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VERSUS VENDETTA 54 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Karl Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Devil's Rejects. Luke Skywalker has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Karl Grossman's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Luke Skywalker!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skywalker thows a body kick. Grossman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A big left from Grossman misses.
Grossman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Skywalker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grossman stalling.
Grossman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grossman scores with a shot to the side of Skywalker's head.
Skywalker lands an elbow inside that Grossman shrugs off.
Skywalker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grossman taking a breather.
Skywalker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grossman lands with a short shot to the head.
Grossman throws a punch but it's blocked by Skywalker.
Skywalker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grossman is defending well for now.
Grossman is working Skywalker over against the cage.
A short right from Grossman.
Skywalker misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Grossman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skywalker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grossman dodges an elbow strike from Skywalker.
Grossman managing to block the knees to the body from Skywalker.
Skywalker letting Grossman take a breather here.
Skywalker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
Skywalker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Skywalker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Skywalker trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grossman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grossman pushes Skywalker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grossman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Skywalker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Skywalker trying to land knees to the body.
Grossman blocks an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Grossman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grossman lands with a left to the head.
Grossman takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Grossman.
Skywalker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Skywalker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grossman lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Grossman to work.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Skywalker.
It looks like Karl Grossman has been cut.
Grossman looking to throw knees to the head but Skywalker is blocking nicely.
Skywalker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grossman looking to slow down the pace here.
Skywalker gets through Grossman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
Grossman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skywalker backwards.
Skywalker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grossman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Skywalker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grossman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Skywalker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grossman blocks an elbow strike.
Skywalker lands an elbow just above Grossman 's eye.
Skywalker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Skywalker lands a knee to the body.
Grossman blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Skywalker throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Skywalker.
Skywalker managing to block the knees to the body from Grossman.
Grossman takes an elbow to the temple.
Grossman throws a punch but it's blocked by Skywalker.
Skywalker missing with knees to the body.
Grossman avoids a wild elbow strike from Skywalker.
Skywalker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Skywalker managing to block the knees to the body from Grossman.
Grossman avoids the elbow strike from Skywalker, against the cage.
Grossman scores a nice knee to the body.
Grossman blocks an elbow strike from Skywalker.
Grossman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Skywalker throws an elbow but misses.
Skywalker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grossman can't find room to land a body shot as Skywalker controls the action.
Grossman lands with a left to the head.
Skywalker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grossman's defenses.
Skywalker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Skywalker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skywalker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grossman tries to work over Skywalker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Grossman.
Skywalker trying to land knees to the body.
Skywalker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grossman is trying to maintain a safe position but Skywalker gets an underhook and turns Grossman into the cage.
Skywalker blocks an uppercut.
Grossman scores with a shot to the side of Skywalker's head.
Skywalker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grossman avoids the elbow strike from Skywalker, against the cage.
Skywalker lands with a short shot to the head.
Skywalker misses with an elbow strike.
Grossman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Skywalker up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skywalker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grossman's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman blocking some punches.
Grossman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karl Grossman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karl Grossman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grossman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grossman scores with a jab.
Skywalker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grossman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grossman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luke Skywalker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grossman swings for the body but Skywalker moves out of range.
Skywalker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grossman moves away.
Grossman lands a head shot.
Skywalker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grossman moves out of range of the body kick from Skywalker.
Skywalker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grossman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Skywalker throws a body kick that misses
and Grossman counters with a nice uppercut.
Grossman throws an overhand right that lands on Skywalker's shoulder, as Skywalker tries to avoid the shot.
Skywalker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Skywalker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skywalker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grossman as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker misses with a body shot.
Karl Grossman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skywalker looks to score with a jab to the body but Grossman is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Grossman misses the target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Skywalker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grossman - the referee stops the clock and Skywalker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grossman. Skywalker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Skywalker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grossman throws a body kick that misses.
Skywalker moves away from the strike by Grossman.
Grossman throws a low kick but Skywalker avoids it.
Skywalker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Skywalker looks to land a right hand but Grossman moved out of range.
Skywalker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Skywalker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Skywalker throws a combination that misses
and Grossman counters by clinching up.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
Skywalker blocks an uppercut.
Grossman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grossman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grossman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grossman takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grossman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skywalker backwards.
Skywalker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skywalker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skywalker gets through Grossman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grossman avoids a wild elbow strike from Skywalker.
Grossman blocks a body shot from Skywalker.
Grossman blocks an elbow strike from Skywalker.
Grossman looking to stall.
Skywalker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grossman avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grossman.
Grossman blocks an elbow strike from Skywalker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman misses with a knee strike.
Grossman tries to stall but Skywalker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grossman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skywalker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grossman misses with a knee strike.
Grossman blocks an uppercut.
Skywalker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grossman misses with the head strike.
Skywalker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skywalker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skywalker throws an elbow that misses.
Grossman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skywalker misses with a punch to the body.
Grossman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Skywalker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Skywalker obliges.
Skywalker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grossman trying to land knees to the body.
Skywalker lands a damaging elbow.
Grossman has Skywalker pushed against the cage.
Skywalker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skywalker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skywalker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grossman.
Grossman avoids the elbow strike from Skywalker, against the cage.
Skywalker trying to land knees to the body.
Grossman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grossman dodges an elbow strike from Skywalker.
Grossman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Skywalker avoiding damage as Grossman throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grossman misses with a knee to the head.
Skywalker throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Skywalker throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Skywalker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luke Skywalker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Karl Grossman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Skywalker wants to clinch but Grossman slips to the side
and Grossman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grossman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grossman swats away the attempt to clinch by Skywalker.
Skywalker misses with an attempted mid kick.
A lazy body kick from Skywalker
and Grossman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skywalker throws a solid leg kick but Grossman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Skywalker.
Grossman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grossman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skywalker is rocked!
It looks like Luke Skywalker has been cut.
Skywalker throws a wild body kick that Grossman sees coming a mile off.
Skywalker is still on wobbly legs! Can Grossman finish him?
Grossman lands a nice hook to Skywalker's body. Skywalker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grossman pounces like a tiger and cracks Skywalker with a vicious hook! Skywalker is down but not out! Grossman follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Karl Grossman!
Karl Grossman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Mauser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Storm Garp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Garp's choice of entrance music: Rammstein- Liebe ist für alle da. Storm Garp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Trent Mauser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Storm Garp!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garp misses with a left hand
letting Mauser counter with a right hand.
It looks like Storm Garp has been cut.
Mauser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garp.
Mauser looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mauser connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garp gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mauser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garp.
Mauser lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mauser shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mauser tests Garp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Garp misses.
Mauser takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mauser manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garp on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That has opened up Storm Garp's cut even more.
Garp lands a body shot.
Mauser misses with an uppercut.
Jab by Mauser.
Garp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mauser circles away quickly and effectively.
Garp misses with a looping right.
Garp looks to land a right hand but Mauser moved out of range.
Storm Garp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mauser moves away from the strike by Garp.
Garp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garp takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mauser moves away.
Nice shot lands for Mauser.
A big left from Garp misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garp throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mauser counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mauser throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mauser moves out of range of the strikes.
Mauser closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Garp's guard.
Mauser trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garp wants to sweep but no luck.
Mauser in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garp bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mauser's guard.
Garp is stalling in the full guard.
Mauser controlling Garp's posture.
Mauser working for a triangle but Garp defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauser working for a triangle but Garp defends it easily.
Garp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mauser swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mauser being controlled here, momentarily.
Garp trying to control but Mauser is working from the bottom.
Mauser looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garp is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Storm Garp wasn't active enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Garp misses its intended target.
Garp misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Garp.
Garp thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Garp misses.
Mauser ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garp tries to bum rush Mauser with a series of wild strikes but Mauser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garp throws a lazy uppercut
and Mauser counters with a stiff right hand.
Mauser is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garp misses with a lunging right hand
letting Mauser counter with a right hand.
The cut above Storm Garp's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Storm Garp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mauser scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Mauser dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Storm Garp's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mauser fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Garp to the ground. Mauser is now in Garp's guard.
Mauser looking to pass the guard.
Mauser trying to control but Garp is working from the bottom.
Mauser throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mauser passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Garp managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mauser.
Mauser has an Americana. Garp didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Mauser is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Mauser hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Trent Mauser!
Trent Mauser really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Diamond Nutrition 160q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Drederick Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Masters!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum digs a good hook to Masters's body.
Drederick Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masters throws a sloppy head kick and Tatum moves out of range easily.
Tatum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Masters with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Masters misses with an uppercut.
Masters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tatum was well out of range. Poor timing from Masters.
Masters closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tatum is refusing to be controlled, as Masters sits in half guard.
Tatum moves into full guard.
Tatum pulls Masters in to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Masters wants to control from the top but Tatum keeps moving.
Tatum looking for a sweep. Not yet Tatum, not yet.
Masters trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Masters accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Masters has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tatum is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Masters is controlling him.
Tatum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Masters throws a big right hand that misses.
Masters is stalling in the full guard.
Tatum is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Masters is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tatum has momentary wrist control but Masters slips an elbow through the middle.
Tatum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Masters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masters throws a strike but Tatum rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tatum got a little sloppy there for a moment and Masters has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tatum has managed to get both his arms back between Masters's legs - danger averted.
Masters looking for subs off his back but Tatum has passed one foot through into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tatum wants to stand and escape but instead Masters has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Masters makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tatum wants to stand but Masters is controlling the position.
Masters connects with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masters postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Masters dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tatum misses with a looping right.
Masters drops his hands momentarily and Tatum takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Masters throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tatum throws a combination that misses
and Masters counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tatum keeping moving, preventing Masters from controlling successfully.
Tatum is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Masters is controlling him.
Masters working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tatum keeping moving, preventing Masters from controlling successfully.
Masters wants to pass the guard but Tatum is keeping the position.
Tony Masters has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Masters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tatum misses with a lunging right hand
and Masters counters with a nice uppercut.
Masters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Masters tries to land a leg kick but Tatum saw it coming and moves away.
Masters looks to land a combination but Tatum avoids it well.
Masters feints and then cracks Tatum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tatum down.
Masters scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tatum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throws a body punch but Masters moves out of range.
A jab from Tatum misses.
Tatum misses with a hook
and Masters counters with a right hand to the body.
Masters misses with a body kick.
Masters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tatum.
Tatum checks the leg kick nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masters.
Tatum misses with a two punch combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Masters. That's going to slow Tatum down.
Masters ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Tatum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masters moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum needs to keep his hands up - Masters had a free shot at his head there.
A combination from Masters does no damage.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masters decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tatum is refusing to be controlled, as Masters sits in half guard.
Tatum tries to kick Masters off but Masters keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tatum won't allow Masters to pass to mount.
Masters throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Masters sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tatum defending well though.
Masters is working for a kimura but Tatum is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters drops an elbow to the side of Tatum's head.
Masters moves into full mount! Tatum won't be happy about that!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masters raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masters scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tatum?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Masters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Masters throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tatum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tatum throws a looping overhand right but Masters ducks down to avoid it.
Tatum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tatum misses with a hook. Masters ducked under it nicely.
Masters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Masters.
Masters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masters throws a nice outside leg kick.
Masters turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tatum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masters cracks Tatum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Masters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masters avoids the body shot from Tatum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum connects with a crisp jab.
Masters looks to land a left hand but Tatum moved out of range nicely.
Tatum lands with an overhand left.
Tatum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Masters.
Masters looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Masters wants to advance to full mount but Tatum doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Masters landing with the ground and pound.
Masters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tatum is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Masters.
Masters makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masters lands a couple of elbows.
Masters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Masters distracts Tatum with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Masters throwing strikes from guard but Tatum blocks nicely.
Masters stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tatum swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters is pushing down on Tatum's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tatum is fighting to maintain full guard but Masters has managed to sneak the leg through.
Masters lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tatum is trying to control but can't.
Masters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tatum keeps working.
Masters sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tatum defending well though.
Masters not doing much here.
Tatum is trying to stand back up but Masters is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tatum sees it coming and defends easily.
Masters trying to control from Tatum's half guard. Tatum has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Tatum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Masters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masters landing some decent shots from guard.
Masters loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Masters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Masters has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Masters!
Our winner, Tony Masters, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny OReilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tepes's entrance music is uncle otis- the game. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vlad Tepes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny OReilly!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
OReilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tepes manages to avoid it.
A jab from Tepes misses.
Nice defenses there by OReilly.
OReilly throws a combination that misses
and Tepes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. OReilly really felt that one!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tepes scores with a shot to the body.
OReilly swinging wildly here.
Johnny OReilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tepes slips a straight right by OReilly.
OReilly misses with a wild combination.
OReilly feints a jab promting Tepes to slip. OReilly then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tepes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
OReilly throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from OReilly. Tepes does a little dance to reset his feet.
OReilly throws a hook to the side of Tepes's head but Tepes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
OReilly misses with a wild combination.
Tepes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from OReilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes blocks a jab.
Tepes lands a leg kick that knocks OReilly off balance momentarily.
OReilly swings for the body but Tepes moves out of range.
OReilly looks to land a left hand but Tepes moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from OReilly. Tepes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Tepes.
It looks like Johnny OReilly has been cut.
Tepes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OReilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tepes manages to avoid it.
Tepes scores with a shot to the body.
OReilly looks winded!
Tepes throws a nice outside leg kick.
OReilly throws a right hand that Tepes ducks under and follows up with a left that Tepes also avoids with ease.
Tepes lands a nice looking body shot.
OReilly avoids the body shot from Tepes.
Tepes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tepes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters circling a little - Tepes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes cracks OReilly with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! OReilly looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tepes finish him?
Tepes throws a shot to the body.
Tepes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tepes is looking to wear down OReilly with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tepes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from OReilly.
Tepes defending well as OReilly loads up on a big left hand.
Tepes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OReilly misses with a wild combination.
OReilly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
OReilly looks up at the clock. Bad move! Tepes lands a right hand from hell, dropping OReilly. Tepes pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Tepes!
Vlad Tepes tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Laroux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Haffa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haffa has chosen Black Stone Cherry - White Trash Millionaire as his entrance music. Harry Haffa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Laroux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Haffa!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Haffa lands.
Haffa tries a head kick but it misses.
Laroux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haffa just misses with a punch to the body.
Laroux falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haffa counters by moving into the clinch.
Laroux is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Laroux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laroux is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haffa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Haffa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haffa thows a body shot but no joy.
Laroux changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Haffa looking to score a takedown here. Laroux is defending well but Haffa drives through and ends up in Laroux's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haffa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haffa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haffa won't allow Laroux to sweep him here.
Haffa is pushing down on Laroux's leg trying to pass to half guard. Laroux is fighting to maintain full guard but Haffa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Laroux tries to get to full guard but Haffa has control of the leg.
Laroux won't allow Haffa to pass to mount.
Laroux actively working from the bottom here.
Laroux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Laroux keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haffa tries to pass to full mount but Laroux defends it.
Haffa is looking to take a break and control but Laroux is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laroux looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Laroux manages to get to full guard.
Laroux is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Laroux seems to be working for a kimura but Haffa defends the submission attempt.
Haffa is looking to control Laroux's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haffa avoid being mounted?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haffa wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laroux wants to free his trapped foot but Haffa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Laroux is working for a submission of some sort.
Haffa trying to hold on to Laroux's head to control him but Laroux postures up.
Laroux winds up and cracks Haffa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Laroux working the head and body with strikes.
Laroux looking for a submission but Haffa manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Laroux scoring with some ground and pound.
Laroux looking to pass the guard.
Haffa looking for a sweep. Not yet Haffa, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laroux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haffa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laroux working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Laroux landing with the ground and pound.
Haffa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haffa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Laroux!
Haffa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Haffa working for a guillotine from mount but Laroux is in no mood to give up.
Laroux tries to reverse the position but Haffa maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haffa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Laroux can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Haffa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Haffa connects with a body shot.
Haffa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laroux throws out the jab.
Harry Haffa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laroux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haffa.
A big right from Laroux misses.
Haffa misses with a few strikes there.
Haffa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haffa throws a shot from downtown. Laroux moves away and avoids it.
Laroux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haffa works the jab nicely.
Haffa throws a jab when Laroux was well out of range.
David Laroux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laroux throws a nice looking combination but Haffa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laroux thuds his right hand into Haffa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haffa shoots in for a takedown but Laroux shows good takedown defense.
Laroux slips under a jab from Haffa.
Haffa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Laroux counters with a straight right hand.
Haffa misses with a double jab.
Haffa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haffa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haffa gets tackled into the cage by Laroux. Laroux maintains the clinch.
Haffa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laroux tries to break the clinch but Haffa is controlling the position.
Haffa tries to throw a body punch but Laroux avoids it by throwing Haffa back against the cage.
Laroux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haffa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Haffa shoots in and drives through. Laroux sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laroux tries to clinch up.
Laroux getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haffa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Laroux wants to sweep here but Haffa controlling him for the moment.
Haffa wants to control from the top but Laroux keeps moving.
Laroux is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Haffa is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haffa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laroux is keeping the position for now.
Laroux looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haffa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laroux has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Haffa has managed to get both his arms back between Laroux's legs - danger averted.
Laroux has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haffa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haffa trying to control the position from guard on top but Laroux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laroux throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haffa wants to pass the guard but Laroux is keeping the position.
Laroux looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Laroux is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Haffa is aware though and is defending well.
Haffa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laroux swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haffa slips nicely into half guard.
Haffa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Laroux knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haffa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Haffa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Laroux is looking for a sweep. Haffa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haffa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laroux is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Haffa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Haffa's back!
Laroux doesn't have the hooks in and Haffa manages to turn into his guard.
Haffa pushing down on Laroux's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Laroux blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haffa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harry Haffa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Haffa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laroux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haffa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laroux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laroux throws a looping overhand right but Haffa ducks down to avoid it.
Haffa slips a jab and a cross from Laroux.
Laroux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haffa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haffa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laroux just misses with a punch to the body.
Laroux lands a body shot.
Haffa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haffa tests Laroux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haffa with a poor takedown
and Laroux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laroux misses with a straight right.
Nice takedown defense from Haffa. No joy for Laroux on that attempt.
Laroux throws out a loose jab but Haffa uses good head movement to avoid it.
David Laroux is winning the standup battle so far.
Haffa dips to his left and cracks Laroux with an uppercut!
Haffa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laroux.
Laroux has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haffa finds it's way round the side to connect with Laroux's head.
Haffa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Haffa tries to land a front kick but Laroux steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laroux jabs Haffa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Haffa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Laroux in his tracks.
Laroux is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haffa slips a jab from Laroux.
Oh Laroux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laroux defending well as Haffa loads up on a big left hand.
Laroux seems to have got his legs back now.
Laroux misses with a wild body shot.
Haffa connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Laroux to the floor! Haffa dives in looking for the finish!
Haffa lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Laroux! More strikes land and this one is all over! Haffa jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Haffa!
Harry Haffa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Knuckle Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme Shelter. Soto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Busta Rhymes Feat Eminem - I'll Hurt You . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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30
147 lbs
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145 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Knuckle Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luiz Soto!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Soto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Soto.
Soto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stone is holding on to half guard well.
Stone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Soto.
Stone won't allow Soto to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone wants to improve his position but Soto is controlling well.
Stone is defending against the submission attempts here by Soto.
Stone wants to control but Soto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto thows a huge punch but Stone dodges it nicely.
Soto throwing shots but Stone is blocking nicely.
Stone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stone preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Stone trying to control but Soto postures up.
Stone holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Soto working Stone over with strikes.
Soto is looking for a kimura here.
Soto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soto.
Soto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stone defending well though.
Soto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stone's head.
Soto lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone won't allow Soto to pass to mount.
Soto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Soto is working away from the top position though.
Stone keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Soto throwing shots but Stone is blocking nicely.
Soto is looking to advance position but Stone won't allow it.
Soto stalling away here and it's allowed Stone to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto pushes down on Stone's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Soto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Soto trying to mount his opponent but Stone defends it.
Stone wants to get back to full guard.
Stone wants to control but Soto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stone has hold of Soto's hands but Soto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Soto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stone wants to get back to full guard.
Soto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Soto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Soto.
Stone is trying to get back to full guard.
Soto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Soto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soto working over Stone with some ground and pound. Stone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Soto is trying to control. Stone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Soto dominated that round.
That's time! Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stone leaves Soto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Soto shoots in looking for a takedown. Stone tries to sprawl out of it but Soto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Soto slips a jab from Stone.
Soto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stone avoids it really well and circles away.
Knuckle Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Soto.
Stone is looking to chop away at Soto's legs.
Soto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soto.
Stone lands a nice hook to Soto's body. Soto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.
Danga de danga de dang - Soto scores with a four punch combination!
Soto fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stone as he avoids it easily.
Soto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stone pinned against the cage. Stone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Stone. No joy for Soto on that attempt.
Stone throws out a powerful jab.
Soto shoots in and drives through. Stone sprawls well.
Luiz Soto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soto manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stone on his heels. He'll look to pass Stone's guard now, I'm sure.
Soto throws a strike but Stone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stone trying to stand up but can't free himself from Soto's guard.
Luiz Soto has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Soto wants to hit a switch here but Stone passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Soto there!
Soto bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soto won't allow Stone to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stone 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.
Soto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soto is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Soto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stone is keeping the position for now.
Soto wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Stone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soto.
Soto tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Soto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soto throwing strikes from guard but Stone blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone is controlling Soto's posture.
Stone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soto forces his way into half guard.
Soto throwing shots but Stone is blocking nicely.
Soto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Soto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soto thows a huge punch but Stone dodges it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soto throwing shots but Stone is blocking nicely.
Soto working over Stone with some ground and pound. Stone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Soto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Soto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Soto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Soto looking to score a takedown here. Stone is defending well but Soto drives through and ends up in Stone's guard.
Soto is pushing down on Stone's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stone is fighting to maintain full guard but Soto has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Soto is looking for a kimura here.
Soto thows a huge punch but Stone dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soto wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
Soto throwing strikes from guard but Stone blocks nicely.
Stone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soto throws an elbow that misses. Stone uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Soto's guard. Nice move by Stone!
Soto is trying to control the position but Stone postures up.
Soto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stone is looking to improve his position but Soto isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Soto working Stone over with strikes here.
Soto unloads with some shots from mount but Stone bucks and avoids them well.
Soto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soto is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Stone can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Soto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stone can't escape the position.
Soto dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stone is in all sorts of trouble here.
Soto throws some wild stikes that Stone manages to avoid easily.
Soto thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Soto throwing strikes here but Stone is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Soto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Knuckle Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soto working the ground and pound effectively.
Soto landing strikes from the mount.
Soto lands a nice shot to the head.
Stone wants to control but Soto is having none of 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!
Stone slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Luiz Soto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to improve his position but Soto is controlling well.
Stone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Soto.
Soto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Soto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stone trying to hold on to Soto's head to control him but Soto postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Soto scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone is striking off his back. Soto thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Nice strikes from Soto there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Soto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Soto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Soto!
Luiz Soto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mr Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keast Kann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes into the arena with yes blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Keast Kann!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Black. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Black.
Black slips a straight right by Kann.
Keast Kann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Kann misses.
Black throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kann.
Kann fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kann scores with a nice strike.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kann as he jumps to the side.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kann lands with a good body shot.
Kann connects with a jab.
Black misses with a body kick.
Black throws out a loose jab but Kann uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kann's jab looks to have found its range, popping Black under the eye.
Black is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kann sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Black misses with a hook.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kann.
The fighters circling - Kann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black misses with a looping left.
Kann fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Black sprawls well initially but Kann persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Black wants to get back to full guard.
Kann seems to be working for a kimura but Black defends the submission attempt.
Black makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Black.
Black avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kann is bucking up trying to escape but Black cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Black prevents Kann from getting the reversal.
Black raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kann is wriggling around trying to escape.
Black scoring with strikes but Kann is staying in there.
Kann is trying desperately to improve position.
Kann is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Black is landing with some decent strikes but Kann is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kann is trying desperately to improve position.
Black connects with a bit shot that sees Kann covering up! More strikes from Black and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Black is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Black!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mr Black thanked GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mk Ultra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ultra comes to the cage accompanied by Big Bad - Satriani. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mk Ultra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ultra looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Wilson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ultra is out of range and Wilson settles back down.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ultra jabs at Wilson's body.
Ultra moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ultra ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ultra takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A lazy body kick from Ultra
and Wilson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ultra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ultra walks into a left hand.
Wilson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wilson is looking to slow Ultra down with leg kicks.
Wilson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilson.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ultra struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Wilson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ultra.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Ultra.
Ultra can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Ultra blocks a body shot from Wilson.
Ultra blocks an uppercut.
Wilson lands a shot to the body.
Ultra working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
Ultra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ultra misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ultra tries to circle away but Wilson has him pinned against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ultra's elbow.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ultra.
Ultra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ultra lands with a short shot to the head.
Ultra tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ultra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Ultra.
Ultra tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ultra tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Ultra misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Ultra can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Ultra.
A hook to the body from Wilson.
Ultra struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Ultra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson lands with a right to the head.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a head punch that misses.
Ultra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Wilson.
Ultra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Ultra.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Ultra can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Ultra prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.
Ultra blocks an uppercut.
Wilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Ultra.
A short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ultra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Wilson.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wilson.
Wilson scores with a shot to the side of Ultra's head.
Ultra struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Ultra works on Wilson's body with a couple of short punches.
Ultra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson lands a nice uppercut.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson cracks Ultra with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Wilson.
Ultra is leaning against Wilson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ultra.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Ultra has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ultra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson gets through Ultra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ultra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ultra.
Wilson dives in and grabs Ultra's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ultra pushes down on Wilson's head and hops out.
Ultra lands a head kick!
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ultra.
Ultra throws a solid leg kick but Wilson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ultra.
Wilson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Ultra as Wilson shoots in.
Ultra jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ultra throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Ultra.
Ultra scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson looks to land a body kick but Ultra moved away.
Ultra lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ultra is looking to chop away at Wilson's legs.
Wilson walks into a stiff left hand from Ultra.
Mk Ultra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson lands a leg kick that knocks Ultra off balance momentarily.
Ultra throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
Wilson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ultra throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ultra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilson.
Ultra looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wilson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ultra slips a jab from Wilson.
Ultra is looking to wear down Wilson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wilson lands a nice looking body kick.
Ultra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ultra.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ultra stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ultra lands a leg kick that knocks Wilson off balance momentarily.
Ultra throws a solid leg kick but Wilson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ultra.
Ultra lands with an overhand left.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Ultra.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilson.
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ultra throws out the jab.
Wilson connects with a single shot there.
Wilson tries to score with a low kick but Ultra moves his leg out of the way.
Wilson scores with a hook.
Ultra fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wilson.
Wilson throws a jab when Ultra was well out of range.
Wilson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ultra connects with a leg kick. Wilson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ultra misses with a body shot
and Wilson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ultra's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ultra is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ultra wants to sweep here but Wilson controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson chips away with some ground and pound.
Ultra has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wilson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson takes a swing at Ultra's ribcage but misses.
Wilson throws a leg kick but Ultra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ultra throws a lazy uppercut
and Wilson counters with a good, hard body kick but Ultra shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Ultra circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson lands with a kick to the temple. Ultra shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ultra misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wilson scores with a sloppy right hand. Ultra should have avoided that one.
Ultra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilson clobbers Ultra with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ultra misses with a leg kick
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Ultra is looking to slow Wilson down with leg kicks.
Ultra throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson moves away from the strike by Ultra.
Wilson scores with a jab. Ultra acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Ultra moves out of range easily.
Ultra lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wade Wilson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Wilson misses with a right hand
enabling Ultra to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilson tries to land a leg kick but Ultra saw it coming and moves away.
Ultra avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Wilson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wilson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ultra misses with an uppercut
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wilson is defended easily by Ultra.
Some bone on bone action there as Wilson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wilson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Ultra.
Wilson tries a low kick but Ultra avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wilson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ultra has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ultra and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ultra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Ultra.
Wilson pushes Ultra away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Ultra's head but Ultra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ultra looks to land a body kick but Wilson moved away.
Wilson lands a leg kick that knocks Ultra off balance momentarily.
A big right from Wilson misses.
Ultra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ultra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ultra lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Ultra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Ultra.
Ultra looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Wilson connects with a single shot there.
Ultra throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Wilson tries to clinch but Ultra is having none of 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!
Ultra ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ultra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ultra.
The fighters circling - Ultra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ultra checks the leg kick.
Wilson throws a low kick, looking for Ultra's leg but Ultra calmly moves out of range.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Ultra moved out of range.
Ultra lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilson at a distance.
Ultra feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wilson's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ultra.
Ultra blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Wilson throws a nice head kick!
Wilson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Ultra misses.
Ultra throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ultra throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wilson.
Ultra misses with a head kick.
Ultra throws a low kick, looking for Wilson's leg but Wilson calmly moves out of range.
Ultra avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ultra walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ultra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ultra moves out of range of the leg kick from Wilson.
Wilson clinches up with Ultra and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ultra.
Ultra misses with a punch on the inside.
Ultra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ultra controls his hands.
Wilson misses with some punches.
Ultra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ultra digs a right hand into Wilson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilson's gas tank.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ultra scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ultra blocking some punches.
Ultra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mk Ultra did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wilson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ultra.
Ultra takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Wilson is predictable there
and Ultra counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wilson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ultra is out of range and Wilson settles back down.
Ultra works the jab nicely.
Wilson lands a body shot.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ultra.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Ultra blocks a jab.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Ultra.
Ultra tries to land a front kick but Wilson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ultra swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ultra bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wilson's head.
Ultra tries to score with a low kick but Wilson moves his leg out of the way.
Wilson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wilson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ultra under the eye.
Ultra lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wilson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wilson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Ultra moved out of range.
Wilson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ultra can pounce on him.
Wilson takes a swing at Ultra's ribcage but misses.
Ultra moves out of range as Wilson throws a body kick.
Ultra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wilson counters with a big head kick but Ultra shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ultra lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wilson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ultra has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ultra was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Ultra scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wilson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ultra lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wilson throws the left hand but Ultra avoids the punch easily.
Ultra lands a right hook to the body.
Wilson slips a jab from Ultra.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Ultra.
Ultra scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ultra missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ultra checks the leg kick.
Nice body kick from Ultra.
Ultra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wilson misses the jab.
Ultra thows a body kick. Wilson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wilson throws a lazy uppercut
and Ultra counters with a head kick. That will keep Wilson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wilson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ultra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wilson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good exchange - Ultra coming out on top.
A big right from Wilson misses.
Ultra misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ultra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ultra's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ultra duly obliges.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ultra checks a low kick from Wilson.
Ultra feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ultra scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ultra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ultra throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ultra takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ultra shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wilson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mk Ultra had his way with Wade Wilson in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ultra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ultra connects with a jab.
Ultra steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wilson. That one must have hurt.
Ultra slips a straight right by Wilson.
Ultra throws a wild body kick that Wilson sees coming a mile off.
Nice cross by Wilson.
Ultra swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Ultra takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ultra misses with a looping right.
Ultra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ultra. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson misses with a looping left.
Ultra works over Wilson's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wilson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ultra walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wilson.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Wilson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ultra.
Wilson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ultra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilson scores with a head kick.
Ultra throws a low kick but Wilson avoids it.
Ultra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ultra takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson checks the leg kick.
Jab from Ultra.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ultra is just out of range.
Ultra feints and then cracks Wilson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilson down.
Nice jab there from Wilson.
Ultra misses with a wild combination.
Wilson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ultra feints and then cracks Wilson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilson down.
Ultra throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
Wilson lunges at Ultra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ultra's hand.
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Ultra's shoulder, as Ultra tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ultra keeps the fight on the outside.
Ultra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Ultra throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
Ultra connects with a looping right hand.
Wilson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jab by Wilson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wilson.
Ultra uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wilson has time to react.
Wilson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ultra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilson is looking to slow Ultra down with leg kicks.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
A cross from Wilson lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ultra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Ultra's shoulder, as Ultra tries to avoid the shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Ultra blocks the leg kick.
Ultra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ultra scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wilson in his tracks.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Ultra moves away and avoids it.
Ultra sizes up Wilson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wilson lands with a good body shot.
Ultra thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch lands to the side of Ultra 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ultra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ultra swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mk Ultra.
I think Ultra 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Mk Ultra retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mr Azure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano has chosen lets dance as his entrance music. Rocky Marciano has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mr Azure's chin.
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146 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Azure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azure throws a shot from downtown. Marciano moves away and avoids it.
Azure fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marciano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marciano throws a head kick but Azure moves out of range.
Azure loads up on a big right hand but Marciano slips the punch.
Marciano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Azure finds it's way through Marciano's defenses.
Azure shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Marciano's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Azure throwing strikes but missing.
Azure throwing strikes but missing.
Marciano trying to control the position.
Azure postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Azure throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano has control of Azure's left arm, preventing Azure from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azure slips nicely into half guard.
Marciano is looking to improve his position.
Azure missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Azure looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Azure wants to pass to mount but Marciano is defending the position.
Marciano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Azure throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Azure thows a huge punch but Marciano dodges it nicely.
Marciano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marciano.
Azure throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azure advances to half guard.
Marciano is trying to control but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Azure wants to pass to mount but Marciano is defending the position.
Marciano is concentrating on defense, preventing Azure from advancing position.
Azure is thwarting Marciano's attempts to control the position.
Azure not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Azure working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Marciano has his hands clasped together around Azure's back. He's all about the action.
Marciano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marciano is staying active underneath Azure, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano trying to hold on to Azure's head to control him but Azure postures up.
Marciano is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Azure scores with a couple of nice shots.
Azure wants to pass the guard but Marciano is defending well.
Azure thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Azure thows a huge punch but Marciano dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Marciano manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Azure stands up over Marciano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Azure pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marciano is keeping the position for now.
Azure might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Azure with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marciano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Azure makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Azure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano trying to control but Azure is working from the bottom.
Marciano distracts Azure with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azure looking for a guillotine here but Marciano defends easily.
Marciano got a little sloppy there for a moment and Azure has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marciano has managed to get both his arms back between Azure's legs - danger averted.
Marciano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Azure works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marciano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marciano won't allow Azure to sweep him here.
Marciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Azure is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marciano passes Azure's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Azure dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Azure closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marciano quickly recovers to half guard.
Azure not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Azure sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marciano defending well though.
Azure thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marciano's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marciano wants to get back to full guard.
Marciano moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Marciano is pulling down on Azure's head to control his posture.
Azure chips away with some ground and pound.
Marciano looking for a sweep. Not yet Marciano, not yet.
Marciano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Azure missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azure throwing strikes from guard but Marciano blocks nicely.
Azure stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marciano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Azure avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marciano keeping full guard, as Azure tries to pass.
Mr Azure overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Azure working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Azure 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.
Azure passes Marciano's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Marciano is trying to maintain the position but Azure is very close to passing his half guard.
Azure thows a huge punch but Marciano dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries to roll over but Azure keeps him under control.
Azure is pressing down on Marciano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marciano is holding on for now.
Azure missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Azure is trying to control the action in half guard but Marciano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marciano wants to get back to full guard.
Azure trying to mount his opponent but Marciano defends it.
Marciano is looking for a sweep. Azure is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azure thows a huge punch but Marciano dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azure tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marciano knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Azure sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marciano defending well though.
Azure stalling away here and it's allowed Marciano to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Azure in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Azure throwing strikes but missing.
Azure wants to control from the top but Marciano keeps moving.
Azure working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marciano 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.
Azure trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Azure wants to control from the top but Marciano keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Azure advances to half guard.
Marciano keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Marciano wants to control but Azure is keeping busy.
Azure is looking to advance position but Marciano won't allow it.
Azure thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marciano's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marciano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Azure.
Azure wants to free his trapped foot but Marciano is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano is refusing to be controlled, as Azure sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Azure dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Azure. That snapped Marciano's head back.
Azure showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marciano.
Marciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azure.
Azure just misses with a punch to the body.
Azure takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mr Azure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Azure shoots in for a takedown but Marciano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Azure shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Azure loads up on a big right hand but Marciano slips the punch.
Marciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Azure.
Marciano shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Azure manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Azure looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Azure is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marciano is aware though and is defending well.
Azure is looking for a triangle but Marciano pushes his legs off easily.
Marciano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Azure has his foot on Marciano's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marciano works his way back into a safe position though.
Azure keeping moving, preventing Marciano from controlling successfully.
Azure looking to control but Marciano passes into half guard.
Marciano controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano working Azure over with strikes.
Azure tries to roll over but Marciano keeps him under control.
Marciano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Azure does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Azure moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Marciano wants to control from the top but Azure keeps moving.
Marciano won't allow Azure to sweep him here.
Marciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Azure is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Azure throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azure looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Marciano passes into side control.
Marciano scores with a couple of short elbows.
Azure is looking for a sweep.
Marciano tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marciano has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rocky Marciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marciano is working Azure over with some ground and pound from side control.
Azure taking punishment in the form of punches.
Marciano in side control lands a decent elbow.
Azure tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azure sneaks back into half guard.
Azure tries to roll over but Marciano keeps him under control.
Azure looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Marciano seems to be working for a kimura but Azure defends the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azure looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azure works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rocky Marciano.
Well Azure 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Azure!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mr Azure waved his t-shirt featuring GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berger comes into the arena with Cheeseburger In Paradise blaring out of the sound system. Victorio has chosen Massive Attack - Angel as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jonny Victorio enters the cage!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Berger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Victorio!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Victorio.
Victorio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berger.
Victorio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berger was well out of range. Poor timing from Victorio.
Berger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victorio.
Victorio swings for the body but Berger moves out of range.
Victorio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Victorio wants it to stay on the feet.
Berger walks into a left hand.
Berger takes a swing at Victorio's ribcage but misses.
Victorio connects with a high kick.
Berger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Victorio circles away.
Victorio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Berger under the eye.
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!
Victorio lands with a shot to the body.
Victorio throws the kick towards the body but Berger avoids it.
Berger tries for a takedown but Victorio circles away easily
and Victorio counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dieter Berger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio just misses with a punch to the body.
Victorio throws a leg kick that misses.
Berger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Victorio.
Victorio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Berger throws out the jab.
Berger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Victorio was well out of range. Poor timing from Berger.
Victorio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Berger rather than just go for the knockout.
Victorio scoring well with a low kick there.
Berger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Victorio throws a leg kick but Berger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Berger.
Victorio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Victorio lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Victorio throws a sloppy body shot
and Berger counters with a nice body shot.
Victorio connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Victorio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Berger closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Victorio quickly recovers to half guard.
Victorio looking for submissions off his back.
Victorio is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berger wants to pass the guard but Victorio is defending well.
Berger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Victorio keeps working.
Victorio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Berger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Victorio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Berger is one step ahead there.
Berger wants to control from the top but Victorio keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Berger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Victorio wants to stand and escape but Berger is having none of it.
Victorio is trying to keep Berger in close.
Berger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Berger chips away with some ground and pound.
Victorio looking for a guillotine here but Berger defends easily.
Victorio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Berger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berger landing with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Victorio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Berger postures up in Victorio's guard and throws a big left but Victorio blocks it.
Victorio wants to sweep but no luck.
Victorio keeping moving, preventing Berger from controlling successfully.
Berger working some strikes from top position.
Berger wants to control from the top but Victorio keeps moving.
Victorio manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berger regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Victorio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Victorio throws a combination that misses
and Berger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Berger manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Victorio on his heels. He'll look to pass Victorio's guard now, I'm sure.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Victorio. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Berger tries to free his leg and advance position but Victorio is retaining full guard.
Victorio isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Berger stacks Victorio on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Berger!
Berger 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.
Berger landing a few strikes.
Berger working the body and head with strikes.
Victorio gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berger content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dieter Berger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Victorio wants to control but Berger is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berger uses his free foot to push down on Victorio's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Victorio.
Berger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Victorio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Victorio is trying to escape the mount.
Berger lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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!
Victorio really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BOOM! Berger connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Berger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Berger controlling his opponent.
Berger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Jonny Victorio has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berger looking to control but Victorio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Victorio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Berger lands a nice shot to the head.
Berger postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Victorio badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Berger around the waist but Berger pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Berger is the winner by TKO! Berger jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dieter Berger!
An out of breath Dieter Berger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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