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ITFL - Individual Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Sebastien Veron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Voda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veron comes to the cage accompanied by The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again. Voda is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell. Juan Sebastien Veron has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Sebastien Veron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Voda!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veron lands with a good body shot.
Voda shoots in and gets a takedown into Veron's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Veron wants to hit a switch here but Voda passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Veron there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veron wants to control but Voda is having none of it.
Voda with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Veron is squirming around, avoiding Voda's attempts to control the action.
Voda lands a big shot there that rocks Veron but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Veron manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voda wants to control but Veron is keeping him busy.
Veron manages to get to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Veron 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.
Veron is controlling Voda's posture.
Veron looking to hit a scissor sweep but Voda is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Veron is on top in guard.
Voda is pulling down on Veron's head. It's preventing any offense from Veron, at least for the moment.
Voda trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voda keeping moving, preventing Veron from controlling successfully.
Voda pulls Veron in close to his closed guard and prevents Veron from doing any damage or advancing position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Voda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Veron moves away from the strike by Voda.
Veron lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voda tries to clinch but Veron is having none of it.
Voda tries to score with a low kick but Veron moves his leg out of the way.
Veron thuds his right hand into Voda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Voda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voda fails with a takedown attempt.
Veron takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Voda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veron.
Voda scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Veron manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Veron is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Voda's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Voda's back!
Voda just trying to survive but Veron is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Veron keeps control of the position as Voda tries to break free.
Veron looking for the RNC.
Voda is keeping busy.
Voda tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voda wants to control his opponent's hands but Veron gets his hands free.
Voda is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Voda just trying to survive but Veron is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Veron lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Veron scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Veron softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Veron keeps control of the position as Voda tries to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veron wants to control but Voda is keeping busy.
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 Juan Sebastien Veron will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Veron lands with a shot to the body.
Veron slaps away a takedown attempt from Voda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Voda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Veron counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice sprawl there from Veron as Voda shoots in.
Juan Sebastien Veron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Voda.
Voda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Voda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Veron defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Voda.
Veron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voda slips under a jab from Veron.
Voda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Veron manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Voda.
Voda shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Voda was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Veron manages to work his way to half guard, despite Voda's best efforts.
Voda passes to side control.
Veron is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jeremy Voda has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Veron has escaped the position, nice work there.
Veron holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Voda wants to control but Veron is keeping him busy.
Veron stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Voda is looking to take a break and control but Veron is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Veron struggling a bit here.
Voda misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veron is trying to improve his position.
Voda is trying to get an arm triangle but Veron is defending well.
Voda wants to control but Veron is keeping him busy.
Veron tries to bench press Voda off him but Voda keeps the position.
Voda working away.
Voda working the ground and pound but Veron is defending the strikes.
Veron is trying to control Voda's posture but Voda avoids it.
Voda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Veron is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voda tries for a kimura but Veron is defending well.
Veron struggling a bit here.
Veron is looking for a sweep.
Voda trying to control the action but Veron is working from the bottom.
Veron is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Voda laying and praying for a moment but Veron takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veron trying to hold on to Voda's head to control him but Voda postures up.
Veron controlling the position well.
Veron has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Voda is working away from the top position though.
Voda seems to be working for a kimura but Veron defends the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Juan Sebastien Veron will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Voda throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Veron tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Voda is in Veron's guard.
Voda throws a big right hand that misses.
Voda lands a couple of digs.
Voda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Veron is keeping the position for now.
Veron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Voda.
Veron wants to sweep but no luck.
Veron wants to hit a switch here but Voda passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Veron there!
Veron keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Voda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veron wants to hold on but Voda pushes him away.
Voda wants to control the pace but Veron is squirming around nicely.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Voda goes for an armbar but Veron turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Veron.
Veron trying to control the position from guard on top but Voda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veron pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Voda is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Voda jabs Veron to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Veron keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Voda throws a body punch but Veron moves out of range.
Voda avoids the body shot from Veron.
Voda connects with a crisp jab.
Juan Sebastien Veron is winning the standup battle so far.
Voda connects with a body shot that sends Veron's belly button to the back.
Veron throws a body punch but Voda moves out of range.
A punch combination from Veron misses.
A big left from Voda misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron throws out a powerful jab.
Voda lands a lovely overhand right.
Voda cracks Veron with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Voda loads up on a big right hand but Veron slips the punch.
A jab lands there for Voda.
Voda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Veron's waist but Veron gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Voda off to one side.
Voda on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Voda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Voda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Veron is trying to keep Voda in close.
Voda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Voda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veron trying to keep a closed guard but Voda is proving a slippery customer.
Voda trying to control but Veron is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veron working a defensive guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Veron keeping moving, preventing Voda from controlling successfully.
Veron is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Voda defends well.
Voda drops back, looking for a kneebar! Veron looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Veron looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Veron!
Juan Sebastien Veron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Veron trying to control the position but Voda is working away.
Jeremy Voda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Veron happy to just control the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Voda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Veron 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Juan Sebastien Veron!
Our winner, Juan Sebastien Veron, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Leighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leighty comes to the cage accompanied by Cowboy Dan. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Leighty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luka Beck!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck looks to throw the jab but Leighty is out of range.
Beck looks to land a right hand but Leighty moved out of range.
Beck misses with a hook.
Beck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leighty.
Beck lands a really nice looking cross but Leighty seems unphased.
Beck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leighty.
Leighty fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Beck is out of range.
Beck moves out of range of the body kick.
Beck tries a head kick but it misses.
Leighty lands a jab to Beck's midsection.
Beck defending well as Leighty loads up on a big left hand.
Leighty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Beck throws a hook but Leighty blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leighty. Beck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leighty misses with a looping right.
Beck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leighty 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leighty thuds his right hand into Beck's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leighty scores with a hook to the body. Beck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Beck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leighty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beck manages to avoid it.
Leighty takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beck chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leighty can pounce on him.
Beck lands a leg kick that knocks Leighty off balance momentarily.
Leighty throws a jab but it's blocked by Beck.
Leighty is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leighty looks for the body kick but Beck saw that one coming.
Beck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leighty.
Beck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beck scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leighty in his tracks.
Beck tries a low kick but Leighty avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leighty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Beck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Leighty.
Beck throws a leg kick
and Leighty counters with a low kick, right behind Beck 's knee.
Beck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Beck.
Beck checks a leg kick.
Beck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Beck misses.
Leighty slaps away a takedown attempt from Beck, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beck throws a chopping leg kick but Leighty manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leighty misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighty swinging wildly here.
Beck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beck throws a low kick, looking for Leighty's leg but Leighty calmly moves out of range.
Leighty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leighty throws a body kick that misses.
Beck throws a low kick, looking for Leighty's leg but Leighty calmly moves out of range.
Leighty gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Beck looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beck throws a shot from downtown. Leighty moves away and avoids it.
Leighty avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A shot to the liver by Leighty. Beautiful body shot.
Leighty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leighty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beck.
Leighty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck misses with a combination
and Leighty counters with a thumping low kick.
A good leg kick by Leighty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beck throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leighty.
Beck moves out of range of the body kick from Leighty.
Leighty looks to land a right hand but Beck moved out of range.
Dan Leighty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beck missing with a left hand there. Leighty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beck is looking to land body kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Beck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Beck misses.
Beck is trying hard to land a takedown here. Leighty sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leighty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beck swings for the body but Leighty moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Beck dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Leighty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Leighty ducks under a wild hook from Beck.
Beck drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leighty preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leighty working a defensive guard but Beck manages to pass into side control anyway.
Beck trying to control the position but Leighty is working away.
Leighty tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Beck wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Beck with the ground and pound but Leighty regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Leighty is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beck passes the guard and advances to mount!
Beck misses with a head shot.
Leighty holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Beck tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Leighty is working to get back to half guard.
Leighty is squirming around, avoiding Beck's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leighty regains half guard.
Beck sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Beck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beck is looking to advance position but Leighty won't allow it.
Leighty gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighty 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.
Leighty not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beck passes into half guard.
Leighty trying to control but Beck postures up.
Leighty won't allow Beck to pass to mount.
Beck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck is thwarting Leighty's attempts to control the position.
Leighty has a hand on Beck's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Beck takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The referee warns Leighty that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Beck is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Leighty can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Leighty is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beck tries to control but Leighty wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leighty 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.
Luka Beck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Beck scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leighty doesn't seem bothered though.
Beck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beck checks a low kick from Leighty.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leighty.
Beck misses with a body kick.
Luka Beck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beck thows a body shot but no joy.
Leighty misses with an uppercut. Beck saw that one coming.
Beck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leighty looks to score with a jab to the body but Beck is just out of range.
Beck moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Beck connects with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beck.
Beck throws a leg kick but Leighty moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leighty stuffs the takedown attempt from Beck. Beck gets slowly back to his feet.
Beck throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beck throws a series of strikes that have Leighty backpedaling.
Leighty stuffs the takedown attempt from Beck. Beck gets slowly back to his feet.
Leighty throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Beck fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leighty on the side of the head.
Leighty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beck throws out the jab.
Leighty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beck catches Leighty with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Luka Beck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beck throws out a loose jab but Leighty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leighty checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dan Leighty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck blocks a low kick nicely.
Beck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beck. That's going to slow Leighty down.
Leighty throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leighty swings for the body but Beck moves out of range.
Leighty lands a front kick.
Beck misses with a hook.
Leighty takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Beck throws a hook but Leighty blocks it.
Beck takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leighty lands with a hook. Beck tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leighty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beck.
Leighty avoids the body shot from Beck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leighty checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beck walks into a straight right hand from Leighty.
Beck throws a leg kick which misses Leighty's front leg but catches the back leg as Leighty tries to avoid it.
Leighty doesn't manage to clinch there - Beck circles away.
Beck tries for a takedown but Leighty sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dan Leighty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Beck.
Beck tries a head kick but it misses.
Beck slips under a jab from Leighty.
Beck looks for a takedown but Leighty sprawls well.
Beck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leighty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beck counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Leighty's guard now.
Luka Beck has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Beck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Leighty holds on and takes a little breather.
Beck got a little sloppy there for a moment and Leighty has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Beck has managed to get both his arms back between Leighty's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Beck looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Leighty is avoiding damage well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Beck is putting a hurting on Leighty here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beck landing a few strikes.
Beck looks up at the clock and then as Leighty takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Beck smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Beck trying to control the action but Leighty is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luka Beck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beck has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Beck!
Luka Beck made sure to mention his sponsor, KAISER in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Ravia comes to the cage accompanied by The Witcher. The crowd seem to be enjoying Scott's choice of entrance music: Wildboy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Scott!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Of Ravia misses its intended target.
Of Ravia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Of Ravia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Scott connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab from Scott.
Scott throws a lazy uppercut
and Of Ravia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Maximus Scott has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia throws a sloppy head kick
and Scott counters with a shoot takedown. Of Ravia fights it but they end up in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Scott won't allow Of Ravia to sweep him here.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Of Ravia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Of Ravia pulls Scott in to control the position.
Of Ravia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Scott's guard.
Scott manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Of Ravia is squirming around, avoiding Scott's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott raining down shots from the mount!
Of Ravia wants to control but Scott is having none of it.
Scott breaks from Of Ravia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Scott putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Of Ravia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Of Ravia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Of Ravia sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Of Ravia wants to control but Scott is keeping busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott tries to pass to full mount but Of Ravia defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Of Ravia keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Scott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Of Ravia trying to control the position.
Scott won't allow Of Ravia to sweep him here.
Scott is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Of Ravia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Scott tries to hold on but Of Ravia postures up.
Of Ravia lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Scott hang on?
Scott can't escape the position.
Scott taking shots to the head.
That has opened up Maximus Scott's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott tries to hold on but Of Ravia postures up.
Of Ravia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Of Ravia with good strikes from the mount here!
The cut above Maximus Scott's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maximus Scott's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Geralt Of Ravia!
An out of breath Geralt Of Ravia thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boy Bubby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergiy Sklyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sklyar has chosen Scarface - No Tears as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Bubby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sergiy Sklyar!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Sklyar. Beautiful body shot.
Bubby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sklyar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bubby was well out of range. Poor timing from Sklyar.
Sklyar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bubby is trying to defend but Sklyar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bubby keeping control of the position.
Sklyar misses with a head shot. Bubby uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sklyar postures up and lands a big shot to Bubby's brow.
Sklyar throwing strikes from guard but Bubby blocks nicely.
Sklyar throwing strikes but missing.
Sklyar tries to free his leg and advance position but Bubby is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubby keeping moving, preventing Sklyar from controlling successfully.
Sklyar stopping the sweep attempt from Bubby.
Bubby will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sklyar stands up over Bubby, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bubby bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sklyar's guard.
Sklyar wants to sweep here but Bubby controlling him for the moment.
Sklyar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bubby wants to pass the guard but Sklyar is keeping the position.
Bubby is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sklyar pulls Bubby in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubby wants to control from the top but Sklyar keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bubby tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sklyar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bubby somewhat.
Bubby takes a swing at Sklyar's ribcage but misses.
Sklyar misses with a body shot.
Bubby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sklyar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bubby scrambles back to his feet.
Sklyar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bubby has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sklyar shoots in for a takedown but Bubby shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sklyar.
A jab lands there for Sklyar.
Sklyar tries to work over Bubby's front leg with a kick but Bubby checks it.
Nice shot by Sklyar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar misses with a takedown attempt - Bubby sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bubby misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sklyar shoots in and drives through. Bubby sprawls well.
Boy Bubby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergiy Sklyar.
Sklyar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bubby is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sklyar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sklyar in side control, throwing shots but Bubby defends.
Sklyar working the head with strikes.
Sklyar working the ground and pound but Bubby is defending the strikes.
Bubby tries to buck Sklyar off but Sklyar is having none of it.
Sklyar landing strikes.
Sklyar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sklyar creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bubby sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bubby stops Sklyar from passing to mount.
Sklyar working the ground and pound but Bubby is defending the strikes.
Sklyar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bubby to see if he's OK.
Sklyar working the head and body with strikes.
Bubby on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Bubby's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sklyar scoring with punches and elbows.
Sklyar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sklyar tries to move to mount but Bubby blocks the move with his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sklyar lands a few punches from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiy Sklyar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sklyar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bubby misses with an uppercut. Sklyar saw that one coming.
Sklyar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sklyar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bubby.
Bubby throws a poor cross that misses
and Sklyar counters with a takedown into side control.
Bubby takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sklyar landing a few strikes.
Sklyar moves into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sklyar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bubby is rocked!
Sklyar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Bubby is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sklyar. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sklyar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bubby is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sklyar postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Bubby badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Sklyar around the waist but Sklyar pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Sklyar is the winner by TKO! Sklyar jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergiy Sklyar!
Sergiy Sklyar 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Billington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billington has chosen The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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40 - 13 - 0 |
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184 lbs
32 - 14 - 2 |
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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
40 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Billington!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A shot to the liver by Billington. Beautiful body shot.
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito throws a body kick that misses.
Esposito pivots, looking for a leg kick but Billington is out of range and Esposito settles back down.
Billington fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Esposito checks it well.
Esposito throws a chopping leg kick but Billington manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Esposito walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Esposito keeps Billington at a distance using the push kick.
Billington moves out of range as Esposito throws a body kick.
A big left from Billington misses.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Billington sees it coming and moves out of range.
Frank Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito cracks the inside of Billington's front leg.
Esposito keeps Billington at a distance using the push kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Billington checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Billington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Billington lands an overhand right.
Esposito scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Billington's sensitive parts.
Billington is looking to land body kicks.
Esposito smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Esposito checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esposito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Billington is defended easily by Esposito.
Esposito closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Esposito, right into the meat.
Esposito takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Billington throws a leg kick
and Esposito counters with an outside leg kick.
Esposito misses with a straight left.
Esposito throws a wild body kick that Billington sees coming a mile off.
Esposito stuffs the takedown attempt from Billington. Billington gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Esposito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Esposito.
Billington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Esposito can pounce on him.
Esposito with a jab.
Billington scores with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Billington.
Billington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Billington blocks a jab.
Esposito misses with a jab to the body
and Billington counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Esposito is looking for a sweep. Billington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Billington seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito blocking the ground and pound attempt from Billington.
Esposito wants to improve his position but Billington is controlling well.
Esposito is refusing to be controlled, as Billington sits in half guard.
Billington scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Billington is thwarting Esposito's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Billington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Esposito keeps working.
Esposito is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billington stops Esposito from getting back to his feet.
Billington landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Billington is trying to control the action in half guard but Esposito is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Esposito wants to get back to full guard.
Billington missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito tries to get to full guard but Billington has control of the leg.
Esposito is not content to let Billington control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Billington will probably get the nod.
That's time! Esposito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Billington scores with a hook.
Billington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Esposito.
Billington is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Esposito.
Esposito scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Esposito misses with an uppercut. Billington saw that one coming.
Billington connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Esposito's hands.
Billington shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Billington takes a kick to the side of the head.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Billington sees it coming and moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Esposito.
Esposito throws a body kick that misses
and Billington counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Esposito wants to control but Billington is keeping busy.
Esposito manages to get to full guard.
Billington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billington distracts Esposito with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Esposito not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Esposito managing to control the position.
Billington is stalling in the full guard.
Esposito controlling Billington's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Esposito swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Frank Esposito has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jab from Billington.
Esposito throws a low kick but Billington avoids it.
Esposito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Esposito.
Billington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Esposito.
Billington has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Billington. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Esposito throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Esposito.
Esposito tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Esposito finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Billington loads up on a big right hand but Esposito slips the punch.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Billington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Frank Esposito is winning the standup battle so far.
Billington is trying hard to land a takedown here. Esposito sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito throws a nice outside leg kick.
Esposito throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billington swings away with a body shot that misses
and Esposito counters with a straight right hand.
Esposito throws a leg kick
and Billington counters with a shoot takedown. Esposito fights it but they end up in guard.
Esposito controls Billington momentarily but Billington frees himself.
Esposito avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Esposito is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Esposito has his hands on Billington's head, controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Esposito.
Esposito connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Esposito will probably get the nod.
That's time! Esposito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Billington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Billington ducks right into an uppercut from Esposito.
Billington dives in and scores a takedown into Esposito's guard.
Billington looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Esposito has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Billington can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Esposito keeping full guard, as Billington tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito pulls Billington in to control the position.
Billington wants to control from the top but Esposito keeps moving.
Esposito is trying to keep Billington in close.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Billington avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Billington shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Esposito's guard.
Esposito pulls Billington in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Billington.
Esposito keeping moving, preventing Billington from controlling successfully.
Billington postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Esposito looking for a sweep. Not yet Esposito, not yet.
Esposito is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Esposito.
Esposito blocks a leg kick.
Esposito tries to clinch but Billington moves out of range.
Billington has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Esposito.
Billington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Esposito connects with a jab.
Billington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Billington throws a right hand that Esposito ducks under and follows up with a left that Esposito also avoids with ease.
Billington tries to land a leg kick but Esposito saw it coming and moves away.
Billington fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Esposito checks it well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Esposito. Billington shrugs it off though.
Good standup being displayed there by Billington as he connects with a hook.
Esposito throws a nice inside leg kick.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Billington sees it coming and moves out of range.
Esposito takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Esposito lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Billington misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Billington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Esposito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Billington's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Esposito scores with a nice right hand.
Billington throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice cross by Billington.
Billington misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esposito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Esposito. That's going to slow Billington down.
Billington moves away from the strike by Esposito.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Esposito showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Esposito 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Esposito!
Frank Esposito decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Rodalgo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodalgo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ace of Spades - By Motorhead. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Wise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michel Rodalgo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wise wants to slow Rodalgo down by chopping away at his legs.
Wise uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo throws a shot from downtown. Wise moves away and avoids it.
Wise misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Wise misses.
Wise throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rodalgo.
Rodalgo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wise misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Rodalgo.
Wise tries to score with a low kick but Rodalgo moves his leg out of the way.
Wise with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodalgo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodalgo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wise's calf.
Wise throws a leg kick
and Rodalgo counters with a shoot takedown. Wise fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodalgo being controlled here momentarily.
Rodalgo sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise is adopting a defensive guard.
Wise looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodalgo is one step ahead there.
Wise has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dennis Wise just wasn't active enough.
Wise cracks Rodalgo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rodalgo shoots for a takedown but Wise saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodalgo missing with a left hand there. Wise was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wise stuffs the takedown.
Rodalgo checks a leg kick.
Rodalgo ducks under a wild hook from Wise.
Rodalgo stuns Wise with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Wise misses.
Wise is looking to slow Rodalgo down with leg kicks.
Wise swings for the body but Rodalgo moves out of range.
Wise throws a hook but Rodalgo avoids it easily.
Rodalgo lands a right hook to the body.
Rodalgo scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wise swings for the body but Rodalgo moves out of range.
Rodalgo thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise avoids the body shot from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo dodges the punch combination from Wise.
Rodalgo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wise's hands.
Rodalgo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wise defends it nicely.
Dennis Wise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Rodalgo.
Wise lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rodalgo at a distance.
Wise misses with a low kick as Rodalgo jumps back.
Dennis Wise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wise throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rodalgo defending well as Wise loads up on a big left hand.
Rodalgo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rodalgo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wise misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Wise misses
and Rodalgo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wise's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wise tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wise pulls Rodalgo in close to prevent any damage.
Rodalgo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rodalgo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodalgo trying to control but Wise is working from the bottom.
Wise is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michel Rodalgo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wise throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rodalgo swats away the attempt to clinch by Wise.
Rodalgo throws a leg kick but Wise checks it.
Wise is looking to wear down Rodalgo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wise throws an overhand right that lands on Rodalgo's shoulder, as Rodalgo tries to avoid the shot.
Wise throws a poor cross that misses
so Rodalgo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wise looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodalgo wants to pass the guard but Wise is keeping the position.
Wise keeping moving, preventing Rodalgo from controlling successfully.
Rodalgo postures up.
Rodalgo trying to control the position from guard on top but Wise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodalgo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Michel Rodalgo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wise misses with an uppercut. Rodalgo saw that one coming.
Rodalgo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wise.
Wise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodalgo.
Wise walks into a straight right hand from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rodalgo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wise - the referee stops the clock and Rodalgo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wise. Rodalgo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wise jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodalgo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wise's hands.
Wise throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wise throws a push kick but Rodalgo slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise moves into the clinch successfully.
Wise misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Wise misses with an elbow strike.
Wise tries a knee to the head but Rodalgo blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wise.
Wise lands a nice elbow.
Rodalgo jumps guard and drags Wise to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rodalgo is trying to control the position but Wise postures up.
Wise trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodalgo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodalgo trying to control the position.
Rodalgo wants to control the position but Wise says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo is looking to improve his position.
Rodalgo wants to control but Wise is keeping busy.
Wise is looking to take a break and control but Rodalgo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rodalgo trying to control but Wise postures up.
Rodalgo is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Wise is staying active.
Michel Rodalgo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Well, if Wise 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis Wise has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rodalgo cracks Wise with a right hand to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Rodalgo.
Rodalgo connects with a body shot.
Wise throws a low kick but Rodalgo avoids it.
Wise defending well as Rodalgo loads up on a big left hand.
Wise darts in and clinches Rodalgo up against the cage.
Rodalgo has a couple of punches blocked by Wise.
Wise working Rodalgo over with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rodalgo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wise throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodalgo.
Rodalgo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wise prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dennis Wise will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wise's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rodalgo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rodalgo lands a body shot.
Wise lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wise works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wise missing with a left hand there. Rodalgo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wise takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rodalgo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wise throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rodalgo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wise lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wise throws a leg kick
and Rodalgo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Rodalgo trying to mount his opponent but Wise defends it.
Rodalgo slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise tries to roll over but Rodalgo keeps him under control.
Rodalgo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rodalgo drops an elbow to the side of Wise's head.
Rodalgo is looking to take a break and control but Wise is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise is trying to get back to full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Michel Rodalgo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wise cracks the inside of Rodalgo's front leg.
Wise scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wise loads up on a big right hand but Rodalgo slips the punch.
Rodalgo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wise was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodalgo.
Wise scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wise tries to work over Rodalgo's front leg with a kick but Rodalgo checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wise looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wise, right into the meat.
Rodalgo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wise as he jumps to the side.
Wise lands a jab.
A jab from Wise does it's job there.
Rodalgo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rodalgo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wise misses with a low kick.
Dennis Wise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodalgo.
A lazy left from Wise finds it's target.
Rodalgo misses the body punch
and Wise counters with a leg kick.
Wise digs a good hook to Rodalgo's body.
Wise thumps Rodalgo with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wise, right into the meat.
Rodalgo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wise stuns Rodalgo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rodalgo 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.
Rodalgo needs to keep his hands up - Wise had a free shot at his head there.
Wise thows a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Wise catches Rodalgo right on the button with a cross.
Wise throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rodalgo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wise with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wise scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wise scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rodalgo looks to score with a jab to the body but Wise is just out of range.
Wise looks to land a right hand but Rodalgo moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Wise showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wise has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsuro Sato could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dragon Slayer's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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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
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsuro Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragon Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayer stalks Sato and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sato's face. Sato staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Katsuro Sato has been cut.
Slayer tries to clinch up.
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
Slayer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sato counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sato is in close to Slayer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato trying to control the position from guard on top but Slayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slayer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sato passes Slayer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Slayer desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Slayer gets back to full guard.
Slayer wants to sweep here but Sato controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato looking to pass the guard.
Slayer wants to hit a switch here but Sato passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Slayer there!
Sato trying to control but Slayer is having none of it.
Slayer is desperately trying to improve his position but Sato has a good base and remains in mount.
Sato lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sato is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Slayer is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Sato! Slayer is hurt baaadly! Sato is firing away with more strikes - Slayer is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsuro Sato!
Our winner, Katsuro Sato, 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 Scotty Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scotty Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Thor!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet misses with a body kick.
Thor scores with a push kick.
Thor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bennet slips under a jab from Thor.
Thor lands a really nice looking cross but Bennet seems unphased.
Thor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennet takes one to the chin there.
Thor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bennet can pounce on him.
Hans Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thor.
Bennet throws a leg kick but Thor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Bennet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bennet.
Bennet throws a low kick but Thor moves out of range easily.
Thor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bennet works the jab nicely.
Bennet scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bennet takes a swing at Thor's ribcage but misses.
Thor lands a nice hook to Bennet's body. Bennet takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thor throws a looping overhand right but Bennet ducks down to avoid it.
Thor connects with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Bennet.
Bennet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Thor misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot by Thor.
Bennet looks to throw the jab but Thor is out of range.
Thor sends Bennet crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Thor is motioning to the referee to let Bennet up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bennet is rocked!
Thor throws a lazy uppercut
and Bennet counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws a body punch but Thor moves out of range.
Bennet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thor misses with a few strikes there.
Thor scores with a hook to the body. Bennet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bennet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oh Bennet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A telegraphed right hand from Thor misses the target.
Bennet seems to have got his legs back now.
Bennet moves out of range of the body kick.
Thor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bennet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bennet works Thor's body with a nice hook.
Thor tried to score with a low kick but Bennet checks it.
Thor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thor cracks Bennet with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Thor misses.
Thor throws a shot from downtown. Bennet moves away and avoids it.
Thor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thor throws an off balance right hand
and Bennet makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thor slips under a jab.
Bennet misses with a kick to the body.
Bennet works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Thor.
Bennet is looking to land body kicks.
Thor scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thor throws a lazy uppercut
and Bennet counters with a nice body shot.
Bennet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet thuds his right hand into Thor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Hans Thor has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Thor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bennet is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thor throws a leg kick that misses.
Bennet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bennet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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.
Bennet throws a hook to the side of Thor's head but Thor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennet missing with a left hand there. Thor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennet misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennet jabs Thor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bennet had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bennet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thor.
A swing and a miss from Thor.
Thor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Thor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Thor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bennet connects with a looping right hand.
Bennet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Thor.
Bennet tries to land a front kick but Thor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bennet, right into the meat.
A jab from Bennet finds it's way through Thor's defenses.
Bennet with a hook.
Bennet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thor's sensitive parts.
Thor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennet.
Bennet explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thor throws an off balance right hand
and Bennet counters with a leg kick.
Thor is looking to land body kicks.
Thor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bennet thuds his shin into the meat of Thor's side.
Bennet throws a hook to the side of Thor's head but Thor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennet tries to work over Thor's front leg with a kick but Thor checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Thor as he checks the leg kick.
Thor misses with a wild combination.
Thor connects with a nice looking jab.
Bennet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thor.
Thor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Bennet misses with a kick to the body
and Thor counters with a crisp one two that drops Bennet! Thor thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bennet to his feet! Bennet is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thor misses the jab.
Bennet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thor on the side of the head.
Bennet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thor.
A shot to the liver by Bennet. Beautiful body shot.
Bennet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bennet connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thor throws a body kick that misses.
Thor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thor is breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bennet!
Bennet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hans Thor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennet stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bennet thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thor if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bennet.
Bennet lands a slapping body shot.
Bennet moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bennet.
Good leg kick by Bennet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet rushes Thor and presses him up against the cage.
Bennet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thor's elbow.
Bennet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bennet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennet stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bennet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thor backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bennet.
A right hook to the body lands for Bennet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bennet.
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!
Thor blocks an uppercut.
Thor blocking some punches.
Bennet digs a right hand into Thor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thor's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Bennet - that landed with a thud.
Bennet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thor's elbow.
Bennet lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Hans Thor's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Bennet on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Bennet.
Bennet is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bennet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Thor.
Thor trying to control the position but instead, Bennet has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thor into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Bennet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hans Thor's cut.
That's time! Bennet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Bennet with a jab.
A jab from Thor misses.
Bennet moves out of range as Thor strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Thor blocks the leg kick.
Bennet misses with a wild body shot.
Bennet tried to score with a low kick but Thor checks it.
Bennet misses with a hook.
Bennet misses with the body kick
and Thor counters with a nice body kick.
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.
Bennet tries to clinch but Thor is having none of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bennet.
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thor misses with a looping left.
Thor lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A bone on bone clash there as Thor blocks the leg kick.
Nice jab there from Bennet.
Thor misses with a shot to the body
and Bennet counters with a body kick that stops Thor in his tracks momentarily.
Thor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bennet, right into the meat.
Thor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bennet scores with a nice body kick.
Bennet takes a swing at Thor's ribcage but misses.
Bennet lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bennet feints and then cracks Thor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thor down.
Bennet throws a body punch but Thor moves out of range.
Bennet uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thor has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bennet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bennet stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bennet is looking to slow Thor down with leg kicks.
Bennet lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Bennet.
Thor misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bennet. That's going to slow Thor down.
Bennet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bennet.
A jab from Bennet does it's job there.
Bennet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bennet feints and then cracks Thor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thor down.
Bennet throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bennet.
Bennet lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thor will feel that in the morning.
Bennet clinches.
Bennet misses with a body punch.
Bennet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bennet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bennet throws a head punch that misses.
Bennet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Bennet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Thor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scotty Bennet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bennet scores with a shoulder strike.
Thor is stalling here.
Thor wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bennet as Thor tries to tie him up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bennet.
Bennet misses with a punch to the body.
Thor blocks a body shot from Bennet.
Thor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bennet misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thor.
Bennet is trying to stall.
Thor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Thor avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the cage.
Bennet throws a head punch that misses.
Thor breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scotty Bennet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bennet 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty Bennet!
Scotty Bennet gave a mention to ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Chumbawamba - Tubthumping. Denke has chosen Runnin With The Devil as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
30 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Denke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Denke walks into a stiff left hand from Dee.
Dee lands a jab to the head.
Denke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dee.
Dee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Denke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Denke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Dee throws a shot to the body.
Denke throws a body punch but Dee moves out of range.
Dee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dee digs a good body shot into Denke's ribs.
Dee is looking to slow Denke down with leg kicks.
Dee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Denke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dee motions for Denke to come forward. Dee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tweedle Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denke misses with a double jab
and Dee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dee misses with a kick to the body
and Denke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dee's knee momentarily.
Dee misses with a body shot.
Denke scores with a nice right hand.
Dee misses the shot to the body.
Dee thows a body shot but no joy.
Dee is looking to wear down Denke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dee misses the shot to the body.
Dee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denke misses with the combination.
Dee catches Denke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dee was covering up waiting for the punch and Denke finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Denke trying to control but Dee is working from the bottom.
Denke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dee is trying to keep Denke in close.
Denke trying to control the position from guard on top but Dee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dee is controlling Denke's posture.
Denke wants to control from the top but Dee keeps moving.
Karl Denke has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dee blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee is looking to land body kicks.
Dee throws a body punch but Denke moves out of range.
Dee scores with a nice body kick.
Denke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Denke.
Dee takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Tweedle Dee has been cut.
Dee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dee throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke moves out of range of the body kick.
Denke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tweedle Dee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dee looks to score with a jab to the body but Denke is just out of range.
Dee misses with a few strikes there.
Denke thuds his right hand into Dee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee digs a good body shot into Denke's ribs.
Dee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dee tries to score with a low kick but Denke moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick lands from Dee.
Dee connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dee.
Dee throws out a loose jab but Denke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dee throws a looping overhand right but Denke ducks down to avoid it.
Dee swings for the body but Denke moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dee digs a good hook to Denke's body.
Denke blocks the body kick.
Dee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dee throws a chopping leg kick but Denke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tweedle Dee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tweedle Dee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Denke moves away from the strike by Dee.
Dee punishes Denke's body with a nice straight punch.
Denke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dee.
Dee moves out of range as Denke throws a body kick.
Dee looks to land a body kick but Denke moved away.
Denke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dee looks to score with a jab to the body but Denke is just out of range.
Denke wants to slow Dee down by chopping away at his legs.
Dee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Denke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Denke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dee.
Dee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tweedle Dee is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dee tries to clinch but Denke is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dee.
Dee scores with a nice body kick.
Dee stuffs the takedown attempt from Denke. Denke gets slowly back to his feet.
Denke slips a straight right by Dee.
Dee misses with a wild body shot.
Dee lands a head shot.
Dee looks to score with a jab to the body but Denke is just out of range.
Dee lands with a nice combination. Denke backs away looking to recover.
Denke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dee on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dee. That's going to slow Denke down.
Denke tries a head kick but it misses.
A left lands for Dee.
Dee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dee feints and then cracks Denke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Denke down.
Denke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dee is trying to control the position but Denke postures up.
Denke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Denke wants to control from the top but Dee keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Denke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Denke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Denke wants to pass the guard but Dee is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Denke is able to avoid easily.
Denke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Denke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dee sprawls well. Dee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Denke gets slowly back to his feet.
Denke throws a head kick that misses.
Dee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denke moves away.
A low kick from Dee is predictable there
and Denke counters with a solid body kick.
Dee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Denke is out of range and Dee settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body punch from Denke.
Denke has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Denke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tweedle Dee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tweedle Dee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dee misses with a wild body shot.
Denke throws an overhand right that lands on Dee's shoulder, as Dee tries to avoid the shot.
Dee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Denke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dee as he avoids it easily.
Dee throws the kick towards the body but Denke avoids it.
Dee cracks Denke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Denke misses with a body shot.
A head kick by Denke misses
and Dee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Denke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dee pushes Denke away with a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dee.
Dee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Denke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Denke blocks the leg kick.
Dee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denke was well out of range. Poor timing from Dee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denke walks into a left hand.
Dee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Denke lands with a straight right. Dee didn't see that one coming.
Denke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Denke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dee in his tracks.
Karl Denke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Denke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Denke slips a straight right by Dee.
Dee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Denke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A left lands for Dee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dee.
Denke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dee scores with a sloppy right hand. Denke should have avoided that one.
Dee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denke. Dee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dee digs a good body shot into Denke's ribs.
Dee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Denke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denke moves away.
Dee misses with a wild body shot.
Dee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Denke.
Dee with a hook.
Dee avoids a kick to the body.
Dee clobbers Denke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dee. That's going to slow Denke down.
Dee thumps Denke with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dee.
A jab lands there for Dee.
Dee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dee scores with a nice strike.
Dee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dee works Denke's body with a nice hook.
Dee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Denke.
Dee scores with the left hand. Denke knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dee connects with a body shot.
Dee throws the kick towards the body but Denke avoids it.
Dee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Denke can do to turn this around?
Denke sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke throws a head kick that misses.
Denke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dee.
Denke avoids the body shot from Dee.
Dee thuds a left hand into Denke's body.
Dee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dee tries to close the distance and clinch but Denke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dee scores with a leg kick.
Dee doesn't manage to clinch there - Denke circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tweedle Dee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tweedle Dee!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tweedle Dee waved his t-shirt featuring Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
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