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ITFL - Team Finale PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artie DeVanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimroy Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artie DeVanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kimroy Hoo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Artie DeVanzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeVanzo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hoo is trying to control but can't.
DeVanzo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hoo wants to control but DeVanzo is keeping busy.
DeVanzo controlling the action here.
DeVanzo uses his free foot to push down on Hoo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hoo.
DeVanzo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
DeVanzo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Artie DeVanzo.
Hoo moves in looking to clinch but DeVanzo pushes him off.
DeVanzo misses with a few strikes there.
DeVanzo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeVanzo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hoo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
DeVanzo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
DeVanzo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
DeVanzo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hoo is trying to control the position but DeVanzo postures up.
DeVanzo is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo advances to half guard.
DeVanzo is taking a breather. Hoo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
DeVanzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
DeVanzo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hoo trying to control but DeVanzo postures up.
DeVanzo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
DeVanzo misses with a combination
and Hoo counters with a nice low kick that buckles DeVanzo's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeVanzo clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artie DeVanzo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hoo tries to close the distance and clinch but DeVanzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck DeVanzo on the side of the head.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hoo enables DeVanzo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hoo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
DeVanzo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hoo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeVanzo landing strikes, looking to finish!
DeVanzo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Artie DeVanzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeVanzo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
DeVanzo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
DeVanzo with shots to the head and body - Hoo looks very uncomfortable down there.
DeVanzo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeVanzo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
DeVanzo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
DeVanzo lands a big shot there that rocks Hoo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
DeVanzo controlling the pace for now.
DeVanzo lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo landing punches.
DeVanzo controlling the pace for now.
DeVanzo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
DeVanzo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
DeVanzo with a couple of short strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
DeVanzo cracks Hoo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
DeVanzo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artie DeVanzo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hoo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but DeVanzo checks it well.
Hoo moves in looking to clinch but DeVanzo pushes him off.
DeVanzo blocks a head kick by Hoo.
DeVanzo moves into the clinch.
DeVanzo lands a body shot in the clinch.
DeVanzo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
DeVanzo blocks an elbow strike from Hoo.
Hoo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
DeVanzo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hoo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
DeVanzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoo controls his hands.
DeVanzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but DeVanzo is keeping busy.
DeVanzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoo can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hoo fails to land.
A short uppercut from DeVanzo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hoo.
DeVanzo has Hoo pressed against the cage.
DeVanzo scores with a hook to the body.
DeVanzo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hoo or not.
DeVanzo lands a body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hoo.
DeVanzo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoo backwards.
DeVanzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoo backwards.
DeVanzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoo controls his hands.
DeVanzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeVanzo scores with a hook to the body.
DeVanzo lands with a short shot to the head.
DeVanzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoo backwards.
DeVanzo scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, DeVanzo scores with a nice short uppercut.
DeVanzo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
DeVanzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from DeVanzo as the two fighters clinch.
Hoo pushes off an throws an elbow but DeVanzo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hoo stalling in the clinch but DeVanzo improves position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hoo just misses with a elbow thrown towards DeVanzo's brow.
DeVanzo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by DeVanzo.
DeVanzo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
DeVanzo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoos head.
DeVanzo digs a right hand underneath Hoo's ribcage. Hoo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
DeVanzo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
DeVanzo 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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo wants to pass the guard but Hoo is defending well.
DeVanzo working Hoo over with strikes.
DeVanzo slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Artie DeVanzo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
DeVanzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoo was well out of range. Poor timing from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo moves into range and clinches up with Hoo.
DeVanzo lands a body punch in the clinch.
DeVanzo lands a left hand.
DeVanzo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hoo can't fight it off and eventually DeVanzo manages to take the fight to the floor. Hoo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
DeVanzo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeVanzo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artie DeVanzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for DeVanzo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artie DeVanzo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Croft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Croft comes to the cage accompanied by Break Stuff - Limp Bizkit. Ray Lennox acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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162 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Croft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Lennox!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennox tries to move into range but Croft moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Ray Lennox has been cut.
Lennox takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Croft and Lennox goes tumbling to the canvas! Croft follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Lennox is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lennox looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Croft pushes past his half guard into mount!
Lennox is still in real trouble! Can Croft finish him?
Croft loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Lennox scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Croft land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Croft stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin Croft!
Our winner, Colin Croft, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Taphorn's chin.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tim Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Taphorn!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taphorn misses with a leg kick.
Taphorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Taphorn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab from Taphorn finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Taphorn throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Taphorn misses with a wild body shot.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
Taphorn shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith connects with a leg kick. Taphorn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taphorn fails with a takedown attempt.
Tim Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Taphorn.
Taphorn throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Taphorn!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Taphorn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Smith frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taphorn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to push Taphorn's head away but Taphorn is holding on tight.
Taphorn gets back to half guard.
Smith wants to control but Taphorn is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tim Smith wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Taphorn throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Taphorn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taphorn misses with a looping left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a push kick but Taphorn slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taphorn sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tim Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taphorn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Taphorn throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Taphorn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Peter Taphorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taphorn looks winded!
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taphorn's hands.
It looks like Peter Taphorn has been cut.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith lands a big head kick that sends Taphorn tumbling to the mat! Smith takes a step backwards and waves Taphorn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taphorn misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith throws a low kick but Taphorn avoids it.
Taphorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Taphorn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Taphorn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Taphorn fails to land the takedown.
Taphorn fails with a takedown attempt.
Taphorn thows a body shot but no joy.
Taphorn takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taphorn.
Tim Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Taphorn.
Taphorn is looking to land body kicks.
Taphorn is breathing heavily.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith scores with a kick to the body.
Taphorn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith lands a nice hook to Taphorn's body. Taphorn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tim Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Smith cracks the inside of Taphorn's front leg.
Taphorn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith lands a big head kick that sends Taphorn tumbling to the mat! Smith takes a step backwards and waves Taphorn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Taphorn is rocked!
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith lands a big right hand that sends Taphorn crashing to the mat! Smith stays standing though and waves Taphorn back to his feet!
Taphorn is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Taphorn walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Smith swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tim Smith!
Tim Smith took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cuthbert Allgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aran Schmeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuthbert Allgood has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cuthbert Allgood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aran Schmeck!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Allgood shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Schmeck manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Allgood wants to pass the guard but Schmeck is keeping the position.
Allgood trying to control the position from guard on top but Schmeck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schmeck working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Allgood.
Schmeck is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Allgood rolls with it to try and escape but Schmeck cranks on the arm and Allgood is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aran Schmeck!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Dudek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Bubby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dudek comes to the cage accompanied by ASTRAL PROJECTION - Mahadeva . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jan Dudek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Bubby!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bubby moves out of range as Dudek strikes.
Dudek cracks the inside of Bubby's front leg.
Bubby misses with a hook. Dudek ducked under it nicely.
Dudek keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dudek misses with an uppercut
and Bubby decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dudek's guard.
Dudek seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bubby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bubby lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dudek is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bubby trying to control the position from guard on top but Dudek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudek has his hands on Bubby's head, controlling the position.
Jan Dudek has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dudek leaves Bubby with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bubby throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bubby attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Dudek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Bubby lands.
Bubby connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jan Dudek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dudek blocks a jab.
Dudek lands with a good body shot.
Bubby with a jab.
Bubby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Dudek.
Dudek missing with a left hand there. Bubby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dudek plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bubby cracks Dudek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dudek swings widly with a right hand
and Bubby counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudek is looking to control Bubby's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dudek avoid being mounted?
Bubby thows a huge punch but Dudek dodges it nicely.
Dudek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bubby.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bubby thows a huge punch but Dudek dodges it nicely.
Bubby content to control rather than advance.
Bubby missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bubby winds up and cracks Dudek with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bubby keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bubby throwing shots but Dudek is blocking nicely.
Bubby is thwarting Dudek's attempts to control the position.
Bubby missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bubby throwing shots but Dudek is blocking nicely.
Bubby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dudek's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boy Bubby dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dudek looks to throw a body kick
and Bubby counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dudek on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Bubby seems content to control.
Bubby throwing shots but Dudek is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bubby lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bubby throwing shots but Dudek is blocking nicely.
Dudek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dudek tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bubby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dudek's head.
Bubby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dudek keeps working.
Ground and pound from Bubby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubby sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dudek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bubby.
Dudek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bubby throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bubby missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dudek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubby controlling the pace.
Bubby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dudek taking some punishment here, with Bubby in his half guard.
Dudek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bubby on the ground.
Bubby is looking to take a break and control but Dudek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bubby working the head and body with strikes.
Bubby wants to pass to mount but Dudek is defending the position.
Bubby throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dudek to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudek keeping moving, preventing Bubby from controlling successfully.
Bubby working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dudek's head.
Bubby keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dudek's head.
Dudek keeping moving, preventing Bubby from controlling successfully.
Bubby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dudek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bubby trying to control but Dudek is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dudek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dudek has control of Bubby's left arm, preventing Bubby from doing any damage.
Bubby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dudek keeping moving, preventing Bubby from controlling successfully.
Bubby sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boy Bubby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Dudek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bubby.
Bubby lands a jab to Dudek's midsection.
Dudek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dudek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dudek throws a leg kick which misses Bubby's front leg but catches the back leg as Bubby tries to avoid it.
Bubby throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Dudek counter with a right hand.
Dudek scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dudek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dudek misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Dudek as Bubby shoots in.
Dudek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dudek misses with a straight right.
Bubby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dudek has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bubby finds it's way round the side to connect with Dudek's head.
Bubby lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bubby throws a lazy head kick
enabling Dudek to counter with a crisp jab.
Bubby fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dudek avoids it really well and circles away.
Bubby slips under a jab from Dudek.
Jan Dudek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubby lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dudek at a distance.
Bubby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dudek digs a good body shot into Bubby's ribs.
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!
Bubby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bubby is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dudek sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jan Dudek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boy Bubby.
Bubby checks a low kick from Dudek.
Dudek tries to clinch but Bubby is having none of it.
Dudek throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudek misses with a series of wild punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Bubby as he connects with a hook.
Dudek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bubby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dudek lands a nice hook to Bubby's body. Bubby takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bubby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bubby lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bubby. Dudek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dudek misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudek misses with a right hand
and Bubby counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dudek's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bubby wants to control from the top but Dudek keeps moving.
Bubby with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boy Bubby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bubby wants to control from the top but Dudek keeps moving.
Dudek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bubby wants to control from the top but Dudek keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boy Bubby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bubby 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 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boy Bubby!
After winning the bout, Boy Bubby thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kafka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kafka has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Viktor Kafka!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kafka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kafka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Esposito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kafka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Esposito!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Esposito is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kafka off and has taken his back!
Esposito controls the position.
Kafka manages to reverse the position and now he's in Esposito's guard. Nice work there by Kafka.
Kafka tries to free his leg and advance position but Esposito is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito wants to sweep but no luck.
Esposito has control of Kafka's left arm, preventing Kafka from doing any damage.
Esposito keeping moving, preventing Kafka from controlling successfully.
Kafka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Esposito swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka won't allow Esposito to sweep him here.
Esposito trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Frank Esposito just wasn't active enough.
Esposito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kafka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kafka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito.
Kafka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kafka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Esposito.
Kafka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kafka motions for Esposito to come forward. Kafka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito forces Kafka back against the cage and clinches.
Kafka takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Esposito on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kafka blocks an uppercut.
Kafka tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Esposito utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Esposito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kafka.
Kafka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Esposito swings wildly with an uppercut but Kafka uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Esposito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kafka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Esposito blocks a body shot from Kafka.
Esposito avoiding damage as Kafka throws knees to the body.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka slowing the pace effectively.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Esposito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Esposito prevents the takedown attempt.
Esposito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kafka backwards.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kafka lands a shot to the body.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Esposito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by Kafka.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Kafka.
Kafka scores with a hook to the body.
Kafka is trying to break free.
Kafka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Esposito pulls his leg out and moves away.
Frank Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Kafka.
Kafka checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Esposito connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kafka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kafka checks a leg kick.
Kafka throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
A jab from Esposito finds it's way through Kafka's defenses.
Esposito fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kafka is out of range.
Esposito's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kafka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Esposito scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Frank Esposito has been cut.
Esposito feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kafka's calf.
Esposito wants to clinch.
Esposito connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kafka ducks right into an uppercut from Esposito.
Esposito on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Esposito keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Esposito scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Esposito slips under a jab.
Kafka looks to land a left hand but Esposito moved out of range nicely.
Esposito misses with a hook to the body
and Kafka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kafka lands a high kick!
Esposito moves into the clinch successfully.
Kafka misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito tries to work over Kafka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kafka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kafka wants a takedown but no success here.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Esposito here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Esposito trying to land knees to the body.
Esposito lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kafka up against the cage.
Kafka throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Esposito on the inside.
Kafka has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Esposito lands a nice knee to the body.
Esposito utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kafka is breathing heavily.
Kafka can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Esposito is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Esposito.
Kafka struggles to land a body shot inside as Esposito controls his hands.
Kafka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kafka throws a sloppy head kick and Esposito moves out of range easily.
Esposito lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Kafka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito lands an overhand right.
Kafka throws a leg kick
and Esposito counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kafka looks to land a right hand but Esposito moved out of range.
Frank Esposito is winning the standup battle so far.
Esposito has Kafka up against the cage in a clinch.
Esposito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Frank Esposito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Esposito gets through Kafka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Kafka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Esposito works on Kafka's body with a couple of short punches.
Kafka is working Esposito over against the cage.
Kafka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kafka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Esposito pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Frank Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Kafka.
Esposito lands a good knee to the midsection. Kafka won't want to take too many of those.
Kafka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Esposito.
Kafka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knees in the clinch landing for Esposito.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka blocks a body shot from Esposito.
Kafka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Esposito lands a knee to the head.
Esposito scores with a shot to the side of Kafka's head.
A short left from Kafka.
Esposito tries a body shot but Kafka blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Kafka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kafka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esposito misses with the head strike.
Kafka can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Nice body punch from Kafka - that landed with a thud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Esposito.
Esposito digs a right hand underneath Kafka's ribcage. Kafka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito gets through Kafka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Kafka.
A short right from Kafka on the inside.
Kafka avoiding damage as Esposito throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Esposito prevents the takedown attempt.
Kafka lands a nice shot to the body.
Esposito tries to land knees in the clinch but Kafka avoids the damage to the body.
Esposito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kafka backwards.
Esposito lands a shoulder strike.
Esposito looking to throw knees to the head but Kafka is blocking nicely.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Kafka.
Kafka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kafka manages to break the clinch.
Kafka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kafka missing with a left hand there. Esposito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kafka throws a leg kick but Esposito moved away.
Esposito connects with a jab.
Esposito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Esposito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Esposito throws a shot from downtown. Kafka moves away and avoids it.
Kafka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Esposito throws out a loose jab but Kafka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kafka.
Kafka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Esposito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kafka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kafka.
Esposito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kafka.
Esposito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kafka manages to avoid it.
Esposito misses the jab.
Kafka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kafka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Esposito. Esposito obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kafka swinging wildly here.
Kafka blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Esposito connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kafka's hands.
Esposito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kafka to score with a decent uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Kafka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kafka throws a right hand that misses
and Esposito counters with a nice leg kick.
Kafka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kafka connects with a right hand. Esposito shakes it off.
Esposito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Esposito misses with a looping left.
Esposito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kafka's sensitive parts.
Kafka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Esposito.
Kafka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Viktor Kafka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kafka, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kafka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Esposito is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Esposito lands a nice knee to the body.
Esposito tries a body shot but Kafka blocks it.
Kafka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kafka blocks a body shot from Esposito.
Kafka can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Esposito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kafka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kafka prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
Kafka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Esposito is leaning against Kafka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Esposito working Kafka over with knees to the body.
Kafka trying to stall but Esposito improves his position.
Esposito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Esposito digs a right hand into Kafka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kafka's gas tank.
Esposito prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Esposito.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Kafka.
Esposito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kafka.
Esposito connects with a knee to the head.
Esposito scores with a knee to the head.
Esposito tries to work over Kafka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frank Esposito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Esposito works on Kafka's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Esposito.
Esposito blocks a body shot from Kafka.
Esposito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kafka.
Kafka blocks a body shot from Esposito.
Esposito pushes Kafka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kafka lands a shot to the body.
Esposito landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Esposito.
Esposito lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kafka tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Kafka back against the cage.
A short left from Esposito.
Esposito keeps control of Kafka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kafka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Esposito pulls his leg out and moves away.
Frank Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Kafka.
Esposito connects with a crisp jab.
Esposito jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kafka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Esposito is out of range and Kafka settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Esposito comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kafka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Esposito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Esposito, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Esposito!
A very excited looking Frank Esposito rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by Wildboy. Denke has chosen Runnin With The Devil as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
30 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke looks for a takedown but Scott sprawls well.
A big right from Scott misses.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Scott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Denke to score with a decent uppercut.
Scott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Denke. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Denke.
Denke shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Scott is trying to defend but Denke finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Scott slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Scott 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.
Scott is working hard here to advance position.
Denke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Denke trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Denke is fighting to break Scott's control of his arms but Scott is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Scott has momentary wrist control but Denke slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denke looking to pass the guard.
Scott working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Denke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke looking to sit in guard and control but Scott gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Denke wants to hit a switch here but Scott passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Denke there!
Denke is looking to get to half guard.
Denke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Denke gets back to half guard.
Denke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Scott is thwarting Denke's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Scott seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Denke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Denke trying to hold on to Scott's head to control him but Scott postures up.
Denke makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Denke.
Denke wants to sweep but no luck.
Denke manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Scott is looking to improve his position but Denke isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott is squirming around, avoiding Denke's attempts to control the action.
Scott avoids a strike by Denke and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Denke's guard! Fantastic escape!
Scott postures up.
Denke looking for a sweep. Not yet Denke, not yet.
Scott trying to control but Denke is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denke is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Denke 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Denke dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scott throws a quick inside leg kick.
Denke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denke. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Denke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scott throws a head kick that misses.
Denke closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Scott controlling the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Denke is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott tries to roll over but Denke keeps him under control.
Scott keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Denke is keen to just control but Scott is a slippery customer.
Scott blocking the ground and pound attempt from Denke.
Denke content to control rather than advance.
Denke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Scott does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Scott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Denke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Denke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Scott but Scott pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maximus Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scott.
Scott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Denke lands a jab to Scott's midsection.
Scott moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denke throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Denke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Denke lands a glancing blow to the side of Scott's head.
Scott scores with a kick to the midsection.
Scott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Scott misses with a hook
and Denke counters with a shoot takedown. Scott fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Denke looking to sit in guard and control but Scott gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Scott won't allow Denke to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Scott won't allow Denke to sweep him here.
Scott distracts Denke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Scott tries to free his leg and advance position but Denke is retaining full guard.
Denke trying to keep a closed guard but Scott is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denke keeping full guard, as Scott tries to pass.
Scott 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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karl Denke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Scott.
Maximus Scott is winning the standup battle so far.
Scott will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Scott throws a leg kick but Denke sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick from Scott misses
and Denke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Scott's guard.
Denke sitting in guard here, content to control.
Scott pulls Denke in close to his closed guard and prevents Denke from doing any damage or advancing position.
Denke stands and throws Scott's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott is looking to regain half guard here but Denke keeps moving and retains side control.
Scott is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Denke off and has taken his back!
Scott throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Denke prevents Scott from getting a body triangle.
Scott lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
I really don't envy Denke right now.
Scott is not going to allow Denke to sit and survive in this position.
Denke is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
What can Denke do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Denke is trying to break free.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Scott avoiding Denke 's attempts to control his hands.
Scott is trying to stick to Denke's back but Denke is turning into Scott. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Scott's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Denke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke looking to sit in guard and control but Scott gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Denke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denke pulls Scott in to control the position.
Scott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Denke is keeping the position for now.
Scott won't allow Denke to sweep him here.
Maximus Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Scott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Denke is keeping the position for now.
Scott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott trying to control but Denke is working from the bottom.
Denke is trying to keep Scott in close.
Denke manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Scott is looking to improve his position but Denke isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karl Denke.
I've got Denke 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Denke!
A relieved looking Karl Denke thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Billington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billington kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen. Of Ravia has chosen The Witcher as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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32
184 lbs
31 - 14 - 2 |
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27
203 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Billington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billington has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Billington there as he acknowledges the shot.
Billington checks a leg kick.
Billington misses with a takedown attempt - Of Ravia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Of Ravia leaves Billington with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Of Ravia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Billington has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Billington misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Of Ravia blocks the leg kick.
Billington will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Of Ravia checks a leg kick.
Billington misses with an uppercut. Of Ravia saw that one coming.
Of Ravia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Billington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Of Ravia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Billington connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Billington.
Billington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Billington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Billington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia scores with a hook to the body. Billington takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Billington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Of Ravia throws a solid leg kick but Billington takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Of Ravia.
Billington slips under a jab from Of Ravia.
A big right from Billington misses.
Billington throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Of Ravia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Billington is trying to force a seperation but Of Ravia has the dominant position.
Billington scores with a hook to the body.
Of Ravia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Billington.
Of Ravia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Billington throws a head punch that misses.
Billington lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington struggles to land a body shot inside as Of Ravia controls his hands.
Of Ravia blocking some punches.
Of Ravia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Billington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Billington tries to throw a body punch but Of Ravia avoids it by throwing Billington back against the cage.
Billington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Billington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Of Ravia fails to land.
Billington working aggressively here.
Of Ravia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Billington working aggressively here.
Of Ravia blocks a body shot from Billington.
Of Ravia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Billington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia misses with the head strike.
Of Ravia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Billington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Billington is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Of Ravia tries to land a knee to the head but Billington blocks with his arms.
Billington misses with a punch on the inside.
Billington misses with a punch to the body.
Of Ravia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Billington's face.
Of Ravia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Of Ravia stalling.
Billington misses with a body punch.
A short right from Billington on the inside.
Of Ravia scores with a shot to the side of Billington's head.
Billington pushes Of Ravia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Billington swings wildly with an uppercut but Of Ravia uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billington leaning his opponent against the cage.
Billington throws a punch but it's blocked by Of Ravia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Ravia pulls guard successfully.
Of Ravia keeping moving, preventing Billington from controlling successfully.
Billington with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Of Ravia wants to sweep here but Billington controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billington throws a big right hand that misses.
Of Ravia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Billington.
Billington wants to control from the top but Of Ravia keeps moving.
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 Thomas Billington will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Of Ravia, right into the meat.
Billington throws a chopping leg kick but Of Ravia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Billington blocks the leg kick.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut
and Billington counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Billington.
Billington scoring with some ground and pound.
Of Ravia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Billington scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Of Ravia holds on and takes a little breather.
Billington won't allow Of Ravia to sweep him here.
Of Ravia trying to keep a closed guard but Billington is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Of Ravia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billington content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Of Ravia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Of Ravia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Billington doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Billington manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Billington wants to control from the top but Of Ravia keeps moving.
Billington postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Billington forces his way into half guard.
Billington 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.
Billington missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Of Ravia trying to control from the bottom.
Of Ravia is trying to get back to full guard.
Billington will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Of Ravia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Of Ravia trying to control here.
Of Ravia tries to roll over but Billington keeps him under control.
Billington lands with a punch from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Ravia keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Of Ravia tries to roll over but Billington keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billington looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Billington is keen to just control but Of Ravia is a slippery customer.
Of Ravia trying to control from the bottom.
Billington trying to mount his opponent but Of Ravia defends it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Of Ravia is trying to maintain the position but Billington is very close to passing his half guard.
Billington prevents Of Ravia from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia is trying to control but Billington passes into side control!
Of Ravia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Of Ravia can't do much from the bottom here.
Of Ravia tries to bench press Billington off him but Billington keeps the position.
Billington lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Of Ravia down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Billington lands a decent elbow from side control.
Of Ravia is looking for a sweep.
Billington is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Of Ravia will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Billington dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Of Ravia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Billington bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Of Ravia's head backwards.
Of Ravia connects with a leg kick. Billington looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Of Ravia misses with a straight left.
Of Ravia tries to clinch there but Billington circles away.
Of Ravia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Billington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Billington fails with the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Billington coming out on top.
Billington missing with a left hand there. Of Ravia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Billington.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Billington is defended easily by Of Ravia.
Billington moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Of Ravia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Billington throws out a leg kick but Of Ravia moves out of range and Billington only half commits.
Billington throws an overhand right that lands on Of Ravia's shoulder, as Of Ravia tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Of Ravia.
Jab from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Billington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Of Ravia.
Billington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Billington ducks right into an uppercut from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Of Ravia tries to clinch up.
Of Ravia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Billington was well out of range. Poor timing from Of Ravia.
Billington takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billington missing with a left hand there. Of Ravia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Billington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Ravia scores with a hook.
Billington misses with a double jab.
Billington misses with an uppercut. Of Ravia saw that one coming.
Of Ravia scores with a leg kick.
Billington shoots for a double leg takedown but Of Ravia sprawls well. He's pushed Billington's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Of Ravia lands a leg kick that knocks Billington off balance momentarily.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick but Billington sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Billington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Of Ravia.
Billington tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Of Ravia misses with a two punch combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Billington checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Billington finds it's way through Of Ravia's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billington misses with a series of wild punches.
Of Ravia throws a body kick that misses.
Of Ravia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Of Ravia slips a jab from Billington.
Of Ravia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Of Ravia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Billington throws a combination. Of Ravia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Of Ravia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Billington.
Of Ravia throws a solid leg kick but Billington takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Of Ravia.
Billington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Billington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Of Ravia. Of Ravia obviously looking to wear him down.
Of Ravia throws a low kick but Billington moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Of Ravia misses the target.
Billington is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Billington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Billington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Ravia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Of Ravia cracks Billington with a good jab.
Of Ravia rushes Billington and presses him up against the cage.
Of Ravia throws a head punch that misses.
Billington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Billington.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Of Ravia.
Billington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Billington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Of Ravia's elbow.
Of Ravia takes a shot to the head.
Thomas Billington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billington letting Of Ravia take a breather here.
Billington lands with a short shot to the head.
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 Thomas Billington.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Billington, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Billington!
Our winner, Thomas Billington, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
197 lbs
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31
196 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragon Slayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsuro Sato!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayer lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Slayer.
Sato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sato lands a glancing blow to the side of Slayer's head.
Sato throws out a powerful jab.
Sato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sato has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Katsuro Sato has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato needs to keep his hands up - Slayer had a free shot at his head there.
Slayer swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
Slayer scores with a jab.
Sato fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Slayer throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slayer stuffs the takedown attempt from Sato. Sato gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sato.
Dragon Slayer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsuro Sato.
Sato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sato on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Slayer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slayer swinging wildly here.
Sato throws a half hearted mid kick.
Slayer lands a left and a right that send Sato crashing to the mat, dazed. Slayer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That has opened up Katsuro Sato's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slayer misses with a body kick.
Slayer stuns Sato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Slayer is able to avoid easily.
Slayer tries to work over Sato's front leg with a kick but Sato checks it.
Dragon Slayer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sato.
Sato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sato is defended easily by Slayer.
A head kick misses from Sato.
Sato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slayer's calf.
Slayer blocks a low kick nicely.
Slayer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sato is out of range and Slayer settles back down.
Slayer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sato backs up against the cage.
Jab, jab by Slayer - just one landing.
The cut above Katsuro Sato's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Slayer scores with a jab to the body.
Slayer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer misses with a low kick as Sato jumps back.
Nice straight punches there by Slayer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slayer.
Sato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sato throws a push kick but Slayer slaps the foot to one side.
Sato connects with an inside leg kick.
Slayer tests Sato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Sato tenderised Slayer's leg. Slayer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sato staying out of range there.
Sato shoots for a double leg takedown but Slayer sprawls well. He's pushed Sato's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dragon Slayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato shoots in looking for a takedown but Slayer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sato's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Slayer lands a big head kick that sends Sato tumbling to the mat! Slayer takes a step backwards and waves Sato back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sato is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Katsuro Sato's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dragon Slayer!
During a confident post fight interview, Dragon Slayer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Wise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luka Beck!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beck moves out of range as Wise strikes.
Beck ducks under a wild hook from Wise.
Wise tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Beck as he connects with a hook.
Wise missing with a left hand there. Beck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Wise misses the target.
Beck moves out of range as Wise strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beck.
Wise blocks a leg kick.
Beck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wise manages to avoid it.
Wise tries to move into range but Beck moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good shot there by Wise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Wise.
Wise getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good standup being displayed there by Wise as he connects with a hook.
Wise takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise walks into a straight right hand from Beck.
Beck throws a leg kick but Wise sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wise takes one on the button.
Beck avoids the body shot from Wise.
Wise connects with a body shot that sends Beck's belly button to the back.
Good shot there by Wise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wise.
Wise throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beck thumps Wise with a low kick.
Wise swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horrible takedown by Beck or perhaps it was just good defense by Wise which made him look bad.
Wise moves in looking to clinch but Beck pushes him off.
Beck lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beck scores with a nice strike.
Wise fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise avoids the body shot from Beck.
Beck fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wise has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Beck.
Beck throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wise wants to clinch.
Wise chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beck can pounce on him.
Wise lands the left hand.
Wise on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wise tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wise misses with an uppercut.
Wise fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dennis Wise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beck scores with a jab.
Wise throws out a leg kick but Beck moves out of range and Wise only half commits.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beck.
Beck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beck.
Beck tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wise is able to avoid easily.
A slow jab from Beck misses its intended target.
Wise with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wise.
Beck shoots in looking for a takedown. Wise tries to sprawl out of it but Beck keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wise manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Beck looks to land a body kick but Wise moved away.
Beck throws a head kick but Wise moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Wise lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beck doesn't seem phased though.
Beck avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beck motions for Wise to come forward. Beck throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wise swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beck tried to score with a low kick but Wise checks it.
Beck is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wise had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Beck fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beck fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Beck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wise.
Wise fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beck has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Beck sizes up Wise with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Beck thumps Wise with a low kick.
Beck feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wise's calf.
Wise has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Beck.
Wise moves in looking to clinch but Beck pushes him off.
A big left from Wise misses.
Beck throws a leg kick but Wise checks it.
Wise misses with a body shot.
Wise throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wise takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Beck misses with a low kick.
Wise has closed the distance and engaged Beck in a clinch.
Wise lands a right hand.
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 Dennis Wise will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beck scoring well with a low kick there.
Beck looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wise listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wise is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wise throws a lazy right hand but Beck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beck throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Beck chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wise ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beck moves away.
Wise scores with a jab. Beck acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wise misses with a leg kick
and Beck counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wise won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beck throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wise tries to buck Beck off but Beck is having none of it.
Wise struggling a bit here.
Beck working the head and body with strikes.
Beck sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wise is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck working the ground and pound but Wise is defending the strikes.
Wise is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Beck's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Beck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wise blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beck.
Wise is looking to control Beck's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wise avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beck missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wise is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beck trying to control the action but Wise is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise trying to hold on to Beck's head to control him but Beck postures up.
Beck 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.
Wise is trying to control but can't.
Beck prevents Wise from improving his position.
Wise blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beck.
Beck missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Beck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wise has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beck is working away from the top position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wise avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beck is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Luka Beck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beck trying to control the action but Wise is working from the bottom.
Wise moves into full guard.
Beck is working Wise over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wise wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wise wants to sweep here but Beck controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Beck!
Beck manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wise trying to control from half guard but Beck is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beck trying to control but Wise postures up.
Wise is trying to control. Beck 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.
A close second round but Luka Beck 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!
Beck ducks under a wild hook from Wise.
Beck throws a head kick that misses.
Beck throws a jab when Wise was well out of range.
Wise tries to clinch up but Beck circles away and keeps his distance.
Beck changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wise tries to avoid it but Beck manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wise to the ground. Wise escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wise looks to score with a jab to the body but Beck is just out of range.
Wise with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Luka Beck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wise moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wise is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beck.
A low kick from Beck misses
and Wise makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Beck attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beck takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dennis Wise is winning the standup battle so far.
Beck throws a body kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wise. That's going to slow Beck down.
That kick from Wise tenderised Beck's leg. Beck is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beck connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wise. That's going to slow Beck down.
Wise connects with a jab.
Beck scores with a jab. Wise acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick misses from Beck.
Wise tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wise takes one to the chin there.
Beck throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wise on the side of the head.
A left lands for Beck.
Beck thows a leg kick but Wise checks it
letting Wise counter with a right hand.
Beck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beck moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Wise misses.
Wise cracks a nice hook into Beck's ribs.
Wise pushes Beck up against the cage in a clinch.
Beck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck blocks a body shot from Wise.
Beck tries to throw a body punch but Wise avoids it by throwing Beck back against the cage.
Wise taking a breather.
Wise has a couple of punches blocked by Beck.
Beck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Beck on the inside.
Wise misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wise lands a body shot.
Beck is trying to maintain a safe position but Wise gets an underhook and turns Beck into the cage.
Wise lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beck backwards.
Wise throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beck has picked Wise up - he's going for a ride! Beck dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wise wants to control but Beck is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wise keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck lands with a punch from half guard.
Beck prevents Wise from improving his position.
Wise trying to control but Beck postures up.
Wise tries to roll over but Beck keeps him under control.
Beck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wise is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wise does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Beck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wise trying to control but Beck postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wise controlling the position for now.
Beck working Wise over with strikes.
Wise is looking to control Beck's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wise avoid being mounted?
Wise wants to improve his position but Beck is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beck wants to pass the guard but Wise is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Beck.
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 Dennis Wise.
I think Wise has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dennis Wise!
An out of breath Dennis Wise 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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