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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boss Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soprano comes to the cage accompanied by Got Yourself a Gun . Tony Soprano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28 - 14 - 1 |
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192 cm
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214 lbs
22 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boss Castro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soprano swings for the body but Castro moves out of range.
Castro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soprano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castro.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
A head kick by Soprano misses
and Castro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Soprano's knee momentarily.
That kick from Castro tenderised Soprano's leg. Soprano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Castro lands with an uppercut that bounces Soprano off the cage and back into range.
Soprano checks a leg kick nicely.
Soprano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castro.
Soprano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Castro scores with a hook.
Soprano avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soprano does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Castro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Soprano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soprano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castro slips a jab and a cross from Soprano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soprano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Soprano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Castro under the eye.
Castro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Soprano if he has to take too many more of those.
Soprano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Soprano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castro's sensitive parts.
Soprano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castro throws the kick towards the body but Soprano avoids it.
Soprano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soprano lands with a nice body kick.
Castro looks for the body kick but Soprano saw that one coming.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
Soprano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soprano in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Castro.
Soprano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Castro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soprano circles away quickly and effectively.
Soprano blocks a head kick by Castro.
Soprano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castro avoids the head kick by Soprano.
Soprano delivers a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Castro.
Castro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Soprano backs up against the cage.
Castro rushes Soprano and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Soprano fails to land.
Soprano working aggressively here.
Soprano letting Castro take a breather here.
Soprano working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castro slips a jab and a cross from Soprano.
Soprano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boss Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Soprano!
Soprano misses with a body shot
and Castro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Soprano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Soprano moves out of range of the body kick from Castro.
Soprano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Soprano looks to land a combination but Castro avoids it well.
Soprano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Soprano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Soprano throws a leg kick which misses Castro's front leg but catches the back leg as Castro tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soprano steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Castro. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro tries to land a front kick but Soprano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soprano moves out of range as Castro strikes.
Castro misses with a kick to the body.
Castro misses with a hook.
Castro connects with an inside leg kick.
Soprano avoids the head kick by Castro.
A left lands for Castro.
Soprano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Castro.
Soprano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castro.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castro misses with a body kick.
Castro walks into a left hand.
Castro tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Castro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Castro blocks a head kick by Soprano.
Soprano cracks Castro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Soprano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soprano misses with a low kick.
Castro throws out a loose jab but Soprano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castro lands a nice looking body kick.
Castro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Soprano scores with a punch to the head.
Castro looks to land a combination. Soprano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Castro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Soprano's calf.
Castro misses with a left hand
and Soprano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice cross by Soprano.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soprano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice jab there from Castro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soprano.
Castro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Soprano blocks a head kick by Castro.
Boss Castro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castro connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Soprano steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Castro. That one must have hurt.
Castro tries a head kick but it misses.
Castro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Castro moves out of range of the body kick.
Castro misses with a head kick.
Castro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from Soprano misses its intended target.
Soprano swats away the attempt to clinch by Castro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castro throws a wild body kick that Soprano sees coming a mile off.
Castro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soprano.
Castro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice jab there from Castro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soprano misses with a leg kick
and Castro counters with a series of strikes. Soprano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Castro throws a nice looking combination but Soprano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Soprano slips a jab from Castro.
A shot to the body from Soprano misses
and Castro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Castro.
Castro just leaning against Soprano, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castro.
Castro is trying to stall.
Soprano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soprano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soprano tries to break free but Castro pushes him back against the cage.
Castro slows down the pace here.
Castro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castro has Soprano pressed against the cage, preventing Soprano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano manages to break the clinch.
Soprano throws a looping overhand right but Castro ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Soprano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Castro moves out of range as Soprano throws a body kick.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soprano.
Castro moves out of range of the body kick.
Soprano slips a straight right by Castro.
Soprano misses with a straight left.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Soprano.
Soprano moves out of range of the body kick from Castro.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano blocks an uppercut.
Soprano has a couple of punches blocked by Castro.
Castro lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Soprano will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Soprano.
Castro avoids the body shot from Soprano.
Soprano throws a chopping leg kick but Castro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Castro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castro.
Soprano will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Castro throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Soprano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soprano connects with a high kick.
Soprano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castro at a distance.
Soprano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castro can pounce on him.
Soprano misses with a hook. Castro ducked under it nicely.
Soprano slips a jab from Castro.
Castro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Castro cracks Soprano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Soprano.
Castro tries to clinch there but Soprano circles away.
Castro feints a jab promting Soprano to slip. Castro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Soprano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Castro is looking to clinch but Soprano is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Castro.
Castro throws a big shot that misses.
Castro throws a hook to the side of Soprano's head but Soprano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castro tries to clinch but Soprano is having none of it.
Soprano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castro takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Soprano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Castro. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Castro backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soprano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castro misses with a head kick.
Soprano misses with a straight left.
Castro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castro throws a combination that misses
and Soprano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soprano lands a jab to the nose.
A thudding body kick lands there by Castro!
Soprano thuds a left hand into Castro's body.
Castro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick
and Soprano counters with a big head kick but Castro shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano feints and then cracks Castro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Castro down.
Soprano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soprano cracks a nice hook into Castro's ribs.
Soprano throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Castro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Soprano does it's job there.
Castro looks to throw the jab but Soprano is out of range.
Castro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soprano throws out the jab.
Soprano just misses with a punch to the body.
Soprano fails to land with a series of punches.
Castro tried to score with a low kick but Soprano checks it.
A head kick by Castro misses
and Soprano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Soprano moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano thuds a left hand into Castro's body.
Soprano thows a body shot but no joy.
Soprano misses with a right hand
and Castro counters with a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A lazy body kick from Castro
enabling Soprano to counter with a crisp jab.
Soprano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castro misses with a low kick.
Soprano checks a leg kick.
Soprano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Soprano misses with a hook. Castro ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano scores with a hook to the body. Castro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Castro throws a hook to the side of Soprano's head but Soprano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid body kick from Castro.
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 Tony Soprano.
I think Soprano 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Soprano!
Tony Soprano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Gimmick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gimmick comes to the cage accompanied by Six Feet Under - War Is Coming. Hall has chosen Serial Killa as his entrance music. Justin Gimmick had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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169 lbs
29 - 14 - 1 |
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31
163 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin Gimmick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Hall!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gimmick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gimmick misses with a body punch.
Hall lands an elbow inside.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Gimmick.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gimmick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gimmick thows a leg kick but Hall checks it
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gimmick moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Gimmick.
Gimmick throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Gimmick misses.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gimmick.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Gimmick moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Gimmick.
Gimmick tries to score with a low kick but Hall moves his leg out of the way.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hall throws a head kick that half lands.
Gimmick is rocked!
Hall throws a hook but Gimmick blocks it.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gimmick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oh Gimmick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gimmick thows a leg kick but Hall checks it
and Hall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hall has Gimmick up against the cage in a clinch.
Gimmick seems to have got his legs back now.
Hall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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!
Gimmick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gimmick staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gimmick.
Gimmick has closed the distance and engaged Hall in a clinch.
Hall keeps control of Gimmick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gimmick has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hall breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Gimmick.
Hall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A left lands for Hall.
Hall throws a low kick, looking for Gimmick's leg but Gimmick calmly moves out of range.
Good exchange - Hall coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick closes the distance and clinches.
Hall has Gimmick pressed against the cage, preventing Gimmick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
Gimmick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gimmick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gimmick wants to break free but Hall has control.
Gimmick misses with the head strike.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall misses with an elbow over the top.
Gimmick breaks the clinch.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Gimmick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gimmick scores with a leg kick.
Gimmick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hall. Hall obviously looking to wear him down.
Hall tries to clinch but Gimmick is having none of it.
Gimmick wants to slow Hall down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hall as he connects with a hook.
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 jab lands there for Hall.
Hall throws a series of strikes that have Gimmick backpedaling.
Hall tests Gimmick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gimmick has managed to clinch.
Hall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gimmick looking to slow down the pace here.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Gimmick blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gimmick misses with a body punch.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gimmick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Gimmick.
Gimmick blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hall dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big left from Hall misses.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Gimmick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gimmick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
and Gimmick counters with a leg kick.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gimmick feints and then cracks Hall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hall down.
Hall lands a glancing blow to the side of Gimmick's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Gimmick misses with a wild combination.
Gimmick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hall tries to clinch up but Gimmick circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gimmick manages to avoid it.
Gimmick blocks a low kick nicely.
Hall lands with a nice body punch.
Gimmick throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
Hall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gimmick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gimmick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hall can pounce on him.
Hall connects with a body shot that sends Gimmick's belly button to the back.
Gimmick instigates a clinch.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Gimmick.
Gimmick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Michael Hall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gimmick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Gimmick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gimmick tries to break free but Hall pushes him back against the cage.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Gimmick is blocking nicely.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gimmick backwards.
Hall lands with a short shot to the head.
Gimmick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall lands an uppercut.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Gimmick is blocking nicely.
Hall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hall lands with a left to the head.
Hall works on Gimmick's body with a couple of short punches.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Gimmick avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Gimmick as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gimmick fails to land.
Gimmick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick breaks the clinch.
Gimmick lands the left hand.
Gimmick misses with a looping right.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Gimmick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gimmick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gimmick throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Justin Gimmick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gimmick checks a leg kick.
Gimmick throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hall counters with a low kick, right behind Gimmick 's knee.
Gimmick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall scores with a sloppy right hand. Gimmick should have avoided that one.
Hall misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gimmick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Gimmick takes one to the chin there.
Gimmick tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gimmick misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Gimmick. Those never looked like landing.
Gimmick misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gimmick throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Michael Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Gimmick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Hall throws a wild body kick that Gimmick sees coming a mile off.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Gimmick ducks down to avoid it.
Hall throws a lazy uppercut
and Gimmick counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gimmick lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hall staying out of range there.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gimmick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hall. That did some damage!
Gimmick misses with a combination
and Hall counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick by Gimmick misses
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimmick tries to land a leg kick but Hall saw it coming and moves away.
Gimmick tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall lunges at Gimmick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gimmick's hand.
Hall lands with a shot to the body.
Hall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gimmick misses with a two punch combination.
Hall lands with a cross.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hall looks to land a combination but Gimmick avoids it well.
Gimmick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a push kick but Gimmick slaps the foot to one side.
Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hall digs a right hand underneath Gimmick's ribcage. Gimmick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall misses with the head strike.
Gimmick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Gimmick blocks it.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Gimmick controls the action.
Hall breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hall. That's going to slow Gimmick down.
Hall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gimmick's calf.
Hall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gimmick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hall.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gimmick.
Hall thows a leg kick but Gimmick checks it
and Gimmick counters with a low kick, right behind Hall 's knee.
Gimmick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gimmick moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hall has closed the distance and engaged Gimmick in a clinch.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Gimmick backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hall.
Gimmick wants to stall.
Michael Hall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maybe Gimmick would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Hall working aggressively here.
Gimmick throws a head punch that misses.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gimmick gets underhooks to prevent Hall's takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Gimmick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Justin Gimmick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gimmick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gimmick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall pushes Gimmick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Gimmick won't allow it.
Gimmick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Gimmick misses.
Hall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gimmick avoids the head kick by Hall.
Hall lands an overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gimmick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gimmick looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Hall!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Hall 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 Duece Delta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjan Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delta comes to the cage accompanied by the tough guy song. Arjan Haze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duece Delta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arjan Haze!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delta decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Haze looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Delta is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haze doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Delta.
Delta is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Haze is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Delta pulls his head out easily.
Haze is trying to maintain the position but Delta is very close to passing his half guard.
Delta looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Haze looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delta is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haze actively working from the bottom here.
Delta is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Haze sees it coming and defends easily.
Delta is working for a kimura but Haze is defending it quite comfortably.
Delta is looking for a kimura here.
Delta has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Haze defend it? Delta steps over the head and cranks it - Haze is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Delta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Duece Delta!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miko Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace comes into the arena with Doggystyle - Snoop Dogg blaring out of the sound system. Maia has chosen Hells Bells as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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267 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miko Maia!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Grace.
Maia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maia wants it to stay on the feet.
A left lands for Maia.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Grace is just out of range.
Maia tries to clinch but Grace is having none of it.
Maia throws an overhand right that lands on Grace's shoulder, as Grace tries to avoid the shot.
Grace misses with a body shot.
Maia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maia checks a leg kick nicely.
Maia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grace moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grace. Maia does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maia.
Maia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grace counters with a straight right hand.
Maia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grace manages to avoid it.
Grace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grace gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maia throws the kick towards the body but Grace avoids it.
Grace throws a jab but it's blocked by Maia.
Maia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maia misses with a wild body shot.
Grace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maia.
Grace slips a straight right by Maia.
Grace is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maia lands with a shot to the body.
Maia misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Grace misses.
Nice sprawl there from Maia as Grace shoots in.
Maia swinging wildly here.
Grace fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Grace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grace blocks a jab.
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maia misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maia cracks Grace with a good jab.
Maia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maia misses with a hook.
Grace scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maia in his tracks.
Maia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maia lands with a cross.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Grace. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Grace displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maia.
Grace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miko Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grace scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Grace had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Maia. That snapped Grace's head back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grace.
Maia throws a good cross that connects.
Maia lands a head shot.
Maia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Grace misses with a body shot.
Maia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maia looks to land a right hand but Grace moved out of range.
Maia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grace.
Maia throws a series of punches but Grace avoids them all with ease.
Grace defending well as Maia loads up on a big left hand.
Maia is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fighters circling - Grace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grace swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grace throws a hook to the side of Maia's head but Maia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grace shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maia sprawls well. Maia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grace gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia misses with a low kick.
Grace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grace defending well as Maia loads up on a big left hand.
Maia throws a jab but it's blocked by Grace.
Maia throws a hook but Grace blocks it.
Grace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Grace - just one landing.
Maia staying out of range there.
Maia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maia cracks Grace with an open hand slap.
Maia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maia.
Grace looks to score with a jab to the body but Maia is just out of range.
Grace swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Maia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miko Maia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grace thows a body shot but no joy.
Maia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maia avoids the body shot from Grace.
Maia catches Grace with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maia avoids the body shot from Grace.
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grace throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
Grace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grace walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt.
Maia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grace.
Grace is looking to wear down Maia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maia moves away.
Grace thuds a left hand into Maia's body.
Maia lands a lovely overhand right.
Maia misses with a double jab.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Grace is just out of range.
Grace lands a right hook to the body.
Maia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maia lands a nice shot to the body.
Maia connects with a right hand. Grace shakes it off.
Maia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grace scores with a hook to the body. Maia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Grace thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Maia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grace misses with a wild body shot.
Grace dodges the punch combination from Maia.
Grace staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Maia misses.
Grace connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Maia.
Maia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maia cracks Grace with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grace wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maia lands with a good body shot.
Maia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maia lands with a nice body punch.
Miko Maia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maia takes a swing at Grace's ribcage but misses.
Maia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grace takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maia takes one to the chin there.
Grace fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maia.
Grace on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Maia. Beautiful body shot.
Grace swats away the attempt to clinch by Maia.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maia digs a good hook to Grace's body.
Grace misses with a wild body shot.
Grace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maia.
Maia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grace's head.
Grace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maia throws a body punch but Grace moves out of range.
Grace fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace avoids a kick to the body.
Grace on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maia moves away.
Maia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grace changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maia tries to avoid it but Grace manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maia to the ground. Maia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grace looks to score with a jab to the body but Maia is just out of range.
Maia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Maia there.
Maia closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maia scores with a one two! Grace had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grace lands a leg kick that knocks Maia off balance momentarily.
A jab lands there for Grace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Miko Maia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Grace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maia.
It looks like Miko Maia has been cut.
Maia misses with a hook. Grace ducked under it nicely.
Maia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grace.
Maia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grace misses with a hook.
Grace closes the distance and clinches up with Maia, looking for a takedown. Grace pushes Maia against the cage but Maia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grace throws an overhand right that lands on Maia's shoulder, as Maia tries to avoid the shot.
Grace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grace.
Grace with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maia misses with an uppercut. Grace saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace shoots in but no luck this time.
A big right from Grace misses.
Maia loads up on a big right hand but Grace slips the punch.
Maia moves out of range of the strikes.
Grace with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maia to score with a decent uppercut.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grace moves away.
Grace misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Maia counter with a right hand.
Maia misses with a hook.
Grace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maia.
Grace looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maia slips a straight right by Grace.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grace moves away.
Maia jabs at Grace's body.
Maia throws a head kick that misses.
Maia throws a body punch but Grace moves out of range.
Maia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Max Grace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grace slips a jab from Maia.
No joy there for Grace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maia scores with a jab.
Maia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maia misses with an uppercut.
Grace looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maia is fending him off so far but Grace persists. Nope, Maia circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Grace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grace blocks a head kick by Maia.
Grace throws a jab when Maia was well out of range.
Maia throws a right hand that Grace ducks under and follows up with a left that Grace also avoids with ease.
Maia connects with a crisp jab.
Maia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maia lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Grace.
Maia scores with a nice head shot.
Grace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grace looks to land a right hand but Maia moved out of range.
Grace misses with a wild body shot.
Maia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grace doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grace. Maia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grace blocks the body kick.
Maia throws a combination. Grace tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheers as Maia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grace doesn't seem phased though.
No luck for Maia with that takedown attempt.
Grace scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia throws a head kick but Grace moves out of range.
Grace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace throws a low kick, looking for Maia's leg but Maia calmly moves out of range.
Maia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grace sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maia somewhat.
Grace's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grace scrambles back to his feet.
Maia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheers as Maia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grace doesn't seem phased though.
Maia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grace.
Good shot there by Grace.
Grace misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Grace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grace takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maia counters with a nice body shot.
Grace lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Miko Maia.
Well Maia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miko Maia!
After the fight, Miko Maia was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tam Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Open Road. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pete Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tam Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeus closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Patterson did well to prevent Zeus getting side control.
Patterson works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patterson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Zeus trying to control the position from guard on top but Patterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeus sitting in guard here, content to control.
Patterson keeping moving, preventing Zeus from controlling successfully.
Zeus engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tam Zeus was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Patterson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Patterson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zeus blocks a jab.
Zeus swinging wildly here.
Patterson moves out of range as Zeus strikes.
Zeus just misses with a punch to the body.
Zeus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patterson.
Zeus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Patterson looks to throw the jab but Zeus is out of range.
Patterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zeus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zeus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zeus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Zeus.
Zeus moves out of range of the strikes.
Zeus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Patterson quickly recovers to half guard.
Zeus seems to be working for a kimura but Patterson defends the submission attempt.
Zeus is working for a kimura but Patterson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patterson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Zeus trying to control the action but Patterson is working from the bottom.
Zeus is looking for a kimura but Patterson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zeus to get the leverage.
Zeus trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson wants to improve his position but Zeus is controlling well.
Zeus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Patterson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zeus.
Zeus drops an elbow to the side of Patterson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus wants to free his trapped foot but Patterson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zeus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zeus trying to control the action but Patterson is working from the bottom.
Zeus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zeus is working away from the top position though.
Zeus trying to control the action but Patterson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tam Zeus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Patterson lands a right hook to the body.
Patterson throws a shot from downtown. Zeus moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Patterson misses the target.
Zeus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zeus showed some decent athleticism there.
Patterson trying to control here.
Zeus prevents Patterson from standing back up.
Zeus working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Patterson's thigh. Patterson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Zeus drops back, looking for a kneebar! Patterson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Patterson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Patterson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus is looking for a sweep.
Tam Zeus has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Zeus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Patterson wants to stand but Zeus is controlling his arm.
Zeus is trying to control Patterson's posture but Patterson avoids it.
We're going to have a standup here because Pete Patterson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Patterson throws a lazy right hand but Zeus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Patterson misses.
Patterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zeus was well out of range. Poor timing from Patterson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Patterson defends it nicely.
Zeus throws an overhand right that lands on Patterson's shoulder, as Patterson tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Zeus misses.
Zeus ducks under a wild hook from Patterson.
Patterson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zeus misses with an uppercut.
Zeus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Patterson.
Zeus keeps the fight on the outside.
Patterson works Zeus's body with a nice hook.
Zeus looks to land a right hand but Patterson moved out of range.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zeus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Zeus misses the target.
Zeus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Zeus.
The fighters circling - Patterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zeus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pete Patterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Zeus slips a jab and a cross from Patterson.
Patterson moves out of range as Zeus strikes.
Pete Patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zeus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pete Patterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tam Zeus.
Zeus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patterson.
Zeus jabs Patterson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zeus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patterson moves away.
Zeus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zeus circles away quickly and effectively.
Zeus checks a low kick from Patterson.
Patterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patterson misses the shot to the body.
Patterson wants to clinch.
Zeus ducks under a wild hook from Patterson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Patterson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Patterson throws a series of punches but Zeus avoids them all with ease.
Zeus lands a glancing blow to the side of Patterson's head.
Patterson gets caught flat footed, as Zeus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zeus throwing strikes from guard but Patterson blocks nicely.
Zeus tries to free his leg and advance position but Patterson is retaining full guard.
Zeus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Patterson dives on top into guard.
Zeus 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.
Zeus is pulling down on Patterson's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pete Patterson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Zeus defending well as Patterson loads up on a big left hand.
Patterson looks to throw the jab but Zeus is out of range.
Zeus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
Zeus looks for a takedown but Patterson sprawls well.
Patterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zeus.
Patterson misses with a double jab.
Patterson blocks a jab.
Zeus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Patterson momentarily.
Patterson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Patterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zeus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Patterson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zeus somewhat.
Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zeus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patterson tries to clinch up.
Patterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patterson lands a nice hook to Zeus's body. Zeus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Patterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zeus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zeus.
Patterson scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patterson misses with a hook.
Zeus throws a looping overhand right but Patterson ducks down to avoid it.
Zeus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from Patterson does no damage.
Pete Patterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patterson throws a lazy right hand but Zeus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zeus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zeus misses with a hook. Patterson ducked under it nicely.
Zeus slips a straight right by Patterson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus moves away from the strike by Patterson.
Zeus throws a lazy right hand but Patterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zeus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zeus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zeus lands with a shot to the body.
Patterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zeus avoids the body shot from Patterson.
Patterson moves in looking to clinch but Zeus pushes him off.
Patterson misses with a double jab.
Patterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Zeus is just out of range.
Zeus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Patterson is refusing to be controlled, as Zeus sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Patterson.
Zeus engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zeus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patterson is keeping the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Patterson keeping moving, preventing Zeus from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tam Zeus hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Patterson throws a shot from downtown. Zeus moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tam Zeus.
I think Zeus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tam Zeus!
After winning the bout, Tam Zeus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Siouxsie Banshees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedict Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banshees's entrance music is Cities in Dust. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Siouxsie Banshees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benedict Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz tries to clinch up.
Banshees misses with a low kick.
Banshees is looking to slow Cruz down with leg kicks.
Cruz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Banshees with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Banshees.
Banshees scores with a jab. Cruz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Banshees sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Banshees pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Banshees throws a quick inside leg kick.
Banshees keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Siouxsie Banshees seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Banshees as he avoids it easily.
Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Banshees chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Banshees manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz checks a leg kick nicely.
Banshees misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cruz walks into a straight right hand from Banshees.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Banshees's head but Banshees sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Banshees can pounce on him.
Banshees is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banshees swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banshees throws a nice inside leg kick.
Banshees throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Banshees as he connects with a hook.
Banshees scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Banshees closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Cruz! Banshees dives in looking to finish! Cruz is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Siouxsie Banshees!
Siouxsie Banshees seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaspars Timma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danilo Caparas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Timma might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Adrenaline Rush. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaspars Timma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Danilo Caparas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caparas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Timma.
Caparas misses with a leg kick
enabling Timma to counter with a crisp jab.
Caparas throws a looping overhand right but Timma ducks down to avoid it.
Timma tries a low kick but Caparas avoids it.
Timma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caparas throws out the jab.
Caparas ducks under a wild hook from Timma.
Timma moves out of range as Caparas strikes.
Timma misses with a body shot.
Caparas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Caparas.
Caparas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Caparas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Timma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Caparas scrambles back to his feet.
Timma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Timma takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Caparas misses with a low kick.
Caparas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Caparas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caparas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Danilo Caparas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timma takes a swing at Caparas's ribcage but misses.
Timma does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Caparas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Timma.
A chopping leg kick lands by Timma.
Timma gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Caparas misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Timma.
Caparas throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caparas lands a glancing blow to the side of Timma's head.
Timma is rocked!
Caparas cracks Timma with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Timma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caparas ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Timma out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danilo Caparas!
After winning the bout, Danilo Caparas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Mastain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ruent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Mastain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Ruent!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mastain throws a right hand that misses
and Ruent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mastain throws an overhand right that lands on Ruent's shoulder, as Ruent tries to avoid the shot.
Ruent throws a wild body kick that Mastain sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Ruent.
Mastain has Ruent up against the cage in a clinch.
Mastain digs a right hand underneath Ruent's ribcage. Ruent let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mastain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mastain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mastain throws a head punch that misses.
Mastain is leaning against Ruent and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mastain being controlled against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mastain.
Still in the clinch, Mastain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mastain lands a hook that snaps the head of Ruent backwards.
A short uppercut from Mastain.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mastain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruent backwards.
Mastain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mastain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mastain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruent missing with a left hand there. Mastain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mastain connects with a nice looking jab.
Mastain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruent throws a shot from downtown. Mastain moves away and avoids it.
Ruent slips a jab from Mastain.
Ruent chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mastain can pounce on him.
Mastain throws an overhand right that lands on Ruent's shoulder, as Ruent tries to avoid the shot.
Ruent scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mastain is looking to clinch but Ruent is avoiding it.
Mastain misses the shot to the body.
Mastain misses with an uppercut.
Ruent takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruent doesn't manage to clinch there - Mastain circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastain cracks a nice hook into Ruent's ribs.
Ruent moves in looking to clinch but Mastain pushes him off.
Ruent just misses with a punch to the body.
Mastain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruent.
Mastain jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mastain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruent scores with a jab. Mastain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ruent tries to clinch up.
Ruent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mastain moves away.
Mastain throws a hook to the side of Ruent's head but Ruent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mastain lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Mastain.
Mastain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruent counters with a low kick, right behind Mastain 's knee.
Ruent attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mastain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mastain throws a leg kick which misses Ruent's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruent tries to avoid it.
Mastain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastain throws out a loose jab but Ruent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mastain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mastain clinches with his opponent.
Mastain lands an uppercut.
Mastain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mastain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruent throws a leg kick but Mastain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mastain misses the shot to the body.
Ruent wants to slow Mastain down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruent.
Ruent finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mastain checks a leg kick.
Ruent takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mastain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruent doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mastain gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastain scores with a shot to the side of Ruent's head.
Ruent avoiding damage.
Ruent struggles to land a body shot inside as Mastain controls his hands.
Ruent lands a nice elbow.
Ruent misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mastain.
Ruent misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruent is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mastain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ruent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mastain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mastain.
Mastain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mastain scores with a hook to the body.
Mastain lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Mastain dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ruent connects with a body shot.
Mastain wants to slow Ruent down by chopping away at his legs.
Mastain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mastain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mastain throws a nice looking combination but Ruent bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mastain throws a hook but Ruent avoids it easily.
Mastain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mastain looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruent is just out of range.
Ruent is looking to chop away at Mastain's legs.
Mastain pushes Ruent up against the cage in a clinch.
Mastain misses with some punches.
Ruent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mastain manages to break the clinch.
Mastain throws a push kick but Ruent slaps the foot to one side.
Mastain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruent slips a straight right by Mastain.
Ruent tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mastain is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mastain, right into the meat.
Mastain looks to land a right hand but Ruent moved out of range.
Ruent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mastain avoids a kick to the body.
Ruent misses with a leg kick
and Mastain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruent thinking.
Mastain slips a jab and a cross from Ruent.
Mastain thows a body shot but no joy.
Dave Mastain is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mastain. Ruent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mastain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mastain has closed the distance and engaged Ruent in a clinch.
Mastain can't break the clinch.
Ruent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mastain misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mastain.
Mastain tries a body shot but Ruent blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastain misses with some punches.
Ruent creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ruent breaks from the clinch.
Mastain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruent is looking to clinch but Mastain is avoiding it.
Ruent misses with a hook. Mastain ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mastain. Ruent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mastain throws out a loose jab but Ruent uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mastain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruent.
Ruent connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mastain momentarily.
Ruent misses with a low kick.
Mastain has Ruent up against the cage in a clinch.
Mastain has a couple of punches blocked by Ruent.
Ruent blocks an uppercut.
Mastain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent has Mastain up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mastain avoiding damage as Ruent throws knees to the body.
Mastain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ruent or not.
Mastain takes an elbow to the temple.
Mastain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dave Mastain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ruent tries to stall but Mastain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ruent digs a right hand underneath Mastain's ribcage. Mastain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mastain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruent's elbow.
Ruent trying to land knees to the body.
Ruent lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruent prevents a body shot from Mastain.
Mastain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Mastain.
Ruent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mastain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruent backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mastain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mastain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruent.
Mastain avoids the body shot from Ruent.
Mastain punishes Ruent's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Ruent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mastain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruent.
Mastain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ruent. Ruent obviously looking to wear him down.
Mastain swings for the body but Ruent moves out of range.
Mastain is looking to clinch.
Ruent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mastain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruent lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruent walks into a stiff left hand from Mastain.
Ruent walks into a stiff left hand from Mastain.
Mastain walks into a jab.
Ruent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dave Mastain will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ruent throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mastain.
Ruent throws a low kick, looking for Mastain's leg but Mastain calmly moves out of range.
Ruent just misses with a punch to the body.
Mastain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruent scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Ruent misses.
Ruent closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mastain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruent connects with a jab.
Mastain lands a glancing blow to the side of Ruent's head.
Ruent blocks a low kick nicely.
A big left from Mastain misses.
Mastain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruent moves away.
Ruent throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mastain tries to clinch but Ruent is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruent throws a looping overhand right but Mastain ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Mastain misses
and Ruent counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruent checks a low kick from Mastain.
Mastain is looking to clinch but Ruent is avoiding it.
Mastain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ruent on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mastain. Mastain obviously looking to wear him down.
Ruent checks the leg kick.
Mastain motions for Ruent to come forward. Mastain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mastain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A shot to the liver by Ruent. Beautiful body shot.
Mastain scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mastain. Ruent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruent scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruent misses with a jab to the body
and Ruent takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastain lands with a straight right. Ruent didn't see that one coming.
Ruent tries to close the distance and clinch but Mastain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruent.
Mastain misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruent fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mastain is out of range.
Ruent blocks a jab.
Ruent tries a head kick but it misses.
Mastain slips under a jab.
Mastain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mastain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruent connects with a leg kick. Mastain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ruent gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mastain misses with a looping left.
Mastain connects with a right hand. Ruent shakes it off.
Rick Ruent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Mastain both land. Nice combination.
Mastain lands a leg kick that knocks Ruent off balance momentarily.
Mastain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mastain lands with a nice body punch.
Ruent moves out of range as Mastain strikes.
Mastain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruent manages to avoid it.
Ruent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mastain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mastain moves in looking to clinch but Ruent pushes him off.
Ruent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mastain.
Ruent's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruent obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mastain tries to clinch but Ruent is having none of it.
Ruent throws a front kick aimed at Mastain's knee but Mastain avoids it well.
Ruent misses with a leg kick.
Ruent swats away the attempt to clinch by Mastain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruent scores with a hook to the body. Mastain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mastain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruent swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mastain tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruent swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mastain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ruent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mastain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruent lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mastain's sensitive parts.
Ruent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mastain cracks Ruent with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mastain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick from Ruent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mastain tries to clinch but Ruent is having none of it.
The crowd cheers as Ruent lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mastain doesn't seem phased though.
Ruent avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruent scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Ruent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mastain 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Mastain!
After the fight, Dave Mastain was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Amok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Kuntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amok comes to the cage accompanied by Devils. Kuntz has chosen Check My Brain as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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264 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriel Amok!
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, Rusty Kuntz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuntz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Amok checks it well.
Kuntz lands a leg kick that knocks Amok off balance momentarily.
Amok looks to throw the jab but Kuntz is out of range.
Kuntz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kuntz throws a right hand that misses
and Amok counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kuntz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Amok.
Kuntz trying to control but Amok postures up.
Amok throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amok is keen to just control but Kuntz is a slippery customer.
Amok working Kuntz over with strikes.
Kuntz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kuntz is trying to maintain the position but Amok is very close to passing his half guard.
Kuntz is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Amok there.
Amok thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kuntz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kuntz is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Amok throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kuntz has hold of Amok's hands but Amok slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Amok sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kuntz defending well though.
Kuntz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Amok.
Amok wants to control from the top but Kuntz keeps moving.
Amok 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.
Amok landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amok throws a big elbow that misses.
Amok postures up and lands a big shot to Kuntz's brow.
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!
Kuntz looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuntz, not yet.
Kuntz controls Amok momentarily but Amok frees himself.
Amok working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kuntz's head.
Kuntz controls Amok momentarily but Amok frees himself.
Kuntz keeping moving, preventing Amok from controlling successfully.
Kuntz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Amok is one step ahead there.
Kuntz trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Amok has passed into side control.
Kuntz is looking to reverse the position.
Kuntz is trying to control Amok's posture but Amok avoids it.
Amok is working Kuntz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kuntz struggling a bit here.
Amok lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuntz struggling a bit here.
Kuntz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuntz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Amok cracks Kuntz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kuntz can't do much from the bottom here.
Kuntz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Amok working the body and head with strikes.
Amok postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Amok trying to control the position but Kuntz is working away.
Amok cracks Kuntz with a big right hand but Kuntz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amok working away.
Amok scores with a couple of short elbows.
Amok creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uriel Amok dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Amok pounces like a tiger and cracks Kuntz with a vicious hook! Kuntz is down but not out! Amok follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Uriel Amok!
Uriel Amok seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dick Dingleberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eriku Landstrimma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingleberry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is PANTERA - F*CKING HOSTILE. Eriku Landstrimma has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Dick Dingleberry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eriku Landstrimma!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landstrimma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Landstrimma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dingleberry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Landstrimma.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dingleberry.
Dingleberry throws a leg kick
and Landstrimma counters with an inside leg kick.
Dingleberry scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheers as Landstrimma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dingleberry doesn't seem phased though.
Dingleberry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Landstrimma misses with a lunging right hand
and Dingleberry counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dingleberry prevents Landstrimma from standing back up.
Dingleberry trying to pass the guard but Landstrimma defending well.
Dingleberry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dingleberry is working for a kimura but Landstrimma is defending it quite comfortably.
Dingleberry trying to control from Landstrimma's half guard. Landstrimma has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingleberry tries to free his leg and advance position but Landstrimma is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Landstrimma manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dingleberry manages to get himself to full guard.
Dingleberry keeping moving, preventing Landstrimma from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Landstrimma accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Landstrimma throws an elbow that misses. Dingleberry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Landstrimma's guard. Nice move by Dingleberry!
Dingleberry looking to sit in guard and control but Landstrimma gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma looking to pass the guard.
Landstrimma sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dingleberry's guard.
Landstrimma wants to work for an arm triangle but Dingleberry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dingleberry gets back to full guard.
Dingleberry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Landstrimma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Landstrimma stopping the sweep attempt from Dingleberry.
Landstrimma with a flurry of punches that miss.
Landstrimma throws an elbow that misses. Dingleberry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Landstrimma's guard. Nice move by Dingleberry!
Dingleberry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Landstrimma wants to sweep here but Dingleberry controlling him for the moment.
Landstrimma seems keen to control Dingleberry's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingleberry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dingleberry throws a big elbow that misses.
Landstrimma wants to improve his position but instead Dingleberry has moved into half guard.
Landstrimma is trying to maintain the position but Dingleberry is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingleberry thows a huge punch but Landstrimma dodges it nicely.
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 Dick Dingleberry will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dingleberry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good leg kick by Landstrimma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Landstrimma rushes Dingleberry and presses him up against the cage.
Dingleberry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dingleberry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Landstrimma misses with a punch to the body.
Landstrimma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dingleberry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Landstrimma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Landstrimma throws a poor cross that misses
and Dingleberry counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dingleberry wants to take a breather but Landstrimma manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Dingleberry.
Landstrimma seems keen to control Dingleberry's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landstrimma controls Dingleberry momentarily but Dingleberry frees himself.
Landstrimma keeping moving, preventing Dingleberry from controlling successfully.
Dingleberry looking to sit in guard and control but Landstrimma gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Landstrimma throws an elbow that misses. Dingleberry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Landstrimma's guard. Nice move by Dingleberry!
Dick Dingleberry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dingleberry tries to free his leg and advance position but Landstrimma is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma trying to control the position here.
Landstrimma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dingleberry trying to control but Landstrimma is working from the bottom.
Dingleberry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Landstrimma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma is pulling down on Dingleberry's head. It's preventing any offense from Dingleberry, at least for the moment.
Dingleberry throws a strike but Landstrimma rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dingleberry wants to sweep but no luck.
Dingleberry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Landstrimma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma postures up in Dingleberry's guard and throws a big left but Dingleberry blocks it.
Landstrimma tries to free his leg and advance position but Dingleberry is retaining full guard.
Landstrimma trying to control the position from guard on top but Dingleberry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Landstrimma postures up.
Landstrimma won't allow Dingleberry to sweep him here.
Dingleberry keeping full guard, as Landstrimma tries to pass.
Dingleberry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Landstrimma's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landstrimma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dingleberry trying to control but Landstrimma is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dick Dingleberry will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Landstrimma wants to slow Dingleberry down by chopping away at his legs.
Dingleberry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Landstrimma circles away quickly and effectively.
Dingleberry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Landstrimma.
Dingleberry throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dingleberry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Landstrimma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dingleberry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Landstrimma.
Landstrimma attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Landstrimma just misses with a punch to the body.
Landstrimma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dingleberry.
Landstrimma tries to clinch up but Dingleberry circles away and keeps his distance.
Landstrimma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dick Dingleberry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dingleberry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dingleberry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Landstrimma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Landstrimma checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Landstrimma throws a leg kick but Dingleberry moved away.
Landstrimma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Landstrimma wants to land a leg kick but Dingleberry is out of range.
Dingleberry connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dingleberry. Landstrimma does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Landstrimma checks a leg kick.
Landstrimma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Landstrimma wants to slow Dingleberry down by chopping away at his legs.
Landstrimma fakes the leg kick and cracks Dingleberry in the body.
Landstrimma misses with a looping left.
Dingleberry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dingleberry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Landstrimma has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd cheers as Dingleberry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Landstrimma doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma thumps Dingleberry with a low kick.
Dingleberry tries to keep at a distance but Landstrimma has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dingleberry pulls guard.
Dingleberry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Landstrimma looking to pass the guard.
Dingleberry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Landstrimma throwing strikes from guard but Dingleberry blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dingleberry is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dingleberry has escaped and now he's on top!
Dingleberry slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dingleberry trying to control the position but Landstrimma is working away.
Landstrimma manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dingleberry's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma is not content to let Dingleberry control the position.
Dingleberry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Landstrimma defending well though.
Dingleberry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Landstrimma knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dingleberry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Landstrimma defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingleberry misses with a head shot. Landstrimma uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dingleberry stays in close to Landstrimma's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Dingleberry clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Landstrimma takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Landstrimma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dingleberry walks into a straight right hand from Landstrimma.
Dingleberry scores with a kick to the body.
Landstrimma throws a solid leg kick but Dingleberry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Landstrimma.
Landstrimma on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Landstrimma throws a leg kick that misses.
Dingleberry misses with a takedown attempt - Landstrimma sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Landstrimma connects with a jab.
Landstrimma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dingleberry scores with a decent looking hook.
Dingleberry connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingleberry thumps Landstrimma with a low kick.
Dingleberry is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dingleberry with a nice cross.
Dingleberry thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Landstrimma if he has to take too many more of those.
Landstrimma shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dingleberry manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Landstrimma lands a couple of elbows.
Landstrimma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Landstrimma throws an elbow that misses. Dingleberry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Landstrimma's guard. Nice move by Dingleberry!
Dingleberry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Landstrimma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dingleberry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma is looking for a triangle but Dingleberry pushes his legs off easily.
Landstrimma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Landstrimma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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!
Landstrimma has control of Dingleberry's left arm, preventing Dingleberry from doing any damage.
Landstrimma is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dingleberry postures up in Landstrimma's guard and throws a big left but Landstrimma blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dingleberry stands and throws Landstrimma's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dingleberry throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dingleberry working away.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Dingleberry trying to control the action but Landstrimma is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingleberry is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Landstrimma has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dingleberry looks up at the clock and then as Landstrimma takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dingleberry smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dingleberry tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingleberry passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Landstrimma!
Landstrimma is in a horrible position here. Dingleberry smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Dingleberry had his way with Eriku Landstrimma in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dingleberry misses with a leg kick
and Landstrimma counters by clinching up.
Dingleberry lands with a light punch inside.
Dingleberry has Landstrimma pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Landstrimma manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dingleberry prevents a body shot from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma tries to throw a body punch but Dingleberry avoids it by throwing Landstrimma back against the cage.
Dingleberry tries to throw a body punch but Landstrimma avoids it by throwing Dingleberry back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Landstrimma - that landed with a thud.
Dingleberry blocks a body shot from Landstrimma.
Dingleberry lands with a right to the head.
Dingleberry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Landstrimma just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dingleberry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Landstrimma misses with the head strike.
Landstrimma struggles to land a body shot inside as Dingleberry controls his hands.
Landstrimma throws a punch but it's blocked by Dingleberry.
Stalling in the clinch from Dingleberry.
Dingleberry breaks from the clinch.
Dingleberry throws a leg kick but Landstrimma checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingleberry lands a jab to the nose.
Dingleberry throws a front kick aimed at Landstrimma's knee but Landstrimma avoids it well.
Dingleberry fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Dingleberry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Dingleberry does it's job there.
Landstrimma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dingleberry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma misses the shot to the body.
Dingleberry misses with a straight right.
Dingleberry cracks a nice hook into Landstrimma's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Landstrimma as he connects with a hook.
Landstrimma throws a hook but Dingleberry blocks it.
Dingleberry throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Landstrimma's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Landstrimma blocks the low kick.
Landstrimma closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dingleberry circles away.
Dingleberry throws out a leg kick but Landstrimma moves out of range and Dingleberry only half commits.
Landstrimma feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dingleberry's calf.
Landstrimma is looking to clinch but Dingleberry is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dingleberry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dingleberry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Landstrimma can pounce on him.
Landstrimma avoids the body shot from Dingleberry.
Landstrimma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Landstrimma.
Dingleberry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dingleberry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dingleberry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Landstrimma.
Landstrimma lands with a kick to the temple. Dingleberry shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Eriku Landstrimma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingleberry is looking to score with low kicks.
Dingleberry blocks a head kick by Landstrimma.
Landstrimma throws a big shot that misses.
Dingleberry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dingleberry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Landstrimma throws a leg kick that is checked
so Dingleberry counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dingleberry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dingleberry stopping the sweep attempt from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingleberry engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dingleberry is looking to work some ground and pound but Landstrimma has wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dingleberry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Landstrimma's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingleberry throws an elbow that misses. Landstrimma uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dingleberry's guard. Nice move by Landstrimma!
Landstrimma lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Dingleberry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dingleberry, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Dingleberry!
Dick Dingleberry retains his bantamweight title!
Dick Dingleberry bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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