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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes to the cage accompanied by Pendulum - Witchcraft. This should be a great matchup!
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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
30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tito Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi James!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hopkins connects with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Hopkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hopkins lands a nice looking body kick.
James ducks right into an uppercut from Hopkins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. James checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch lands to the side of James 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hopkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hopkins feints and then cracks James's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow James down.
James goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by James.
James throws a head kick that misses.
Hopkins scores with the left hand. James knows he should have avoided that one.
Tito Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James lands with a right hand.
James connects with a leg kick. Hopkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
James moves into the clinch.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
Hopkins missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hopkins.
Hopkins breaks from the clinch.
Levi James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James thows a leg kick but Hopkins checks it
and Hopkins counters with a nice right hand that sends James toppling to the canvas! James scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hopkins finish him?!
James is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hopkins.
Hopkins connects with a body shot.
James looks to throw a body kick
and Hopkins counters with a nice body shot.
James dodges the punch combination from Hopkins.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
A lazy body kick from James
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James dodges the punch combination from Hopkins.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hopkins makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. James really felt that one!
Hopkins throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hopkins counters with a nice right hand that sends James toppling to the canvas! James scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hopkins finish him?!
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopkins finish him?
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!
James misses with a low kick.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
Hopkins throws a monster overhand right that drops James! Hopkins follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tito Hopkins!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kauno Kaalikorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royer comes to the cage accompanied by Speak Militant- Sabac Red. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Royer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kauno Kaalikorva!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaalikorva lands an overhand right.
Kaalikorva fails to land the takedown.
Royer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Royer tests Kaalikorva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kaalikorva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Royer tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kaalikorva is in Royer's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaalikorva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kaalikorva trying to control but Royer is working from the bottom.
Kaalikorva throws a big right hand that misses.
Kaalikorva throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaalikorva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaalikorva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Royer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva postures up in Royer's guard and throws a big left but Royer blocks it.
Royer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva is working Royer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Royer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kaalikorva throwing strikes from guard but Royer blocks nicely.
Royer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kaalikorva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kaalikorva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kaalikorva looking to pass the guard.
Kaalikorva landing with the ground and pound.
Kaalikorva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kaalikorva throws a big elbow that misses.
Kaalikorva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kaalikorva advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Kaalikorva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Royer taking a bit of punishment here - Kaalikorva scoring with strikes.
Kaalikorva scores with punches from side control.
Kaalikorva misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kaalikorva working the head with strikes.
Kaalikorva throws an elbow but Royer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kaalikorva throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Royer works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kaalikorva thows a huge punch but Royer dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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!
Royer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kaalikorva drops an elbow to the side of Royer's head.
Kaalikorva wants to take a breather but Royer is having none of it.
Kaalikorva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Royer kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kaalikorva controlling the action here.
Royer is not content to let Kaalikorva control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kauno Kaalikorva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Royer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaalikorva's calf.
Royer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaalikorva's sensitive parts.
Kauno Kaalikorva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Kaalikorva. Those never looked like landing.
Royer throws out a loose jab but Kaalikorva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaalikorva tries to bum rush Royer with a series of wild strikes but Royer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Royer checks the leg kick.
Kaalikorva misses the jab.
Royer throws a leg kick
and Kaalikorva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kaalikorva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Royer - the referee stops the clock and Kaalikorva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Royer. Kaalikorva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaalikorva. Royer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Royer.
Royer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaalikorva throws the left hand but Royer avoids the punch easily.
Royer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kaalikorva moves out of range of the strikes.
Kaalikorva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Royer as he avoids it easily.
Royer moves away from the strike by Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Royer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaalikorva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Royer as Kaalikorva shoots in.
Royer looks to throw the jab but Kaalikorva is out of range.
Royer avoids the head kick by Kaalikorva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royer blocks a leg kick.
Royer misses with a body shot.
Kaalikorva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Royer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaalikorva throws a shot from downtown. Royer moves away and avoids it.
Royer throws a head kick that half lands.
Kaalikorva lands a jab to the nose.
Kaalikorva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Royer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Royer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Royer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaalikorva.
Royer misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Royer is rocked!
Kaalikorva lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Royer up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Kaalikorva from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Royer's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kauno Kaalikorva!
Kauno Kaalikorva made sure to mention his sponsor, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Billington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billington comes to the cage accompanied by Apple bottom jeans, boots with the fur.... These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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203 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Billington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andreas Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billington rushes Reinhardt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Billington misses with a punch to the body.
Billington lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reinhardt backwards.
Billington wants a takedown but no success here.
Billington tries to work over Reinhardt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reinhardt breaks the clinch.
Reinhardt throws a body punch but Billington moves out of range.
Reinhardt tries to clinch up but Billington circles away and keeps his distance.
Reinhardt wants to clinch up but Billington keeps it at a distance.
Billington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reinhardt thows a body shot but no joy.
Reinhardt misses with a two punch combination.
Reinhardt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reinhardt avoids the body shot from Billington.
Billington lands a right hook to the body.
Reinhardt gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Billington.
Billington lands a nice uppercut.
Billington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billington leaning against his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reinhardt controlling the action here for a moment.
Reinhardt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reinhardt taking a breather.
Billington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reinhardt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Billington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Billington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reinhardt can't find room to land a body shot as Billington controls the action.
Reinhardt tries to work over Billington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reinhardt.
Billington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Billington gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Billington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reinhardt defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington controlling the action here.
Billington prevents Reinhardt from standing back up.
Billington content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Billington has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thomas Billington wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice defenses there by Reinhardt.
Billington misses with a body punch
and Reinhardt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Billington tries to work over Reinhardt's front leg with a kick but Reinhardt checks it.
Billington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Billington.
Reinhardt thows a body shot but no joy.
Reinhardt tries to clinch up but Billington circles away and keeps his distance.
Billington misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Reinhardt. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Reinhardt.
Billington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Billington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Billington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reinhardt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt walks into a straight right hand from Billington.
Billington lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Billington scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billington fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Reinhardt sprawls well initially but Billington persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Reinhardt is rocked!
Reinhardt is trying to stand.
Billington content to control rather than advance.
Reinhardt is trying to stand back up but Billington is controlling him
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billington seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reinhardt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Billington controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Billington 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.
Billington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reinhardt.
Billington slips a straight right by Reinhardt.
Billington lands with a shot to the body.
Billington lands with an overhand left.
Reinhardt tries to clinch up.
Thomas Billington is winning the standup battle so far.
Reinhardt with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Reinhardt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Billington takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reinhardt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Billington cracks Reinhardt with a good jab.
Billington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Billington cracks a nice hook into Reinhardt's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooh!!! Billington has knocked Reinhardt down with a huge combo! Billington steps away and waves a wobbly Reinhardt back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Reinhardt is still on wobbly legs! Can Billington finish him?
Billington misses with a hook.
Billington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt swings for the body but Billington moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billington throws a jab when Reinhardt was well out of range.
Billington connects with a body shot.
Billington throws an overhand right that drops Reinhardt like a sack of potatoes! Billington dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Billington!
Post fight, Thomas Billington took to the microphone: 'Man I'm just happy to be here, got into a bit of a scuffle with that bum Latka Gravas on the plane ride over here and had to put a beatdown on him, the little bitch went crying to the cops so it's a good thing someone bailed me out before the fight. Ah well 2 fights and 2 wins in the same day!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Leighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Dudek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leighty comes to the cage accompanied by Cowboy Dan. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dudek's choice of entrance music: ASTRAL PROJECTION - Mahadeva . Jan Dudek is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Leighty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jan Dudek!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leighty was well out of range. Poor timing from Dudek.
Leighty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dudek moves away.
Dudek misses the jab.
Dudek throws a body kick that misses.
Dudek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leighty.
Leighty slips a straight right by Dudek.
Dudek misses with a straight right.
Leighty throws a hook but Dudek blocks it.
Dudek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leighty has time to react.
Dudek misses with an uppercut. Leighty saw that one coming.
Dudek tests Leighty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leighty bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dudek's head backwards.
Leighty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leighty throws a low kick but Dudek moves out of range easily.
Jab by Leighty.
Dudek's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leighty under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leighty jabs Dudek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab, jab by Leighty - just one landing.
Dudek misses the shot to the body.
Dudek throws a hook but Leighty blocks it.
Dudek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leighty circles away quickly and effectively.
Leighty scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dudek in his tracks.
Leighty throws a head kick but Dudek moves out of range.
Dudek misses with a looping right.
Leighty walks into a stiff left hand from Dudek.
Dudek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leighty throws out the jab.
Leighty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dudek.
Leighty looks for the body kick but Dudek saw that one coming.
Dudek misses with a looping right.
Leighty throws a leg kick that misses.
A punch combination from Dudek misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudek tests Leighty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudek throws the kick towards the body but Leighty avoids it.
Leighty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leighty throws a low kick but Dudek avoids it.
Dudek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leighty lands with a shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leighty - that will leave a mark!
Dudek swings for the body but Leighty moves out of range.
Dudek takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dudek lands a jab-cross combination.
Leighty connects with an inside leg kick.
Leighty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice jab there from Leighty.
Dudek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leighty.
Leighty throws a hook but Dudek blocks it.
Dudek scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leighty uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dudek has time to react.
Leighty lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dudek, right into the meat.
Leighty avoids the head kick by Dudek.
Dudek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dudek moves out of range of the body kick.
Dudek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dudek takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Leighty scores with a hook to the body. Dudek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leighty throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudek throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leighty finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dudek looks winded!
Dudek misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudek on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leighty smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Leighty ducks under a wild hook from Dudek.
Leighty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leighty cracks Dudek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leighty checks a low kick from Dudek.
Leighty wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dudek throws out a powerful jab.
Leighty scores with a nice body kick.
Leighty lands a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leighty lands with a shot to the body.
Dudek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leighty's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dudek under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Leighty dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leighty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dudek.
Dudek on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dudek misses with a looping left.
A jab from Leighty misses.
Leighty throws a looping overhand right but Dudek ducks down to avoid it.
Dudek tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dudek looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dudek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dudek walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leighty checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leighty lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dudek avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dudek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leighty smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leighty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dudek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leighty slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Leighty.
Dudek lands with a cross.
Dudek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dudek throws a leg kick but Leighty sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dan Leighty is winning the standup battle so far.
Leighty feints and then cracks Dudek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dudek down.
Leighty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leighty lands a nice looking body kick.
Dudek throws out a leg kick but Leighty moves out of range and Dudek only half commits.
Good exchange - Leighty coming out on top.
Leighty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leighty there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudek is looking to land body kicks.
Dudek drops his hands momentarily and Leighty takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leighty avoids the body shot from Dudek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudek avoids a kick to the body.
Leighty tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dudek is able to avoid easily.
Dudek wants to land a leg kick but Leighty is out of range.
Leighty throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A big left from Dudek misses.
Leighty throws a hook to the side of Dudek's head but Dudek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dudek misses with a right hand
and Leighty counters with a stiff right hand.
Dudek has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leighty swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dudek counters with a left to the body.
Dudek scores with a head kick.
Dudek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leighty throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dudek throws a poor cross that misses
and Leighty counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dudek's knee momentarily.
Leighty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dudek is breathing heavily.
Dudek throws out a loose jab but Leighty uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighty is looking to chop away at Dudek's legs.
Leighty lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leighty lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fighters circling - Leighty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dudek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leighty lands a nice hook to Dudek's body. Dudek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leighty looks to land a left hand but Dudek moved out of range nicely.
Leighty fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dudek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leighty goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dudek misses the jab.
Dudek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dudek motions for Leighty to come forward. Dudek throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leighty digs a good hook to Dudek's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leighty ducks under a wild hook from Dudek.
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!
Leighty misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Leighty. Beautiful body shot.
Dudek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leighty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dudek takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Leighty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leighty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leighty uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dudek avoids the body shot from Leighty.
Dudek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dudek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leighty works Dudek's body with a nice hook.
Leighty throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Leighty dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leighty scores with a nice right hand.
Dudek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leighty cracks Dudek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dudek has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Leighty.
Leighty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dudek on the side of the head.
Leighty throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dudek tries to land a front kick but Leighty steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dudek has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leighty finds it's way round the side to connect with Dudek's head.
Leighty lands a jab to the head.
Dudek looks to land a right hand but Leighty moved out of range.
Leighty connects with a crisp jab.
Dudek bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dudek thows a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leighty fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dudek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudek tries to land a front kick but Leighty steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Leighty thows a body shot but no joy.
Leighty avoids the head kick by Dudek.
Dudek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick lands from Leighty.
Leighty feints and then cracks Dudek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dudek down.
Leighty moves out of range of the strikes.
Dudek lands a jab to Leighty's midsection.
Leighty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dudek can do to turn this around?
Leighty drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A thudding body kick lands there by Leighty!
Leighty lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leighty digs a good body shot into Dudek's ribs.
Leighty throws a big shot that misses.
Leighty lands a jab.
Leighty misses with a body kick.
Jan Dudek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudek looks to land a combination but Leighty avoids it well.
Crunch! Leighty slams his shin into Dudek's torso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leighty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dudek looks for the body kick but Leighty saw that one coming.
Dudek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dudek moves out of range as Leighty throws a body kick.
Dudek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dudek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leighty jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dudek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leighty scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dudek is rocked!
Leighty throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dudek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dudek is still on wobbly legs! Can Leighty finish him?
Dudek throws a hook to the side of Leighty's head but Leighty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighty moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dudek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leighty lands the left hand.
Leighty lands a right hook to the body.
Leighty throws a leg kick which misses Dudek's front leg but catches the back leg as Dudek tries to avoid it.
Leighty scores with a hook.
Leighty fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dudek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dudek tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leighty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dudek looks for the body kick but Leighty saw that one coming.
Leighty connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's 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!
Nice shot lands for Leighty.
Leighty lands a big head kick that sends Dudek to the canvas! Leighty follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Leighty!
Our winner, Dan Leighty, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Constantine Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke comes into the arena with Runnin With The Devil blaring out of the sound system. Karl Denke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Constantine Barca!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke wants to land a leg kick but Barca is out of range.
Denke walks into a straight right hand from Barca.
Constantine Barca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barca connects with a single shot there.
Denke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barca.
Good leg kick by Barca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Denke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barca.
Barca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barca connects with a body shot.
Barca misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barca. That's going to slow Denke down.
Barca walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Denke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Denke tries a head kick but it misses.
Barca avoids the head kick by Denke.
Denke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barca misses with a kick to the body.
Denke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca misses with a leg kick
and Denke counters with a stiff right hand.
Barca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barca drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barca working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barca trying to control the position from guard on top but Denke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barca preventing the sweep.
Denke wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Barca preventing the sweep.
Denke pulls Barca in to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Karl Denke just wasn't active enough.
Barca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Denke. That did some damage!
Karl Denke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Denke is looking to clinch.
Barca misses with a right hand
and Denke counters with a two punch combo.
Barca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Denke.
A big right from Denke misses.
Denke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barca was well out of range. Poor timing from Denke.
Barca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barca shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Denke as he avoids it easily.
Barca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Denke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barca changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barca uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Denke fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barca thuds his right hand into Denke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barca looks to land a body kick but Denke moved away.
Denke tries a head kick but it misses.
Barca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Denke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barca.
Denke misses with an uppercut. Barca saw that one coming.
Barca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Denke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barca.
Barca throws a leg kick but Denke checks it.
Barca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Denke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke takes one on the button.
Barca misses with a low kick.
Denke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barca misses with a wild body shot.
Barca lands with an uppercut that bounces Denke off the cage and back into range.
Barca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denke manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke is looking to clinch.
Denke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barca throws a body kick that misses.
Barca throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denke throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Barca does it's job there.
A leg kick checked by Denke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Constantine Barca will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Denke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barca's sensitive parts.
Barca connects with an inside leg kick.
Barca's corner calls for a 1-2. Barca obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barca swings for the body but Denke moves out of range.
Denke throws a push kick but Barca slaps the foot to one side.
Barca connects with a body shot that sends Denke's belly button to the back.
Barca takes a swing at Denke's ribcage but misses.
Barca attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barca blocks a jab.
Denke gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Denke is trying to keep Barca in close.
Barca works over Denke with some ground and pound from guard.
Denke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca trying to control but Denke is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barca throws a big right hand that misses.
Denke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barca wants to control from the top but Denke keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Denke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Denke throws an overhand right that lands on Barca's shoulder, as Barca tries to avoid the shot.
Barca feints and then cracks Denke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Denke down.
Denke throws a jab when Barca was well out of range.
Barca lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca checks a low kick from Denke.
Denke misses with a head kick.
Barca bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Denke's head backwards.
Denke thuds his shin into the meat of Barca's side.
Denke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barca on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Barca misses the target.
Barca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Denke.
Denke throws a body punch but Barca moves out of range.
Denke lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barca takes a step back to recover.
A bone on bone clash there as Denke blocks the leg kick.
Denke checks a leg kick.
Denke misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke lands a left and a right that sends Barca crashing to the canvas! Denke dives into mount looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denke is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Barca is rocked!
Denke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barca is looking to escape.
Barca is still in real trouble! Can Denke finish him?
Barca is desperately trying to improve his position but Denke has a good base and remains in mount.
Barca seems to have recovered his senses.
Barca wants to hold on but Denke pushes him away.
Barca is bucking up trying to escape but Denke cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Barca is wriggling around trying to escape.
Denke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Denke fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Denke.
Denke loads up with a big shot that hurts Barca! He's pulled Denke in close but Denke has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Barca survive? More strikes from Denke and Barca is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Karl Denke!
Our winner, Karl Denke, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toby Diaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaby comes to the cage accompanied by Trying'da hold me down. Katsuro Sato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
25 - 8 - 0 |
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196 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toby Diaby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsuro Sato!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaby throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sato's waist but Sato gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaby off to one side.
Sato keeps Diaby at a distance using the push kick.
Diaby misses with a body shot.
Diaby blocks a jab.
Diaby just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato connects with a nice looking jab.
Sato throws an off balance right hand
and Diaby counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Diaby.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sato is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaby defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato wants to sweep but no luck.
Sato bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaby's guard.
Sato makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diaby is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sato is aware though and is defending well.
Sato postures up in Diaby's guard and throws a big left but Diaby blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sato tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaby is retaining full guard.
Diaby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sato manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Diaby works over Sato with some ground and pound from guard.
Sato working for a triangle but Diaby defends it easily.
Diaby wants to control from the top but Sato keeps moving.
Sato has his feet on Diaby's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Katsuro Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaby throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaby throws a jab but it's blocked by Sato.
Sato dips to his left and cracks Diaby with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato lands with an overhand left.
Diaby looks to land a right hand but Sato moved out of range.
Sato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sato throws out a loose jab but Diaby uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. Diaby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaby there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to score with a low kick but Diaby moves his leg out of the way.
Sato scores with a jab. Diaby acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sato tries to score with a low kick but Diaby moves his leg out of the way.
Sato is looking to land body kicks.
Diaby throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaby blocks the body kick.
Diaby throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Sato lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaby off the cage and back into range.
Sato stuffs the takedown.
Sato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaby.
Diaby ducks right into an uppercut from Sato.
Diaby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses the jab.
Sato throws a leg kick which misses Diaby's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaby tries to avoid 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!
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Diaby.
Sato stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby Diaby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaby checks a low kick from Sato.
Diaby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sato.
Sato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Sato throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato tried to score with a low kick but Diaby checks it.
Sato throws a right hand that misses
and Diaby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuro Sato dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diaby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sato.
Sato misses with a right hand
so Diaby counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sato is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sato is trying to keep Diaby in close.
Sato is looking to sinch up a triangle. Diaby throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sato's body to avoid the submission. Sato has instead reached around Diaby's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sato arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Katsuro Sato!
After winning the bout, Katsuro Sato 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Voda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voda has chosen Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell as his entrance music. Jeremy Voda is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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175 lbs
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193 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Insanely flexible |
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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
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Voda!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito wants to land a leg kick but Voda is out of range.
Esposito stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Esposito wants it to stay on the feet.
Esposito connects with a body shot that sends Voda's belly button to the back.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Voda.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Esposito gets back to half guard.
Esposito is looking to improve his position.
Voda scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Voda prevents Esposito from improving his position.
Voda seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Esposito is trying to maintain the position but Voda is very close to passing his half guard.
Voda is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Esposito has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voda trying to work for an americana but Esposito has managed to regain full guard.
Esposito keeping moving, preventing Voda from controlling successfully.
Esposito is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Esposito can't keep his opponent in guard - Voda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Voda with the ground and pound but Esposito uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Voda stopping the sweep attempt from Esposito.
Esposito is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Voda wants to improve his position but Esposito is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Voda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Esposito passes into side control, despite Voda's attempt to control the position.
Voda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Esposito wants to control but Voda is keeping him busy.
Voda is trying to escape the position but Esposito is controlling the position.
Voda manages to work his way to half guard, despite Esposito's best efforts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voda tries to get to full guard but Esposito has control of the leg.
Voda has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Esposito. Oh but Voda has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Esposito goes limp - he's gone! Voda jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jeremy Voda!
Jeremy Voda managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ace of Spades Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kafka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee comes to the cage accompanied by Chumbawamba - Tubthumping. Kafka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Welcome to the Jungle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
195 lbs
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27
192 lbs
18 - 7 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Viktor Kafka!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee throws a hook but Kafka blocks it.
Kafka lands the left hand.
Dee scores with a leg kick.
Dee swings for the body but Kafka moves out of range.
Kafka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kafka.
Dee throws a series of punches but Kafka moves out of range.
Dee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dee jabs Kafka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kafka misses the body punch
and Dee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kafka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dee. Dee obviously looking to wear him down.
Kafka ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Dee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kafka.
Kafka gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dee to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kafka is keeping the position for now.
Dee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kafka trying to control the position.
Dee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dee passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee wants to control but Kafka is keeping him busy.
Dee is thwarting Kafka's attempts to control the position.
Kafka preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dee is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Dee passes into half guard.
Dee frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kafka wants to hold on but Dee pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee unloading with bombs!
Dee throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kafka because Dee loaded up on that one.
Dee landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dee controlling his opponent.
Dee avoids the attempt from Kafka to control.
Dee lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kafka is bucking up trying to escape but Dee cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kafka is in a horrible position here. Dee smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kafka is looking to get to half guard.
Kafka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dee lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kafka is rocked!
It looks like Viktor Kafka has been cut.
Kafka manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Kafka, under a barage of strikes from Dee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tweedle Dee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kafka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kafka misses with a two punch combination.
Dee throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kafka.
Dee darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kafka trying to control here.
Kafka is staying active underneath Dee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kafka trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Dee manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka is bucking up trying to escape but Dee cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dee is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kafka can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Dee wants to control but instead Kafka manages to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kafka looking for submissions off his back.
Dee prevents Kafka from improving his position.
Dee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dee with the ground and pound but Kafka uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee is pushing down on Kafka's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kafka is fighting to maintain full guard but Dee has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kafka defending well though.
Dee seems to be looking for submissions.
Dee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dee is looking to take a break and control but Kafka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dee scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dee tries to pass to full mount but Kafka defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dee lands a nice short elbow.
Tweedle Dee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Dee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dee lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dee is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kafka has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tweedle Dee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kafka's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dee stuns Kafka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kafka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kafka scores with a shot to the body.
Kafka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kafka wants it to stay on the feet.
Dee lands a nice looking body shot.
Kafka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dee.
Dee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kafka blocks a leg kick.
Kafka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kafka.
Dee throws a hook but Kafka avoids it easily.
Dee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big right from Kafka misses.
Dee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee looks for the body kick but Kafka saw that one coming.
Dee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kafka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kafka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dee throws a combination. Kafka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dee connects with a body shot.
Dee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kafka.
Tweedle Dee is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Dee.
Dee throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dee swings for the body but Kafka moves out of range.
Dee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kafka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dee moves away.
Dee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kafka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Viktor Kafka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kafka throws a push kick but Dee slaps the foot to one side.
Kafka moves out of range as Dee strikes.
Kafka digs a good body shot into Dee's ribs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dee. Kafka shrugs it off though.
Dee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Kafka.
Kafka slips under a jab.
Dee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dee misses with a low kick.
Dee lands with a cross.
Dee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kafka moves away.
Kafka blocks a jab.
Kafka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dee. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands a jab-cross combination.
Dee fails to land the takedown.
Kafka drops his hands momentarily and Dee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kafka can do to turn this around?
Dee misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Kafka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dee doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Tweedle Dee has been cut.
Dee throws a solid leg kick but Kafka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dee.
Kafka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big left from Kafka misses.
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!
A good leg kick by Dee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kafka. Dee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kafka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Viktor Kafka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kafka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dee tries to land a front kick but Kafka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kafka blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee wants to clinch up but Kafka keeps it at a distance.
Dee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kafka.
Kafka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kafka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dee.
Kafka sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kafka ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kafka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dee throws a shot from downtown. Kafka moves away and avoids it.
Kafka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dee moves out of range of the body kick.
Dee throws out a powerful jab.
Dee throws the left hand but Kafka avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tweedle Dee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tweedle Dee!
Tweedle Dee made sure to mention his sponsor, Syndicate Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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33
197 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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29
181 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Wise!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wise fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Wise is just out of range.
Wise scores with a leg kick.
Wise takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Wise has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Wise has the dominant position.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wise blocks a body shot from Smith.
Wise prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith is working Wise over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Wise fails to land.
Wise landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Wise fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wise presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Wise stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wise lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wise working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wise tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Wise misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wise - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Wise misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wise checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wise, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise clinches with his opponent.
Wise has Smith pressed against the cage.
Smith tries a body shot but Wise blocks it.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wise stalling the fight.
Wise unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wise creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wise blocking some punches.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Wise uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wise.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wise.
Wise lands a body shot.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Wise lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Dan Smith has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wise lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Wise lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Wise controls the action.
Wise pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wise's elbow.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wise closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith takes a swing at Wise's ribcage but misses.
Wise lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wise stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wise lands a body shot.
Wise throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Wise thumps Smith with a low kick.
Wise jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wise thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Wise just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Wise lands.
Smith tests Wise's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wise misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Wise dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wise throws a leg kick
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dennis Wise seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wise throws out the jab.
Wise misses with a straight right.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Wise swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Wise thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Wise.
Wise clinches with his opponent.
Wise breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wise thows a body shot but no joy.
Wise throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Wise circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wise connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wise listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wise scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Wise. That snapped Smith's head back.
Wise with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Wise throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wise's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Wise looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Wise feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wise.
Wise connects with a crisp jab.
Smith moves out of range as Wise throws a body kick.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wise paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wise can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wise clinches.
Wise working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wise unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith tries to circle away but Wise has him pinned against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Wise scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Wise as the two fighters clinch.
Wise tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Wise back against the cage.
Wise lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wise is stalling here.
A short right from Wise on the inside.
Smith tries to work over Wise's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wise has Smith pushed against the cage.
Wise lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with some punches.
Wise lands a damaging elbow.
Dan Smith's cut is getting worse.
Wise lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Wise lands a knee to the head.
Wise landing knees to the body.
Wise lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Wise landing knees to the body.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wise pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Wise controls his hands.
Wise trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wise into the cage.
Wise unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wise lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Wise.
Wise throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Wise showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Smith's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wise throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Wise bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Dan Smith's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wise scores with a leg kick.
Wise is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Wise fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A shot to the liver by Wise. Beautiful body shot.
Wise throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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!
Smith misses with a looping right.
Wise throws out a powerful jab.
Wise jabs at Smith's body.
A cross from Wise lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Wise.
A jab from Wise finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Smith is rocked!
Wise throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wise moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wise.
Wise comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wise throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dennis Wise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wise feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Wise moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Wise. Wise maintains the clinch.
Dan Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Wise tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Wise lands a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Dan Smith's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wise lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wise lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dan Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dennis Wise!
In his post fight interview, Dennis Wise gave a big smile as he said 'Another over-hyped scrub goes down.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergiy Sklyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sklyar comes to the cage accompanied by Scarface - No Tears. Luka Beck will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergiy Sklyar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luka Beck!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sklyar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Beck's waist but Beck gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sklyar off to one side.
Sklyar misses with a kick to the body.
Beck misses with a wild body shot.
Sklyar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sklyar.
Sklyar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Beck's guard.
Beck is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Beck preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sklyar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sklyar wants to control from the top but Beck keeps moving.
Sklyar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sklyar landing with the ground and pound.
Sklyar 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.
Sklyar scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beck wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar stops Beck from standing up.
Sklyar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sklyar landing with the ground and pound.
Beck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sklyar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sklyar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beck utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beck is trying to control the position but Sklyar postures up.
Beck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sklyar looking to pass the guard.
Beck looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sklyar is one step ahead there.
Sklyar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck working a defensive guard here.
Beck working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sklyar.
Beck has his foot on Sklyar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sklyar works his way back into a safe position though.
Sklyar throws a big elbow that misses.
Beck keeping full guard, as Sklyar tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beck keeping moving, preventing Sklyar from controlling successfully.
Sklyar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sklyar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Beck wants to control but Sklyar postures up.
Sklyar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sklyar trying to control the action but Beck is working from the bottom.
Sklyar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Beck is avoiding damage well.
Sklyar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Beck down.
Beck is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Sklyar crashes against the mat.
Beck dodges the ground and pound from Sklyar.
The strikes coming from Sklyar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sklyar throws an elbow but Beck slips to the side and avoids it well.
Beck tries to buck Sklyar off but Sklyar is having none of it.
Sklyar creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Beck sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sklyar landing strikes.
Sklyar working away.
Beck is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiy Sklyar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sklyar slips under a jab from Beck.
Beck throws a leg kick but Sklyar moved away.
Sklyar wants to slow Beck down by chopping away at his legs.
Beck lands a jab to the nose.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sklyar here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sklyar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Beck lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sklyar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sklyar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sklyar throws a leg kick but Beck sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sklyar slips a jab from Beck.
Sklyar checks a leg kick.
Sklyar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beck moves away.
Sklyar blocks a low kick nicely.
Beck tries to score with a low kick but Sklyar moves his leg out of the way.
Sklyar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar connects with a leg kick. Beck looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sklyar throws a low kick but Beck moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sklyar. Beck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beck is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sklyar.
Beck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Sklyar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sklyar. Beck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sklyar shoots for a takedown but Beck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Beck misses with a low kick.
Beck chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beck shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beck avoids the body shot from Sklyar.
That kick from Beck tenderised Sklyar's leg. Sklyar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beck wants to slow Sklyar down by chopping away at his legs.
Beck misses with a low kick as Sklyar jumps back.
Beck pushes Sklyar away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Beck throws a leg kick but Sklyar checks it.
Sklyar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beck manages to avoid it.
Sklyar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sklyar is looking to wear down Beck with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beck scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sklyar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sklyar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beck. Beck obviously looking to wear him down.
Sklyar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sklyar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beck tries to clinch up but Sklyar circles away and keeps his distance.
Sklyar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beck counters with a good, hard body kick but Sklyar shrugs it off.
Beck shoots in and drives through. Sklyar sprawls well.
Beck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sklyar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beck manages to avoid it.
A jab from Sklyar finds it's way through Beck's defenses.
Luka Beck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck misses with a few strikes there.
Beck displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sklyar.
Beck throws a good cross that connects.
Beck looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sklyar throws a jab when Beck was well out of range.
Sklyar tests Beck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sklyar. Beck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beck defending well as Sklyar loads up on a big left hand.
Beck ducks under a wild hook from Sklyar.
Beck misses with a low kick.
Beck scores with a push kick.
Sklyar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sklyar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck lands with an uppercut that bounces Sklyar off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sklyar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Beck - the referee stops the clock and Sklyar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Beck. Sklyar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Beck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sklyar shoots for a takedown but Beck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergiy Sklyar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beck scores with a hook to the body. Sklyar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beck wants to land a leg kick but Sklyar is out of range.
Sklyar clobbers Beck with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beck.
Beck moves in looking to clinch but Sklyar pushes him off.
Sklyar throws a leg kick but Beck sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beck pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sklyar is out of range and Beck settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sklyar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beck tries to land a front kick but Sklyar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheers as Beck lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sklyar doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Beck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sklyar slips under a jab from Beck.
Beck throws the left hand but Sklyar avoids the punch easily.
Sklyar throws a lazy right hand but Beck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beck tries to clinch there but Sklyar circles away.
A head kick misses from Sklyar.
Beck misses with a low kick.
Sklyar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beck is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Beck connects with a leg kick. Sklyar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Luka Beck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beck gets caught napping as Sklyar dives in and scores a takedown. Beck manages to retain guard.
Sklyar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sergiy Sklyar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sklyar postures up in Beck's guard and throws a big left but Beck blocks it.
Beck is trying to control the position but Sklyar postures up.
Sklyar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beck is pulling down on Sklyar's head. It's preventing any offense from Sklyar, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sklyar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sklyar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sklyar throwing strikes but missing.
Sklyar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sklyar throws a strike but Beck rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sklyar wants to sweep but no luck.
Sklyar trying to keep a closed guard but Beck is proving a slippery customer.
Sklyar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beck is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Beck throws a big elbow that misses.
Sklyar is looking for a triangle but Beck pushes his legs off easily.
Sklyar trying to keep a closed guard but Beck is proving a slippery customer.
Beck postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sklyar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beck throwing strikes but missing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sklyar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beck's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck managing to control the position.
Sklyar is working Beck over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Beck keeping full guard, as Sklyar tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Beck is on top in guard.
Sklyar is looking for a triangle but Beck pushes his legs off easily.
Sklyar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sklyar looking to control.
Beck pushing down on Sklyar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Beck must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sklyar keeping moving, preventing Beck from controlling successfully.
Beck passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sklyar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sklyar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sklyar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sklyar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sklyar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergiy Sklyar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sklyar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergiy Sklyar!
Sergiy Sklyar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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