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Ascension ; First day of Xmas PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Laudrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laudrup comes to the cage accompanied by U2- Zoo Station. Santiago has chosen Rick Ross - Superhigh as his entrance music. 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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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Laudrup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laudrup with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santiago to score with a decent uppercut.
Santiago displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Laudrup.
Santiago misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laudrup.
Santiago fails with the takedown.
Laudrup just misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laudrup misses with a leg kick.
Laudrup lands with a nice body punch.
Laudrup uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santiago.
Santiago has managed to clinch.
Laudrup misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago swings wildly with an uppercut but Laudrup uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Santiago - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Santiago tries to stall but Laudrup uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Santiago scores with a shoulder strike.
Laudrup misses with a punch to the body.
Laudrup lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santiago or not.
Laudrup misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santiago.
Laudrup lands an elbow just above Santiago 's eye.
Santiago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laudrup misses with a body punch.
Laudrup throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Santiago lands a nice uppercut.
Laudrup struggles to land a body shot inside as Santiago controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santiago avoids it.
Laudrup misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laudrup using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santiago tries to throw a body punch but Laudrup avoids it by throwing Santiago back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Laudrup.
Laudrup tries a body shot but Santiago blocks it.
Santiago turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
You can see the frustration on Laudrup's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Laudrup is looking for a sweep.
Laudrup can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago with the ground and pound but Laudrup regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Laudrup trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santiago works his foot free and advances to mount.
Santiago with the ground and pound from mount.
Laudrup wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Santiago.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup regains half guard.
Santiago is taking a breather. Laudrup 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.
Laudrup is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santiago trying to pass the guard but Laudrup defending well.
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 Hans Laudrup will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laudrup scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santiago doesn't seem bothered though.
Laudrup misses with a body punch
and Santiago counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Laudrup is looking to wear down Santiago with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Santiago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laudrup thumps Santiago with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laudrup. Santiago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santiago tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laudrup sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santiago somewhat.
Laudrup ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santiago moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laudrup fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santiago checks it well.
Laudrup on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Laudrup connects with a single shot there.
Santiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laudrup fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Laudrup avoids the head kick by Santiago.
Laudrup lands a jab to the head.
Laudrup lands a nice looking body shot.
Laudrup scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laudrup throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laudrup throws a hook but Santiago avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup misses the shot to the body.
Laudrup motions for Santiago to come forward. Laudrup throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laudrup looks to land a right hand but Santiago moved out of range.
Santiago has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laudrup.
Santiago checks a low kick from Laudrup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laudrup misses with a wild combination.
Santiago lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laudrup's sensitive parts.
Laudrup misses with a low kick as Santiago jumps back.
Santiago comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laudrup ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laudrup throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laudrup.
Hans Laudrup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laudrup swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laudrup connects with a leg kick. Santiago looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laudrup avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santiago lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laudrup misses the body punch
letting Santiago counter with a right hand.
Santiago slips a jab and a cross from Laudrup.
Santiago throws a hook but Laudrup blocks it.
Laudrup tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santiago swivels and escapes.
Santiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws a jab but it's blocked by Laudrup.
Laudrup throws a looping overhand right but Santiago ducks down to avoid it.
Laudrup throws a looping overhand right but Santiago ducks down to avoid it.
Laudrup lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santiago circles away quickly and effectively.
Laudrup throws a solid leg kick but Santiago takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laudrup.
Laudrup takes a swing at Santiago's ribcage but misses.
Santiago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laudrup throws a push kick but Santiago slaps the foot to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laudrup avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laudrup. Santiago does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Laudrup dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Laudrup walks into a jab.
Laudrup scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Santiago takes one to the chin there.
Laudrup throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santiago takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Laudrup looks to throw the jab but Santiago is out of range.
Laudrup misses with a few strikes there.
Santiago lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Hans Laudrup has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Santiago.
Laudrup throws a chopping leg kick but Santiago manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Santiago throws a hook but Laudrup avoids it easily.
Laudrup swings for the body but Santiago moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laudrup swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santiago.
Laudrup on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Santiago tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Laudrup swivels and escapes.
Donk. Laudrup catches Santiago right on the button with a cross.
Laudrup throws a leg kick which misses Santiago's front leg but catches the back leg as Santiago tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laudrup. Santiago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laudrup looks to score with a jab to the body but Santiago is just out of range.
Santiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago shoots in looking for a takedown. Laudrup tries to sprawl out of it but Santiago keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Laudrup manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laudrup swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santiago throws a leg kick which misses Laudrup's front leg but catches the back leg as Laudrup tries to avoid it.
Laudrup scores with a shot to the body.
Laudrup looks to score with a jab to the body but Santiago is just out of range.
Santiago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laudrup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laudrup throws an overhand right that lands on Santiago's shoulder, as Santiago tries to avoid the shot.
Laudrup dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laudrup cracks Santiago with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laudrup.
Laudrup closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Laudrup misses with a straight right.
Laudrup ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santiago moves away.
Laudrup takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laudrup throws a lazy uppercut
and Santiago counters with a nice leg kick.
Santiago takes one on the button.
Santiago throws a leg kick which misses Laudrup's front leg but catches the back leg as Laudrup tries to avoid it.
Ricardo Santiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laudrup throws a low kick, looking for Santiago's leg but Santiago calmly moves out of range.
Laudrup connects with a body shot.
Hans Laudrup is winning the standup battle so far.
Laudrup looks to score with a jab to the body but Santiago is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hans Laudrup is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santiago tries to clinch but Laudrup moves out of range.
Laudrup fails with the takedown.
Laudrup misses with a body shot.
Laudrup swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santiago lands with a hook. Laudrup tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from Laudrup misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laudrup throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laudrup fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricardo Santiago.
I think Laudrup 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Laudrup!
Hans Laudrup seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Plexico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vickers comes to the cage accompanied by Boats N' Hoes. 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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210 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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300 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Plexico!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plexico throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vickers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Plexico takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crack! A monster head kick from Plexico and Vickers falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Plexico!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lukasz Plexico!
An out of breath Lukasz Plexico thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sturd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturd's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DMX - Wright or Wrong. Vovchanchyn has chosen the game as his entrance music. Jason Sturd has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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208 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanderlei Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturd throws a solid leg kick but Vovchanchyn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sturd.
Sturd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vovchanchyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturd.
Vovchanchyn motions for Sturd to come forward. Vovchanchyn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vovchanchyn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sturd counters with a three punch combo that has Vovchanchyn backing up. Vovchanchyn nods at Sturd to acknowledge the strikes.
Vovchanchyn defending well as Sturd loads up on a big left hand.
Vovchanchyn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sturd checks a leg kick.
Wanderlei Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice looking body shot.
Sturd explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd has closed the distance and engaged Vovchanchyn in a clinch.
Sturd stops a takedown attempt from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sturd just leaning against Vovchanchyn, taking a breather.
Sturd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vovchanchyn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vovchanchyn is trying to break free.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sturd throws an elbow that misses.
Vovchanchyn prevents a body shot from Sturd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturd.
Vovchanchyn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sturd fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jason Sturd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Vovchanchyn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sturd doesn't seem phased though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sturd.
Vovchanchyn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vovchanchyn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sturd.
Sturd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vovchanchyn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vovchanchyn lands with a nice combination. Sturd backs away looking to recover.
Sturd throws the kick towards the body but Vovchanchyn avoids it.
Sturd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sturd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vovchanchyn misses with a straight left.
Vovchanchyn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sturd misses with a lunging right hand
and Vovchanchyn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sturd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Vovchanchyn wants to get back to striking at distance but Sturd won't allow it.
Sturd taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vovchanchyn is trying to break the clinch but Sturd has him pressed against the cage.
Vovchanchyn is working for takedown but Sturd is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sturd lands an uppercut.
Vovchanchyn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vovchanchyn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sturd after a bit of a struggle.
Vovchanchyn tries to break the clinch but Sturd is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vovchanchyn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sturd lands with a light punch inside.
Vovchanchyn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sturd after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vovchanchyn thuds his right hand into Sturd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vovchanchyn just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vovchanchyn is out of range.
Vovchanchyn misses with a straight left.
Vovchanchyn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vovchanchyn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sturd slips a jab from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn shoots in looking for a takedown but Sturd manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vovchanchyn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vovchanchyn just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturd.
Sturd moves into the clinch.
Vovchanchyn tries to score a body lock takedown but Sturd shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vovchanchyn working hard to break the clinch.
Vovchanchyn is trying to force a seperation but Sturd has the dominant position.
Vovchanchyn tries to score a body lock takedown but Sturd shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jason Sturd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn tries to break the clinch but Sturd is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Sturd fails to land.
Vovchanchyn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sturd content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sturd tries a body shot but Vovchanchyn blocks it.
Sturd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd throws a head punch that misses.
Sturd can't find room to land a body shot as Vovchanchyn controls the action.
Sturd taking a breather.
Sturd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sturd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sturd misses with a punch on the inside.
Sturd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sturd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sturd holding his opponent close, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vovchanchyn has Sturd pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sturd manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sturd gets underhooks to prevent Vovchanchyn's takedown attempt.
Sturd prevents Vovchanchyn from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn is trying to force a seperation but Sturd has the dominant position.
Sturd will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vovchanchyn up against the cage.
Sturd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vovchanchyns head.
Vovchanchyn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vovchanchyn is trying to break the clinch but Sturd is controlling him.
Sturd avoiding damage.
Sturd prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sturd prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sturd holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Sturd creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sturd has Vovchanchyn pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturd is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jason Sturd.
Vovchanchyn misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd dominated that second round.
That's time! Sturd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Vovchanchyn takes a swing at Sturd's ribcage but misses.
Sturd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vovchanchyn tests Sturd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vovchanchyn tries to land a leg kick but Sturd saw it coming and moves away.
Sturd tries to score with a low kick but Vovchanchyn moves his leg out of the way.
Vovchanchyn misses with a few strikes there.
Sturd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Sturd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sturd misses the target.
Sturd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vovchanchyn avoids a kick to the body.
Sturd takes a swing at Vovchanchyn's ribcage but misses.
Vovchanchyn throws a lazy right hand but Sturd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sturd works the jab nicely.
Vovchanchyn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturd.
Nice uppercut lands for Vovchanchyn. That snapped Sturd's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sturd misses.
Vovchanchyn lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturd slips a jab from Vovchanchyn.
Sturd ducks right into an uppercut from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sturd circles away quickly and effectively.
Sturd checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vovchanchyn thows a body shot but no joy.
Sturd throws out a loose jab but Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wanderlei Vovchanchyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd's corner calls for a 1-2. Sturd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vovchanchyn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sturd sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vovchanchyn somewhat.
Vovchanchyn walks into a stiff left hand from Sturd.
Vovchanchyn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vovchanchyn thuds his right hand into Sturd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vovchanchyn swings for the body but Sturd moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut. Sturd saw that one coming.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut
and Sturd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vovchanchyn thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vovchanchyn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Jason Sturd has been cut.
Vovchanchyn throws the kick towards the body but Sturd avoids it.
Vovchanchyn thuds his right hand into Sturd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sturd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sturd scores with a jab.
Vovchanchyn looks for a takedown but Sturd sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Sturd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sturd 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Sturd!
A victorious Jason Sturd 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Oji San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Diaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaby has chosen Trying'da hold me down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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30
190 lbs
23 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Oji San!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Toby Diaby!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from San as Diaby shoots in.
San misses with a low kick.
San pushes Diaby up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaby takes an elbow to the temple.
San lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
San looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from San.
San misses with the head strike.
San lands an elbow inside.
Diaby is working San over against the cage.
San lands with a left to the head.
Diaby blocks a body shot from San.
San has a couple of punches blocked by Diaby.
With the fighters up against the cage, San throws an elbow but misses.
Diaby tries to work over San's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San tries to land a knee to the head but Diaby blocks with his arms.
San misses with a punch to the body.
Diaby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaby tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
San lands a left hand.
Diaby has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed San clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Diaby has the hooks in. San is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Diaby lands strikes to the head.
Diaby working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Well, with Diaby on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before San is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Diaby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can San hold on?! Diaby is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Diaby is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. San is defending well though. Diaby let's go of the attempt for now.
San tries to break free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Diaby's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
San is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Diaby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaby trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaby lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can San hold on?!
San staying busy and making it hard for Diaby to control.
San fending off the submission attempt from Diaby.
Diaby controlling from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San rolls, trying to escape but Diaby keeps control of the position.
San staying busy and making it hard for Diaby to control.
San is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Diaby connects with a big shot to the side of San's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaby throwing sloppy strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
San turns into Diaby and is now in his guard.
Diaby controls San momentarily but San frees himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaby is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Diaby dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
San throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diaby misses with a wild body shot.
San uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaby.
Toby Diaby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
San throws a front kick that sends Diaby stumbling back into the cage.
San throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diaby scores with a hook to the body. San takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
San cracks the inside of Diaby's front leg.
Diaby has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by San.
San displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaby throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as San lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaby doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from San misses
and San takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good exchange - San coming out on top.
Diaby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
San misses with a leg kick.
San uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaby.
Diaby takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
San closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
San misses with some punches.
San lands with a short punch from the clinch.
San tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diaby pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
San won't allow Diaby to sweep him here.
San wants to stand but Diaby has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
San preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaby has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. San 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 Diaby.
Diaby manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
San tries to roll over but Diaby keeps him under control.
Diaby throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaby is taking a breather. San 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaby wants to take a breather but San is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaby uses his free foot to push down on San's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for San.
Diaby landing strikes from the mount.
San keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Diaby lands a big shot there that rocks San but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
San really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
San is working hard here to advance position.
Diaby throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
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 Oji San will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Diaby throws a hook to the side of San's head but San sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
San fails with an attempt to clinch.
San throws a body punch but Diaby moves out of range.
San moves in looking to clinch but Diaby pushes him off.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaby blocks the leg kick.
Diaby shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Diaby was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Diaby unloads with some shots from mount but San bucks and avoids them well.
San tries to lock up and control but Diaby gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diaby trying to control but San is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
San wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Diaby.
San keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
San tries to lock up and control but Diaby gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Diaby there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San regains half guard.
Diaby misses with a head shot. San uses the momentum to regain guard.
San looking to control.
Diaby pushes down on San's leg and manages to get into half guard.
San avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaby.
Diaby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. San defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San wants to improve his position but Diaby is controlling well.
San taking some punishment here, with Diaby in his half guard.
San tries to roll over but Diaby keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Diaby there.
Diaby seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Diaby seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but San does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaby throwing shots but San is blocking nicely.
Diaby with the ground and pound but San uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Diaby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. San is keeping the position for now.
San keeping moving, preventing Diaby from controlling successfully.
Diaby working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
San working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaby.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toby Diaby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diaby has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Diaby!
After winning the bout, Toby Diaby thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaely Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaze Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze Christianson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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304 lbs
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274 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaely Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blaze Christianson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen misses with a low kick.
Cullen gets a double leg takedown into Christianson's guard.
Christianson controls Cullen momentarily but Cullen frees himself.
Cullen stopping the sweep attempt from Christianson.
Christianson keeping full guard, as Cullen tries to pass.
Cullen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Christianson's guard.
Cullen is thwarting Christianson's attempts to control the position.
Christianson tries to roll over but Cullen keeps him under control.
Cullen is looking to advance position but Christianson won't allow it.
Cullen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cullen is working away from the top position though.
Cullen trying to control from Christianson's half guard. Christianson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cullen looking to pass the guard.
Cullen controlling from the top position.
Christianson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Christianson is on top in guard.
Christianson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cullen wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Blaze Christianson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Good leg kick by Christianson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cullen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Christianson tries to avoid it but Cullen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Christianson to the ground. Christianson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy body kick from Cullen
and Christianson counters with a good low kick that Cullen was not able to check.
Christianson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Kaely Cullen has been cut.
Kaely Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen tries to move into range but Christianson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cullen throws a leg kick
and Christianson counters with a straight right hand.
Blaze Christianson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cullen swings for the body but Christianson moves out of range.
Christianson checks a leg kick nicely.
Cullen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kaely Cullen's cut is getting worse.
Cullen shoots in but no luck this time.
Cullen misses with a leg kick
and Christianson counters with a nice uppercut.
Christianson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kaely Cullen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Christianson looks to land a body kick but Cullen moved away.
Cullen swings for the body but Christianson moves out of range.
Christianson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Christianson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cullen counters with a head kick. That will keep Christianson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christianson misses the shot to the body.
Cullen misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Christianson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Cullen misses
and Christianson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Christianson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Christianson connects with a solid leg kick.
Cullen is breathing heavily.
Cullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christianson lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christianson takes a swing at Cullen's ribcage but misses.
Christianson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cullen's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Christianson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaely Cullen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Christianson sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Cullen's defenses. It connects perfectly with Cullen's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blaze Christianson!
Blaze Christianson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zack Allan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Allan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to FLAMES. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dawkins's choice of entrance music: Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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159 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Allan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allan with a hook.
Allan pushes Dawkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Dawkins blocks a body shot from Allan.
Allan lands an uppercut.
Allan misses with some punches.
Dawkins ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dawkins no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dawkins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Allan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Allan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dawkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dawkins looking for subs off his back but Allan has passed one foot through into half guard.
Allan tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Allan tries to pass to full mount but Dawkins defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allan is working hard here to advance position.
Dawkins is not content to let Allan control the position.
Allan tries to stand and escape but Dawkins is controlling the position.
Dawkins tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Allan has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Dawkins has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
You can see the frustration on Dawkins's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dawkins rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Allan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dawkins looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is not content to let Allan control the position.
Allan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dawkins!
Allan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dawkins tries to lock up and control but Allan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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!
Allan wants to control the pace but Dawkins is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan is really struggling to control Dawkins but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Allan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We're going to have a standup here because Zack Allan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dawkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Allan. Allan obviously looking to wear him down.
Dawkins is looking to clinch but Allan is avoiding it.
Dawkins motions for Allan to come forward. Dawkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dawkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Allan. That did some damage!
Dawkins connects with a leg kick. Allan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dawkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Allan lands a right hook to the body.
Allan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Allan counters with a low kick, right behind Dawkins 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Allan. That's going to slow Dawkins down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dawkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Allan lands with a slapping head kick.
Dawkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the liver by Dawkins. Beautiful body shot.
Allan throws a push kick but Dawkins slaps the foot to one side.
Dawkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab by Allan.
Allan throws a head kick that misses.
Dawkins misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allan misses with a body kick.
Allan lands a jab-cross combination.
Zack Allan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Allan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dawkins avoids the head kick by Allan.
Allan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dawkins.
Allan throws a leg kick
and Dawkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Allan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dawkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dawkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big left from Allan misses.
Allan scores with a one two! Dawkins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dawkins tries to land a leg kick but Allan saw it coming and moves away.
Dawkins throws a front kick aimed at Allan's knee but Allan avoids it well.
Allan tries to clinch there but Dawkins circles away.
Allan misses with a head kick.
Allan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Allan closes the distance and clinches.
Dawkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Allan working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dawkins's elbow.
Dawkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allan effectively controlling the action here.
Allan struggles to land a body shot inside as Dawkins controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Allan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allan lands a shoulder strike.
Allan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Allan lands a right hand.
Allan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dawkins backwards.
Dawkins cracks Allan with a nice body shot.
Dawkins trying to control the position but instead, Allan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dawkins into the cage.
Dawkins being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dawkins backwards.
A short body shot lands from Dawkins as the two fighters clinch.
Allan keeps control of Dawkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Allan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Allan.
Dawkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dawkins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Allan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dawkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allan works Dawkins's body with a nice hook.
Dawkins defending well as Allan loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan swats away the attempt to clinch by Dawkins.
Dawkins misses with a left hand
and Allan counters with a straight right hand.
Dawkins needs to keep his hands up - Allan had a free shot at his head there.
Allan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dawkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Allan throws a sloppy head kick and Dawkins moves out of range easily.
Dawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Allan is just out of range.
Allan gets a clinch.
Dawkins blocks an uppercut.
Allan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allan.
A nice left hand lands by Allan.
Dawkins decides to pull guard.
Allan gets to his feet. Dawkins looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Zack Allan is winning the standup battle so far.
Dawkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Allan is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawkins loads up on a big right hand but Allan slips the punch.
Allan feints a jab promting Dawkins to slip. Allan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dawkins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A jab from Allan does it's job there.
Dawkins blocks the body kick.
Allan misses with a double jab
letting Dawkins counter with a right hand.
Allan throws a push kick but Dawkins slaps the foot to one side.
Allan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dawkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dawkins misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawkins throws a series of punches but Allan avoids them all with ease.
Dawkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allan wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Allan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Allan misses the jab.
Allan throws a lazy head kick
and Dawkins counters with an inside leg kick.
Allan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Dawkins. Those never looked like landing.
Dawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allan.
Allan cracks Dawkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Allan tries to clinch but Dawkins is having none of it.
Dawkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Allan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Allan connects with a leg kick. Dawkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Allan swings for the body but Dawkins moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Allan.
Dawkins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins forces Allan back against the cage and clinches.
Allan throws a head punch that misses.
Dawkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Allan pushes Dawkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dawkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allan's elbow.
Allan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawkins.
Allan lands with a left to the head.
Zack Allan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Allan misses with a body punch.
Allan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allan stalling in the clinch but Dawkins improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawkins.
Dawkins's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Allan misses with a body punch.
Richard Dawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allan tries to work over Dawkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Dawkins.
Allan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Allan is predictable there
enabling Dawkins to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allan misses with a kick to the body.
Dawkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Allan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Allan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Allan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dawkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dawkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Allan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Allan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dawkins backwards.
Allan stalling the fight.
Dawkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allan prevents a body shot from Dawkins.
Allan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allan stalling against the cage.
Dawkins is trying to pull guard but Allan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zack Allan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins lands a body punch.
Allan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allan blocking some punches.
Dawkins jumps guard but Allan stands there with Dawkins around his waist. Dawkins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Good body shot from Dawkins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dawkins missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zack Allan.
Well Allan 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Allan!
An out of breath and clearly excited Zack Allan thanked Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tessenji Fuuhaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson has chosen Lil Wayne feat. Drake and Jadakiss - It's Good as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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25
180 lbs
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183 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tessenji Fuuhaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Watson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuuhaku swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Watson counters with a good, hard body kick but Fuuhaku shrugs it off.
Fuuhaku scores with a nice body kick.
Fuuhaku misses with a low kick.
Fuuhaku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fuuhaku misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
Watson drops his hands momentarily and Fuuhaku takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fuuhaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuuhaku throws a head kick that misses.
Fuuhaku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Watson connects with the punch.
Fuuhaku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Watson misses with a kick to the body
and Fuuhaku counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuuhaku throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watson throws a front kick aimed at Fuuhaku's knee but Fuuhaku avoids it well.
Watson blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuuhaku misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watson punishes Fuuhaku's body with a nice straight punch.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuuhaku.
Watson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fuuhaku's sensitive parts.
Fuuhaku throws a head kick but Watson moves out of range.
Watson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A lazy left from Fuuhaku finds it's target.
Watson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuuhaku was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Fuuhaku lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fuuhaku takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fuuhaku misses with a hook.
A big left from Fuuhaku misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson digs a good hook to Fuuhaku's body.
Fuuhaku checks the leg kick.
Fuuhaku misses with a looping left.
Fuuhaku lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Watson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fuuhaku can pounce on him.
Watson looks to land a left hand but Fuuhaku moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Fuuhaku misses.
Fuuhaku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Watson. That did some damage!
A jab from Fuuhaku does it's job there.
It looks like Thomas Watson has been cut.
Fuuhaku checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A bone on bone clash there as Watson blocks the leg kick.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuuhaku manages to avoid it.
Good work by Watson as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to chop away at Fuuhaku's legs.
Fuuhaku swinging wildly here.
Watson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fuuhaku can pounce on him.
Watson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fuuhaku misses with a leg kick.
A low kick from Fuuhaku misses
and Watson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fuuhaku feints and then cracks Watson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watson down.
Fuuhaku lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fuuhaku tries to land a leg kick but Watson saw it coming and moves away.
Fuuhaku throws out a leg kick but Watson moves out of range and Fuuhaku only half commits.
Nice straight punches there by Fuuhaku. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku misses the jab.
Fuuhaku lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fuuhaku is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuuhaku manages to avoid it.
Fuuhaku throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Watson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fuuhaku checks it well.
Watson moves out of range of the body kick from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku misses with a hook
and Watson counters with a left to the body.
Fuuhaku blocks the body kick.
Watson moves out of range of the strikes.
Fuuhaku throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fuuhaku 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!
Fuuhaku steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Watson. That one must have hurt.
Fuuhaku loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Fuuhaku misses with a leg kick
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tessenji Fuuhaku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Watson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Watson connects with a leg kick. Fuuhaku looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fuuhaku throws out a leg kick but Watson moves out of range and Fuuhaku only half commits.
Fuuhaku throws a wild body kick that Watson sees coming a mile off.
Tessenji Fuuhaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuuhaku lunges at Watson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Watson's hand.
Fuuhaku's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Watson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fuuhaku scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Tessenji Fuuhaku has been cut.
Watson throws a lazy head kick
and Fuuhaku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fuuhaku tries a head kick but it misses.
Watson throws the kick towards the body but Fuuhaku avoids it.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Fuuhaku throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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!
Fuuhaku misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheers as Fuuhaku lands an impressive looking overhand right. Watson doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuuhaku will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Watson blocks the body kick.
Watson thuds a left hand into Fuuhaku's body.
Watson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fuuhaku.
Some bone on bone action there as Fuuhaku checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fuuhaku throws the kick towards the body but Watson avoids it.
Fuuhaku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Watson. That did some damage!
Fuuhaku scores with a jab to the body.
Watson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fuuhaku.
Watson misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fuuhaku, right into the meat.
Fuuhaku lands a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Watson misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson slips under a jab from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku throws a jab but it's blocked by Watson.
Watson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fuuhaku rather than just go for the knockout.
Fuuhaku moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fuuhaku lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Watson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Watson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Watson throws a hook but Fuuhaku avoids it easily.
Fuuhaku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watson doesn't seem bothered though.
Watson thows a body kick. Fuuhaku tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuuhaku moves away.
Fuuhaku thows a body shot but no joy.
Watson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Watson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fuuhaku blocks a head kick by Watson.
Fuuhaku paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku throws a head kick that misses.
Watson lands a jab.
Fuuhaku misses the shot to the body.
Fuuhaku throws a jab but it's blocked by Watson.
Watson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tessenji Fuuhaku is winning the standup battle so far.
Fuuhaku dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fuuhaku checks a leg kick.
Fuuhaku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku lets loose with a powerful body kick. Watson will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuuhaku with a hook.
Watson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuuhaku throws a series of punches but Watson moves out of range.
Watson is still on wobbly legs! Can Fuuhaku finish him?
Fuuhaku circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Watson to the canvas! Watson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Fuuhaku keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tessenji Fuuhaku!
Tessenji Fuuhaku thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din comes to the cage accompanied by قنب هندي. William has chosen Outlaw's Reward as his entrance music. 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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28
216 lbs
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214 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James William!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Din lands a nice shot to the body.
al Din slips a straight right by William.
William misses with a takedown attempt - al Din sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
al Din scores with a spinning back kick!
William takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
al Din throws a low kick but William avoids it.
William checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from William. al Din does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by al Din.
William cracks al Din with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
al Din slips a jab from William.
al Din bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of William's head.
It looks like James William has been cut.
William swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
al Din checks the leg kick.
al Din pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Din lands a body shot.
William avoids the body shot from al Din.
William thows a leg kick but al Din checks it
and al Din connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
al Din slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Din moves out of range of the strikes.
al Din misses with a wild body shot.
al Din throws an overhand right that lands on William's shoulder, as William tries to avoid the shot.
William has al Din up against the cage in a clinch.
William can't find room to land a body shot as al Din controls the action.
William tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from al Din fails to land.
William is looking for a takedown up against the cage. al Din gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din is struggling to control the position.
al Din is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
al Din breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
al Din looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
William changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
al Din takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick from William misses
and al Din cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
al Din uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from William.
al Din swings for the body but William moves out of range.
That kick from al Din tenderised William's leg. William is trying to keep his angry face on.
William misses with a hook. al Din ducked under it nicely.
William misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from William.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
al Din connects with a jab.
That has opened up James William's cut even more.
al Din throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
al Din throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
James William seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
William swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from William misses.
al Din takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
William bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of al Din's head.
William getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from William.
al Din misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from William misses its intended target.
al Din delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
William avoids a kick to the body.
William throws a lazy right hand but al Din sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
William avoids a kick to the body.
William missing with a left hand there. al Din was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
al Din misses with the combination.
al Din takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
al Din looks to throw the jab but William is out of range.
William uses good head movement to avoid the hook from al Din.
William throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from William. al Din does a little dance to reset his feet.
William misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al Din.
Taj al Din is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
William misses the body punch
and al Din counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj al Din dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James William's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
William rushes al Din and presses him up against the cage.
al Din has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
William tries to work over al Din's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
al Din swings wildly with an uppercut but William uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Din misses with a shot to the kidneys.
al Din working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from al Din.
al Din tries a body shot but William blocks it.
al Din blocks a body shot from William.
William swings wildly with an uppercut but al Din uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Din working hard to break the clinch.
al Din trying to land knees to the body.
William lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Din blocks a body shot from William.
al Din misses with some punches.
William changes levels and goes for a takedown here. al Din fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Taj al Din is winning the standup battle so far.
al Din lands a nice shot to the body.
al Din misses with a body kick.
William throws an off balance right hand
and al Din counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
William throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
William throws out a powerful jab.
William connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
William connects with a good right hand that stumbles al Din. al Din circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
William blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din misses the shot to the body.
William throws a leg kick that misses.
William moves out of range of the body kick from al Din.
Nice uppercut lands for al Din. That snapped William's head back.
William with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
al Din throws a body kick that misses.
William fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good shot there by William.
William fails with an attempt to clinch.
William throws a leg kick
and al Din counters with a body kick.
William moves in looking to clinch but al Din pushes him off.
A jab from William does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William throws the left hand but al Din avoids the punch easily.
William takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot by al Din.
al Din connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
William is breathing heavily.
William throws a quick inside leg kick.
al Din connects with a crisp jab.
William gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
William throws a combination that misses
and al Din counters with a straight right hand.
William is rocked!
al Din avoids the body shot from William.
William is still on wobbly legs! Can al Din finish him?
William throws a hook but al Din avoids it easily.
William seems to have recovered his senses.
al Din circles away from the clinch attempt.
William drops his hands momentarily and al Din needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips William just on the top of the head. William drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in William - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Taj al Din!
Taj al Din retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Taj al Din thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Project Pat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garson DeBramalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat comes into the arena with Project Pat - What Cha Starin' At blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
250 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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30
272 lbs
28 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Pat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garson DeBramalo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeBramalo checks a leg kick.
DeBramalo misses with a lunging right hand
and DeBramalo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Pat misses.
Pat throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Garson DeBramalo has been cut.
Pat misses with a leg kick
and DeBramalo counters with a nice leg kick.
DeBramalo looks to land a combination. Pat sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Project Pat has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pat scores with a sloppy right hand. DeBramalo should have avoided that one.
Pat misses with a double jab
letting DeBramalo counter with a right hand.
Project Pat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeBramalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pat moves away.
Pat misses with a kick to the body
and DeBramalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
DeBramalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeBramalo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Pat lands but DeBramalo takes it in his stride.
Pat scores with a head kick. DeBramalo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pat misses with a straight left.
Pat throws a body kick that misses.
Pat throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and DeBramalo counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeBramalo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
DeBramalo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pat. That did some damage!
Pat gets off balance looking for a body kick
and DeBramalo counters with a leg kick.
Pat is breathing heavily.
DeBramalo misses with a few strikes there.
DeBramalo lands a left and a right that send Pat crashing to the mat, dazed. DeBramalo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
DeBramalo scores with a jab.
DeBramalo pushes Pat away with a front kick.
DeBramalo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
DeBramalo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
DeBramalo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pat sprawling to the canvas! Pat rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can DeBramalo finish him?!
Pat is rocked!
DeBramalo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
DeBramalo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pat sprawling to the canvas! Pat rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can DeBramalo finish him?!
Oh Pat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo looks to land a body kick but Pat moved away.
Pat seems to have got his legs back now.
Pat slips under a jab.
DeBramalo scores with a push kick.
DeBramalo works Pat's body with a nice hook.
A good leg kick by DeBramalo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeBramalo thuds his right hand into Pat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
DeBramalo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
DeBramalo cracks Pat on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Pat falls backwards against the cage. DeBramalo follows up with more strikes that drop Pat to his knees. DeBramalo keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Pat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garson DeBramalo!
In his post fight interview, Garson DeBramalo gave a big smile as he said 'Your pretty face
It looked so wasted
Another pretty face
Devastated
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I am a real American kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Creed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randy Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Creed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Creed.
Ortiz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Creed throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Creed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortiz.
Creed thows a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz tries to land a front kick but Creed steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A thudding body kick lands there by Creed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Creed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Creed fakes the leg kick and cracks Ortiz in the body.
Ortiz looks gassed!
Creed lands an overhand right.
Creed looks to throw a body kick
and Ortiz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed connects with an inside leg kick.
Creed pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ortiz is out of range and Creed settles back down.
Ortiz blocks the body kick.
Ortiz takes one to the chin there.
Creed tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Creed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Creed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab, jab by Creed - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed scores with a punch to the head.
Creed tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Creed is out of range and Ortiz settles back down.
Creed slips under a jab from Ortiz.
Creed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Creed thows a leg kick but Ortiz checks it
and Ortiz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Creed clobbers Ortiz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ortiz throws a shot from downtown. Creed moves away and avoids it.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz moves away from the strike by Creed.
Victor Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed looks for the body kick but Ortiz saw that one coming.
Creed misses with a body kick.
Creed scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick by Creed misses
and Ortiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ortiz.
Creed throws a chopping leg kick but Ortiz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Creed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Creed throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ortiz moves out of range of the leg kick from Creed.
Creed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Creed.
Creed misses with a right hand
and Ortiz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Creed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ortiz misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ortiz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ortiz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Creed is trying to stand.
Ortiz tries to control but Creed wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creed tries to lock up and control but Ortiz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Creed dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice shot lands for Creed.
Ortiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ortiz checks a leg kick.
Creed thumps Ortiz with a low kick.
Creed shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ortiz misses with a lunging right hand
and Creed counters with a thumping low kick.
Creed lands a really nice looking cross but Ortiz seems unphased.
Ortiz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ortiz takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz looks to land a right hand but Creed moved out of range.
Ortiz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Creed attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Creed.
Victor Creed is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz walks into a stiff left hand from Creed.
Ortiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Creed throws a head kick that misses.
Creed misses with a wild body shot.
Creed forces Ortiz back against the cage and clinches.
Ortiz misses with the head strike.
Creed lands a left hand.
Creed misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Creed.
Ortiz lands a body shot.
Creed misses with the head strike.
Ortiz misses with some punches.
Creed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed has a couple of punches blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz blocking some punches.
Creed misses with a punch to the body.
Creed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Creed throws a head punch that misses.
Creed has a couple of punches blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz blocking some punches.
Ortiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Creed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ortiz is rocked!
Creed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortiz managing to block the knees to the body from Creed.
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Ortiz controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Creed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed drops Ortiz onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ortiz is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ortiz is still on wobbly legs! Can Creed finish him?
Creed misses with some punches.
Creed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortiz can do to turn this around?
A left hand lands to the body for Creed.
Victor Creed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz trying to control the position but instead, Creed has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ortiz into the cage.
Ortiz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Creed jerks Ortiz's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Ortiz drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Creed goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Creed because Ortiz was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Victor Creed!
Victor Creed retains his heavyweight title!
Post fight, Victor Creed took to the microphone: 'Go back to Russia and diddle Fedor boy. North America is where the big boys play.'.
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