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BFE: Bloodsport XIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Madgwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Madgwick!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madgwick scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tanaka works Madgwick's body with a nice hook.
Tanaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madgwick.
Madgwick ducks under a wild hook from Tanaka.
Madgwick throws a nice looking combination but Tanaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Madgwick misses with a low kick.
Madgwick feints a jab promting Tanaka to slip. Madgwick then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tanaka slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dean Madgwick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka blocks a low kick nicely.
Madgwick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Madgwick doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanaka circles away.
Madgwick throws a combination. Tanaka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Madgwick throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tanaka counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tanaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Madgwick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Madgwick is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Madgwick looks winded!
Madgwick is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Tanaka dives into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Madgwick can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tanaka trying to control the position but Madgwick is working away.
Madgwick is trying to buck Tanaka off.
Tanaka is looking to take a break and control but Madgwick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tanaka tries to move to mount but Madgwick blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries for a kimura but Madgwick is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madgwick stops Tanaka from passing to mount.
Tanaka is looking to take a break and control but Madgwick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Madgwick wants to get back to his feet.
Madgwick is not content to let Tanaka control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madgwick is pushing Tanaka's head away, looking to escape. Tanaka manages to hold on to the position though.
Tanaka in side control, throwing shots but Madgwick defends.
Tanaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Madgwick keeps working.
Madgwick is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tanaka wants to control but Madgwick is keeping him busy.
Madgwick is pushing Tanaka's head away, looking to escape. Tanaka manages to hold on to the position though.
Tanaka wants to control but Madgwick is keeping him busy.
Madgwick is trying to buck Tanaka off.
Madgwick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tanaka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Madgwick keeps working.
Tanaka tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Madgwick bucks up and tries to throw Tanaka off but instead Tanaka has got his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madgwick is trying to get back to his feet but Tanaka has full control of the position and if anything, Madgwick has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Tanaka looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Madgwick taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Larry Tanaka!
A relieved looking Larry Tanaka thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seth Jakobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Stoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoke has chosen PSY - GANGNAM STYLE as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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142 lbs
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135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Jakobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Stoke!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoke scores with a jab to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stoke.
Nice takedown defense from Stoke. No joy for Jakobs on that attempt.
Stoke thows a body kick. Jakobs tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jakobs throws a push kick but Stoke slaps the foot to one side.
Stoke thumps Jakobs with a low kick.
Jakobs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stoke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jakobs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stoke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stoke.
Stoke thows a body kick. Jakobs tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stoke swats away the attempt to clinch by Jakobs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jakobs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stoke can pounce on him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stoke. Jakobs shrugs it off though.
Stoke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stoke.
Stoke keeps Jakobs at a distance using the push kick.
Jakobs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stoke can pounce on him.
Jakobs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stoke can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoke scoring well with a low kick there.
Stoke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stoke throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stoke.
Stoke connects with a solid leg kick.
Stoke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stoke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stoke leaves Jakobs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stoke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jakobs's calf.
Stoke scores with a decent looking hook.
Jakobs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stoke throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jakobs moves in looking to clinch but Stoke pushes him off.
Sammy Stoke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoke scores with a jab to the body.
Stoke scores with a nice strike.
Stoke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jakobs at a distance.
Stoke is looking to slow Jakobs down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakobs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stoke.
Jakobs will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stoke scores with a head kick. Jakobs tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jakobs is rocked!
Sammy Stoke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoke cracks Jakobs with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sammy Stoke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Will Bowlsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misel Lozanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowlsby's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Whoop That Trick. Lozanic has chosen treniram as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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132 lbs
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135 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Bowlsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Misel Lozanic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowlsby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lozanic.
Bowlsby shoots in but Lozanic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lozanic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bowlsby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lozanic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bowlsby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lozanic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bowlsby's knee momentarily.
Bowlsby uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lozanic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bowlsby tries to avoid it but Lozanic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bowlsby to the ground. Bowlsby escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lozanic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lozanic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lozanic walks into a left hand.
Lozanic has a takedown stuffed.
Lozanic throws a head kick that misses.
Bowlsby lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bowlsby fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lozanic sprawls well initially but Bowlsby persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowlsby stops Lozanic from getting back to his feet.
Lozanic has hold of Bowlsby's hands but Bowlsby slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bowlsby lands a nice short elbow.
Bowlsby throwing shots but Lozanic is blocking nicely.
Bowlsby trying to control the action but Lozanic is working from the bottom.
Lozanic is trying to stand back up but Bowlsby is controlling him
Bowlsby performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bowlsby missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bowlsby tries to pass to full mount but Lozanic defends it.
Bowlsby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lozanic's head.
Bowlsby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lozanic keeps working.
Bowlsby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowlsby working Lozanic over with strikes.
Bowlsby takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bowlsby thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowlsby throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bowlsby wants to pass to mount but Lozanic is defending the position.
Lozanic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bowlsby.
Nice strikes from Bowlsby there.
Lozanic wants to improve his position but Bowlsby is controlling well.
Lozanic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bowlsby is working away from the top position though.
Bowlsby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lozanic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bowlsby is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bowlsby lands a nice short elbow.
Bowlsby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lozanic defending well though.
Bowlsby missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lozanic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lozanic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bowlsby scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lozanic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lozanic looks winded!
Bowlsby drops an elbow to the side of Lozanic's head.
Bowlsby trying to pass the guard but Lozanic defending well.
Bowlsby is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bowlsby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowlsby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowlsby is nestled in close to Lozanic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bowlsby 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.
Bowlsby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lozanic trying to control but Bowlsby postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowlsby landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lozanic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Bowlsby dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bowlsby lands a jab to Lozanic's midsection.
Lozanic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bowlsby forces Lozanic back against the cage and clinches.
Lozanic has Bowlsby pressed against the cage, preventing Bowlsby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lozanic fails to pull guard.
Bowlsby breaks the clinch.
Bowlsby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lozanic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bowlsby lands a slapping body shot.
Lozanic gets caught flat footed, as Bowlsby shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowlsby landing with the ground and pound.
Lozanic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bowlsby.
Bowlsby might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lozanic is breathing heavily.
Bowlsby would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lozanic keeping full guard, as Bowlsby tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowlsby working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lozanic's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bowlsby's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bowlsby is in close to Lozanic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bowlsby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bowlsby scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bowlsby keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lozanic's head.
Lozanic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bowlsby.
Bowlsby lands a couple of elbows.
Lozanic is rocked!
Bowlsby trying to control but Lozanic is working from the bottom.
Lozanic is still in real trouble! Can Bowlsby finish him?
Bowlsby with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bowlsby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lozanic can do to turn this around?
Bowlsby stands up over Lozanic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bowlsby is working Lozanic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bowlsby with a nice head shot there.
Bowlsby is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lozanic has his foot on Bowlsby's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bowlsby works his way back into a safe position though.
Bowlsby scoring with some ground and pound.
Bowlsby trying to control but Lozanic is working from the bottom.
Bowlsby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bowlsby is in close to Lozanic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bowlsby arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Lozanic's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Will Bowlsby!
Will Bowlsby 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scipio Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Kothciushco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scipio Africanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Kothciushco!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Africanus misses with a head kick.
Africanus is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kothciushco checks a leg kick.
Kothciushco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kothciushco rushes Africanus and presses him up against the cage.
Africanus blocks a body shot from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco missing with knees to the body.
Kothciushco is looking to break free of the clinch but Africanus has double underhooks.
Kothciushco tries to land knees in the clinch but Africanus avoids the damage to the body.
Africanus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Africanus tries a body shot but Kothciushco blocks it.
Kothciushco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kothciushco is trying to break the clinch but Africanus is controlling him.
Africanus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kothciushco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Africanus.
Kothciushco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Africanus is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Africanus tries a body shot but Kothciushco blocks it.
Kothciushco breaks from the clinch.
Africanus tries to work over Kothciushco's front leg with a kick but Kothciushco checks it.
Kothciushco throws out a leg kick but Africanus moves out of range and Kothciushco only half commits.
Kothciushco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Africanus momentarily.
No joy there for Kothciushco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Africanus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kothciushco, as that shot connected.
Africanus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Africanus misses with a leg kick
and Kothciushco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Africanus misses its intended target.
Africanus takes a swing at Kothciushco's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Africanus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Africanus blocks a head kick by Kothciushco.
Kothciushco gets a clinch.
Africanus has Kothciushco pressed against the cage, preventing Kothciushco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Africanus as Kothciushco tries to tie him up.
Africanus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kothciushco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Africanus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kothciushco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Africanus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Africanus swings wildly with an uppercut but Kothciushco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Africanus prevents Kothciushco from breaking the clinch.
Africanus tries a body shot but Kothciushco blocks it.
Africanus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kothciushco's elbow.
Kothciushco missing with knees to the body.
Africanus avoiding damage as Kothciushco throws knees to the body.
Kothciushco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kothciushco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Africanus.
Kothciushco stalling in the clinch but Africanus improves position.
Kothciushco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kothciushco missing with knees to the body.
Africanus struggles to land a body shot inside as Kothciushco controls his hands.
Kothciushco struggles to land a body shot inside as Africanus controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Africanus.
Africanus tries a body shot but Kothciushco blocks it.
Kothciushco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Africanus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kothciushco or not.
Kothciushco blocking some punches.
Kothciushco tries to break the clinch but Africanus is controlling the position.
Kothciushco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Africanus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Africanus struggles to land a body shot inside as Kothciushco controls his hands.
Kothciushco tries to land knees in the clinch but Africanus avoids the damage to the body.
Kothciushco trying to land knees to the body.
Kothciushco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Kothciushco dominated that round.
That's time! Africanus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Africanus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick misses from Africanus.
Africanus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kothciushco.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kothciushco checks a leg kick.
Krzysztof Kothciushco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kothciushco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Africanus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kothciushco.
Africanus lands a nice looking body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kothciushco. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Africanus throws a head kick but Kothciushco moves out of range.
Kothciushco misses with a hook. Africanus ducked under it nicely.
Kothciushco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kothciushco jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Africanus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus lands a leg kick that knocks Kothciushco off balance momentarily.
Kothciushco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Africanus.
Scipio Africanus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kothciushco avoids the head kick by Africanus.
Kothciushco swings for the body but Africanus moves out of range.
Kothciushco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kothciushco throws a leg kick
and Africanus makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kothciushco really felt that one!
Africanus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kothciushco has Africanus up against the cage in a clinch.
Africanus pushes off an throws an elbow but Kothciushco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Africanus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kothciushcos head.
A right handed body shot lands from Africanus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Africanus.
Kothciushco blocks a body shot from Africanus.
Kothciushco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Africanus is defending well for now.
Kothciushco avoiding damage as Africanus throws knees to the body.
Kothciushco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Africanus is defending well for now.
Kothciushco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Africanus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Krzysztof Kothciushco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Africanus scores with a shot to the side of Kothciushco's head.
Kothciushco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Africanus is defending well for now.
Africanus tries to work over Kothciushco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kothciushco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Africanus avoids it.
Kothciushco blocks an uppercut.
Kothciushco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Africanus.
Kothciushco takes a shot to the head.
Kothciushco breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Africanus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kothciushco. That did some damage!
Africanus circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Kothciushco drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Africanus follows Kothciushco to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scipio Africanus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Lebow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Black Scholes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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23
167 lbs
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21
168 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Lebow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Black Scholes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Black Scholes is able to avoid easily.
Lebow misses with a hook. Black Scholes ducked under it nicely.
Lebow lands with a slapping head kick.
Black Scholes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lebow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Black Scholes.
Lebow lands a nice hook to Black Scholes's body. Black Scholes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lebow misses with a wild body shot.
Lebow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lebow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lebow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black Scholes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lebow misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black Scholes slips under a jab from Lebow.
Lebow throws a leg kick but Black Scholes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lebow tries a head kick but it misses.
Lebow throws a sloppy head kick and Black Scholes moves out of range easily.
Black Scholes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lebow tries a head kick but it misses.
Black Scholes lands a jab to Lebow's midsection.
Lebow takes a swing at Black Scholes's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black Scholes moves forwards but Lebow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lebow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Black Scholes checks it well.
Lebow misses with a body kick.
Lebow misses with a combination
and Black Scholes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lebow!
Lebow tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black Scholes happy to just control the position for now.
Black Scholes scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black Scholes is putting a hurting on Lebow here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lebow is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Black Scholes working the head and body with strikes.
The referee asks Black Scholes politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Black Scholes prefers to stall for the moment though.
Black Scholes prevents Lebow from escaping the position.
Black Scholes controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebow is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 Josh Lebow will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Black Scholes or perhaps it was just good defense by Lebow which made him look bad.
Lebow looks to clinch
and Black Scholes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lebow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Black Scholes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lebow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lebow throws a sloppy head kick and Black Scholes moves out of range easily.
Lebow lands a head kick. Black Scholes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lebow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lebow wants to clinch
and Black Scholes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Josh Lebow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebow throws the kick towards the body but Black Scholes avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lebow.
Sloppy strikes from Black Scholes. Those never looked like landing.
Lebow is looking to slow Black Scholes down with leg kicks.
Lebow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lebow lands a head kick. Black Scholes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lebow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lebow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Black Scholes checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lebow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black Scholes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lebow is being controlled here.
Black Scholes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lebow tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Black Scholes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Black Scholes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lebow tries to buck Black Scholes off but Black Scholes is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black Scholes content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lebow is trying to control Black Scholes's posture but Black Scholes avoids it.
Lebow being controlled for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lebow throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebow scoring well with a low kick there.
Black Scholes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A swing and a miss from Lebow.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lebow.
Lebow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Black Scholes's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black Scholes shoots in for a double leg but Lebow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lebow misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Lebow dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Lebow misses
and Black Scholes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lebow's guard now.
Black Scholes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Black Scholes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lebow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lebow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black Scholes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lebow is looking to wear down Black Scholes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lebow throws a head kick that misses.
Black Scholes checks a low kick from Lebow.
Black Scholes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lebow's guard.
Black Scholes content to stall in guard here.
Lebow controls Black Scholes momentarily but Black Scholes frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Black Scholes is pushing down on Lebow's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lebow is fighting to maintain full guard but Black Scholes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Black Scholes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Josh Lebow has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Black Scholes checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Lebow tenderised Black Scholes's leg. Black Scholes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lebow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lebow connects with a solid leg kick.
Black Scholes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lebow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black Scholes avoids the head kick by Lebow.
Lebow tried to score with a low kick but Black Scholes checks it.
Lebow misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Black Scholes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lebow looks for the body kick but Black Scholes saw that one coming.
Edward Black Scholes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lebow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lebow throws a head kick but Black Scholes moves out of range.
Lebow throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black Scholes throws a series of punches but Lebow avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lebow thumps Black Scholes with a low kick.
Black Scholes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Black Scholes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lebow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Raw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowman comes to the cage accompanied by Dark Tranquillity - Misery's Crown. Raw has chosen DMX - X Gonna Give It To Ya as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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29
211 lbs
19 - 5 - 1 |
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26
219 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Bowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Raw!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowman just misses with a punch to the body.
Raw shoots in and gets a takedown into Bowman's guard.
Bowman seems keen to control Raw's posture.
Raw drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bowman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bowman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bowman!
Raw struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raw regains half guard.
Raw trying to control but Bowman postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raw wants to improve his position but Bowman is controlling well.
Raw moves into full guard.
Bowman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Raw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowman.
Bowman misses with a body shot.
Raw shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bowman as he avoids it easily.
Raw fails to land the takedown.
Raw misses with a takedown attempt - Bowman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pete Bowman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Raw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raw lands with a shot to the body.
Raw moves to clinch but Bowman breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Raw shoots in looking for a takedown but Bowman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Raw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Raw shoots in and bounces Bowman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowman working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Raw has passed into half guard!
Raw seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Raw wants to work for an arm triangle but Bowman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raw is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bowman is just riding it out for now. Raw eventually gives up the hold.
Bowman is looking for a sweep. Raw is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raw is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bowman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Raw looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bowman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Raw wants to take a breather but Bowman is having none of it.
Raw is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bowman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Raw.
Ground and pound from Raw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raw takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bowman wants to improve his position but Raw is controlling well.
Raw sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bowman defending well though.
Raw is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bowman is just riding it out for now. Raw eventually gives up the hold.
Bowman is trying to maintain the position but Raw is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowman is staying active underneath Raw, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Raw dominated that round.
That's time! Bowman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Raw bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Raw swings around for an armbar but Bowman sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Raw's guard.
Raw escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bowman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Raw wants to stand but Bowman is controlling the position.
Bowman decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Raw, up you get!
Raw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bowman swivels and escapes.
Bowman throws a leg kick but Raw sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bowman throws a head kick but Raw moves out of range.
Raw on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Bowman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bowman misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bowman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raw moves into the clinch.
Bowman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bowman prevents the takedown attempt.
Bowman lands a hook that snaps the head of Raw backwards.
Raw tries to break free but Bowman pushes him back against the cage.
Bowman has a couple of punches blocked by Raw.
Raw working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bowman is pressed up against the cage. Raw has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bowman down to the mat. Bowman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pete Bowman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Raw.
Raw tries for a takedown but Bowman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bowman drops Raw with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Raw looks back up at him and smiles so Bowman waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Raw 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!
Raw tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bowman counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Raw to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Bowman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pete Bowman!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pete Bowman thanked Hellbent for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Storey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Art Lang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
216 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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26
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Art Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Storey!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storey throws a leg kick
and Lang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lang.
Lang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lang throws a jab when Storey was well out of range.
Storey rushes Lang and presses him up against the cage.
Storey looking to stall.
Lang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang.
Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lang throws out a loose jab but Storey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Storey lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Art Lang has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Storey fails to land with a series of punches.
Lang looks to land a left hand but Storey moved out of range nicely.
Storey has managed to clinch.
Lang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Storey steps into range and cracks Lang with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Lang flops backwards and Storey dives into his guard looking to finish!
Lang is rocked!
Lang is looking to stand back up but Storey counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lang.
Lang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Storey on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storey stalling.
Storey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lang wants to improve his position but Storey is controlling well.
Storey works his way into full mount!
Storey looking to control but Lang is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storey with shots to the head and body - Lang looks very uncomfortable down there.
Storey with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang tries to buck Storey off but Storey takes his back!
Storey sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Lang taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Derek Storey!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rand Al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owusu Andoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Thor comes to the cage accompanied by Hail the Dragon. Andoh has chosen Quiet as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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184 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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World class MT
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rand Al Thor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Owusu Andoh!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andoh works the jab nicely.
Al Thor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Al Thor gets through Andoh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Al Thor lands a right hand.
Al Thor misses with the head strike.
Al Thor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Andoh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Al Thor.
Al Thor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Thor throws a punch but it's blocked by Andoh.
Andoh dodges an elbow strike from Al Thor.
A nice left hand lands by Al Thor.
Al Thor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Andoh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Andoh stalling in the clinch but Al Thor improves position.
Andoh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Al Thor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Andoh.
Andoh tries to land a knee to the head but Al Thor blocks with his arms.
The referee calls for Andoh to work.
Andoh misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Thor avoids the elbow strike from Andoh, against the cage.
Andoh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Al Thor lands a damaging elbow.
Al Thor scores with a hook to the body.
Al Thor lands an elbow just above Andoh 's eye.
Al Thor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andoh looking to stall.
Andoh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al Thor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Thor.
Andoh leaning against his opponent.
Andoh digs a right hand underneath Al Thor's ribcage. Al Thor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Andoh avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Thor.
Al Thor throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Al Thor.
Andoh blocks an uppercut.
Andoh misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Thor lands an elbow that stopped Andoh in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor tries to throw a body punch but Andoh avoids it by throwing Al Thor back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Andoh.
Andoh tries to work over Al Thor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andoh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Al Thor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Al Thor throws a punch but it's blocked by Andoh.
Al Thor misses with a punch on the inside.
Al Thor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andoh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Andoh looking to stall.
Al Thor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andoh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Al Thor avoids it.
Al Thor lands a body shot.
Al Thor blocks an uppercut.
Al Thor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Al Thor lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor lands with a light punch inside.
Andoh can't find room to land a body shot as Al Thor controls the action.
Andoh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Al Thor.
Andoh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al Thor misses with a punch on the inside.
Al Thor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Al Thor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andoh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Al Thor.
Andoh stalling in the clinch but Al Thor improves position.
Andoh tries to land knees in the clinch but Al Thor avoids the damage to the body.
Andoh avoids the elbow strike from Al Thor, against the cage.
Al Thor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Andoh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andoh misses with some punches.
Al Thor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andoh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andoh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Al Thor avoids it.
Al Thor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Al Thor.
Al Thor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andoh is defending well for now.
Al Thor misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Thor lands an elbow just above Andoh 's eye.
Andoh lands with a right to the head.
Al Thor trying to land knees to the body.
Al Thor digs a right hand underneath Andoh's ribcage. Andoh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Andoh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andoh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andoh trying to control the position but instead, Al Thor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Andoh into the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Al Thor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Thor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andoh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Thor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andoh tries to land a knee to the head but Al Thor blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Al Thor.
Al Thor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Andoh.
Andoh trying to stall but Al Thor improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand Al Thor dominated that round.
That's time! Al Thor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Al Thor is looking to slow Andoh down with leg kicks.
Andoh throws a poor cross that misses
and Al Thor counters with a nice leg kick.
Al Thor blocks a jab.
Andoh gets tackled into the cage by Al Thor. Al Thor maintains the clinch.
Andoh trying to control the position but instead, Al Thor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Andoh into the cage.
Andoh swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Thor uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andoh.
Al Thor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Al Thor lands with a short shot to the head.
Andoh looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Al Thor.
Al Thor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Al Thor lands an elbow that stopped Andoh in his tracks for a moment.
Al Thor misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Thor throws a head punch that misses.
Al Thor missing with knees to the body.
Andoh struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Thor controls his hands.
Al Thor working aggressively here.
Al Thor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andoh's defenses.
Andoh blocks an elbow strike.
Al Thor has a couple of punches blocked by Andoh.
Andoh blocking some punches.
Al Thor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andoh tries a knee to the head but Al Thor blocks it.
Al Thor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andoh's defenses.
Al Thor presses Andoh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Al Thor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andoh backwards.
Al Thor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Al Thor.
Andoh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al Thor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al Thor misses with a punch on the inside.
Andoh lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Al Thor throws a punch but it's blocked by Andoh.
Al Thor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Thor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Al Thor trying to land knees to the body.
Andoh misses with some punches.
Andoh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Thor lands an elbow inside that Andoh shrugs off.
Rand Al Thor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Andoh throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Thor.
Al Thor lands a hook that snaps the head of Andoh backwards.
Al Thor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Thor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Andoh prevents a body shot from Al Thor.
Andoh blocking some punches.
Al Thor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Thor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andoh misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andoh lands a nice uppercut.
Andoh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Al Thor misses with some punches.
Andoh throws a head punch that misses.
Andoh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Al Thor.
Andoh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andoh.
Andoh lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andoh.
Al Thor gets through Andoh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Al Thor blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andoh prevents a body shot from Al Thor.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Al Thor as Andoh tries to tie him up.
Andoh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Al Thor has a couple of punches blocked by Andoh.
Andoh stalls.
Al Thor scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andoh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Al Thor tries to throw a body punch but Andoh avoids it by throwing Al Thor back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Al Thor.
Al Thor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Al Thor throws a head punch that misses.
Al Thor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andohs head.
Al Thor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andoh avoids it.
Andoh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Al Thor.
Andoh wants to stall.
Al Thor tries a body shot but Andoh blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andoh blocking some punches.
Andoh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Al Thor trying to land knees to the body.
Andoh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand Al Thor 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.
Al Thor doesn't manage to clinch there - Andoh circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al Thor.
Al Thor throws a sloppy head kick and Andoh moves out of range easily.
Andoh moves out of range of the body kick from Al Thor.
Andoh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Al Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andoh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Thor throws a head kick that misses.
Al Thor wants to clinch.
Al Thor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rand Al Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Thor avoids a kick to the body.
Al Thor throws a head kick but Andoh moves out of range.
Al Thor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andoh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rand Al Thor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andoh slips a jab and a cross from Al Thor.
Andoh swings for the body but Al Thor moves out of range.
Al Thor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andoh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Thor.
Andoh connects with a leg kick. Al Thor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Andoh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Al Thor misses with a body kick.
Andoh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al Thor throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al Thor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al Thor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andoh, pushing him back against the cage.
Andoh landing knees to the body.
Andoh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Al Thor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andoh blocks the elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Al Thor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al Thor misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Andoh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Al Thor blocks it with crossed arms.
Al Thor working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andoh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Al Thor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andoh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Andoh blocks the elbow strike.
Al Thor lands with a light punch inside.
Andoh tries to land a knee to the head but Al Thor blocks with his arms.
Andoh tries to stall but Al Thor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Al Thor.
Andoh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Al Thor.
Andoh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Andoh on the inside.
Al Thor prevents a body shot from Andoh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Thor scores with a shot to the side of Andoh's head.
Al Thor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andoh's defenses.
Al Thor misses with a punch to the body.
Al Thor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Al Thor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Andoh taking a breather.
Al Thor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Al Thor.
Al Thor swings wildly with an uppercut but Andoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Thor lands a shot to the body.
Andoh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Al Thor lands a shoulder strike.
Al Thor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Al Thor lands an elbow that stopped Andoh in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Al Thor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andoh's brow.
Al Thor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Al Thor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Al Thor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Andoh misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andoh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Andoh pushes Al Thor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Al Thor swings wildly with an uppercut but Andoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Thor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand Al Thor clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Al Thor misses with a kick to the body.
Andoh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Al Thor misses with a head kick.
Al Thor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andoh can do to turn this around?
Al Thor tries to move into range but Andoh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Al Thor tries to bum rush Andoh with a series of wild strikes but Andoh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Andoh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Al Thor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Al Thor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Andoh blocks a head kick by Al Thor.
Andoh throws a leg kick
and Al Thor counters with a solid body kick.
Andoh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Al Thor throws a leg kick which misses Andoh's front leg but catches the back leg as Andoh tries to avoid it.
Andoh checks a low kick from Al Thor.
Al Thor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Andoh. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Thor misses with an uppercut. Andoh saw that one coming.
Al Thor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Al Thor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andoh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Al Thor misses with a kick to the body.
Al Thor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Al Thor with a jab.
No joy there for Al Thor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Al Thor is looking to clinch.
Al Thor doesn't manage to clinch there - Andoh circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andoh misses with an uppercut. Al Thor saw that one coming.
Andoh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Thor.
Al Thor tries to clinch up but Andoh circles away and keeps his distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al Thor, right into the meat.
Al Thor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Al Thor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Al Thor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Al Thor misses.
Al Thor misses with a body kick.
Andoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Thor looks to throw the jab but Andoh is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Thor throws a head kick that misses.
Al Thor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andoh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andoh misses with a looping right.
Andoh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al Thor throws a body kick that misses.
Al Thor lands a lovely overhand right.
Rand Al Thor is winning the standup battle so far.
Al Thor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Thor walks into a jab.
Al Thor tries to clinch up but Andoh circles away and keeps his distance.
Andoh slips a straight right by Al Thor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andoh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Al Thor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Andoh counters with a stiff right hand.
Andoh keeps the fight on the outside.
Al Thor throws a wild body kick that Andoh sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Thor misses the target.
Andoh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Al Thor misses.
Al Thor tries to clinch up but Andoh circles away and keeps his distance.
A leg kick checked by Andoh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Thor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Al Thor throws a push kick but Andoh slaps the foot to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andoh tries a low kick but Al Thor avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand Al Thor had his way with Owusu Andoh in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Al Thor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Andoh counters with a head kick.
Andoh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Al Thor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andoh.
Andoh looks to land a right hand but Al Thor moved out of range.
Andoh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Thor.
Al Thor misses the shot to the body.
Andoh looks to land a left hand but Al Thor moved out of range nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Al Thor.
Al Thor is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Andoh's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The fight stays on the outside here - Al Thor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Thor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andoh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Thor doesn't manage to clinch there - Andoh circles away.
Andoh checks a low kick from Al Thor.
Andoh throws a lazy body kick
and Al Thor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Andoh is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Al Thor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Thor darts in trying to clinch
and Al Thor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Andoh lands.
Owusu Andoh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rand Al Thor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andoh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Al Thor.
The fighters circling - Al Thor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Thor looks to land a left hand but Andoh moved out of range nicely.
Andoh swats away the attempt to clinch by Al Thor.
Al Thor avoids the body shot from Andoh.
Al Thor wants to clinch.
Andoh attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Al Thor looks to clinch
and Andoh counters with a body kick.
Andoh throws a series of punches but Al Thor avoids them all with ease.
Andoh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Thor. Al Thor obviously looking to wear him down.
Al Thor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Thor misses with an uppercut. Andoh saw that one coming.
Al Thor tries to clinch up but Andoh circles away and keeps his distance.
Andoh blocks a head kick by Al Thor.
Andoh misses with a looping left.
Al Thor misses with a body kick.
Al Thor cracks Andoh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Al Thor tries to clinch but Andoh is having none of it.
Al Thor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andoh at a distance.
Andoh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Thor.
Al Thor doesn't manage to clinch there - Andoh circles away.
Al Thor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Al Thor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Al Thor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Andoh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Thor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Al Thor throws a sloppy head kick and Andoh moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rand Al Thor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Thor 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rand Al Thor!
Rand Al Thor retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Rand Al Thor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Korczewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Everyday. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cormac Gutz enters the cage!
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187 lbs
10 - 4 - 2 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamil Korczewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Korczewski pinned against the cage. Korczewski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gutz cracks the inside of Korczewski's front leg.
Gutz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gutz showed some decent athleticism there.
Korczewski won't allow Gutz to pass to mount.
Gutz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Korczewski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gutz.
Gutz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Korczewski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gutz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz is pressing down on Korczewski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Korczewski is holding on for now.
Nice strikes from Gutz there.
Gutz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Korczewski's head.
Gutz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gutz working over Korczewski with some ground and pound. Korczewski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gutz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Korczewski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gutz works his way into side control.
Gutz tries to advance to mount but Korczewski denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gutz lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutz is looking to take a break and control but Korczewski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gutz 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 Korczewski's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gutz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Korczewski tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Gutz scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Korczewski is looking for a way out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Korczewski up.
Gutz gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Gutz is landing with strikes. Korczewski can't take much more of this.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korczewski takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Gutz. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Korczewski covering up well and avoiding damage.
Gutz is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Korczewski. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Korczewski is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korczewski is trying to get back to his feet but Gutz has full control of the position and if anything, Korczewski has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Gutz is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Gutz controls the position.
Gutz has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Korczewski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Korczewski is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Gutz somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Gutz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gutz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gutz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gutz scores with a leg kick.
Korczewski needs to keep his hands up - Gutz had a free shot at his head there.
Gutz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Korczewski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gutz working the ground and pound from side control.
Gutz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Korczewski is avoiding damage well.
The ground and pound from Gutz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gutz working the ground and pound.
Korczewski takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gutz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gutz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Korczewski to see if he's OK.
Cormac Gutz has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz cracks Korczewski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Oh Korczewski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gutz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gutz taking a breather here.
Korczewski seems to have got his legs back now.
Korczewski explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gutz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Korczewski does no damage.
Gutz is looking to slow Korczewski down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick from Gutz.
Kamil Korczewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Gutz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gutz!
Gutz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Korczewski. Korczewski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Kamil Korczewski has been cut.
Gutz scores with a takedown into Korczewski's guard.
Gutz stands and throws Korczewski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gutz landing strikes.
Gutz happy to just control the position for now.
Gutz trying to control the action but Korczewski is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz landing strikes.
Korczewski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gutz connects with a decent elbow.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz landing strikes.
Gutz scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korczewski trying to remain calm as Gutz controls from the top position.
Korczewski regains half guard, as Gutz was trying to land strikes.
Gutz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Korczewski's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gutz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Korczewski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Gutz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kamil Korczewski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Korczewski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gutz connects with a leg kick. Korczewski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Korczewski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kamil Korczewski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Korczewski closes the distance but Gutz moves to the side
and Gutz counters with an outside leg kick.
Gutz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Gutz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gutz. That's going to slow Korczewski down.
Korczewski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That kick from Gutz tenderised Korczewski's leg. Korczewski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gutz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Korczewski's sensitive parts.
Gutz scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gutz lands a big right hand that sends Korczewski crashing to the mat! Gutz stays standing though and waves Korczewski back to his feet!
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!
Gutz instigates a clinch.
Gutz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gutz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gutz just leaning against Korczewski, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Gutz.
Gutz lands a left hand.
Gutz lands a left hand.
Gutz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gutz scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korczewski letting Gutz take a breather here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gutz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Korczewski being controlled against the cage.
Gutz prevents Korczewski from breaking the clinch.
Gutz digs a right hand into Korczewski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Korczewski's gas tank.
Gutz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Korczewski backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gutz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Korczewski up against the cage.
Gutz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gutz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gutz taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cormac Gutz.
Korczewski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gutz.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Gutz! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cormac Gutz!
Cormac Gutz very nearly forgot to thank M/S Paint Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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