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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadiq Hossein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sadiq Hossein has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Esteban Delgado's chin.
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Esteban Delgado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 3, fighting out of New York, Sadiq Hossein!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hossein throws a body punch but Delgado moves out of range.
Hossein looks to throw the jab but Delgado is out of range.
Hossein fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Delgado has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hossein throws the left hand but Delgado avoids the punch easily.
Delgado needs to keep his hands up - Hossein had a free shot at his head there.
Hossein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delgado manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Hossein as he connects with a hook.
Hossein throws out a loose jab but Delgado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hossein swings for the body but Delgado moves out of range.
Hossein thows a body shot but no joy.
Hossein throws a body punch but Delgado moves out of range.
Hossein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delgado was well out of range. Poor timing from Hossein.
Hossein lands a nice looking body shot.
Hossein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delgado manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hossein misses with a body shot.
Hossein misses with a left hand
and Delgado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hossein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hossein lands with a hook. Delgado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Delgado takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hossein slips a straight right by Delgado.
Delgado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hossein.
Hossein works Delgado's body with a nice hook.
Nice shot by Hossein.
Sadiq Hossein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delgado ducks under a wild hook from Hossein.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hossein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hossein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hossein misses the jab.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hossein gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Delgado decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hossein's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hossein has Delgado pulled in close to control his posture.
Hossein manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Delgado is squirming around, avoiding Hossein's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossein controlling from the full mount.
Hossein tries to control but Delgado wriggling away.
Hossein takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hossein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delgado.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sadiq Hossein hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hossein misses with a left hand
and Delgado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hossein thinking.
Good standup being displayed there by Hossein as he connects with a hook.
Hossein misses the shot to the body.
Sadiq Hossein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Delgado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hossein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Delgado.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delgado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hossein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hossein misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sadiq Hossein dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hossein throws a hook but Delgado blocks it.
Hossein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hossein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hossein swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Delgado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hossein throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hossein misses with a lunging right hand
and Delgado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Delgado shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hossein napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hossein is looking for a sweep.
Hossein avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Delgado.
Hossein is looking to regain half guard here but Delgado keeps moving and retains side control.
Delgado misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hossein's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hossein defending against the ground and pound.
Delgado is looking to take a break and control but Hossein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hossein is looking to regain half guard here but Delgado keeps moving and retains side control.
Delgado trying to control the position but Hossein is working away.
Hossein can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgado tries to move to mount but Hossein blocks the move with his legs.
Hossein wants to control but Delgado postures up.
Hossein dodges the ground and pound from Delgado.
The ground and pound from Delgado seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Delgado wants to control for a moment but Hossein uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Hossein is trying is best to control the position here.
Delgado stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado is trying to control the action in half guard but Hossein is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Hossein misses.
Hossein throws a solid leg kick but Delgado takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hossein.
Delgado sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hossein swings away with a body shot that misses
and Delgado counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hossein has control of Delgado's left arm, preventing Delgado from doing any damage.
Hossein is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Delgado is controlling him.
Delgado wants to control from the top but Hossein keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Esteban Delgado just wasn't active enough.
Hossein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delgado.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hossein stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Delgado defending well as Hossein loads up on a big left hand.
Hossein throws an overhand right that lands on Delgado's shoulder, as Delgado tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Delgado dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hossein connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Delgado keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hossein thows a body shot but no joy.
Hossein thows a body shot but no joy.
Hossein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hossein throws a leg kick
and Delgado makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hossein really felt that one!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hossein. Delgado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delgado slips a jab from Hossein.
Hossein thows a body shot but no joy.
Delgado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Delgado shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hossein as he avoids it easily.
Delgado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hossein throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado slips under a jab from Hossein.
Hossein misses with a hook to the body
and Delgado counters with a left to the body.
Sadiq Hossein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hossein scores with a hook to the body. Delgado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hossein moves out of range of the body kick from Delgado.
Hossein looks to land a left hand but Delgado moved out of range nicely.
Hossein feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Delgados jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hossein misses with a looping left.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Delgado is just out of range.
Hossein bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Delgado's head.
Hossein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hossein throws a shot from downtown. Delgado moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Delgado counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Esteban Delgado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delgado thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Delgado is trying to control. Hossein wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Delgado perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Delgado trying to control the action but Hossein is working from the bottom.
Delgado with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Esteban Delgado has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A punch combination from Hossein misses.
Hossein stuns Delgado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hossein swings for the body but Delgado moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado slips under a jab from Hossein.
Hossein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delgado uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Delgado is just out of range.
Hossein walks into a stiff left hand from Delgado.
Hossein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delgado was well out of range. Poor timing from Hossein.
Hossein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Delgado moves out of range of the strikes.
Delgado misses with an uppercut. Hossein saw that one coming.
Delgado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hossein.
Hossein throws a hook but Delgado blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delgado was well out of range. Poor timing from Hossein.
Hossein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hossein misses with a straight right.
Hossein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Delgado on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hossein throws a body punch but Delgado moves out of range.
Hossein misses the shot to the body.
Hossein bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Delgado misses the target.
Delgado misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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!
Hossein misses with an uppercut
and Delgado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sadiq Hossein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hossein has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sadiq Hossein!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sadiq Hossein made sure he mentioned Empire Threads, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ima Yerface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bundy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bad to The Bone. Yerface comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In Flames - Like You Better Dead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
31 - 15 - 2 |
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214 lbs
26 - 11 - 2 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
31 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Al Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ima Yerface!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yerface has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yerface there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yerface connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bundy momentarily.
Yerface fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bundy manages to avoid it.
Yerface throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bundy scores with a nice strike.
Bundy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bundy throws the left hand but Yerface avoids the punch easily.
Yerface misses with a looping right.
Yerface catches Bundy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Bundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bundy misses with a looping right.
Bundy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yerface circles away quickly and effectively.
Bundy cracks Yerface with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yerface fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bundy to the ground. Yerface is now in Bundy's guard.
Yerface trying to control the position from guard on top but Bundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bundy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yerface can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yerface wants to pass the guard but Bundy is keeping the position.
Yerface wants to control from the top but Bundy keeps moving.
Bundy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yerface's guard.
Bundy lands a couple of digs.
Bundy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Yerface dives on top into guard.
Bundy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yerface defends it easily.
Yerface trying to control the position from guard on top but Bundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy trying to keep a closed guard but Yerface is proving a slippery customer.
Bundy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yerface throwing strikes but missing.
Bundy is trying to control the position but Yerface postures up.
Bundy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yerface lands a couple of elbows.
Yerface not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bundy holds on and takes a little breather.
Bundy is trying to control the position but Yerface postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yerface trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yerface postures up in Bundy's guard and throws a big left but Bundy blocks it.
Yerface trying to control but Bundy is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yerface dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bundy. That did some damage!
Bundy avoids the head kick by Yerface.
Bundy moves into the clinch.
Yerface is trying to stall.
Yerface tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yerface is stalling here.
Yerface scores with a hook to the body.
Yerface is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yerface lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Al Bundy has been cut.
Yerface is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bundy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Yerface to the mat. Yerface regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yerface is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yerface won't allow Bundy to sweep him here.
Bundy keeping full guard, as Yerface tries to pass.
Bundy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yerface is one step ahead there.
Bundy trying to keep a closed guard but Yerface is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bundy is really struggling to control Yerface but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Yerface controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Al Bundy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Al Bundy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bundy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yerface has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yerface misses with a looping left.
Bundy lands a jab.
A low kick from Yerface misses
letting Bundy counter with a right hand.
Yerface throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bundy doesn't manage to clinch there - Yerface circles away.
Bundy throws an off balance right hand
so Yerface counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bundy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yerface!
Bundy breaks from Yerface's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bundy looking to finish with strikes here!
Yerface is trying to escape the mount.
Bundy tries to control but Yerface wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yerface is looking to improve his position but Bundy isn't that keen on the idea.
Bundy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Yerface is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bundy is landing with some decent strikes but Yerface is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bundy landing punches.
Yerface tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yerface tries to hold on but Bundy postures up.
Bundy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Yerface is trying to escape the mount.
Bundy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yerface is looking to get to half guard.
Bundy 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.
Yerface is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yerface regains half guard.
Bundy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bundy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bundy drops an elbow to the side of Yerface's head.
Bundy works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bundy has hold of Yerface's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Yerface manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Yerface wants to control but Bundy is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy looking to finish Yerface with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yerface!
Bundy lands a big shot there that rocks Yerface but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bundy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yerface?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yerface working to try and regain half guard.
Bundy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Yerface is rocked!
Bundy is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Yerface goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Bundy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Al Bundy!
Al Bundy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Braylon Beswicke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manya Kizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beswicke comes to the cage accompanied by Kick in the teeth. Kizz has chosen Go Hard Or Go Home as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
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185 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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World class 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
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Braylon Beswicke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manya Kizz!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kizz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Braylon Beswicke has been cut.
Kizz throws a low kick, looking for Beswicke's leg but Beswicke calmly moves out of range.
Kizz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beswicke as he avoids it easily.
Kizz avoids the body shot from Beswicke.
Nice sprawl there from Beswicke as Kizz shoots in.
Kizz moves out of range of the leg kick from Beswicke.
Kizz shoots and misses
and Beswicke counters with a straight right hand.
Braylon Beswicke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manya Kizz.
Kizz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beswicke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kizz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Beswicke throws a right and a left that Kizz avoids nicely.
Beswicke cracks Kizz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kizz is rocked!
Beswicke throws an overhand right that has Kizz reeling! Beswicke follows up with more punches and Kizz is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Braylon Beswicke!
Braylon Beswicke was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damme has chosen Fight to Survive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kevin Garnett could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Van Damme's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnett throws a one two combo.
Garnett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garnett misses with an uppercut. Damme saw that one coming.
A jab from Garnett misses.
Damme blocks a head kick by Garnett.
Donk. Damme catches Garnett right on the button with a cross.
Damme feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garnett's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damme ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
Damme lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Garnett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Damme throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garnett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Damme.
Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garnett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Damme.
Garnett misses with a hook.
Good leg kick by Garnett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett throws an overhand right that lands on Damme's shoulder, as Damme tries to avoid the shot.
Damme misses with a body kick.
Garnett ducks right into an uppercut from Damme.
A head kick from Damme lands but Garnett takes it in his stride.
Garnett scores with a hook to the body. Damme takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Damme throws a push kick but Garnett slaps the foot to one side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Damme.
Garnett missing with a left hand there. Damme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garnett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Damme's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damme buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garnett moves out of range as Damme throws a body kick.
Damme throws a right and a left that Garnett avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett clobbers Damme with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garnett misses with a hook.
Garnett lands with a shot to the body.
Damme lands with a right hand.
Damme connects with a solid leg kick.
Damme misses with a looping left.
Garnett throws a solid leg kick but Damme takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garnett.
Garnett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garnett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Damme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garnett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Damme lands with a thumping leg kick.
Damme blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick from Garnett misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws a body punch but Damme moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Damme.
Garnett lands a jab to the nose.
Damme slips under a jab from Garnett.
Damme looks to throw a body kick
and Garnett counters with a nice body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Garnett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damme swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garnett counters with a nice double leg 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!
Well, if Garnett is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Garnett's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kevin Garnett.
Garnett misses the shot to the body.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garnett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garnett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garnett moves out of range of the strikes.
Damme avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damme takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garnett scores with a sloppy right hand. Damme should have avoided that one.
Garnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Garnett dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garnett misses with a wild combination.
Garnett throws a low kick, looking for Damme's leg but Damme calmly moves out of range.
Garnett ducks under a wild hook from Damme.
Damme on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garnett. Garnett obviously looking to wear him down.
Garnett throws a hook but Damme avoids it easily.
Damme misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from Garnett finds it's target.
Garnett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garnett scores with a jab. Damme acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Damme scores with a kick to the body.
That kick from Damme tenderised Garnett's leg. Garnett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Damme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garnett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damme. Damme obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett tries to work over Damme's front leg with a kick but Damme checks it.
Garnett takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Garnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garnett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Damme misses with a low kick as Garnett jumps back.
Damme feints and then cracks Garnett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garnett down.
Garnett walks into a stiff left hand from Damme.
Garnett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Damme looks to land a right hand but Garnett moved out of range.
Damme throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damme connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garnett's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garnett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Damme.
Garnett looks to throw the jab but Damme is out of range.
Garnett throws a body punch but Damme moves out of range.
Garnett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Damme is out of range.
Garnett throws a lazy right hand but Damme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Damme with a hook.
Garnett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garnett moves out of range of the body kick.
Garnett throws a head kick that misses
and Damme counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damme misses with a looping left.
Garnett works the jab nicely.
Garnett feints and then cracks Damme's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damme down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme lands the left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Damme.
Damme explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Damme throws a quick inside leg kick.
Damme checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slow jab from Garnett misses its intended target.
Damme dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garnett. That did some damage!
Garnett digs a good body shot into Damme's ribs.
Damme cracks Garnett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garnett throws a body punch but Damme moves out of range.
Garnett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Damme lands with a hook. Garnett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garnett throws a hook but Damme avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Damme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garnett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garnett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garnett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Damme throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garnett's head.
Damme is looking to slow Garnett down with leg kicks.
Garnett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Damme connects with a solid leg kick.
Damme misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garnett lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Damme throws a low kick but Garnett moves out of range easily.
Damme connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Damme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Damme throws a leg kick
and Garnett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garnett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damme. Damme obviously looking to wear him down.
Garnett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garnett is looking to score with low kicks.
Garnett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Damme finds it's way round the side to connect with Garnett's head.
Van Damme seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garnett misses with a hook to the body
and Damme counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Damme cracks the inside of Garnett's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Damme.
Damme lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Damme tried to score with a low kick but Garnett checks it.
Garnett throws the left hand but Damme avoids the punch easily.
Damme moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice body kick there by Damme.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett tries to land a front kick but Damme steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garnett moves away from the strike by Damme.
Garnett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Damme counters with a nice leg kick.
Damme moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Damme throws a hook but Garnett blocks it.
Damme lets loose with a powerful body kick. Garnett will feel that in the morning.
Garnett slips a straight right by Damme.
Garnett throws a chopping leg kick but Damme manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garnett blocks the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Damme.
Garnett throws a leg kick but Damme sees it coming and moves out of range.
Damme fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garnett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garnett. That's going to slow Damme down.
Garnett checks the leg kick.
Damme is looking to slow Garnett down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garnett misses with a leg kick
and Damme counters with an inside leg kick.
Garnett checks a leg kick.
Damme throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Damme, right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garnett throws a sloppy body shot
and Damme counters with a good low kick that Garnett was not able to check.
Garnett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Damme.
Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Damme finds it's way through Garnett's defenses.
Damme cracks Garnett with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett misses with a low kick as Damme jumps back.
Damme avoids the body shot from Garnett.
Damme is looking to land body kicks.
Garnett misses with a body shot.
Damme instigates a clinch.
Garnett is trying to pull guard but Damme turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Garnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damme tests Garnett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garnett throws a sloppy head kick and Damme moves out of range easily.
Garnett has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Damme.
Garnett just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Damme can pounce on him.
Damme is looking to land body kicks.
Damme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garnett.
Damme misses with the body kick
and Garnett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Damme scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damme throws a hook but Garnett avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Damme misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garnett.
Garnett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damme connects with a solid leg kick.
Good work by Garnett as he checks the leg kick.
Garnett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Damme comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Damme has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Damme!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Van Damme made sure he mentioned Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Valentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinichi Fuujin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuujin has chosen 変化を通過 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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166 lbs
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160 lbs
33 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Giorgio Valentino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shinichi Fuujin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valentino throws a sloppy body shot
and Fuujin counters with a shoot takedown. Valentino fights it but they end up in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fuujin is fighting to break Valentino's control of his arms but Valentino is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fuujin wants to control from the top but Valentino keeps moving.
Valentino is trying to keep Fuujin in close.
Fuujin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valentino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valentino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Valentino keeping full guard, as Fuujin tries to pass.
Fuujin trying to control but Valentino is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentino looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fuujin is one step ahead there.
Fuujin throws an elbow that misses. Valentino uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fuujin's guard. Nice move by Valentino!
Fuujin trying to control the position.
Valentino avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fuujin looking for a guillotine here but Valentino defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin working for submissions but it's allowed Valentino to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuujin looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Valentino pushes past his half guard into mount!
Fuujin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fuujin wants to hold on but Valentino pushes him away.
Fuujin is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentino wants to control the pace but Fuujin is squirming around nicely.
Valentino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Valentino prevents Fuujin from getting the reversal.
Fuujin is still trying to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuujin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Valentino trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinichi Fuujin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Valentino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valentino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fuujin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That kick from Valentino tenderised Fuujin's leg. Fuujin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sloppy strikes from Valentino. Those never looked like landing.
Fuujin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Valentino lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fuujin backs up against the cage.
It looks like Shinichi Fuujin has been cut.
Valentino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuujin moves away.
Valentino throws an off balance right hand
and Fuujin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Valentino!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuujin trying to control the position but Valentino is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fuujin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Valentino is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fuujin trying to control the action but Valentino is working from the bottom.
Valentino is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin trying to control the action but Valentino is working from the bottom.
Valentino taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fuujin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fuujin trying to control the action but Valentino is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Valentino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino defending against the ground and pound.
Valentino taking a bit of punishment here - Fuujin scoring with strikes.
Fuujin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Valentino to see if he's OK.
Valentino regains half guard there - taking advantage of Fuujin's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Valentino moves into full guard.
Fuujin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fuujin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Valentino swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fuujin throwing strikes from guard but Valentino blocks nicely.
Fuujin wants to control from the top but Valentino keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuujin is looking to advance position but Valentino has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinichi Fuujin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shinichi Fuujin'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. And we move into the final round!
Valentino throws a head kick but Fuujin moves out of range.
Fuujin moves away from the strike by Valentino.
Valentino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Valentino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuujin moves away.
Valentino feints and then cracks Fuujin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fuujin down.
Valentino swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fuujin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fuujin is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Fuujin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valentino has control of Fuujin's left arm, preventing Fuujin from doing any damage.
Valentino 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.
Shinichi Fuujin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Valentino is working hard here to advance position.
Fuujin trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuujin avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Valentino misses.
Valentino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fuujin connects with a solid leg kick.
Giorgio Valentino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentino lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fuujin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valentino.
Fuujin misses with a hook. Valentino ducked under it nicely.
Fuujin blocks a head kick by Valentino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino throws a hook to the side of Fuujin's head but Fuujin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fuujin thuds his shin into the meat of Valentino's side.
Valentino's corner calls for a 1-2. Valentino obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Valentino misses with a lunging right hand
and Fuujin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Valentino's guard now.
Fuujin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valentino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fuujin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fuujin working some strikes from top position.
Valentino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentino is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fuujin advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin wants to control but Valentino is keeping him busy.
Fuujin taking a breather here.
Valentino dodges the ground and pound from Fuujin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuujin in side control, throwing shots but Valentino defends.
Giorgio Valentino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shinichi Fuujin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fuujin wants to control but Valentino is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinichi Fuujin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fuujin 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinichi Fuujin!
Shinichi Fuujin took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rex Tremendous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tremendous comes to the cage accompanied by Rex Tremendae. Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bring Da Ruckus. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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29
151 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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39
158 lbs
33 - 20 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Tremendous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tremendous just misses with a punch to the body.
Tremendous misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Tremendous ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Tremendous moved out of range nicely.
Tremendous scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie connects with a body shot.
Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tremendous was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Tremendous takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tremendous was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Tremendous scores with a jab to the body.
Tremendous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tremendous takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Rex Tremendous has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tremendous throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tremendous.
Tremendous staying out of range there.
Tremendous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tremendous fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tremendous throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tremendous.
Tremendous throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tremendous throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tremendous thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tremendous's corner calls for a 1-2. Tremendous obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tremendous waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Tremendous throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Gracie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tremendous scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tremendous throws a head kick that half lands.
Tremendous scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Tremendous throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A cross from Tremendous lands.
Tremendous connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Tremendous.
Tremendous lands with a nice body punch.
Tremendous throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Tremendous avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Tremendous throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tremendous scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tremendous.
Tremendous throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Tremendous.
Gracie tries to bum rush Tremendous with a series of wild strikes but Tremendous uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Tremendous dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick from Tremendous lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
Gracie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tremendous tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Tremendous feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Tremendous throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tremendous throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tremendous keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tremendous was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tremendous checks a leg kick.
Tremendous is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Tremendous moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Tremendous dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rex Tremendous's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie lands a head kick. Tremendous smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tremendous scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Tremendous.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tremendous was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Tremendous motions for Gracie to come forward. Tremendous throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tremendous misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie scores with a head kick. Tremendous tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie takes a swing at Tremendous's ribcage but misses.
Gracie moves out of range as Tremendous throws a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tremendous, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tremendous displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Rex Tremendous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tremendous tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremendous lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tremendous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Tremendous dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Gracie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tremendous throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tremendous swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a push kick but Tremendous slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Tremendous scores with a nice right hand.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tremendous throws a body kick that misses.
Tremendous throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tremendous has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tremendous.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tremendous is out of range.
Tremendous's corner calls for a 1-2. Tremendous obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tremendous misses the jab.
Gracie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gracie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tremendous.
Rex Tremendous is winning the standup battle so far.
Tremendous throws a body kick that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Tremendous avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie checks a low kick from Tremendous.
Tremendous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Tremendous checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tremendous rather than just go for the knockout.
Gracie throws a hook but Tremendous blocks it.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tremendous throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Tremendous connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tremendous.
Tremendous works the jab nicely.
Gracie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tremendous.
Gracie is rocked!
That kick from Tremendous tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Tremendous finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tremendous digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Tremendous drops Gracie with a left right combo! Tremendous follows him down to the ground into side control.
Tremendous wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Tremendous happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tremendous advances to full mount.
Tremendous looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Tremendous trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tremendous looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Tremendous's attempts to control the action.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tremendous prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Tremendous takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Tremendous dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rex Tremendous's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tremendous with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tremendous.
Tremendous throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tremendous misses with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Tremendous blocks the low kick.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tremendous misses with a leg kick.
Tremendous tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Tremendous.
Gracie pushes Tremendous away with a front kick.
Nice jab there from Tremendous.
Tremendous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremendous thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Tremendous - just one landing.
Tremendous pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tremendous.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tremendous.
Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tremendous waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Tremendous tries a head kick but it misses.
Tremendous lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Tremendous slips the punch.
Tremendous lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Tremendous lands a jab.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tremendous.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Tremendous avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Tremendous lands a front kick.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tremendous.
Tremendous feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Tremendous lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Tremendous looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Tremendous feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Tremendous lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That kick from Tremendous tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Tremendous fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body.
Gracie lands with a kick to the temple. Tremendous shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tremendous misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Tremendous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Tremendous counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tremendous is out of range.
Tremendous scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tremendous listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tremendous lands a jab to the head.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Renato Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rex Tremendous is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous lands the left hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tremendous!
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tremendous. Tremendous obviously looking to wear him down.
Tremendous scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tremendous moves away.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Tremendous thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Tremendous throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Tremendous bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Gracie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Tremendous showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tremendous has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Tremendous!
A very excited looking Rex Tremendous rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Lavrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howlett comes to the cage accompanied by Berserker. Vadim Lavrov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Howlett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Lavrov!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howlett feints and then cracks Lavrov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lavrov down.
Howlett takes a swing at Lavrov's ribcage but misses.
Howlett digs a good hook to Lavrov's body.
Howlett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lavrov defends it nicely.
Lavrov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Howlett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lavrov. Lavrov obviously looking to wear him down.
Lavrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lavrov blocks the body kick.
Howlett thows a body kick. Lavrov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howlett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lavrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Vadim Lavrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lavrov misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howlett manages to avoid it.
Howlett is looking to clinch.
Howlett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lavrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lavrov.
Howlett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lavrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lavrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Howlett throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lavrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Howlett misses with a low kick as Lavrov jumps back.
Howlett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lavrov throws a leg kick but Howlett moved away.
Lavrov scores with the left hand. Howlett knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lavrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howlett manages to avoid it.
Lavrov swings for the body but Howlett moves out of range.
Howlett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Howlett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lavrov.
Howlett is looking to land body kicks.
Howlett closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Howlett lands a right hook to the body.
Lavrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Howlett counters with a stiff right hand.
Howlett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lavrov lands a jab to Howlett's midsection.
A head kick from Lavrov lands but Howlett takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett moves out of range of the body kick from Lavrov.
Lavrov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A low kick from Howlett misses
and Lavrov counters with a straight right hand.
Good work by Lavrov as he checks the leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Howlett
and Lavrov counters with a big head kick but Howlett shrugs it off.
Howlett walks into a stiff left hand from Lavrov.
Nice shot by Howlett.
Howlett scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Lavrov misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lavrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Howlett can pounce on him.
Lavrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lavrov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Howlett misses with a leg kick
and Lavrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett tried to score with a low kick but Lavrov checks it.
Howlett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Howlett checks a low kick from Lavrov.
Lavrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howlett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lavrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howlett.
Howlett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Howlett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lavrov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Lavrov.
Lavrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howlett manages to avoid it.
Howlett lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Howlett dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Howlett misses with the body kick
and Lavrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howlett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howlett lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick by Lavrov misses
and Howlett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Howlett connects with a nice looking jab.
Howlett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lavrov!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Howlett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Howlett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Howlett trying to control the position but Lavrov is working away.
Lavrov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lavrov is just riding it out for now. Howlett eventually gives up the hold.
Howlett looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Howlett prevents Lavrov from standing back up.
Howlett 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.
Howlett is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Howlett won't let Lavrov get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Howlett has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lavrov's face.
Lavrov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lavrov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Howlett goes for an armbar but Lavrov turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lavrov.
Howlett looking for a sweep. Not yet Howlett, not yet.
Howlett looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lavrov passes into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lavrov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Howlett to his feet.
Howlett loads up on a big right hand but Lavrov slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lavrov tests Howlett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howlett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lavrov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lavrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Howlett moves forwards but Lavrov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Howlett is looking to score with low kicks.
Lavrov cracks a nice hook into Howlett's ribs.
Lavrov misses with a head kick.
Lavrov misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett blocks a head kick by Lavrov.
James Howlett is winning the standup battle so far.
Lavrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Howlett is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Lavrov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Howlett moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Howlett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Howlett scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lavrov fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Lavrov fails to land.
Howlett gets through Lavrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Howlett scores with a shoulder strike.
Lavrov is breathing heavily.
Lavrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howlett misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Howlett.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lavrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Howlett scores with a shoulder strike.
Lavrov takes a shot to the head.
Howlett blocks an elbow strike.
Lavrov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Howlett dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lavrov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lavrov swings for the body but Howlett moves out of range.
Lavrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Howlett 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.
Lavrov wants to clinch up but Howlett keeps it at a distance.
Lavrov throws a body punch but Howlett moves out of range.
Lavrov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lavrov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lavrov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lavrov is rocked!
Lavrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Lavrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Howlett finish him?
Howlett throws a lazy right hand but Lavrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lavrov throws a head kick that misses.
Lavrov seems to have recovered his senses.
Howlett tries to land a front kick but Lavrov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Howlett lands a jab to Lavrov's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Howlett.
Howlett lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Lavrov falls backwards - clearly groggy! Howlett dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Howlett!
James Howlett retains his welterweight title!
James Howlett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramses Dinkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Samson's choice of entrance music: The Venture Brothers Opening Theme. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramses Dinkin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Samson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samson manages to avoid it.
Brock Samson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samson has a takedown stuffed.
Dinkin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Samsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Samson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dinkin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dinkin with a hook.
It looks like Brock Samson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dinkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dinkin.
Samson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dinkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dinkin takes a swing at Samson's ribcage but misses.
Samson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Samson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Samson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dinkin circles away.
Ramses Dinkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Samson.
Dinkin defending well as Samson loads up on a big left hand.
Dinkin throws a looping overhand right but Samson ducks down to avoid it.
Dinkin looks to land a combination but Samson avoids it well.
Dinkin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dinkin takes a swing at Samson's ribcage but misses.
Dinkin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Samson looks winded!
Dinkin with a hook.
Samson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dinkin manages to avoid it.
Samson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Samson misses the target.
Dinkin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Samson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinkin cracks Samson with a good jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dinkin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Samson doesn't seem bothered though.
Dinkin with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dinkin jabs Samson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dinkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dinkin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dinkin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dinkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dinkin thows a body shot but no joy.
Dinkin sizes up Samson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dinkin cracks Samson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Samson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dinkin finish him?
Samson is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dinkin.
Are you kidding me?! Dinkin ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Samson clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ramses Dinkin!
Ramses Dinkin retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Ramses Dinkin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William has chosen Outlaw's Reward as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, James William!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but William paws at him with a jab and circles away.
William misses with an attempted mid kick.
William slips under a jab.
Corleone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
William throws a lazy uppercut
and Corleone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Corleone takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Sonny Corleone has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Corleone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
William keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Corleone's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Corleone duly obliges.
It looks like James William has been cut.
Good exchange - William coming out on top.
Corleone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corleone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from William.
William rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corleone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
William fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corleone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
William throws a looping overhand right but Corleone ducks down to avoid it.
William fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Corleone avoids it really well and circles away.
Corleone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but William moves away.
William throws a leg kick that misses.
Corleone takes one to the chin there.
William bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Corleone's head.
Corleone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Corleone thuds a left hand into William's body.
William ducks under a wild hook from Corleone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corleone.
William misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corleone.
Nice defenses there by Corleone.
Corleone tries to clinch up but William circles away and keeps his distance.
William misses with a wild combination.
A low kick from William misses
and Corleone counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone moves out of range of the body kick.
Corleone wants to land a leg kick but William is out of range.
William keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Corleone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
William checks the leg kick nicely there.
William gets a double leg takedown into Corleone's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Corleone is looking to regain half guard here but William keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from William seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
William scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Corleone to see if he's OK.
William is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Corleone has escaped the position, nice work there.
William working the head and body with strikes.
Corleone wants to control but William postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone tries to improve position but can't.
Corleone can't do much from the bottom here.
Corleone sneaks out the side door and pushes William away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A jab from Corleone misses.
Corleone is looking to wear down William with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
William throws a body kick that misses.
Corleone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by William.
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!
Corleone throws a leg kick but William checks it.
James William seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from William misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
William misses the shot to the body.
William pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corleone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by William.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James William dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Corleone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Corleone jabs at William's body.
William throws a series of punches but Corleone avoids them all with ease.
Corleone is looking to clinch but William is avoiding it.
William closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
William is thwarting Corleone's attempts to control the position.
Corleone blocking the ground and pound attempt from William.
Corleone is looking for a sweep. William is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Corleone is trying to stand up here but William is controlling him well.
Corleone pushes William off but William dives into side control.
William postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Corleone gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Corleone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from William.
The fighters are battling for position here. Corleone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
William postures up in Corleone's guard and throws a big left but Corleone blocks it.
Corleone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
William throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Corleone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Corleone looking to hit a scissor sweep but William is one step ahead there.
Corleone is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is looking to stand up but William isn't so interested in that idea.
William drops back, looking for a kneebar! Corleone looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Corleone looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Corleone!
Corleone trying to control the action but William is working from the bottom.
Corleone stands up and beckons William to his feet.
William just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Corleone closes the distance looking to clinch
and William counters with a shoot takedown. Corleone fights it but they end up in guard.
William trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
William in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
James William has got the better of the ground game so far.
William trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corleone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
William missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
William works over Corleone with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
William wants to pass the guard but Corleone is keeping the position.
William connects with a couple of short punches.
William postures up in Corleone's guard and throws a big left but Corleone blocks it.
William loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Corleone has momentary wrist control but William slips an elbow through the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William trying to control but Corleone is working from the bottom.
William pushing down on Corleone's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James William showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Corleone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
William misses with a hook.
Corleone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
William just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Corleone tenderised William's leg. William is trying to keep his angry face on.
Corleone closes the distance and clinches.
William swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corleone scores with a shot to the side of William's head.
Corleone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Corleone.
Corleone landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William is leaning against Corleone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corleone misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William tries to throw a body punch but Corleone avoids it by throwing William back against the cage.
William lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Corleone or not.
Corleone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corleone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by William.
William drops down looking for an ankle pick but Corleone pulls his leg out and moves away.
William circles away from the clinch attempt.
William attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
William gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Corleone counters with an outside leg kick.
James William seems to be getting the better of the standup.
William digs a good body shot into Corleone's ribs.
William stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
William takes one to the chin there.
William throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Corleone counter with a right hand.
William lands with a thumping leg kick.
Corleone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with William, pushing him back against the cage.
William escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
William fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
William misses with a shot to the body
and Corleone counters with a nice kick to the body.
William takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
William ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corleone moves away.
William showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Corleone.
William throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Corleone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William chopping away at his opponent's legs.
William misses with a hook
and Corleone counters by clinching up.
A right hand to the body from William.
Corleone misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by William as Corleone tries to tie him up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Corleone misses with a punch to the body.
Corleone connects with a nasty looking knee right to William's face.
Corleone gets underhooks to prevent William's takedown attempt.
Sonny Corleone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James William.
Corleone struggles to land a body shot inside as William controls his hands.
Corleone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone misses with a hook from the clinch.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corleone misses with some punches.
Corleone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
William tries to pull guard but Corleone won't allow it.
William is trying to drag Corleone to the mat but Corleone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Corleone stalling the fight.
William lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
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!
Corleone has a couple of punches blocked by William.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William tries to break the clinch but Corleone is controlling the position.
William misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Corleone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sonny Corleone did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
William throws a jab when Corleone was well out of range.
William misses with a combination
and Corleone counters with a head kick.
William throws a right and a left that both miss.
William scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
William looks to score with a jab to the body but Corleone is just out of range.
Corleone displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Corleone lands a big head kick that sends William tumbling to the mat! Corleone takes a step backwards and waves William back to his feet - he wants the finish!
William is rocked!
That has opened up James William's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone gets a clinch.
William is still on wobbly legs! Can Corleone finish him?
William lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corleone tries a knee to the head but William blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Corleone.
A short right from Corleone on the inside.
Corleone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Corleone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
William prevents a body shot from Corleone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William blocks a body shot from Corleone.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and William avoids it.
William is trying to stall.
William seems to have recovered his senses.
Corleone tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Corleone back against the cage.
William prevents a body shot from Corleone.
A right hand to the body from William.
Corleone blocks a body shot from William.
William tries to break free but Corleone pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Corleone as William tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Corleone.
Corleone working William over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone digs a right hand into William's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on William's gas tank.
William is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corleone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Corleone tries a body shot but William blocks it.
William gets through Corleone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Corleone.
William prevents a body shot from Corleone.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Corleone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Corleone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Corleone obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for William.
Corleone throws a punch but it's blocked by William.
Corleone lands a left hand that snaps the head of William backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone misses with a hook from the clinch.
William has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Corleone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Corleone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Corleone.
Corleone lands a knee to the head.
Corleone is leaning against William and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corleone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corleone lands a right hand.
William takes an elbow to the forehead.
William lands a right hand.
Corleone can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
Corleone pushes William back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The cut above James William's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Corleone working aggressively here.
Corleone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sonny Corleone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from William.
Corleone tries to work over William's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corleone misses with some punches.
William ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. William no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Corleone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of William is proving hard to escape from.
William had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Corleone defends it easily.
William isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Corleone stacks William on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Corleone!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone wants to control but William is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Corleone had his way with James William in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Corleone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
William fails with the takedown.
Corleone lands with a good body shot.
William shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
William throws a low kick but Corleone avoids it.
Corleone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
William misses the jab.
William lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Corleone at a distance.
William throws a right hand that misses
and Corleone counters with a good low kick that William was not able to check.
Corleone tries to move into range but William moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
William circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from William.
Corleone lands the left hand.
Corleone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corleone moves into range and clinches up with William.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Corleone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
William is trying to break free.
Corleone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
Corleone lands a left hand.
William tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corleone's elbow.
Corleone scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Corleone.
William is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
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!
Corleone creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends William's eyes rolling into the back of his head! William drops to his knees and Corleone pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Corleone!
Sonny Corleone retains his light heavyweight title!
Sonny Corleone thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mullen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Country Boy Can Survive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Mullen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sun Ra!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mullen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mullen missing with a left hand there. Ra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mullen misses with a left hand
and Ra moves into the clinch.
Ra looking to throw knees to the head but Mullen is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Mullen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ra lands a hook that snaps the head of Mullen backwards.
Mullen lands a body punch.
Ra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mullen backwards.
Mullen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mullen throws a shot from downtown. Ra moves away and avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mullen.
Mullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ra manages to avoid it.
Ra checks a leg kick.
Mullen misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mullen.
Ra scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mullen in his tracks.
Mullen connects with a leg kick. Ra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mullen throws a body punch but Ra moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen lands with a nice body punch.
Mullen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ra's head.
Mullen clobbers Ra with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ra.
Ra attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mullen misses with a looping right.
A big left from Mullen misses.
Ra throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ra tries to clinch there but Mullen circles away.
Ra lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mullen at a distance.
Mullen connects with a solid leg kick.
Ra throws a head kick but Mullen moves out of range.
Mullen scores with a sloppy right hand. Ra should have avoided that one.
Mullen blocks the body kick.
Ra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mullen connects with a body shot.
Ra looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen connects with a body shot.
Ra dodges the punch combination from Mullen.
Mullen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mullen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mullen cracks Ra with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chris Mullen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mullen lands a leg kick that knocks Ra off balance momentarily.
Ra throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crunch! Mullen slams his shin into Ra's torso.
Mullen misses with a low kick.
Ra checks a leg kick.
Ra throws the left hand but Mullen avoids the punch easily.
Mullen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mullen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen thumps Ra with a low kick.
Ra moves out of range of the body kick.
Mullen looks to land a body kick but Ra moved away.
Ra avoids the body shot from Mullen.
Mullen cracks Ra with a good jab.
Mullen cracks Ra with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ra looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mullen finish him?
Ra is rocked!
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!
Mullen digs a good body shot into Ra's ribs.
Ra is still on wobbly legs! Can Mullen finish him?
Mullen lands a brutal uppercut that launches Ra off his feet! Ra tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Mullen!
Chris Mullen retains his bantamweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chris Mullen made sure he mentioned Firebird Designs, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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