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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dai Vernon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smelly Fingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vernon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Fingers has chosen Foux Da FaFa as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Smelly Fingers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dai Vernon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Smelly Fingers!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vernon punishes Fingers's body with a nice straight punch.
Fingers throws a jab but it's blocked by Vernon.
Vernon cracks Fingers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vernon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fingers. Fingers obviously looking to wear him down.
Fingers is looking to clinch.
Fingers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vernon momentarily.
Vernon thows a body shot but no joy.
Vernon scores with a nice strike.
Fingers drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fingers postures up in Vernon's guard and throws a big left but Vernon blocks it.
Fingers landing some decent shots from guard.
Vernon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fingers is one step ahead there.
Fingers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fingers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fingers trying to control but Vernon is working from the bottom.
Vernon wants to sweep but no luck.
Fingers throwing strikes from guard but Vernon blocks nicely.
Fingers wants to control from the top but Vernon keeps moving.
Vernon wants to sweep but no luck.
Fingers wants to control from the top but Vernon keeps moving.
Fingers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vernon is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fingers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fingers trying to control the position from guard on top but Vernon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fingers throws a big elbow that misses.
Vernon has momentary wrist control but Fingers slips an elbow through the middle.
Fingers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vernon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fingers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fingers tries to free his leg and advance position but Vernon is retaining full guard.
Vernon trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vernon keeping moving, preventing Fingers from controlling successfully.
Fingers throws a big right hand that misses.
Fingers cracks Vernon with a solid left hand.
Fingers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fingers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fingers wants to control from the top but Vernon keeps moving.
Fingers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vernon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fingers connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fingers throws a big elbow that misses.
Fingers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vernon trying to control the position.
Fingers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vernon's head.
Fingers throws a big elbow that misses.
Fingers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fingers distracts Vernon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fingers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fingers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fingers wants to pass the guard but Vernon is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smelly Fingers dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vernon scoring well with a low kick there.
Fingers tries to clinch
and Vernon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fingers!
Fingers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fingers gets back to half guard.
Fingers actively working from the bottom here.
Fingers works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fingers has his foot on Vernon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vernon works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vernon landing with the ground and pound.
Vernon wants to pass the guard but Fingers is keeping the position.
Vernon slips nicely into half guard.
Vernon trying to mount his opponent but Fingers defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fingers with the active half guard here but Vernon passes nicely into side control.
Vernon lands a few punches from side control.
Fingers sneaks back into half guard.
Fingers actively working from the bottom here.
Vernon trying to control the action but Fingers is working from the bottom.
Fingers is looking to improve his position.
Vernon passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vernon is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fingers can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fingers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vernon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Vernon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fingers wants to hold on but Vernon pushes him away.
Smelly Fingers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fingers is squirming around, avoiding Vernon's attempts to control the action.
Vernon avoids the attempt from Fingers to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vernon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vernon landing strikes from the mount and Fingers is in trouble!
Fingers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fingers sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fingers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vernon wants to free his trapped foot but Fingers is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fingers wants to get back to full guard.
Fingers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vernon trying to control the action but Fingers is working from the bottom.
Vernon trying to mount his opponent but Fingers defends it.
Fingers actively working from the bottom here.
Fingers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fingers wants to improve his position but Vernon is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fingers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fingers looking for a guillotine here but Vernon defends easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fingers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fingers is breathing heavily.
Vernon passes into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fingers is refusing to be controlled, as Vernon sits in half guard.
Fingers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vernon pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dai Vernon dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vernon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fingers's waist but Fingers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vernon off to one side.
Fingers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vernon lands a nice shot to the body.
Fingers connects with a single shot there.
Vernon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fingers in his tracks.
Vernon lands a leg kick that knocks Fingers off balance momentarily.
Dai Vernon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fingers throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vernon tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fingers is in Vernon's guard.
Fingers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fingers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fingers postures up in Vernon's guard and throws a big left but Vernon blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vernon managing to control the position.
Fingers's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vernon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fingers!
Fingers tries to reverse the position but Vernon maintains control.
Vernon avoids the attempt from Fingers to control.
Vernon scoring with strikes but Fingers is staying in there.
Vernon looking to finish Fingers with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fingers!
Vernon tries to control but Fingers wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fingers gets back to half guard.
Vernon trying to control the action but Fingers is working from the bottom.
Fingers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vernon pulls his head out easily.
Fingers is staying active underneath Vernon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vernon prevents Fingers from improving his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fingers actively working from the bottom here.
Fingers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fingers wants to get back to full guard but Vernon has mounted him!
Vernon landing punches.
Vernon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fingers can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vernon wants to control the pace but Fingers is squirming around nicely.
Vernon working the ground and pound effectively.
Fingers is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vernon postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Fingers bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Vernon and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dai Vernon!
After winning the bout, Dai Vernon 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 Russell Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Till I Collapse. Silva has chosen Kashmir as his entrance music. Shogun Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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259 lbs
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270 lbs
25 - 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
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russell Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shogun Silva!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva thumps Jacobs with a low kick.
Jacobs with a jab.
Shogun Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva avoids the head kick by Jacobs.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jacobs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs misses the jab.
Silva blocks a head kick by Jacobs.
Jacobs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacobs.
Jacobs misses the shot to the body.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jacobs momentarily.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jacobs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jacobs misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacobs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Jacobs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jacobs shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobs is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Jacobs trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva keeping full guard, as Jacobs tries to pass.
Jacobs advances to half guard.
Jacobs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Jacobs sits in half guard.
Jacobs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jacobs.
Jacobs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jacobs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jacobs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Jacobs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jacobs looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jacobs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jacobs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Jacobs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jacobs is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jacobs throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jacobs.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jacobs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jacobs is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva is looking to control Jacobs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Jacobs winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Jacobs wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Jacobs dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jacobs throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jacobs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacobs throws out the jab.
Jacobs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jacobs throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Donk. Jacobs catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Jacobs misses with a body kick.
Jacobs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Jacobs finish him?
Jacobs throws an overhand right that has Silva reeling! Jacobs follows up with more punches and Silva is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Russell Jacobs!
A very excited looking Russell Jacobs rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otto von Goldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Boston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Goldstein comes into the arena with Heut ist mein tag blaring out of the sound system. Boston comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm Shipping Up To Boston kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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202 lbs
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184 lbs
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Otto von Goldstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bradley Boston!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Goldstein slips under a jab.
Boston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
von Goldstein on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
von Goldstein with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boston to score with a decent uppercut.
von Goldstein on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
von Goldstein moves out of range of the body kick from Boston.
von Goldstein walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boston checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
von Goldstein lands with a right hand.
von Goldstein misses with a leg kick.
von Goldstein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from von Goldstein misses.
von Goldstein shoots in for a takedown but Boston shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boston connects with a looping right hand.
Boston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from von Goldstein.
von Goldstein will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boston lands a head kick. von Goldstein smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
von Goldstein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Goldstein misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, jab by Boston - just one landing.
A low kick from von Goldstein misses
and von Goldstein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boston scores with a spinning back kick!
von Goldstein fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boston.
Boston thows a leg kick but von Goldstein checks it
and von Goldstein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
von Goldstein shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Boston napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boston keeping his opponent close.
Boston looks winded!
von Goldstein works to advance to full mount. Boston defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
von Goldstein has control of Boston's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Boston regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein throws some wild stikes that Boston manages to avoid easily.
von Goldstein unloading with bombs!
von Goldstein trying to control but he's not successful this time.
von Goldstein controlling the position easily from mount.
von Goldstein tries to control but Boston wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein landing punches.
von Goldstein is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Boston can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
von Goldstein has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boston tries to reverse the position but von Goldstein maintains control.
Boston is in a horrible position here. von Goldstein smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
von Goldstein controlling his opponent.
von Goldstein thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
von Goldstein controlling the position easily from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
von Goldstein lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
von Goldstein looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Boston is squirming around, avoiding von Goldstein's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto von Goldstein dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
von Goldstein fails to land with a series of punches.
Boston lands a leg kick that knocks von Goldstein off balance momentarily.
Boston misses with a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Boston.
Boston leaves von Goldstein with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from von Goldstein. Boston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boston throws a body kick that misses.
von Goldstein closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from von Goldstein.
Boston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by von Goldstein or perhaps it was just good defense by Boston which made him look bad.
von Goldstein throws a chopping leg kick but Boston manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Goldstein misses with a series of wild punches.
von Goldstein tries to clinch up but Boston circles away and keeps his distance.
von Goldstein cracks the inside of Boston's front leg.
von Goldstein on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Boston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boston is breathing heavily.
von Goldstein misses with a straight right.
Boston lands a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Boston there.
von Goldstein throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boston on the side of the head.
Boston slips under a jab.
Bradley Boston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boston slips a jab from von Goldstein.
Boston throws the kick towards the body but von Goldstein avoids it.
Boston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
von Goldstein misses with a double jab
and Boston counters with a head kick. That will keep von Goldstein thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
von Goldstein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
von Goldstein misses the shot to the body.
von Goldstein missing with a left hand there. Boston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
von Goldstein tries to work over Boston's front leg with a kick but Boston checks it.
von Goldstein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boston looks to score with a jab to the body but von Goldstein is just out of range.
Boston throws the left hand but von Goldstein avoids the punch easily.
von Goldstein moves out of range of the body kick from Boston.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boston.
von Goldstein shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Boston napping and manages to drive through into side control!
von Goldstein tries for a kimura but Boston is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no von Goldstein has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Otto von Goldstein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
von Goldstein wants to control but Boston is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein taking a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes there by von Goldstein.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto von Goldstein dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boston.
Boston throws a series of punches but von Goldstein avoids them all with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for von Goldstein.
von Goldstein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boston doesn't seem bothered though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boston.
Boston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
von Goldstein throws a leg kick but Boston sees it coming and moves out of range.
von Goldstein misses with a looping left.
von Goldstein shoots in looking for a takedown but Boston manages to keep the fight standing, pushing von Goldstein's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
von Goldstein lets loose with a powerful body kick. Boston will feel that in the morning.
von Goldstein uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
von Goldstein misses with a wild combination.
von Goldstein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boston attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Goldstein lands with a hook. Boston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
von Goldstein scores with a jab to the jaw.
von Goldstein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boston throws a right hand that von Goldstein ducks under and follows up with a left that von Goldstein also avoids with ease.
Boston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by von Goldstein.
von Goldstein throws a series of punches but Boston avoids them all with ease.
von Goldstein fakes the leg kick and cracks Boston in the body.
von Goldstein throws a series of punches but Boston avoids them all with ease.
von Goldstein moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
von Goldstein fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boston sprawls well initially but von Goldstein persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
von Goldstein controlling the action here.
Bradley Boston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein prevents Boston from improving his position.
von Goldstein takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
von Goldstein throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
von Goldstein content to control rather than advance.
We're going to have a standup here because Otto von Goldstein wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
von Goldstein lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston throws a front kick aimed at von Goldstein's knee but von Goldstein avoids it well.
Boston doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
von Goldstein lands a jab to the nose.
Boston slips a jab and a cross from von Goldstein.
Boston throws a solid leg kick but von Goldstein takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boston.
von Goldstein scoring well with a low kick there.
von Goldstein changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
von Goldstein connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
von Goldstein scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
von Goldstein lands with an uppercut that bounces Boston off the cage and back into range.
Boston is rocked!
von Goldstein lands a body shot.
Boston is still on wobbly legs! Can von Goldstein finish him?
Boston switches off momentarily and von Goldstein cracks him with a monster right hand! Boston topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as von Goldstein dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by von Goldstein!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Otto von Goldstein!
During a confident post fight interview, Otto von Goldstein thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Spiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Struthers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spiller comes to the cage accompanied by I know you want me. 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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159 lbs
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169 lbs
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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
22 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Brandon Spiller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Struthers!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiller tries to clinch up.
Struthers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Struthers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body kick there by Spiller.
Struthers fails to land with a series of punches.
Struthers slips a straight right by Spiller.
Struthers gets a takedown into half guard.
Struthers is looking to take a break and control but Spiller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spiller wants to control but Struthers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Spiller is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiller has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Struthers is working away from the top position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Brandon Spiller just wasn't active enough.
Struthers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Struthers swats away the attempt to clinch by Spiller.
Nice sprawl there from Spiller as Struthers shoots in.
Spiller misses with a looping right.
Struthers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Struthers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Struthers moves away from the strike by Spiller.
Struthers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Struthers misses with a straight left.
Spiller feints and then cracks Struthers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Struthers down.
Struthers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee Struthers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiller tries to clinch up but Struthers circles away and keeps his distance.
Struthers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Spiller.
Spiller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Strutherss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiller tries to clinch up but Struthers circles away and keeps his distance.
Struthers ducks right into an uppercut from Spiller.
Spiller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Struthers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spiller.
Spiller cracks Struthers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brandon Spiller 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.
Good leg kick by Spiller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters circling - Spiller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Struthers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spiller as he avoids it easily.
Brandon Spiller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Struthers.
Struthers looks to land a right hand but Spiller moved out of range.
Spiller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spiller misses with a looping left.
Struthers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Struthers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Spiller working to try and regain half guard.
Struthers working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiller sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Struthers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spiller defending well though.
Struthers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spiller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Struthers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Struthers is just content to waste time from the top position. Spiller takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spiller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Struthers preventing the sweep.
Struthers trying to control the position from guard on top but Spiller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiller is trying to control the position but Struthers postures up.
Struthers postures up in Spiller's guard and throws a big left but Spiller blocks it.
Struthers wants to control from the top but Spiller keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Struthers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spiller is keeping the position for now.
Struthers wanted to stand there but Spiller had control of the position.
Struthers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spiller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Struthers trying to control the position from guard on top but Spiller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lee Struthers wasn't active enough on the ground.
Spiller thumps Struthers with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lee Struthers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spiller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spiller misses with a kick to the body.
Struthers throws a right and a left that Spiller avoids nicely.
Spiller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Struthers throws a leg kick which misses Spiller's front leg but catches the back leg as Spiller tries to avoid it.
Struthers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Spiller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spiller moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Struthers throws a hook but Spiller blocks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Struthers is defended easily by Spiller.
Struthers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spillers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Struthers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spiller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Spiller dodges the punch combination from Struthers.
A combination from Struthers does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Spiller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Struthers doesn't seem phased though.
Nice takedown defense from Spiller. No joy for Struthers on that attempt.
Brandon Spiller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Struthers.
A head kick misses from Spiller.
Struthers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Struthers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Struthers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Struthers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Struthers shoots in and bounces Spiller off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Struthers wanted to stand there but Spiller had control of the position.
Struthers tries to free his leg and advance position but Spiller is retaining full guard.
Struthers stopping the sweep attempt from Spiller.
Struthers controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struthers tries to free his leg and advance position but Spiller is retaining full guard.
Struthers preventing the sweep.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Struthers trying to control the position from guard on top but Spiller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lee Struthers was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Struthers tries to work over Spiller's front leg with a kick but Spiller checks it.
Struthers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Spiller lands with a straight right. Struthers didn't see that one coming.
Spiller connects with a high kick.
Spiller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Struthers misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struthers looks to throw the jab but Spiller is out of range.
Lee Struthers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Spiller misses.
Spiller swinging wildly here.
Struthers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Struthers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Struthers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Struthers showed some decent athleticism there.
Struthers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spiller defending well though.
Struthers throwing shots but Spiller is blocking nicely.
Struthers is trying to control the action in half guard but Spiller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Struthers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Struthers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Spiller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Struthers 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.
Struthers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spiller defending well though.
Struthers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Struthers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Spiller is controlling Struthers's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Struthers trying to mount his opponent but Spiller defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Struthers is looking to take a break and control but Spiller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Struthers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Struthers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Spiller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Spiller looks to land a body kick but Struthers moved away.
Struthers swings for the body but Spiller moves out of range.
Spiller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Struthers tries to bum rush Spiller with a series of wild strikes but Spiller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Struthers throws a right and a left that Spiller avoids nicely.
Brandon Spiller is winning the standup battle so far.
Spiller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Struthers, pushing him back against the cage.
Struthers throws a punch but it's blocked by Spiller.
Spiller avoids a wild elbow strike from Struthers.
Spiller wants to stall.
Spiller wants to get back to striking at distance but Struthers won't allow it.
Struthers is trying to stall.
Struthers breaks the clinch.
Spiller moves out of range of the strikes.
Spiller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Struthers is out of range and Spiller settles back down.
Spiller ducks under a wild hook from Struthers.
Spiller lands with a slapping head kick.
Struthers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struthers shoots in and drives through. Spiller sprawls well.
Spiller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spiller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Struthers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Struthers avoids the head kick by Spiller.
Spiller looks to land a body kick but Struthers moved away.
Struthers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Struthers blocks a head kick by Spiller.
Struthers throws a solid leg kick but Spiller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Struthers.
Spiller tries to clinch there but Struthers circles away.
No luck for Struthers with that takedown attempt.
Struthers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Struthers misses with an uppercut
and Spiller counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Struthers is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Spiller's half guard.
Struthers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spiller's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiller makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Spiller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Struthers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Struthers wants to control from the top but Spiller keeps moving.
Struthers stopping the sweep attempt from Spiller.
Struthers is looking to work some ground and pound but Spiller has wrist control.
Spiller trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Spiller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spiller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Struthers lands a couple of digs.
Struthers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spiller is keeping the position for now.
Lee Struthers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Struthers stopping the sweep attempt from Spiller.
Spiller keeping moving, preventing Struthers from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struthers might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Spiller kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Spiller misses with a low kick.
Spiller moves in looking to clinch but Struthers pushes him off.
Struthers closes the distance and clinches up with Spiller, looking for a takedown. Struthers pushes Spiller against the cage but Spiller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brandon Spiller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Struthers.
Spiller misses with a straight right.
Brandon Spiller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Struthers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Spiller works over Struthers's head and body with a nice combination.
Spiller tries to clinch but Struthers moves out of range.
Struthers lands with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spiller wants to clinch up but Struthers keeps it at a distance.
Spiller looks to land a combination but Struthers avoids it well.
Spiller misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Struthers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spiller makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Struthers really felt that one!
Jab from Spiller.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lee Struthers.
I've got Struthers winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lee Struthers!
A very excited looking Lee Struthers made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pepeng Agimat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rufus McTearson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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292 lbs
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199 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pepeng Agimat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTearson tries to move into range but Agimat moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McTearson fails to land with a series of punches.
Good work by McTearson as he checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Agimat.
Agimat walks into a straight right hand from McTearson.
McTearson misses with a wild body shot.
Agimat throws an overhand right that lands on McTearson's shoulder, as McTearson tries to avoid the shot.
McTearson misses with a leg kick
and Agimat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Agimat feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McTearsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McTearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Agimat is just out of range.
McTearson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McTearson jabs Agimat right on the nose. Agimat blinks but takes it well.
Agimat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McTearson circles away quickly and effectively.
Agimat with a jab.
Agimat throws a nice looking combination but McTearson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McTearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from McTearson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McTearson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from McTearson tenderised Agimat's leg. Agimat is trying to keep his angry face on.
McTearson cracks a nice hook into Agimat's ribs.
Agimat missing with a left hand there. McTearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McTearson closes the distance and clinches.
McTearson avoiding damage.
McTearson presses Agimat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Agimat is breathing heavily.
McTearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Pepeng Agimat has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from McTearson.
McTearson lands a nice shot to the body.
McTearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from McTearson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McTearson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McTearson lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from McTearson as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from McTearson.
McTearson manages to break the clinch.
Agimat moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agimat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McTearson.
The fighters circle momentarily. McTearson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Agimat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McTearson takes the fight into the clinch.
Agimat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McTearson.
Agimat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McTearson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McTearson breaks from the clinch.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for McTearson.
McTearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Agimat. That did some damage!
McTearson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McTearson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McTearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Agimat.
Rufus McTearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McTearson moves into range and clinches up with Agimat.
McTearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson scores with a shoulder strike.
McTearson lands a nice uppercut.
McTearson lands with a light punch inside.
McTearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McTearson lands an uppercut.
McTearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from McTearson.
McTearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from McTearson - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McTearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McTearson obliges.
McTearson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McTearson lands a shoulder strike.
McTearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McTearson lands a body punch in the clinch.
McTearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McTearson is leaning against Agimat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McTearson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Agimats head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McTearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Agimat is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson lands a big uppercut and Agimat is down! He's in big trouble - McTearson follows him to the mat!
Oh Agimat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McTearson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McTearson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Agimat seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rufus McTearson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
McTearson gets a clinch.
McTearson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McTearson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Agimat's head backwards.
McTearson cracks a nice hook into Agimat's ribs.
McTearson stuns Agimat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McTearson lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus McTearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pepeng Agimat's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McTearson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McTearson misses with a straight left.
McTearson takes one to the chin there.
Agimat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McTearson.
Agimat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McTearson.
Agimat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McTearson.
McTearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Agimat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McTearson.
McTearson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Agimat takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Agimat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Agimat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McTearson. McTearson obviously looking to wear him down.
Pepeng Agimat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McTearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Agimat. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by McTearson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McTearson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Agimat ducks under a wild hook from McTearson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McTearson.
McTearson lands a nice shot that snaps Agimat's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agimat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McTearson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McTearson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McTearson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Agimat on the side of the head.
Agimat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McTearson lands a right hook to the body.
McTearson thuds a left hand into Agimat's body.
Agimat has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Agimat there as he acknowledges the shot.
Agimat takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McTearson feints a jab promting Agimat to slip. McTearson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Agimat slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McTearson misses with a few strikes there.
McTearson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheers as McTearson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Agimat doesn't seem phased though.
McTearson misses with a looping left.
McTearson lands a jab to the nose.
Agimat is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson connects with a single shot there.
McTearson has taken the fight to the clinch.
McTearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
McTearson works on Agimat's body with a couple of short punches.
McTearson pushes Agimat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from McTearson.
McTearson lands a big uppercut and Agimat is down! He's in big trouble - McTearson follows him to the mat!
McTearson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McTearson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
McTearson looking to control and managing it successfully.
McTearson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McTearson with the ground and pound from mount.
McTearson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McTearson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Agimat hang on?
McTearson unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Agimat wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! McTearson celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rufus McTearson!
A relieved looking Rufus McTearson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt has chosen Why Do Good Girls Like Bad Guys? as his entrance music. James Hollywood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 lbs
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183 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Hollywood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
James Hollywood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollywood looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hollywood throws a chopping leg kick but Hunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hollywood misses the jab.
Hunt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hunt scores with a jab to the head.
Hollywood scores with a decent looking hook.
Hollywood thuds a left hand into Hunt's body.
Hollywood misses with an uppercut.
Hollywood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hollywood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt throws a low kick but Hollywood moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Hollywood finds it's way through Hunt's defenses.
A jab from Hollywood misses.
Hollywood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a hook to the body
and Hollywood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt looks for a takedown but Hollywood sprawls well.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hollywood swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hollywood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A punch lands to the side of Hollywood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hollywood swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Hollywood.
Hollywood throws a good cross that connects.
Hollywood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hunt showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hollywood won't allow Hunt to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood is refusing to be controlled, as Hunt sits in half guard.
Hunt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hunt prevents Hollywood from improving his position.
Hunt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hunt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hollywood keeps working.
Hunt performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hunt is trying to control the action in half guard but Hollywood is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hunt connects with a nice short shot to Hollywood's temple.
Hunt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hollywood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hunt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt trying to mount his opponent but Hollywood defends it.
Hollywood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hollywood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hunt on the ground.
Hollywood on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hollywood is trying to maintain the position but Hunt is very close to passing his half guard.
Hollywood on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hollywood tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt uses his free foot to push down on Hollywood's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hollywood.
Hunt connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hunt trying to control but Hollywood is having none of it.
Hunt looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Hunt will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hollywood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Hollywood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hollywood scores with a jab. Hunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hunt lands a jab.
A big right from Hunt misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hollywood.
Hollywood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hollywood throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Hollywood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hollywood throws a leg kick but Hunt moved away.
Hollywood is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hollywood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt with a nice cross.
A big right from Hollywood misses.
Hollywood throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
Hollywood looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James Hollywood is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hollywood looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hollywood defending against the ground and pound.
Hunt misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hollywood can't do much from the bottom here.
Hunt trying to control the action but Hollywood is working from the bottom.
Hollywood is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hunt connects with a decent elbow.
Hunt working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hollywood is trying to control Hunt's posture but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt controlling the position.
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!
Check out the look on Hunt's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hollywood trying his best to control but Hunt has mounted him.
Hunt controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hunt cracks Hollywood with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hunt cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hunt lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hunt unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Hunt connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hunt lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hollywood is rocked!
Hunt looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Hollywood covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Hunt!
Mike Hunt took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ambrogio Ballestrazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggler comes into a darkened arena with his song building. YO GOTTI - SOMEBODY WATCHIN ME kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ambrogio Ballestrazzi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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218 lbs
20 - 4 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class MT
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diggler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ballestrazzi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Diggler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diggler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diggler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballestrazzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Diggler.
Diggler lands with an overhand left.
A low kick from Diggler misses
and Ballestrazzi counters with a nice body shot.
Ballestrazzi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diggler in his tracks.
Dirk Diggler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballestrazzi throws the kick towards the body but Diggler avoids it.
Ballestrazzi tries to clinch up.
Diggler digs a good body shot into Ballestrazzi's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballestrazzi loads up on a big right hand but Diggler slips the punch.
Diggler scores with a nice head shot.
Diggler blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ballestrazzi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ballestrazzi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diggler slips under a jab.
Ballestrazzi wants to clinch up but Diggler keeps it at a distance.
Diggler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballestrazzi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ballestrazzi throws a low kick but Diggler avoids it.
Ballestrazzi throws the kick towards the body but Diggler avoids it.
Diggler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ballestrazzi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diggler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballestrazzi manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi throws a body kick that misses.
Diggler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Ambrogio Ballestrazzi has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballestrazzi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ballestrazzi throws a wild body kick that Diggler sees coming a mile off.
Ballestrazzi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Diggler.
Ballestrazzi throws the kick towards the body but Diggler avoids it.
Diggler scores with a push kick.
Ballestrazzi is breathing heavily.
Diggler scores with a leg kick.
Diggler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Diggler.
Diggler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diggler loads up on a big right hand but Ballestrazzi slips the punch.
Diggler misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi misses the jab.
Ballestrazzi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diggler finds it's way round the side to connect with Ballestrazzi's head.
Ballestrazzi misses with a low kick.
Ballestrazzi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ballestrazzi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ballestrazzi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diggler slips a jab from Ballestrazzi.
Diggler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Diggler.
An inside leg kick from Diggler misses.
Ballestrazzi thows a leg kick but Diggler checks it
and Diggler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ballestrazzi throws a push kick but Diggler slaps the foot to one side.
Ballestrazzi blocks a head kick by Diggler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler lands a jab to the head.
Diggler takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggler. Ballestrazzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diggler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballestrazzi.
A jab lands there for Ballestrazzi.
It looks like Dirk Diggler has been cut.
Diggler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ballestrazzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggler moves away.
Diggler avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballestrazzi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Diggler. Those never looked like landing.
Diggler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ballestrazzi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Diggler dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ballestrazzi misses with a hook. Diggler ducked under it nicely.
Ballestrazzi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ballestrazzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ballestrazzi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diggler is able to avoid easily.
Diggler lands a head kick. Ballestrazzi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ballestrazzi throws a hook but Diggler avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Diggler misses.
Ballestrazzi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diggler throws a lazy head kick
and Ballestrazzi counters with a good low kick that Diggler was not able to check.
Diggler misses with an uppercut. Ballestrazzi saw that one coming.
Ballestrazzi misses with a looping left.
Diggler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ballestrazzis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diggler throws a wild body kick that Ballestrazzi sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler scores with a body shot.
Diggler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diggler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diggler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ballestrazzi throws a leg kick but Diggler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ballestrazzi thows a leg kick but Diggler checks it
and Diggler counters with a stiff right hand.
Diggler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ballestrazzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballestrazzi cracks Diggler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diggler staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Diggler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ballestrazzi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Diggler wants to land a leg kick but Ballestrazzi is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler misses with a head kick.
Diggler throws a hook but Ballestrazzi avoids it easily.
A big left from Ballestrazzi misses.
Diggler avoids the body shot from Ballestrazzi.
Diggler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diggler throws a shot from downtown. Ballestrazzi moves away and avoids it.
Diggler slips a straight right by Ballestrazzi.
Good exchange - Ballestrazzi coming out on top.
A slow jab from Ballestrazzi misses its intended target.
Ballestrazzi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ballestrazzi lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballestrazzi is just out of range.
Diggler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diggler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ballestrazzi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ballestrazzi throws a sloppy body shot
and Diggler counters with a nice uppercut.
Diggler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Diggler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diggler lands a body shot.
Diggler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ballestrazzi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diggler's hands.
Diggler throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Diggler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ballestrazzi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ballestrazzi, right into the meat.
Diggler misses the body punch
and Diggler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ballestrazzi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diggler counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Diggler tries to land a front kick but Ballestrazzi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diggler feints and then cracks Ballestrazzi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ballestrazzi down.
Diggler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diggler thumps Ballestrazzi with a low kick.
Dirk Diggler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diggler throws a sloppy head kick and Ballestrazzi moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Ballestrazzi misses.
Nice defenses there by Ballestrazzi.
A cross from Diggler lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Diggler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ballestrazzi tries to clinch up but Diggler circles away and keeps his distance.
Ballestrazzi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diggler will feel that in the morning.
Diggler throws a body punch but Ballestrazzi moves out of range.
Ballestrazzi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diggler checks it well.
Diggler misses with a hook. Ballestrazzi ducked under it nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diggler!
Ballestrazzi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diggler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diggler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diggler blocks a leg kick.
Diggler feints and then cracks Ballestrazzi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ballestrazzi down.
Diggler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ballestrazzi throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ballestrazzi thuds his right hand into Diggler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diggler lands a front kick.
Ballestrazzi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ballestrazzi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diggler.
Diggler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diggler throws a head kick that misses.
Ballestrazzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggler was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ballestrazzi throws a low kick, looking for Diggler's leg but Diggler calmly moves out of range.
Diggler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ballestrazzi moves away.
Diggler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ballestrazzi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ballestrazzi blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Diggler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ballestrazzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diggler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ballestrazzi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diggler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballestrazzi tries to bum rush Diggler with a series of wild strikes but Diggler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Ballestrazzi misses the target.
Diggler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ballestrazzi moves away.
Diggler throws a body punch but Ballestrazzi moves out of range.
Diggler misses with a looping left.
Diggler tries to bum rush Ballestrazzi with a series of wild strikes but Ballestrazzi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ballestrazzi throws a push kick but Diggler slaps the foot to one side.
Diggler connects with a nice looking jab.
A swing and a miss from Diggler.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler slips a straight right by Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Diggler is just out of range.
Ballestrazzi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diggler.
Diggler slips under a jab from Ballestrazzi.
Diggler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ballestrazzi.
Diggler scores with a nice strike.
Ballestrazzi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ballestrazzi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diggler.
Ballestrazzi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diggler counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diggler throws a head kick that misses.
Ballestrazzi throws a low kick but Diggler moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Diggler misses its intended target.
Diggler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ballestrazzi misses with a low kick as Diggler jumps back.
Ballestrazzi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diggler if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballestrazzi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ballestrazzi slips under a jab.
Ballestrazzi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diggler avoids the body shot from Ballestrazzi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballestrazzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Diggler circles away.
Ballestrazzi lands a left and a right that send Diggler crashing to the mat, dazed. Ballestrazzi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Diggler connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diggler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Diggler!
After the fight, Dirk Diggler was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Newmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klas Ondahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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200 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bobby Newmark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Klas Ondahl!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ondahl shoots in for a takedown but Newmark shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ondahl shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Newmark as he jumps to the side.
Newmark moves into the clinch successfully.
Ondahl is trying to drag Newmark to the mat but Newmark just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bobby Newmark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klas Ondahl.
Newmark lands a nice shot to the body.
Newmark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Newmark throws an elbow that misses.
Newmark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Newmark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Newmark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ondahl throws a head punch that misses.
Newmark scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Newmark fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newmark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ondahl tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Newmark scores with a nice hook to the head.
Newmark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Newmark leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ondahl drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Newmark working Ondahl over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Newmark.
Come on Newmark - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Newmark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ondahl backwards.
Newmark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newmark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newmark lands a right hand.
Ondahl tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Newmark just stands there and leans against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Newmark tries a body shot but Ondahl blocks it.
Ondahl takes a knee to the side of the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Newmark seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Newmark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ondahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Newmark lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newmark scores a nice knee to the body.
Newmark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Newmark throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Newmark.
Newmark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Newmark has a couple of punches blocked by Ondahl.
Newmark with a knee to the head.
Ondahl jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Newmark walks away with a smile on his face. Ondahl gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Newmark paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A lazy left from Newmark finds it's target.
Ondahl shoots in but no luck this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newmark cracks Ondahl with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Newmark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newmark. Ondahl does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newmark throws a leg kick which misses Ondahl's front leg but catches the back leg as Ondahl tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Newmark.
Newmark thuds his shin into the meat of Ondahl's side.
Ondahl shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Newmark scores with a nice head shot.
Horrible takedown by Ondahl or perhaps it was just good defense by Newmark which made him look bad.
Ondahl shoots in for a takedown but Newmark shows good takedown defense.
A slapping leg kick lands for Newmark.
Newmark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ondahl defending well as Newmark loads up on a big left hand.
Newmark scores with a hook to the body. Ondahl takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Newmark moves into the clinch successfully.
Ondahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Newmark dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Newmark. No joy for Ondahl on that attempt.
Ondahl gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Newmark misses the shot to the body.
Newmark clinches with his opponent.
Ondahl tries to break the clinch but Newmark is controlling the position.
Newmark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Still in the clinch, Ondahl scores with a nice short uppercut.
Newmark landing knees to the body.
Bobby Newmark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Newmark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ondahl backwards.
Newmark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ondahl can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Newmark.
Newmark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Newmark.
Ondahl is breathing heavily.
Newmark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Newmark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newmark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Newmark controlling the action here for a moment.
Newmark lands a nice uppercut.
Newmark scores with a knee to the head.
Newmark taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Newmark connects with a knee to the head.
Ondahl is rocked!
Newmark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ondahl has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ondahl dodges an elbow strike from Newmark.
Newmark is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ondahl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newmark tries a body shot but Ondahl blocks it.
Newmark unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newmark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Newmark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ondahl's face.
Newmark taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Newmark.
Newmark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ondahl backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Newmark.
Ondahl takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good body shot from Newmark.
Newmark working Ondahl over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Newmark.
A right handed body shot lands from Newmark.
Newmark lands a hook that snaps the head of Ondahl backwards.
Newmark pushes Ondahl back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newmark lands a body punch in the clinch.
Newmark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Newmark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ondahl backwards.
Newmark crunches a lovely knee into Ondahl's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Newmark.
Newmark lands a knee to the head.
Ondahl is still on wobbly legs! Can Newmark finish him?
Newmark lands a hook that snaps the head of Ondahl backwards.
Newmark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ondahl backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newmark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ondahl's face.
A shot in the inside from Newmark.
Newmark lands with a short shot to the head.
Newmark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ondahl.
Ondahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Newmark struggles to land a body shot inside as Ondahl controls his hands.
A knee to the head by Newmark.
Ondahl tries to pull guard but Newmark forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Newmark.
Ondahl seems to have recovered his senses.
Newmark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ondahl backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Newmark dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ondahl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newmark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A chopping leg kick lands by Newmark.
Newmark delivers a nice body kick.
Newmark cracks Ondahl with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ondahl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newmark throws a head kick that misses.
Newmark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ondahl, pushing him back against the cage.
Newmark stalling the fight.
Ondahl tries to pull guard but Newmark won't allow it.
Newmark drops Ondahl with a big knee straight up the middle! Ondahl is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ondahl chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Newmark can pounce on him.
Newmark lands a nice looking body kick.
A left lands for Newmark.
Nice body punch from Newmark.
Bobby Newmark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newmark throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ondahl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Newmark pushes Ondahl away with a front kick.
Ondahl shoots in for a double leg but Newmark sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Newmark, as that shot connected.
Newmark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ondahl, pushing him back against the cage.
Ondahl tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bobby Newmark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klas Ondahl.
Newmark controlling the action here for a moment.
Newmark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ondahl is trying to pull guard but Newmark turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ondahl takes a knee right on the jaw!
Newmark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ondahl blocks a body shot from Newmark.
Bobby Newmark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newmark'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.
Ondahl is trying to pull guard but Newmark turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Newmark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ondahl blocks it with crossed arms.
Newmark lands a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Newmark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Newmark.
Newmark drops Ondahl with a big knee straight up the middle! Ondahl is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Bobby Newmark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondahl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Newmark - that will leave a mark!
Newmark connects with a jab.
Newmark just misses with a punch to the body.
Bobby Newmark is winning the standup battle so far.
Newmark throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ondahl counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Newmark's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ondahl is looking to work some ground and pound but Newmark has wrist control.
Newmark keeping moving, preventing Ondahl from controlling successfully.
Ondahl is looking to work some ground and pound but Newmark has wrist control.
Ondahl trying to control but Newmark is working from the bottom.
Klas Ondahl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Klas Ondahl hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ondahl shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Newmark napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ondahl postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Newmark tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ondahl wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ondahl has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ondahl tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ondahl has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ondahl working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Newmark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Newmark, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Newmark!
A relieved looking Bobby Newmark thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Ballzonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubz Phatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Ballzonya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubz Phatz!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballzonya scores with a shot to the body.
Ballzonya walks into a jab.
Phatz lands with a hook. Ballzonya tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ballzonya looks to score with a jab to the body but Phatz is just out of range.
Ballzonya misses with a hook.
Ballzonya lands a jab.
Ballzonya digs a good hook to Phatz's body.
Phatz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ballzonya throws a chopping leg kick but Phatz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ballzonya lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Phatz ducks under a wild hook from Ballzonya.
Phatz throws a looping overhand right but Ballzonya ducks down to avoid it.
Phatz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Phatz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ballzonya swings for the body but Phatz moves out of range.
Phatz lands a nice shot to the body.
Phatz slips a straight right by Ballzonya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phatz clinches up against the cage.
Phatz blocking some punches.
Ballzonya lands with a right to the head.
Phatz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ballzonya lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Phatz manages to break the clinch.
Ballzonya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Ballzonya. Those never looked like landing.
Phatz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phatz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Phatz moves into range and clinches up with Ballzonya.
Phatz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ballzonya lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Phatz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ballzonya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phatz.
Ballzonya misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballzonya throws a punch but it's blocked by Phatz.
Ballzonya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya struggles to land a body shot inside as Phatz controls his hands.
Phatz managing to block the knees to the body from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Phatz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Phatz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ballzonya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Phatz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Phatz.
Phatz tries to stall but Ballzonya uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Phatz is struggling to control the position.
Phatz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ballzonya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ballzonya lands an uppercut.
Ballzonya takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Phatz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ballzonya wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phatz has him pressed against the cage.
Phatz landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phatz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ballzonya wants to take the fight to the mat but Phatz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Phatz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phatz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ballzonya is struggling to control the position.
Ballzonya working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ballzonya content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ballzonya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ballzonya misses with a body punch.
Ballzonya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phatz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phatz pushes Ballzonya back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballzonya tries to stall but Phatz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ballzonya tries a body shot but Phatz blocks it.
Ballzonya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballzonya wants to take the fight to the mat but Phatz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Ballzonya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phatz tries a knee to the head but Ballzonya blocks it.
Ballzonya misses with the head strike.
Ballzonya wants to get back to striking at distance but Phatz won't allow it.
Phatz misses with a body punch.
Phatz trying to control the position but instead, Ballzonya has worked for underhooks and has pushed Phatz into the cage.
Phatz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phatz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phatz with a knee to the head.
Phatz blocks an uppercut.
Phatz misses with the head strike.
Phatz prevents a body shot from Ballzonya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubz Phatz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ballzonya throws a low kick, looking for Phatz's leg but Phatz calmly moves out of range.
Phatz staying out of range there.
Phatz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ballzonya misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Ballzonya.
Ballzonya moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ballzonya misses the jab.
Phatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ballzonya changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballzonya checks a leg kick.
Phatz lands a right hook to the body.
Ballzonya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phatz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ballzonya misses with a low kick.
Phatz tries to score with a low kick but Ballzonya moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phatz avoids the body shot from Ballzonya.
Phatz connects with a solid leg kick.
Ballzonya rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phatz counters with a straight right hand.
Phatz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ballzonya's head.
Ballzonya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ballzonya fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Phatz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ballzonya swinging wildly here.
Ballzonya tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Phatz ducks under a wild hook from Ballzonya.
A decent looking cross lands there for Phatz.
Ballzonya throws a head kick but Phatz moves out of range.
Ballzonya shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Phatz as he avoids it easily.
Phatz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ballzonya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya looks for the body kick but Phatz saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballzonya gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ballzonya keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Phatz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ballzonya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phatz was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballzonya.
Phatz thuds a left hand into Ballzonya's body.
Ballzonya throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Phatz on the side of the head.
Ballzonya thows a body shot but no joy.
Phatz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A telegraphed right hand from Phatz misses the target.
Ballzonya checks a low kick from Phatz.
Ballzonya blocks the body kick.
Ballzonya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phatz. Phatz obviously looking to wear him down.
Ballzonya checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Phatz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phatz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ballzonya looks to land a right hand but Phatz moved out of range.
Ballzonya throws a leg kick that misses.
Ballzonya throws a low kick but Phatz avoids it.
Ballzonya stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harry Ballzonya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballzonya looks for the body kick but Phatz saw that one coming.
Phatz digs a good hook to Ballzonya's body.
Ballzonya throws a shot from downtown. Phatz moves away and avoids it.
Phatz tries to clinch up but Ballzonya circles away and keeps his distance.
Phatz scores with a decent looking hook.
Phatz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Phatz scores with a leg kick.
Phatz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ballzonya throws out the jab.
Phatz ducks under a wild hook from Ballzonya.
Phatz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ballzonya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya looks to score with a jab to the body but Phatz is just out of range.
Good exchange - Phatz coming out on top.
Phatz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballzonya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phatz.
Ballzonya throws a low kick but it's checked well by Phatz.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ballzonya.
Phatz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ballzonya wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Phatz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ballzonya connects with a decent elbow.
Phatz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ballzonya wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Phatz sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phatz is looking to control Ballzonya's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Phatz avoid being mounted?
Ballzonya wants to take a breather but Phatz is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubz Phatz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slow jab from Ballzonya misses its intended target.
Ballzonya takes a swing at Phatz's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phatz moves away from the strike by Ballzonya.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Phatz 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 Ballzonya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ballzonya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ballzonya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Phatz's waist but Phatz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ballzonya off to one side.
Phatz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ballzonya throws out the jab.
Ballzonya lands a really nice looking cross but Phatz seems unphased.
Ballzonya checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ballzonya misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Ballzonya misses the target.
Ballzonya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ballzonya getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Phatz throws a head kick that misses.
Ballzonya throws a good cross that connects.
Bubz Phatz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phatz throws a lazy right hand but Ballzonya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ballzonya throws a hook but Phatz blocks it.
Phatz connects with a leg kick. Ballzonya looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Phatz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ballzonya avoids the head kick by Phatz.
Phatz lands a front kick.
Ballzonya misses the shot to the body.
Ballzonya looks to score with a jab to the body but Phatz is just out of range.
Ballzonya pivots, looking for a leg kick but Phatz is out of range and Ballzonya settles back down.
Phatz ducks under a wild hook from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya lands a really nice looking cross but Phatz seems unphased.
Ballzonya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Phatz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ballzonya misses the target.
Phatz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Ballzonya checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Phatz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Phatz tried to score with a low kick but Ballzonya checks it.
Phatz connects with a right hand. Ballzonya shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Ballzonya.
Phatz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ballzonya moves out of range of the body kick.
Phatz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ballzonya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Phatz moves out of range of the body kick.
Phatz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ballzonya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phatz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phatz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ballzonya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ballzonya throws a lazy right hand but Phatz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Ballzonya. That snapped Phatz's head back.
Nice defenses there by Phatz.
An inside leg kick lands from Phatz.
Phatz lands a slapping body shot.
Phatz misses with a hook.
Phatz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ballzonya checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Phatz tries a head kick but it misses.
Bubz Phatz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phatz is looking to slow Ballzonya down with leg kicks.
Phatz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballzonya was well out of range. Poor timing from Phatz.
Phatz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ballzonya.
A big right from Ballzonya misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phatz throws a nice head kick!
Phatz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phatz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ballzonya connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Phatz scrambles back to his feet.
Ballzonya throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ballzonya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Ballzonya misses
and Phatz counters with a thumping low kick.
Ballzonya misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ballzonya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phatz.
Phatz scores with a hook.
Phatz misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Ballzonya.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballzonya staying out of range there.
Phatz just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballzonya throws out a loose jab but Phatz uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubz Phatz really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ballzonya avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ballzonya changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya connects with a good right hand that stumbles Phatz. Phatz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ballzonya misses with a straight left.
Ballzonya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Phatz misses with a body kick.
Ballzonya rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phatz counters with a body kick that stops Ballzonya in his tracks momentarily.
Phatz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ballzonya misses with an uppercut
and Phatz counters with a left and a right that stings Ballzonya.
Phatz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ballzonya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phatz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ballzonya misses the jab.
Phatz clinches.
Phatz blocks an uppercut.
Phatz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phatz.
Phatz scores with a leg kick.
Phatz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ballzonya at a distance.
Ballzonya tries to keep at a distance but Phatz has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ballzonya swings wildly with an uppercut but Phatz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phatz misses with a punch on the inside.
Ballzonya wants to stall.
Phatz digs a right hand underneath Ballzonya's ribcage. Ballzonya let out a lung full of air as it connected.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Phatz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ballzonya.
Ballzonya pushes off an throws an elbow but Phatz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phatz tries to land knees in the clinch but Ballzonya avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phatz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phatz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ballzonya is defending well for now.
Phatz takes a shot to the head.
Ballzonya managing to block the knees to the body from Phatz.
Bubz Phatz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Phatz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya wants to take the fight to the mat but Phatz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Phatz blocks an elbow strike from Ballzonya.
Phatz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phatz prevents a body shot from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya struggles to land a body shot inside as Phatz controls his hands.
Phatz scores with a knee to the head.
Phatz working Ballzonya over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phatz blocking some punches.
Ballzonya can't find room to land a body shot as Phatz controls the action.
Phatz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phatz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ballzonya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Phatz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ballzonya's elbow.
Phatz blocks an uppercut.
Ballzonya misses with a punch to the body.
Phatz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ballzonya backwards.
Ballzonya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ballzonya stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Phatz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ballzonya fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phatz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phatz swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballzonya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phatz prevents a body shot from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya drops down looking for an ankle pick but Phatz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ballzonya misses with a left hand
and Phatz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ballzonya is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phatz avoids the body shot from Ballzonya.
Phatz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ballzonya.
Ballzonya looks to land a body kick but Phatz moved away.
Ballzonya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Phatz lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Phatz.
Phatz misses with a straight left.
Ballzonya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phatz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ballzonya is out of range and Phatz settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubz Phatz dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ballzonya misses with an uppercut. Phatz saw that one coming.
Ballzonya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ballzonya looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phatz is fending him off so far but Ballzonya persists. Nope, Phatz circles away and we're back to standing.
Ballzonya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phatz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phatz clinches up with Ballzonya and pushes him back against the cage.
Ballzonya scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phatz swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballzonya uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ballzonya.
Phatz scores with a shoulder strike.
Phatz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Harry Ballzonya has been cut.
Phatz blocking some punches.
Ballzonya looking to stall.
Phatz avoids a wild elbow strike from Ballzonya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Phatz.
A right hook to the body lands for Phatz.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Phatz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ballzonya backwards.
Phatz is trying to maintain a safe position but Ballzonya gets an underhook and turns Phatz into the cage.
Phatz blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Phatz.
Ballzonya is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Phatz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Ballzonya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phatz looking to throw knees to the head but Ballzonya is blocking nicely.
Ballzonya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ballzonya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phatz breaks from the clinch.
Ballzonya misses with a left hand
and Phatz counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle, before Phatz throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Ballzonya's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Phatz lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Bubz Phatz! Bubz Phatz retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Sykloni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Granite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sykloni might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to David Arkenstone - Carrickfergus. Granite has chosen Brokencyde - Get Crunk 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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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Sykloni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Granite!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granite tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sykloni lands with an uppercut that bounces Granite off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Rocky Granite has been cut.
Sykloni jabs Granite right on the nose. Granite blinks but takes it well.
Granite takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Granite scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Granite shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sykloni as he jumps to the side.
Granite gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Granite tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sykloni breaks the clinch.
Granite fails with a takedown attempt.
Sykloni throws a body punch but Granite moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykloni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sykloni lands a nice shot that snaps Granite's head back.
Sykloni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granite.
Sykloni tries to sprawl but Granite drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sykloni has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Granite is working away from the top position though.
Sykloni tries to get to full guard but Granite has control of the leg.
Granite missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Granite prevents Sykloni from standing back up.
Sykloni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sykloni tries to get to full guard but Granite has control of the leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granite has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sykloni tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Granite manages to move to mount!
Sykloni wants to control but Granite is having none of it.
Sykloni keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Granite avoids the attempt from Sykloni to control.
Sykloni is looking to get to half guard.
Sykloni wants to hold on but Granite pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Granite is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Granite working away from the top, dropping strikes.
It looks like Sami Sykloni has been cut.
Granite trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sykloni wants to control but Granite is having none of it.
Sykloni is looking to improve his position but Granite isn't that keen on the idea.
Granite putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sykloni tries to lock up and control but Granite gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Granite looking to finish Sykloni with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sykloni!
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!
Sykloni keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Granite connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granite landing strikes from the mount.
Sykloni is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Granite landing strikes from the mount and Sykloni is in trouble!
Sykloni sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Granite passes to side control.
Sykloni is looking for a sweep.
Granite is looking to take a break and control but Sykloni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sykloni regains half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sykloni is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Granite scores with a couple of nice shots.
Granite thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sykloni's head.
Granite wants to take a breather but Sykloni is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rocky Granite will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sykloni stuffs the takedown attempt from Granite. Granite gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Sykloni as Granite shoots in.
Granite closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sykloni circles away.
Sami Sykloni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Granite.
Granite blocks a head kick by Sykloni.
Sykloni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Granite was well out of range. Poor timing from Sykloni.
Sykloni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sykloni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sykloni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rocky Granite is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sykloni stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sykloni.
Sykloni scoring well with a low kick there.
Granite is breathing heavily.
Sykloni lands a right hook to the body.
Sykloni throws a right and a left that Granite avoids nicely.
Sykloni throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sykloni throws a nice head kick!
Sykloni misses with a low kick as Granite jumps back.
Granite throws out a loose jab but Sykloni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Granite will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sykloni scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granite moves out of range of the leg kick from Sykloni.
Sykloni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sykloni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Granite tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sykloni was well out of range. Poor timing from Granite.
Granite takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sykloni's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sykloni duly obliges.
That has opened up Rocky Granite's cut even more.
A big right from Granite misses.
Sykloni connects with a solid leg kick.
Sykloni throws a leg kick which misses Granite's front leg but catches the back leg as Granite tries to avoid it.
Sami Sykloni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Granite with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sykloni to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni lands with a nice body punch.
Sykloni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Granite on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sykloni. Sykloni obviously looking to wear him down.
A shot to the liver by Sykloni. Beautiful body shot.
Sykloni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sykloni is looking to wear down Granite with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sykloni throws a shot to the body.
Sykloni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sykloni tries to bum rush Granite with a series of wild strikes but Granite uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Granite has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sykloni.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sykloni sizes up Granite with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Granite doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sykloni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sykloni.
Sykloni punishes Granite's body with a nice straight punch.
Sykloni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Granite walks into a straight right hand from Sykloni.
Sykloni throws a shot to the body.
Sykloni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Sykloni dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sykloni with a nice cross.
Sykloni walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Granite checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sykloni misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Granite counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sykloni's guard now.
Sykloni is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Granite is aware though and is defending well.
Sykloni is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Granite stops Sykloni from standing up.
Granite got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sykloni has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Granite has managed to get both his arms back between Sykloni's legs - danger averted.
Granite wants to pass the guard but Sykloni is keeping the position.
Sykloni escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Granite gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Granite takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sykloni manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granite tries to clinch up but Sykloni circles away and keeps his distance.
Granite has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Granite there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sykloni thuds his shin into the meat of Granite's side.
Sykloni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Granite can do to turn this around?
Sloppy strikes from Granite. Those never looked like landing.
Granite moves out of range of the body kick from Sykloni.
Sykloni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good leg kick by Sykloni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sykloni thuds a left hand into Granite's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni lands with a hook. Granite tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Sykloni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sykloni scores with a jab to the body.
Sykloni scores with a jab to the body.
Granite tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sykloni lands with a nice body punch.
Sykloni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granite manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Granite 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Granite takes a jab right on the kisser.
The cut above Rocky Granite's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sykloni lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni cracks Granite with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sykloni misses with the combination.
Sykloni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granite.
Granite defending well as Sykloni loads up on a big left hand.
Sykloni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Granite. That did some damage!
Granite shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A clash of legs there as Granite blocks the low kick.
Granite's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Granite fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sykloni. Granite does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sykloni lands with a good body shot.
Granite looks for a takedown but Sykloni sprawls well.
Sykloni throws a chopping leg kick but Granite manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sykloni lands a lovely overhand right.
Sykloni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Sykloni misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Sykloni clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sykloni misses with a body shot.
Sykloni lands with a nice body punch.
Sami Sykloni is winning the standup battle so far.
Sykloni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sykloni throws a push kick but Granite slaps the foot to one side.
Granite fails with the takedown
and Sykloni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Granite fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sykloni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Granite is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A good leg kick by Sykloni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykloni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sykloni connects with a good right hand that stumbles Granite. Granite circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sykloni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Granite. That did some damage!
Sykloni with a nice cross.
Sykloni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sykloni fakes the leg kick and cracks Granite in the body.
Sykloni feints and then cracks Granite's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Granite down.
Sykloni lands a nice looking body shot.
Sykloni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Granite has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sykloni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni lands a jab to the nose.
Sykloni connects with a leg kick. Granite looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sykloni lands a slapping body shot.
Sykloni misses with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Granite - just one landing.
A head kick from Sykloni lands but Granite takes it in his stride.
Sykloni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sykloni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sykloni scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sykloni, right into the meat.
Sykloni cracks the inside of Granite's front leg.
Sykloni goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rocky Granite's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sykloni feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Granites jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sykloni scores with a punch to the head.
Granite misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Granite. Those never looked like landing.
Sykloni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sykloni connects with an inside leg kick.
Sykloni tests Granite's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rocky Granite's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sami Sykloni!
Sami Sykloni retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Sami Sykloni thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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