donowitz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but von Goldstein is out of range.
von Goldstein walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Donowitz leaves von Goldstein with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Donowitz catches von Goldstein with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
von Goldstein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Donowitz throws a shot from downtown. von Goldstein moves away and avoids it.
von Goldstein tries to bum rush Donowitz with a series of wild strikes but Donowitz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donowitz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and von Goldstein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Donowitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz connects with a nice looking jab.
von Goldstein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
von Goldstein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
von Goldstein misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Donowitz.
Donowitz throws a looping overhand right but von Goldstein ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Donowitz. That snapped von Goldstein's head back.
von Goldstein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donny Donowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
von Goldstein wants to clinch up but Donowitz keeps it at a distance.
von Goldstein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donowitz lands with a cross.
Donowitz moves out of range as von Goldstein strikes.
Donowitz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed von Goldstein momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz digs a good hook to von Goldstein's body.
Donowitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from von Goldstein.
Donowitz just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donowitz. von Goldstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Donowitz - just one landing.
von Goldstein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donowitz.
Donowitz loads up on a big right hand but von Goldstein slips the punch.
Donowitz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That kick from Donowitz tenderised von Goldstein's leg. von Goldstein is trying to keep his angry face on.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
Donny Donowitz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
von Goldstein shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Donowitz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz misses with a body shot.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but von Goldstein moved away.
Donowitz thows a body shot but no joy.
Donowitz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
von Goldstein thuds a left hand into Donowitz's body.
Donowitz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donowitz throws a lazy uppercut
and von Goldstein counters with a lovely shot to the body.
von Goldstein throws a right hand that Donowitz ducks under and follows up with a left that Donowitz also avoids with ease.
von Goldstein looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donowitz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donowitz scores with a sloppy right hand. von Goldstein should have avoided that one.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by von Goldstein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Donowitz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donowitz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
von Goldstein changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Donowitz tries to avoid it but von Goldstein manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Donowitz to the ground. Donowitz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otto von Goldstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donowitz tries to move into range but von Goldstein moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
von Goldstein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by von Goldstein.
von Goldstein ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
Danga de danga de dang - Donowitz scores with a four punch combination!
Donowitz leaves von Goldstein with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donowitz. That's going to slow von Goldstein down.
Donowitz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck von Goldstein on the side of the head.
Donowitz cracks the inside of von Goldstein's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Donowitz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by von Goldstein.
von Goldstein takes one to the chin there.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but von Goldstein checks it.
Donowitz lands with a straight right. von Goldstein didn't see that one coming.
von Goldstein throws a series of punches but Donowitz avoids them all with ease.
Donowitz with a nice cross.
Donowitz misses with a straight left.
Donowitz's corner calls for a 1-2. Donowitz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
von Goldstein misses with a hook
and Donowitz counters with a nice leg kick.
von Goldstein throws a hook but Donowitz blocks it.
von Goldstein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
von Goldstein avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donowitz lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Goldstein throws a big shot that misses.
von Goldstein scores with a jab.
Donowitz throws a chopping leg kick but von Goldstein manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from von Goldstein.
von Goldstein shoots in looking for a takedown but Donowitz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing von Goldstein's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Donowitz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donowitz.
Donowitz scores with a nice strike.
Donowitz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donowitz throws a jab but it's blocked by von Goldstein.
A looping hook to the body misses from von Goldstein. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz lands with a good body shot.
von Goldstein shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Donowitz sprawls well. Donowitz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. von Goldstein gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otto von Goldstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donowitz punishes von Goldstein's body with a nice straight punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donowitz, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
von Goldstein on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
von Goldstein slips a jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
von Goldstein walks into a left hand.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
von Goldstein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Donowitz misses its intended target.
von Goldstein throws a jab when Donowitz was well out of range.
Donowitz lands with a slapping head kick.
von Goldstein staying out of range there.
Donowitz throws an overhand right that lands on von Goldstein's shoulder, as von Goldstein tries to avoid the shot.
von Goldstein lands a head kick!
von Goldstein misses with a left hand
and Donowitz counters with a nice uppercut.
von Goldstein throws a hook to the side of Donowitz's head but Donowitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
von Goldstein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donowitz. Donowitz obviously looking to wear him down.
von Goldstein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz misses with a shot to the body
and von Goldstein counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Donowitz!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
von Goldstein raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Donowitz because von Goldstein loaded up on that one.
Donowitz is in all sorts of trouble here.
von Goldstein throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
von Goldstein with good strikes from the mount here!
Donowitz is desperately trying to improve his position but von Goldstein has a good base and remains in mount.
von Goldstein punishing his opponent with strikes.
von Goldstein raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donowitz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
von Goldstein looking to finish Donowitz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Donowitz!
Donowitz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Otto von Goldstein did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Donowitz.
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but von Goldstein moves away.
von Goldstein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donowitz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donowitz checks a leg kick nicely.
Donowitz misses with a leg kick.
von Goldstein motions for Donowitz to come forward. von Goldstein throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
von Goldstein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
von Goldstein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big left from Donowitz misses.
Donowitz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donowitz misses with a straight left.
von Goldstein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Goldstein slips under a jab.
A big left from Donowitz misses.
von Goldstein has closed the distance and engaged Donowitz in a clinch.
Donowitz breaks the clinch.
Donowitz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donowitz misses with a lunging right hand
and von Goldstein counters with a left to the body.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by von Goldstein.
von Goldstein shoots in looking for a takedown but Donowitz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing von Goldstein's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
von Goldstein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Donowitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but von Goldstein manages to avoid it.
Donowitz 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.
von Goldstein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz connects with a solid leg kick.
Donowitz moves into range and connects with a jab.
von Goldstein blocks a jab.
A big left from Donowitz misses.
Donowitz misses with a hook.
von Goldstein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz with a jab.
von Goldstein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
von Goldstein dives in and grabs Donowitz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Donowitz pushes down on von Goldstein's head and hops out.
Donowitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
von Goldstein wants to clinch
and Donowitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as von Goldstein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Donowitz misses the target.
A low kick from von Goldstein is predictable there
letting Donowitz counter with a right hand.
von Goldstein fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otto von Goldstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donowitz scores with a nice strike.
Donowitz throws a jab when von Goldstein was well out of range.
Donowitz lets loose with a powerful body kick. von Goldstein will feel that in the morning.
Donowitz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donowitz connects with a right hand. von Goldstein shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz cracks von Goldstein with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Donowitz scores with a hook.
Donowitz throws a poor cross that misses
and von Goldstein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donowitz throws a right and a left that von Goldstein avoids nicely.
von Goldstein is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
von Goldstein avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
von Goldstein on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crunch! Donowitz slams his shin into von Goldstein's torso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
von Goldstein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donowitz circles away quickly and effectively.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Donowitz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
von Goldstein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Donowitz misses.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from von Goldstein.
von Goldstein avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donowitz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Donowitz misses with a wild body shot.
Donowitz is looking to slow von Goldstein down with leg kicks.
von Goldstein takes one on the button.
A jab lands there for Donowitz.
von Goldstein checks a leg kick nicely.
von Goldstein closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Donowitz's guard.
von Goldstein has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Goldstein pushing down on Donowitz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Donowitz is trying to stand up here but von Goldstein is controlling him well.
Donowitz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Donowitz blocking the ground and pound attempt from von Goldstein.
Otto von Goldstein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
von Goldstein throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Donowitz to regain full guard.
von Goldstein is looking to work some ground and pound but Donowitz has wrist control.
von Goldstein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
von Goldstein throws a big right hand that misses.
von Goldstein postures up and lands a big shot to Donowitz's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz keeping full guard, as von Goldstein tries to pass.
von Goldstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Donowitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donowitz keeping full guard, as von Goldstein tries to pass.
von Goldstein is pushing down on Donowitz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Donowitz is fighting to maintain full guard but von Goldstein has managed to sneak the leg through.
von Goldstein wants to take a breather but Donowitz is having none of it.
Donowitz trying to control from the bottom.
von Goldstein working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein wants to free his trapped foot but Donowitz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
von Goldstein throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
von Goldstein passes to full mount!
von Goldstein landing shots from mount.
Otto von Goldstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
von Goldstein breaks from Donowitz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
von Goldstein lands a nice shot to the head.
von Goldstein raining down hammerfists from mount.
Donowitz is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donowitz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Donowitz is still in real trouble! Can von Goldstein finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Donowitz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as von Goldstein tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
von Goldstein raining down hammerfists from mount.
Donowitz is desperately trying to improve his position but von Goldstein has a good base and remains in mount.
von Goldstein putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by von Goldstein.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donowitz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as von Goldstein tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Donowitz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otto von Goldstein showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Donowitz 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:49
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 47:49
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donny Donowitz!
After winning the bout, Donny Donowitz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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