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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeny Lapik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Spartan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eugeny Lapik!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Lapik checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spartan closes the distance and clinches.
Lapik tries to circle away but Spartan has him pinned against the cage.
Lapik is trying to break the clinch but Spartan is controlling him.
Spartan lands a left hand.
Lapik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lapik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spartan moves away.
Spartan checks the leg kick.
Spartan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lapik looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lapik is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Spartan cracks Lapik with a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spartan misses with the ground and pound.
Spartan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lapik misses with a body kick.
Spartan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spartan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Spartan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spartan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spartan scores with a shot to the side of Lapik's head.
Good body shot from Spartan.
Spartan lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Spartan.
Lapik looks winded!
Spartan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spartan shoots in and bounces Lapik off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spartan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Spartan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spartan wants to control from the top but Lapik keeps moving.
Spartan distracts Lapik with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spartan won't allow Lapik to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lapik is proving hard to escape from.
Spartan wants to control from the top but Lapik keeps moving.
Lapik has momentary wrist control but Spartan slips an elbow through the middle.
Lapik wants to sweep but no luck.
Spartan landing with the ground and pound.
Spartan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spartan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lapik's head.
Spartan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lapik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lapik keeping moving, preventing Spartan from controlling successfully.
Spartan throws a big elbow that misses.
Spartan wanted to stand there but Lapik had control of the position.
Spartan 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.
Lapik lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Spartan!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapik is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Lapik tries to land a front kick but Spartan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spartan moves out of range of the body kick from Lapik.
Spartan instigates a clinch.
Spartan scores a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spartan.
Spartan is trying to maintain a safe position but Lapik gets an underhook and turns Spartan into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Spartan as the two fighters clinch.
Spartan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapik can't break the clinch.
Spartan manages to break the clinch.
Eugeny Lapik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spartan clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spartan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lapik's efforts to push away.
Spartan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lapik has had enough of the clinch but Spartan keeps him there for the moment.
Spartan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lapik tries to break the clinch but Spartan is controlling the position.
Spartan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lapik throws a low kick, looking for Spartan's leg but Spartan calmly moves out of range.
Spartan has closed the distance and engaged Lapik in a clinch.
A short right from Spartan on the inside.
Spartan is pushing Lapik up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spartan lands a right hand.
Spartan lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Spartan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spartan clinches with his opponent.
Lapik wants to break free but Spartan has control.
Lapik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lapik tries to circle away but Spartan has him pinned against the cage.
Lapik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leo Spartan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lapik throws a push kick but Spartan slaps the foot to one side.
Lapik gets tackled into the cage by Spartan. Spartan maintains the clinch.
Spartan scores with a shoulder strike.
Spartan effectively controlling the action here.
Lapik is trying to push Spartan away but Spartan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Spartan breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spartan gets a clinch.
Lapik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spartan has him pressed against the cage.
Spartan connects with a knee to the head.
Spartan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spartan gets through Lapik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lapik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spartan lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan breaks from the clinch.
Lapik misses with a leg kick
and Spartan counters with an inside leg kick.
Spartan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Spartan working over Lapik with some ground and pound. Lapik looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Spartan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lapik knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lapik gets full guard.
Spartan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lapik can do to turn this around?
Lapik working a defensive guard here.
Spartan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lapik trying to control the position.
Spartan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lapik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartan postures up and lands a big shot to Lapik's brow.
Spartan working some strikes from top position.
Lapik pushes Spartan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lapik throws out a leg kick but Spartan moves out of range and Lapik only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan closes the distance and clinches.
Spartan looking to throw knees to the head but Lapik is blocking nicely.
Spartan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lapik backwards.
Lapik wants to break free but Spartan has control.
Still in the clinch, Spartan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spartan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lapik wants to break free but Spartan has control.
Leo Spartan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spartan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spartan closes the distance and pushes Lapik back into the cage.
Spartan can't find room to land a body shot as Lapik controls the action.
Spartan keeps control of Lapik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lapik breaks the clinch.
Lapik tries to keep at a distance but Spartan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lapik wants to break free but Spartan has control.
A short left from Spartan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapik can't break the clinch.
Lapik is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spartan.
Spartan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lapik is trying to break free.
Spartan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spartan scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spartan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spartan lands an uppercut.
Spartan works on Lapik's body with a couple of short punches.
Spartan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spartan drives through and clinches with Lapik against the cage.
Spartan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lapik backwards.
Spartan lands a hook that snaps the head of Lapik backwards.
Lapik has had enough of the clinch but Spartan keeps him there for the moment.
Lapik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan clinches up with Lapik and pushes him back against the cage.
Spartan scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lapik is breathing heavily.
Spartan pushes Lapik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spartan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lapik is rocked!
Spartan tries to work over Lapik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lapik is still on wobbly legs! Can Spartan finish him?
Spartan has Lapik pressed against the cage, preventing Lapik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spartan lands with a short shot to the head.
Spartan keeps control of Lapik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spartan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lapik seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Spartan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Spartan.
Spartan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spartan looking to score a takedown here. Lapik is defending well but Spartan drives through and ends up in Lapik's guard.
Spartan trying to control the position from guard on top but Lapik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spartan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Spartan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Spartan moves into range and clinches up with Lapik.
Nice body punch from Spartan - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Spartan.
Lapik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Spartan.
Spartan lands a nice uppercut.
Spartan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lapik wants to get back to striking at distance but Spartan won't allow it.
Lapik wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spartan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lapik throws a leg kick but Spartan moved away.
Eugeny Lapik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spartan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spartan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spartan breaks from the clinch.
Lapik misses with an uppercut
and Spartan moves into the clinch.
Spartan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spartan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spartan ducks under a wild hook from Lapik.
Lapik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Spartan.
A clash of legs there as Spartan blocks the low kick.
Lapik looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lapik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spartan blocks a low kick nicely.
Lapik misses with an uppercut. Spartan saw that one coming.
Spartan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lapik gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Spartan gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Spartan!
An out of breath Leo Spartan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boris Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorovitsj comes into the arena with Pink Panther Theme blaring out of the sound system. McGuire has chosen Johnny Cash sings The Battle Hymn Of The Republic as his entrance music. Mike McGuire is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Gregorovitsj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGuire. That's going to slow Gregorovitsj down.
McGuire scores with a nice strike.
McGuire misses with a kick to the body.
McGuire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gregorovitsj checks it well.
Gregorovitsj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Good leg kick by McGuire there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGuire is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gregorovitsj's half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McGuire is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gregorovitsj has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gregorovitsj tries to get to full guard but McGuire has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire is trying to work for a kimura but Gregorovitsj is defending well.
Gregorovitsj gets back to full guard.
McGuire looking to pass the guard.
McGuire drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gregorovitsj dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gregorovitsj stopping the sweep attempt from McGuire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGuire working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gregorovitsj doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gregorovitsj manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gregorovitsj slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McGuire looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McGuire tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGuire throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
McGuire looking for a triangle here. Gregorovitsj is fighting it but it looks tight! McGuire pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gregorovitsj is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mike McGuire!
A relieved looking Mike McGuire thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trinidad Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Camcho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nelly - Here Comes the Boom. Camcho has chosen 'Satan Is A Lady' by Steriogram as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Doug Camcho enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trinidad Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Doug Camcho!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camcho throws a lazy head kick
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Camcho didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Doug Camcho has been cut.
Camcho shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Camcho misses the jab.
No luck for Camcho with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Camcho.
Trinidad Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Camcho.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Jackson! Camcho is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trinidad Jackson!
Trinidad Jackson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry Badridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Assange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assange has chosen Date Rape as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped 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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barry Badridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julian Assange!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assange digs a good hook to Badridge's body.
Badridge moves out of range of the leg kick from Assange.
Badridge lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Badridge.
Assange changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Badridge tries to avoid it but Assange manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Badridge to the ground. Badridge escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Badridge throws a poor cross that misses
and Assange cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Assange throws a leg kick that misses.
Assange works the jab nicely.
Badridge misses with a right hand
and Assange counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assange cracks Badridge with a solid left hand.
Badridge is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Assange slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assange postures up in Badridge's guard and throws a big left but Badridge blocks it.
Assange trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Assange trying to control the position from guard on top but Badridge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assange is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Assange stopping the sweep attempt from Badridge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julian Assange has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Badridge gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Assange to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Assange with a flurry of punches that miss.
Badridge wants to hit a switch here but Assange passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Badridge there!
Badridge tries to hold on but Assange pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badridge keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assange wants to control the pace but Badridge is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Assange controlling from mount.
Assange can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Badridge is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badridge tries to lock up and control but Assange gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Badridge is looking to get to half guard.
Assange in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Badridge is desperately trying to improve his position but Assange has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assange looking to control but Badridge is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Assange 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.
Assange slips a jab from Badridge.
Badridge blocks a head kick by Assange.
Badridge lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Julian Assange has been cut.
Assange shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Assange misses with a looping right.
Barry Badridge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Badridge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assange.
Assange drives through with a takedown into Badridge's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Badridge looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Assange passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assange not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assange not doing much here.
Badridge is looking to improve his position.
Badridge is looking to get back to full guard here but Assange has managed to pass to side control instead.
Badridge tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Assange wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badridge is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Assange's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Assange misses with a head shot. Badridge uses the momentum to regain guard.
Badridge has an active guard here but Assange has managed to pass into half guard.
Assange looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assange working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Assange is looking to take a break and control but Badridge is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Badridge won't allow Assange to pass to mount.
Assange is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assange is looking to take a break and control but Badridge is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Badridge wants to control but Assange passes into side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Badridge's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Assange wants to lay and pray for a moment but Badridge keeps working.
Badridge takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assange trying to control the action but Badridge is working from the bottom.
Badridge tries to buck Assange off but Assange is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Assange showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julian Assange's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Badridge jabs at Assange's body.
No joy there for Badridge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Assange shoots for a double leg takedown but Badridge sprawls well. He's pushed Assange's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Assange thows a body shot but no joy.
Badridge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Badridge throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Assange counters with an outside leg kick.
Assange misses with a takedown attempt - Badridge sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Assange scores with a jab to the jaw.
Assange tries to score a power double leg takedown but Badridge sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Assange somewhat.
Barry Badridge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Assange.
Badridge lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Badridge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badridge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assange swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Assange will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Badridge 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.
Barry Badridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assange throws a leg kick that misses.
Badridge wants to clinch.
Assange slips a jab and a cross from Badridge.
Assange wants to land a leg kick but Badridge is out of range.
Badridge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assange paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Badridge throws a big shot that misses.
Barry Badridge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange fails to land the takedown.
Badridge misses with a lunging right hand
and Assange counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Assange postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badridge is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Assange rolls with it to try and escape but Badridge cranks on the arm and Assange is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Barry Badridge!
Barry Badridge spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alphonse Gangitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone has chosen Martyr Perpetual Healing Infinite Pain as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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224 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphonse Gangitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Malone!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gangitano misses with a body shot.
Malone swings for the body but Gangitano moves out of range.
Malone tries to clinch up
and Gangitano counters with a shoot takedown. Malone fights it but they end up in guard.
Gangitano won't allow Malone to get back to his feet.
Malone wants to sweep but no luck.
Gangitano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gangitano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gangitano trying to control the position from guard on top but Malone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gangitano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Malone is trying to keep Gangitano in close.
Gangitano wants to control from the top but Malone keeps moving.
Gangitano won't allow Malone to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gangitano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gangitano throws a right hand that Malone ducks under and follows up with a left that Malone also avoids with ease.
Malone shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gangitano is trying to defend but Malone finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ground and pound from Malone.
Gangitano tries to get to full guard but Malone has control of the leg.
Gangitano regains full guard. Nicely done.
Malone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Malone throws a big right hand that misses.
Malone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gangitano is on top in guard.
Gangitano trying to control but Malone is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone wants to sweep here but Gangitano controlling him for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gangitano scoring with some ground and pound.
Malone working a defensive guard here.
Gangitano trying to control the position from guard on top but Malone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gangitano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone looking to control.
Gangitano 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.
Malone has momentary wrist control but Gangitano slips an elbow through the middle.
Gangitano trying to control the position from guard on top but Malone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gangitano passes Malone's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Malone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gangitano thows a huge punch but Malone dodges it nicely.
Malone is pressing down on Gangitano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Malone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gangitano keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gangitano sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malone working the head and body with strikes.
Gangitano gets back to full guard.
Malone throws a big elbow that misses.
Gangitano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gangitano trying to control the action but Malone is working from the bottom.
Gangitano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malone makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Malone.
Malone wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphonse Gangitano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Malone misses with a low kick.
Gangitano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gangitano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gangitano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gangitano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gangitano sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Malone somewhat.
Gangitano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malone.
Malone misses with a low kick as Gangitano jumps back.
Gangitano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malone throws a solid leg kick but Gangitano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malone.
Gangitano connects with a single shot there.
Gangitano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gangitano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gangitano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gangitano moves out of range of the body kick from Malone.
Malone tries to close the distance and clinch but Gangitano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malone scores with a leg kick.
Gangitano swings for the body but Malone moves out of range.
Malone avoids the body shot from Gangitano.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malone. Gangitano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gangitano misses with a straight left.
Malone lands a nice looking body shot.
Gangitano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gangitano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gangitano throws a low kick but Malone avoids it.
Gangitano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malone.
Danga de danga de dang - Gangitano scores with a four punch combination!
Malone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gangitano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
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 decent looking body kick lands there for Malone.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gangitano enables Malone to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gangitano manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gangitano throws a couple of heel strikes.
Gangitano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Malone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gangitano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Malone manages to get himself to full guard.
Gangitano postures up and lands a big shot to Malone's brow.
Gangitano wants to control from the top but Malone keeps moving.
Malone wants to hit a switch here but Gangitano passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Malone there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gangitano lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Josh Malone has been cut.
Malone in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Malone working to try and regain half guard.
Gangitano with a couple of short strikes.
Gangitano scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Malone is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gangitano unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Malone wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Gangitano celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alphonse Gangitano!
Alphonse Gangitano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gannicus Spartacus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Schiraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gannicus Spartacus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franco Schiraz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Spartacus there.
Spartacus lands with a nice body punch.
Spartacus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Schiraz.
Spartacus lands with a cross.
Spartacus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Schiraz is rocked!
It looks like Franco Schiraz has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spartacus cracks Schiraz with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Spartacus has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Schiraz to stand back up!
Schiraz is still on wobbly legs! Can Spartacus finish him?
Schiraz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schiraz throws a leg kick
and Spartacus counters with a right hand from hell and Schiraz is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gannicus Spartacus!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Skinner Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe's entrance music is Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - A Love More True. A fine choice. Jim Beckett has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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151 lbs
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23
150 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skinner Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Beckett!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beckett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beckett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crowe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beckett.
Crowe slips a jab from Beckett.
Beckett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crowe moves out of range as Beckett strikes.
Beckett cracks Crowe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beckett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crowe 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.
Crowe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beckett.
Beckett 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beckett throws a hook but Crowe blocks it.
Crowe avoids the head kick by Beckett.
Beckett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beckett.
Beckett throws a wild body kick that Crowe sees coming a mile off.
Crowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beckett.
Beckett lands a jab to the head.
A head kick from Beckett lands but Crowe takes it in his stride.
Crowe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beckett can pounce on him.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Beckett.
Crowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beckett can pounce on him.
Beckett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Beckett tenderised Crowe's leg. Crowe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beckett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowe blocks a low kick nicely.
Beckett misses with a left hand
and Crowe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Crowe.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Beckett 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.
Beckett managing to control the position.
Beckett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crowe defending well though.
Crowe trying to control but Beckett postures up.
Crowe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Beckett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Crowe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Beckett has managed to get both his arms back between Crowe's legs - danger averted.
Crowe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Beckett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett preventing the sweep.
Crowe controlling Beckett's posture.
Beckett stands and throws Crowe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beckett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Crowe is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beckett dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crowe walks into a straight right hand from Beckett.
Jim Beckett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beckett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crowe.
Jim Beckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crowe. That did some damage!
Beckett throws a nice looking combination but Crowe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crowe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beckett finds it's way round the side to connect with Crowe's head.
A combination from Beckett does no damage.
Beckett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beckett throws a jab when Crowe was well out of range.
Beckett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crowe.
Beckett throws a low kick but Crowe avoids it.
Beckett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Beckett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe digs a good body shot into Beckett's ribs.
Beckett throws the left hand but Crowe avoids the punch easily.
Beckett connects with a jab.
Beckett's corner calls for a 1-2. Beckett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beckett.
Beckett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beckett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beckett throws a right hand that Crowe ducks under and follows up with a left that Crowe also avoids with ease.
Crowe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crowe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett connects with a leg kick. Crowe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crowe moves out of range as Beckett throws a body kick.
Good shot there by Beckett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe moves out of range of the leg kick from Beckett.
Beckett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beckett scores with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beckett.
Crowe ducks under a wild hook from Beckett.
Beckett throws a leg kick but Crowe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beckett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beckett 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett misses with a hook.
Beckett looks to land a combination but Crowe avoids it well.
Beckett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crowe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crowe takes one to the chin there.
Beckett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beckett lands with a right hand.
Crowe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crowe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beckett.
Crowe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Crowe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Crowe scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Beckett to see if he's OK.
Crowe working away.
Beckett taking punishment in the form of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crowe tries to move into full mount but can't pass Beckett's legs.
Crowe working the ground and pound but Beckett is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beckett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Crowe defending well as Beckett loads up on a big left hand.
Beckett is looking to chop away at Crowe's legs.
Beckett lands a front kick.
Beckett misses with a looping right.
Beckett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Beckett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crowe.
Beckett loads up on a big right hand but Crowe slips the punch.
Beckett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crowe slips a jab from Beckett.
Crowe walks into a straight right hand from Beckett.
Beckett cracks the inside of Crowe's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe moves away from the strike by Beckett.
Beckett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beckett throws a low kick but Crowe avoids it.
Beckett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Beckett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crowe is able to avoid easily.
Beckett lands with a nice body kick.
Beckett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beckett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Beckett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beckett throws a hook but Crowe blocks it.
Beckett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crowe is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett throws a sloppy head kick and Crowe moves out of range easily.
Crowe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beckett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beckett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crowe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beckett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beckett missing with a left hand there. Crowe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skinner Crowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beckett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beckett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crowe is out of range.
Crowe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett misses with a leg kick.
Jim Beckett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beckett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beckett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crowe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crowe scores with a nice head shot.
Beckett just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beckett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crowe blocks a head kick by Beckett.
Beckett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crowe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beckett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crowe somewhat.
Crowe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beckett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett is looking to land body kicks.
Beckett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crowe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beckett scoring well with a low kick there.
Beckett moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beckett tries to land a front kick but Crowe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice shot lands for Beckett.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Beckett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beckett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Beckett!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Radev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Freedom's choice of entrance music: Johnny Freedom. Johnny Freedom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikolai Radev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Freedom!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedom takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Radev connects with a leg kick. Freedom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Freedom looks to score with a jab to the body but Radev is just out of range.
Freedom moves out of range of the strikes.
Freedom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Radev lands a slapping body shot.
Freedom throws a leg kick that misses.
Freedom throws a hook but Radev blocks it.
Freedom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Radev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Freedom slips under a jab.
Radev misses with a body shot.
Freedom connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freedom looks to land a body kick but Radev moved away.
Freedom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Freedom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Radev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Freedom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Freedom is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom moves in looking to clinch but Radev pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Freedom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Radev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freedom gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Radev with a nice head shot there.
Freedom wants to sweep here but Radev controlling him for the moment.
Radev being controlled here momentarily.
Radev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Freedom wants to sweep here but Radev controlling him for the moment.
Radev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Freedom is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Radev is on top in guard.
Radev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Radev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Freedom's head.
Freedom wants to sweep here but Radev controlling him for the moment.
Freedom looking to control.
Radev trying to control but Freedom is working from the bottom.
Radev wants to pass the guard but Freedom is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radev throwing strikes but missing.
Radev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Radev throws a big elbow that misses.
Freedom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Radev preventing the sweep.
Radev trying to control the position from guard on top but Freedom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Radev with a nice head shot there.
Radev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Freedom manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Radev manages to get himself to full guard.
Radev keeping moving, preventing Freedom from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radev trying to keep a closed guard but Freedom is proving a slippery customer.
Radev wants to sweep here but Freedom controlling him for the moment.
Freedom controlling from the top position.
Radev 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Radev is trying to keep Freedom in close.
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. Johnny Freedom hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Radev lands with a hook. Freedom tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Radev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Radev lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Radev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Freedom is looking to clinch but Radev is avoiding it.
Radev misses with a body punch
and Freedom counters by clinching up.
Radev misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Radev.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freedom.
Freedom is trying to stall.
Radev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Freedom prevents a body shot from Radev.
Freedom looking to stall.
Knees to the body from Freedom.
Radev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Radev wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom lands a shot to the body.
Freedom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Radev lands with a left to the head.
Radev has Freedom pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Freedom manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Radev has had enough of the clinch but Freedom keeps him there for the moment.
Freedom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Radev avoids it.
Radev lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freedom.
Freedom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radev's elbow.
Freedom prevents a body shot from Radev.
Freedom struggles to land a body shot inside as Radev controls his hands.
Radev wants to take the fight to the mat but Freedom manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Freedom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Radev's defenses.
It looks like Nikolai Radev has been cut.
Radev lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radev dodges an elbow strike from Freedom.
Freedom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Radev backwards.
Freedom lands a nice elbow.
Radev is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Freedom can't fight it off and eventually Radev manages to take the fight to the floor. Freedom looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freedom is looking to sweep but instead, Radev has passed into half guard.
Freedom gets full guard.
Radev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Radev 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.
Radev wants to control from the top but Freedom keeps moving.
Freedom has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Radev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom trying to control the position here.
Freedom looking to control.
Radev being controlled here momentarily.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Johnny Freedom wasn't active enough on the ground.
Radev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Freedom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Radev lands a head kick. Freedom smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Radev misses with a looping right.
Freedom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Radev.
Freedom jabs at Radev's body.
Freedom looks for the body kick but Radev saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Radev as he checks the leg kick.
Radev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Freedom counters with a left to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Radev connects with a looping right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Radev. That's going to slow Freedom down.
Freedom connects with a body shot.
Radev misses with a looping left.
Radev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Freedom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Radev. Freedom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Radev tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Freedom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Radev.
Radev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Radev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Radev lands a head kick. Freedom smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nikolai Radev is winning the standup battle so far.
Freedom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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 Nikolai Radev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Radev's cut.
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!
Freedom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the liver by Freedom. Beautiful body shot.
Freedom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Radev rather than just go for the knockout.
Radev lunges at Freedom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Freedom's hand.
Freedom wants to land a leg kick but Radev is out of range.
Radev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Radev shoots in but Freedom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Freedom.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Freedom.
Freedom takes one to the side of the head.
Freedom attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Radev takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freedom tries to clinch but Radev is having none of it.
Freedom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Freedom misses with a straight left.
Freedom needs to keep his hands up - Radev had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom moves into the clinch.
Freedom lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Freedom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Radev.
Radev misses with a body punch.
Freedom prevents a body shot from Radev.
Freedom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Radev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freedom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Radev, pushing him back against the cage.
Radev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freedom working aggressively here.
Radev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Radev.
Radev stalling in the clinch but Freedom improves position.
Radev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freedom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom blocking some punches.
Freedom misses with a body punch.
Freedom dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Radev is working for takedown but Freedom is calmly controlling the position for now.
Freedom tries a knee to the head but Radev blocks it.
Freedom has a couple of punches blocked by Radev.
Radev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Radev managing to block the knees to the body from Freedom.
Radev tries to throw a body punch but Freedom avoids it by throwing Radev back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Radev managing to block the knees to the body from Freedom.
Radev digs a right hand underneath Freedom's ribcage. Freedom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Radev is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolai Radev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Radev lands a right hand.
Freedom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Radev is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Freedom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Radev blocks an elbow strike.
Freedom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Radev is defending well for now.
Freedom lands a shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Freedom as Radev tries to tie him up.
Freedom breaks the clinch.
Johnny Freedom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Radev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Freedom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Radev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Radev swinging wildly here.
Freedom scoring well with a low kick there.
Radev throws a right hand that Freedom ducks under and follows up with a left that Freedom also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom lands a leg kick that knocks Radev off balance momentarily.
Freedom throws a body kick that misses
and Radev counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freedom is trying to control Radev's posture but Radev avoids it.
Freedom is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Freedom sneaks back into half guard.
Nikolai Radev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Freedom wants to control but Radev is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedom wants to improve his position but Radev is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Freedom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Radev 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Radev!
After winning the bout, Nikolai Radev 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 Stanton Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Santucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes to the cage accompanied by The Builders & The Butchers - Bringing Home The Rain. Stanton Crowe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pablo Santucho's chin.
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanton Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Santucho!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santucho misses with a body shot.
Crowe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crowe moves out of range of the body kick.
Santucho is looking to chop away at Crowe's legs.
Crowe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Santucho stays in close to Crowe's body and controls the position.
Santucho trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crowe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crowe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santucho's guard.
Santucho keeping moving, preventing Crowe from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crowe won't allow Santucho to sweep him here.
Crowe landing some decent shots from guard.
Crowe won't allow Santucho to sweep him here.
Crowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Santucho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crowe advances to half guard.
Santucho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crowe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crowe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Crowe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Crowe connects with a nice short shot to Santucho's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowe throwing shots but Santucho is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santucho is looking to improve his position.
Crowe is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Santucho has managed to free his arm - good work.
Crowe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santucho keeps working.
Santucho trying to control from the bottom.
Crowe slips a nice elbow through Santucho's hands, connecting with Santucho's forehead.
Crowe 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.
Crowe passes to side control.
Crowe cracks Santucho with a big right hand but Santucho just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santucho takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Crowe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Santucho is rocked!
It looks like Pablo Santucho has been cut.
Crowe lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Santucho! Crowe senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Santucho out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stanton Crowe!
In his post fight interview, Stanton Crowe started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oompa Loompa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiahou Dun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dun has chosen Otto Dix - Antichrist as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oompa Loompa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xiahou Dun!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dun shoots and misses
and Loompa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Loompa throws a big right hand that misses.
Dun wants to sweep here but Loompa controlling him for the moment.
Dun looking to control.
Loompa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Loompa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dun for as long as he can get away with.
Oompa Loompa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dun misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Loompa misses.
Loompa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Loompa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Dun is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Loompa crashes against the mat.
Dun regains half guard.
Dun tries to get to full guard but Loompa has control of the leg.
Dun is positioning himself well to prevent Loompa advancing to mount.
Loompa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dun is refusing to be controlled, as Loompa sits in half guard.
Dun is trying to control but can't.
Loompa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Loompa is looking to take a break and control but Dun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loompa wants to work for an arm triangle but Dun is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dun won't allow Loompa to pass to mount.
Loompa thows a huge punch but Dun dodges it nicely.
Loompa wants to take a breather but Dun is having none of it.
Dun tries to kick Loompa off but Loompa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dun works his way to full guard. Good work.
Loompa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Loompa won't allow Dun to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Loompa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loompa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Loompa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loompa tries to free his leg and advance position but Dun is retaining full guard.
Dun trying to control the position.
Loompa throwing strikes from guard but Dun blocks nicely.
Loompa wants to control from the top but Dun keeps moving.
Loompa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Loompa landing some decent shots from guard.
Loompa postures up.
Dun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Loompa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dun has momentary wrist control but Loompa slips an elbow through the middle.
Loompa trying to control but Dun is working from the bottom.
Loompa is in close to Dun's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Loompa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Loompa trying to control the position from guard on top but Dun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loompa throwing strikes but missing.
Loompa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Loompa stopping the sweep attempt from Dun.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loompa tries to free his leg and advance position but Dun is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oompa Loompa dominated that round.
That's time! Loompa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dun just misses with a punch to the body.
Loompa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loompa misses with a looping left.
Loompa misses with a wild combination.
Dun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Loompa moves forwards but Dun connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Loompa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Loompa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dun.
Dun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Loompa. That did some damage!
Dun wants to land a leg kick but Loompa is out of range.
Dun tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dun misses with a low kick as Loompa jumps back.
Crunch! Dun slams his shin into Loompa's torso.
Dun pushes Loompa away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dun looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dun shoots in for a takedown but Loompa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Loompa throws a hook to the side of Dun's head but Dun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loompa scores with a punch to the head.
Loompa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Loompa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dun misses with a body kick.
Dun throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Loompa counters with a shoot takedown. Dun fights it but they end up in guard.
Loompa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dun keeping moving, preventing Loompa from controlling successfully.
Dun is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loompa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dun working a defensive guard here.
Loompa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Loompa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Loompa is looking to work some ground and pound but Dun has wrist control.
Loompa throwing strikes but missing.
Loompa lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dun 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.
Loompa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dun is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Loompa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Loompa trying to control the position from guard on top but Dun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loompa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Loompa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dun working a defensive guard here.
Loompa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dun's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loompa wants to pass the guard but Dun is keeping the position.
Loompa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Loompa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dun bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Loompa's guard.
Dun trying to control but Loompa is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dun wants to pass the guard but Loompa is keeping the position.
Loompa is trying to keep Dun in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oompa Loompa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Loompa looking for a sweep. Not yet Loompa, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oompa Loompa dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dun sizes up Loompa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Loompa moves out of range of the strikes.
Loompa looks to land a left hand but Dun moved out of range nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dun. That's going to slow Loompa down.
Xiahou Dun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dun.
Dun digs a good hook to Loompa's body.
Loompa shoots in and drives through. Dun sprawls well.
Loompa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Loompa slips under a jab from Dun.
Loompa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dun finds it's way round the side to connect with Loompa's head.
Dun throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Loompa moves forwards but Dun connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Loompa staying out of range there.
Dun throws a lazy right hand but Loompa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dun with a nice cross.
Dun ducks under a wild hook from Loompa.
Loompa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dun was well out of range. Poor timing from Loompa.
Dun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loompa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Loompa misses its intended target.
Dun misses with a body kick.
Dun shoots in but no luck this time.
Loompa throws a body punch but Dun moves out of range.
Loompa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dun preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dun is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Loompa scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dun preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Loompa wants to take a breather but Dun is having none of it.
Loompa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dun taking some punishment here, with Loompa in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loompa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Loompa stalling away here and it's allowed Dun to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Loompa lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dun working a defensive guard here.
Dun is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Loompa defends well.
Loompa chips away with some ground and pound.
Loompa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Loompa looking to pass the guard.
Loompa wants to control from the top but Dun keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loompa passes Dun's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Loompa is taking a breather. Dun says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Loompa trying to control from half guard but Dun is working away.
Dun is trying to control but can't.
Dun is not content to let Loompa control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dun works his way to full guard. Good work.
Loompa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oompa Loompa clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loompa throws a wild body kick that Dun sees coming a mile off.
Loompa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Loompa throws a strike but Dun avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dun trying to keep a closed guard but Loompa is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Loompa is one step ahead there.
Loompa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dun keeping moving, preventing Loompa from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Xiahou Dun hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A clash of legs there as Loompa blocks the low kick.
Loompa moves out of range as Dun throws a body kick.
Loompa staying out of range there.
Nice jab there from Dun.
Dun throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Xiahou Dun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dun gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dun gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Loompa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dun is controlling Loompa's posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loompa trying to control but Dun is working from the bottom.
Dun has momentary wrist control but Loompa slips an elbow through the middle.
Dun controls Loompa momentarily but Loompa frees himself.
Loompa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dun has momentary wrist control but Loompa slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loompa chips away with some ground and pound.
Dun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dun is trying to control the position but Loompa postures up.
Loompa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dun tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Loompa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Loompa wants to pass the guard but Dun is keeping the position.
Loompa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Loompa throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loompa wants to pass the guard but Dun is keeping the position.
Loompa throwing strikes but missing.
Dun tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dun working a defensive guard here.
Loompa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loompa has gone for a leg lock! Dun slips out almost immediately though and dives into Loompa's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oompa Loompa had his way with Xiahou Dun in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dun throws the kick towards the body but Loompa avoids it.
Dun attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dun dips to his left and cracks Loompa with an uppercut!
Dun lands a nice looking kick to the body. Loompa takes a step back to recover.
Loompa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A cross from Dun lands.
Dun scores with a leg kick.
Dun has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dun throws a sloppy body shot
so Loompa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Loompa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Loompa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dun bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Loompa's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dun avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Loompa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dun tries to free his leg and advance position but Loompa is retaining full guard.
Dun stopping the sweep attempt from Loompa.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Loompa is on top in guard.
Dun tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loompa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Loompa trying to hold on to Dun's head to control him but Dun postures up.
Loompa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dun's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dun's back!
Loompa keeps control of the position as Dun tries to break free.
Xiahou Dun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loompa really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Dun.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loompa throwing sloppy strikes.
Dun trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Loompa scores with strikes from the back.
Dun takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Loompa gets his hands free as Dun looks to control.
Loompa is looking to control Dun but Dun is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Loompa is really struggling to control Dun but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dun is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loompa punishes Dun with strikes from the back mount.
Loompa lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Loompa.
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!
Loompa tries to keep control of the position but Dun is staying busy.
You can see the frustration on Dun's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Oompa Loompa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dun prevents Loompa from getting a body triangle.
I really don't envy Dun right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loompa is looking for a rear naked choke here but Dun reverses the position brilliantly into Loompa's guard!
Dun wants to pass the guard but Loompa is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oompa Loompa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loompa, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oompa Loompa!
Oompa Loompa retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Oompa Loompa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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