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Syn' 278: Behind Bars PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bucky The Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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169 lbs
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160 lbs
20 - 10 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bucky The Badger!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Badger. The Badger obviously looking to wear him down.
The Badger misses with an uppercut.
Kozlov walks into a stiff left hand from The Badger.
Kozlov avoids the body shot from The Badger.
Kozlov catches The Badger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Badger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kozlov under the eye.
The Badger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kozlov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kozlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kozlov tries a head kick but it misses.
The Badger clinches.
The Badger lands a knee to the head.
Kozlov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Badger told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
The Badger swings wildly with an uppercut but Kozlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kozlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov has a couple of punches blocked by The Badger.
A head punch on the inside from The Badger fails to land.
The Badger lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Badger or not.
Kozlov blocks a body shot from The Badger.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kozlov.
The Badger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kozlov up against the cage.
Kozlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Kozlov.
Kozlov avoiding damage as The Badger throws knees to the body.
Kozlov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kozlov scores with a shot to the side of The Badger's head.
The Badger prevents Kozlov from breaking the clinch.
Kozlov scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Kozlov.
Kozlov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Badger moves into the clinch.
Kozlov blocks the elbow strike.
Kozlov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kozlov is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kozlov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Badger.
Kozlov scores with a leg kick.
Kozlov misses with a head kick.
Kozlov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A shot to the body from The Badger misses
enabling Kozlov to counter with a crisp jab.
The Badger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from The Badger misses.
A head kick misses from Kozlov.
Kozlov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kozlov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kozlov tries to land a front kick but The Badger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses.
Kozlov avoids the head kick by The Badger.
Kozlov ducks under a wild hook from The Badger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger throws the kick towards the body but Kozlov avoids it.
The Badger scores with a hook to the body. Kozlov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Badger is looking to clinch but Kozlov is avoiding it.
Kozlov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Badger is looking to land body kicks.
Kozlov blocks the body kick.
The Badger lands with an uppercut that bounces Kozlov off the cage and back into range.
The Badger dips to his left and cracks Kozlov with an uppercut!
The Badger lands a nice looking body kick.
The Badger lands a nice shot that snaps Kozlov's head back.
Kozlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Badger.
Kozlov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and The Badger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kozlov throws a big shot that misses.
Kozlov looks to throw the jab but The Badger is out of range.
Kozlov throws a body punch but The Badger moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Badger looks to land a right hand but Kozlov moved out of range.
The Badger throws out a loose jab but Kozlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kozlov slips a jab from The Badger.
Kozlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Badger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kozlov manages to avoid it.
The Badger sizes up Kozlov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kozlov staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kozlov staying out of range there.
Kozlov wants to slow The Badger down by chopping away at his legs.
The Badger thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Badger lands a head shot.
The Badger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kozlov missing with a left hand there. The Badger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kozlov ducks under a wild hook from The Badger.
The Badger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kozlov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Badger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Kozlov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The Badger looks to land a left hand but Kozlov moved out of range nicely.
The Badger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The Badger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kozlov.
The Badger misses with a kick to the body.
Bucky The Badger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kozlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Badger rushes Kozlov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kozlov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short uppercut from Kozlov.
The Badger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Badger lands a shoulder strike.
The Badger scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kozlov fails to land.
Kozlov pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kozlov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Badger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ivan Kozlov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but The Badger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Kozlov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kozlov lands a body shot.
Kozlov tries a body shot but The Badger blocks it.
Kozlov lands with a left to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The Badger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kozlov backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kozlov fails to land.
The Badger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kozlov tries to throw a body punch but The Badger avoids it by throwing Kozlov back against the cage.
The Badger misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Badger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kozlov backwards.
Kozlov can't break the clinch.
The Badger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Badger.
Kozlov lands with a short shot to the head.
The Badger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kozlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Badger pushes Kozlov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The Badger blocks a body shot from Kozlov.
Kozlov scores with a hook to the body.
The Badger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kozlovs head.
Kozlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kozlov misses with the head strike.
The Badger pushes Kozlov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kozlov throws a punch but it's blocked by The Badger.
Kozlov can't find room to land a body shot as The Badger controls the action.
Kozlov prevents a body shot from The Badger.
The Badger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kozlov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kozlov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Kozlov.
The Badger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kozlov is trying to break free.
Kozlov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from The Badger misses the target.
The Badger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kozlov throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Kozlov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kozlov avoids the body shot from The Badger.
The Badger slips a jab from Kozlov.
Kozlov slips a straight right by The Badger.
The Badger misses with a left hand
and Kozlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Badger connects with a body shot that sends Kozlov's belly button to the back.
The Badger throws a hook but Kozlov avoids it easily.
The Badger misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kozlov missing with a left hand there. The Badger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kozlov misses with a head kick.
Kozlov needs to keep his hands up - The Badger had a free shot at his head there.
The Badger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kozlov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kozlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kozlov takes one to the side of the head.
The Badger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kozlov.
Nice body punch from Kozlov.
The Badger lands a nice shot to the body.
The Badger misses with a head kick.
The Badger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Badger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kozlov if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kozlov. The Badger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kozlov scores with a leg kick.
The Badger doesn't manage to clinch there - Kozlov circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bucky The Badger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kozlov thows a body kick. The Badger tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The Badger misses with a wild body shot.
The Badger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Badger avoids the head kick by Kozlov.
The Badger ducks under a wild hook from Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a lazy uppercut
and The Badger counters with a straight right hand.
Kozlov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kozlov avoids the body shot from The Badger.
The Badger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kozlov circles away quickly and effectively.
The Badger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kozlov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Badger misses with a straight left.
The Badger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kozlov lands a glancing blow to the side of The Badger's head.
The Badger checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Badger misses with a hook.
The Badger throws the left hand but Kozlov avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Badger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kozlov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kozlov loads up on a big right hand but The Badger slips the punch.
Good shot there by Kozlov.
The Badger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kozlov.
The Badger lands with an uppercut that bounces Kozlov off the cage and back into range.
Kozlov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Badger lands a right hook to the body.
Kozlov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kozlov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Badger.
The Badger tries to close the distance and clinch but Kozlov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Badger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kozlov's head.
Kozlov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Badger.
The Badger tries to clinch up.
The Badger misses with an uppercut. Kozlov saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov misses with a head kick.
The Badger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for The Badger.
Kozlov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Badger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kozlov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Badger looks for the body kick but Kozlov saw that one coming.
The Badger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kozlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Badger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kozlov.
Kozlov slips under a jab.
The Badger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kozlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Badger swings for the body but Kozlov moves out of range.
The Badger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kozlov connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov scores with a sloppy right hand. The Badger should have avoided that one.
The Badger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kozlov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kozlov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Badger misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Badger.
Donk. The Badger catches Kozlov right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot by The Badger.
Kozlov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Badger lands a slapping body shot.
The Badger wants to clinch up but Kozlov keeps it at a distance.
The Badger lands a really nice looking cross but Kozlov seems unphased.
Kozlov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Badger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Badger thuds his shin into the meat of Kozlov's side.
The Badger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozlov throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Badger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from The Badger misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Kozlov as he connects with a hook.
Kozlov misses with a looping right.
The Badger wants to clinch up but Kozlov keeps it at a distance.
The Badger thows a body shot but no joy.
The Badger lands a glancing blow to the side of Kozlov's head.
The Badger moves into range and clinches up with Kozlov.
The Badger working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Badger tries to land a knee to the head but Kozlov blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from The Badger as the two fighters clinch.
The Badger missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bucky The Badger.
I think The Badger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bucky The Badger!
After winning the bout, Bucky The Badger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Billington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billington comes to the cage accompanied by The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen. Blaze has chosen Pendulum - Slam as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
31 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Billington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nino Blaze!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billington will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Billington swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blaze.
Blaze lands a glancing blow to the side of Billington's head.
Blaze works over Billington's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Thomas Billington has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Billington looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blaze takes a swing at Billington's ribcage but misses.
Blaze misses with an uppercut
and Billington counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Blaze scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Billington manages to mount him!
Blaze regains half guard.
Billington throwing shots but Blaze is blocking nicely.
Billington performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze is refusing to be controlled, as Billington sits in half guard.
Billington passes to full mount!
Blaze tries to hold on but Billington pushes him away.
Billington throws some wild stikes that Blaze manages to avoid easily.
Billington fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Billington has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Billington lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Billington putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Blaze is in all sorts of trouble here.
Billington raining down shots from the mount!
Billington trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blaze tries to hold on but Billington pushes him away.
Billington controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Billington unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billington scoring with strikes but Blaze is staying in there.
Billington prevents Blaze from getting the reversal.
Blaze in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Blaze is squirming around, avoiding Billington's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Billington is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blaze can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Blaze is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
Billington is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blaze can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Billington raining down shots from the mount!
Billington lands a big shot there that rocks Blaze but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Billington controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Billington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Billington's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blaze swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Billington counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Billington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Billington trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Billington preventing the sweep.
Billington throwing strikes from guard but Blaze blocks nicely.
Blaze is looking to stand up but Billington isn't so interested in that idea.
Billington controls from within his opponent's guard.
Billington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billington slips nicely into half guard.
Billington seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blaze does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Blaze wants to improve his position but Billington is controlling well.
Billington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Billington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blaze can do to turn this around?
Billington working Blaze over with strikes.
Blaze tries to kick Billington off in order to stand up. Billington Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Billington throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Billington.
Blaze dodges the ground and pound from Billington.
Blaze tries to escape but Billington is in control.
Billington throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Blaze is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Blaze's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blaze is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Billington's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze wants to get back to full guard.
Blaze is looking to control Billington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blaze avoid being mounted?
Billington controlling the pace.
Blaze regains full guard. Nicely done.
Billington trying to control but Blaze is working from the bottom.
Blaze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billington with a nice head shot there.
Blaze keeping moving, preventing Billington from controlling successfully.
Thomas Billington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blaze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Billington.
Billington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blaze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaze lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Billington!
Billington tries to hold on but Blaze pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Billington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Billington's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Billington.
Blaze connects with a leg kick. Billington looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Billington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Billington looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blaze is looking to slow Billington down with leg kicks.
Billington throws a solid leg kick but Blaze takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Billington.
Billington misses with a looping right.
Billington fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blaze avoids it really well and circles away.
A good leg kick by Blaze.
Billington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaze.
Blaze misses with a body shot.
Billington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blaze can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Billington takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billington misses with a hook.
Blaze stuffs the takedown attempt from Billington. Billington gets slowly back to his feet.
Billington misses with a hook
and Blaze counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Billington blocks a leg kick.
Blaze misses the shot to the body.
Blaze misses with a body kick.
Billington avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blaze connects with a solid leg kick.
Billington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaze.
Blaze blocks a jab.
Billington feints and then cracks Blaze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blaze down.
Billington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blaze can pounce on him.
Billington misses with a takedown attempt - Blaze sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Billington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Billington throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nino Blaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Blaze lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Billington takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Billington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nino Blaze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Billington's calf.
Billington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaze.
Billington lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blaze at a distance.
Blaze takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blaze will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Billington darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Billington prevents Blaze from improving his position.
Blaze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billington seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blaze does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Billington wants to pass to mount but Blaze is defending the position.
Blaze avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Billington.
Billington throwing shots but Blaze is blocking nicely.
Blaze makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blaze.
Billington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze keeping moving, preventing Billington from controlling successfully.
Blaze wants to stand and escape but Billington is having none of it.
Billington is in close to Blaze's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blaze is trying to keep Billington in close.
Billington landing with the ground and pound.
Thomas Billington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billington trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nino Blaze.
I think Billington 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Billington!
A victorious Thomas Billington thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roque Barretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Kronburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barretto comes to the cage accompanied by Last Man Standing - By 4ft Fingers. Kronburger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Turn up. Roque Barretto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shawn Kronburger's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roque Barretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Kronburger!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronburger takes a swing at Barretto's ribcage but misses.
Kronburger slaps away a takedown attempt from Barretto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barretto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kronburger wants to slow Barretto down by chopping away at his legs.
Kronburger jabs Barretto right on the nose. Barretto blinks but takes it well.
Kronburger misses with a body shot
and Barretto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kronburger's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Barretto wants to pass the guard but Kronburger is keeping the position.
Barretto trying to control the position from guard on top but Kronburger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barretto wants to pass the guard but Kronburger is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barretto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kronburger keeping moving, preventing Barretto from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing that Barretto has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Roque Barretto.
Kronburger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kronburger throws a lazy right hand but Barretto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barretto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kronburger.
Kronburger drives through and clinches with Barretto against the cage.
Kronburger working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Barretto.
Barretto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kronburger cracks Barretto with a nice body shot.
Kronburger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shawn Kronburger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger pushes Barretto up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barretto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Barretto - that landed with a thud.
Kronburger presses Barretto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barretto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kronburger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barretto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barretto tries a knee to the head but Kronburger blocks it.
Barretto lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kronburger.
A shot in the inside from Barretto.
Barretto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kronburger avoids it.
Barretto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kronburger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kronburger throws a head kick that misses.
Kronburger connects with an inside leg kick.
Barretto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barretto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barretto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger scores with a sloppy right hand. Barretto should have avoided that one.
Kronburger checks a low kick from Barretto.
Barretto misses with a hook to the body
and Kronburger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barretto's knee momentarily.
Barretto is breathing heavily.
Kronburger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kronburger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kronburger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barretto.
Kronburger tries a head kick but it misses.
Barretto is looking to clinch.
Barretto looks for the body kick but Kronburger saw that one coming.
Barretto throws a series of punches but Kronburger avoids them all with ease.
Kronburger stuffs the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barretto doesn't manage to clinch there - Kronburger circles away.
Barretto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kronburger.
Shawn Kronburger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kronburger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barretto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger misses with a wild body shot.
Barretto tries to land a leg kick but Kronburger saw it coming and moves away.
Barretto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Barretto.
Kronburger punishes Barretto's body with a nice straight punch.
Barretto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barretto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barretto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kronburger.
Kronburger lands a big uppercut and Barretto crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Barretto looks OK. Kronburger waves Barretto back to his feet!
Barretto is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kronburger.
Oh Barretto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kronburger misses with a two punch combination.
Barretto switches off momentarily and Kronburger cracks him with a monster right hand! Barretto topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Kronburger dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Kronburger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shawn Kronburger!
An out of breath Shawn Kronburger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Roque Barretto was interviewed post fight and said 'Get outta my face'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by LIVING IN AMERICA BY JAMES BROWN. Nolan has chosen Down - Stone the Crow as his entrance music. 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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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apollo Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Nolan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Nolan finds it's target.
Nolan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nolan lands with a cross.
It looks like Apollo Jackson has been cut.
Nolan connects with an inside leg kick.
Nolan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson lands with a cross.
It looks like Christian Nolan has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nolan misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Nolan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Nolan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nolan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nolan's corner calls for a 1-2. Nolan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nolan connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab by Jackson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Nolan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Nolan settles back down.
Jackson shoots in and bounces Nolan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is fighting to break Nolan's control of his arms but Nolan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nolan keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nolan is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Nolan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nolan keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Nolan's brow.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Nolan is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolan is pulling down on Jackson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jackson, at least for the moment.
Nolan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nolan keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Nolan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Christian Nolan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jackson checks a low kick from Nolan.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nolan at a distance.
Jackson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Nolan's front leg but catches the back leg as Nolan tries to avoid it.
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nolan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolan ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson slips a straight right by Nolan.
Nolan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nolan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackson is looking to slow Nolan down with leg kicks.
Nolan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Jackson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nolan doesn't seem phased though.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nolan.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nolan.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson misses with a hook. Nolan ducked under it nicely.
Jackson lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.
Christian Nolan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nolan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson lands a nice looking body kick.
Jackson cracks Nolan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nolan lands a high kick!
Nolan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
Jackson feints and then cracks Nolan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nolan down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Nolan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nolan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jackson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nolan scrambles back to his feet.
Nolan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jackson throws a body punch but Nolan moves out of range.
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Nolan avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nolan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nolan scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Nolan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Jackson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nolan blocks a leg kick.
Nolan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nolan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nolan misses with a head kick.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nolan.
Nolan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donk. Nolan catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Nolan works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
Nolan lands a jab to the head.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Nolan.
Nolan stuffs the takedown.
Nolan scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Nolan saw that one coming.
Jackson takes a swing at Nolan's ribcage but misses.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Nolan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nolan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nolan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson takes a swing at Nolan's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Jackson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nolan back to the cage. Jackson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Nolan is avoiding it.
Nolan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nolan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nolan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nolan avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nolan.
Nolan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson avoids the body shot from Nolan.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Apollo Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Nolan checks it.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Nolan's body. Nolan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nolan throws a leg kick but Jackson moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nolan is just out of range.
Nice cross by Nolan.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nolan avoids it really well and circles away.
Nolan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nolan. That did some damage!
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nolan.
Nolan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
Nolan scores with a nice head shot.
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into Nolan's guard.
Nolan controlling the position.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jackson being controlled here momentarily.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Nolan trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nolan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Nolan blocks nicely.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nolan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nolan trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Apollo Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nolan holds on and takes a little breather.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nolan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nolan controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nolan is pulling down on Jackson's head to control his posture.
Jackson cracks Nolan with a solid left hand.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nolan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson postures up in Nolan's guard and throws a big left but Nolan blocks it.
Nolan is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
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 Apollo Jackson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Nolan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
Jab by Nolan.
Nolan feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Nolan avoids it.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nolan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Nolan keeps it at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Nolan blocks the low kick.
Nolan throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a front kick that sends Nolan stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nolan tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nolan to the ground. Nolan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson misses with a hook. Nolan ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Nolan catches Jackson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nolan can pounce on him.
Nolan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Nolan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nolan wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
Nolan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson darts in looking for a takedown but Nolan gets double underhooks and turns Jackson into the cage.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nolan.
Nolan cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Nolan lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nolan blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nolan backwards.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Nolan misses with a knee strike.
Christian Nolan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Nolan.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Nolan's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson avoiding damage as Nolan throws knees to the body.
Nolan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nolan throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson lands a right hand.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Nolan fails to land.
Nolan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nolan looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nolan is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nolan lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to drag Nolan to the mat but Nolan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nolan crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nolan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nolan tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Nolan avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Nolan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nolan with a knee to the head.
Nolan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nolan tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Nolan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jackson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nolan to the mat. Nolan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Nolan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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!
Nolan striking off his back but it's not causing Jackson any problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is in close to Nolan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nolan holds on and takes a little breather.
Nolan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Nolan has wrist control.
Nolan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christian Nolan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nolan misses with a body punch
and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nolan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nolan throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Nolan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Apollo Jackson!
A relieved looking Apollo Jackson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Christian Nolan had this to say: 'They'll tell you black is really white, the moon is just the sun at night, and when you walk in golden halls you get to keep the gold that falls. It's Heaven and Hell.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viserys Targaryen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Riley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Queen - It's A Hard Life. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Viserys Targaryen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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30
188 lbs
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30
184 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Ronnie Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viserys Targaryen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley lands a leg kick that knocks Targaryen off balance momentarily.
Targaryen cracks a nice hook into Riley's ribs.
Riley scores with a sloppy right hand. Targaryen should have avoided that one.
Riley throws a chopping leg kick but Targaryen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Riley connects with a crisp jab.
Riley moves out of range of the strikes.
Riley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Targaryen. Targaryen obviously looking to wear him down.
Riley tries to clinch but Targaryen is having none of it.
Nice jab there from Targaryen.
Riley misses with an uppercut. Targaryen saw that one coming.
Riley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Targaryen moves away.
Targaryen ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
Targaryen dodges the punch combination from Riley.
Riley throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Targaryen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Targaryen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Riley avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Targaryen.
Riley throws a leg kick which misses Targaryen's front leg but catches the back leg as Targaryen tries to avoid it.
Targaryen defending well as Riley loads up on a big left hand.
Targaryen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ronnie Riley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Targaryen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riley moves away.
Targaryen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Riley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Targaryen checks it well.
Targaryen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riley can pounce on him.
Riley stuffs the takedown.
Targaryen throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Targaryen misses with a body shot.
Riley throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Targaryen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Riley!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Riley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Riley is looking to advance position but Targaryen won't allow it.
Riley controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Targaryen wants to sweep but Riley has passed to side control!
Targaryen is looking to regain half guard here but Riley keeps moving and retains side control.
We've been hearing that Riley has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Riley is looking to take a break and control but Targaryen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Targaryen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen is not content to let Riley control the position.
Targaryen is trying to get back to half guard.
Targaryen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Riley is keen to just control but Targaryen is a slippery customer.
Riley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Targaryen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen is trying to get back to full guard.
Targaryen is trying is best to control the position here.
Targaryen is looking for a sweep. Riley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Riley is pressing down on Targaryen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Targaryen is holding on for now.
Riley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Riley is looking to take a break and control but Targaryen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley controlling the pace.
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 Ronnie Riley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Riley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Riley looks to land a combination but Targaryen avoids it well.
Riley jabs Targaryen right on the nose. Targaryen blinks but takes it well.
Riley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Targaryen walks into a stiff left hand from Riley.
Targaryen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Targaryen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Riley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Riley wants to control but Targaryen is keeping him busy.
Targaryen trying to control from the bottom.
Targaryen regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Targaryen wants to hit a switch here but Riley passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Targaryen there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Targaryen is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Targaryen keeps trying to improve his position.
Riley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Targaryen is trying desperately to improve position.
Riley unloads with some shots from mount but Targaryen bucks and avoids them well.
Targaryen is squirming around, avoiding Riley's attempts to control the action.
Targaryen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Targaryen is trying to get back to full guard.
Targaryen is trying to maintain the position but Riley is very close to passing his half guard.
Riley is keen to just control but Targaryen is a slippery customer.
Riley stalling.
Riley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Targaryen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Targaryen is trying to maintain the position but Riley is very close to passing his half guard.
Targaryen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Targaryen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Riley uses it to pass to side control.
Targaryen is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Targaryen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Targaryen struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen is trying to improve his position.
Riley in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Targaryen tries to buck Riley off but Riley is having none of it.
Riley happy to just control the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Targaryen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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 Ronnie Riley 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!
Riley throws a leg kick which misses Targaryen's front leg but catches the back leg as Targaryen tries to avoid it.
Riley throws a lazy right hand but Targaryen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Targaryen connects with a right hand. Riley shakes it off.
Targaryen moves out of range of the body kick.
Targaryen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley looks to land a right hand but Targaryen moved out of range.
Riley misses with a hook. Targaryen ducked under it nicely.
Targaryen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Targaryen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Riley throws a front kick that sends Targaryen stumbling back into the cage.
Targaryen throws a leg kick
and Riley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Targaryen misses with a body shot.
Riley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Targaryen.
Riley avoids the body shot from Targaryen.
The crowd cheers as Riley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Targaryen doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Targaryen.
Riley lands a leg kick that knocks Targaryen off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Riley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riley lands with a kick to the ribs.
Riley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ronnie Riley is winning the standup battle so far.
Targaryen thuds a left hand into Riley's body.
Targaryen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Riley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Riley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Riley throws a body punch but Targaryen moves out of range.
Targaryen slips a straight right by Riley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. Targaryen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Targaryen takes a swing at Riley's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick there by Riley.
Riley throws the left hand but Targaryen avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Targaryen.
Riley lands with an uppercut that bounces Targaryen off the cage and back into range.
Targaryen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Targaryen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley thuds his right hand into Targaryen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Targaryen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Targaryen blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Targaryen.
Targaryen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Targaryen fails to land the takedown.
Targaryen scores with a nice head shot.
Targaryen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Targaryen scores with a shot to the body.
Riley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Riley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Riley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Targaryen misses with a body shot
and Riley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riley motions for Targaryen to come forward. Riley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Targaryen manages to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Riley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen lands a body shot.
Targaryen lands a nice hook to Riley's body. Riley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Targaryen checks a leg kick nicely.
Riley wants to clinch up but Targaryen keeps it at a distance.
Targaryen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Riley rather than just go for the knockout.
Targaryen thuds a left hand into Riley's body.
Riley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Riley throws a one two combo.
A low kick from Targaryen misses
and Riley counters with a stiff right hand.
Targaryen lands a nice looking body shot.
Riley blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Targaryen.
Targaryen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Riley. That one must have hurt.
Targaryen checks a leg kick.
Riley throws a body kick that misses
and Targaryen counters with a single leg into guard. Riley didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Targaryen looking to sit in guard and control but Riley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Targaryen working a defensive guard here.
Viserys Targaryen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley tries to free his leg and advance position but Targaryen is retaining full guard.
Riley content to stall in guard here.
Targaryen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ronnie Riley.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riley, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Riley!
After the big win, Ronnie Riley made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Viserys Targaryen was interviewed post fight and said 'This is only a minor speed bump on the road to greatness.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Horton acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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187 lbs
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198 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Horton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Horton shoots in for a takedown but Esposito shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Horton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Esposito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horton shoots in for a double leg but Esposito sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Frank Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Horton.
Horton with a poor takedown
and Esposito moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Esposito as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Esposito.
Esposito tries a body shot but Horton blocks it.
Esposito leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Esposito.
Esposito scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Horton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Esposito after a bit of a struggle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito.
Esposito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Horton.
A right hook to the body lands for Esposito.
Horton wants to take the fight to the mat but Esposito manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Good body shot from Esposito.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Esposito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Horton backwards.
Esposito digs a right hand into Horton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Horton's gas tank.
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!
Esposito unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Horton looks winded!
Esposito pushes Horton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Esposito.
Esposito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Horton backwards.
Esposito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horton tries for a takedown but Esposito manages to get underhooks.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
A knee to the head by Esposito.
Esposito lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Horton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Esposito after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as Horton controls the action.
Esposito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horton with a poor takedown
and Esposito moves into the clinch.
Esposito scores with a shoulder strike.
Horton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Esposito after a bit of a struggle.
A left hand lands to the body for Esposito.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esposito prevents a takedown attempt there.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Esposito.
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as Horton controls the action.
Esposito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Horton backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a knee strike.
Esposito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Horton or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito lands a shoulder strike.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
Esposito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Horton.
Esposito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Esposito circles away.
Esposito stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Esposito wants it to stay on the feet.
Esposito slaps away a takedown attempt from Horton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Esposito. No joy for Horton on that attempt.
Esposito throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Esposito clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Esposito.
Esposito presses Horton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Esposito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Horton is defending well for now.
Esposito is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Horton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Esposito connects with a knee to the head.
Esposito lands a hook that snaps the head of Horton backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito lands a knee to the head.
Esposito misses with a knee strike.
Esposito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Horton can do to turn this around?
Horton prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Horton tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Esposito.
Horton prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Nice body punch from Esposito.
Horton prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Nice body punch from Esposito.
Horton is breathing heavily.
The referee calls for Esposito to work.
Horton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Esposito is defending well.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Esposito missing with knees to the body.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Horton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Esposito gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Frank Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Horton.
A bit of stalling here from Esposito.
Esposito working Horton over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito digs a right hand underneath Horton's ribcage. Horton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Esposito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Esposito lands a hook that snaps the head of Horton backwards.
Esposito lands a nice shot to the body.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito lands with a short shot to the head.
Esposito slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands with a left to the head.
Horton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito with a knee to the head.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Horton avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
Esposito working Horton over with knees to the body.
Horton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frank Esposito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as Horton controls his hands.
A short right from Esposito.
A nice right hand lands inside from Esposito.
Esposito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Esposito gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Esposito.
Esposito gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Horton.
Esposito with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Horton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Esposito tries to work over Horton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Esposito to keep the fight standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Esposito.
A shot in the inside from Esposito.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Horton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Esposito counters with a low kick, right behind Horton 's knee.
Esposito throws a head kick but Horton moves out of range.
No luck for Horton with that takedown attempt.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Horton has a takedown stuffed.
Frank Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Horton.
Horton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Esposito swivels and escapes.
Esposito leaves Horton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horton misses with a takedown attempt
and Esposito counters with a nice kick to the body.
Esposito connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Esposito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Esposito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Esposito seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That kick from Esposito tenderised Horton's leg. Horton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Horton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Esposito with a jab.
Esposito moves into the clinch successfully.
Horton blocks a body shot from Esposito.
Esposito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Esposito connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tim Horton has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Esposito obliges.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Esposito gets through Horton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Horton backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Horton is rocked!
Horton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Horton is still on wobbly legs! Can Esposito finish him?
Knees in the clinch landing for Esposito.
Horton seems to have recovered his senses.
A body shot lands from Esposito.
Esposito tries a body shot but Horton blocks it.
Esposito tries to land knees in the clinch but Horton avoids the damage to the body.
Esposito lands with a light punch inside.
Esposito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Horton wants a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Esposito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Esposito.
Esposito lands a nice knee to the body.
Frank Esposito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Esposito lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Esposito.
Esposito tries a body shot but Horton blocks it.
Esposito crunches a lovely knee into Horton's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Esposito - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton fails to pull guard.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Horton's elbow.
Horton wants to take the fight to the mat but Esposito manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Horton is trying desperately to land a takedown but Esposito is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Horton.
Esposito lands a body shot.
Tim Horton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left hand lands to the body for Esposito.
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as Horton controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
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!
Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Esposito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Esposito 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Esposito!
Our winner, Frank Esposito, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Autumn Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizzo Jr's entrance music is The Trial. A fine choice. Hunter has chosen Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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276 lbs
21 - 7 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Autumn Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunter walks into a left hand.
Hunter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hunter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rizzo Jr.
A low kick from Hunter is predictable there
and Rizzo Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rizzo Jr checks a leg kick.
Hunter avoids a kick to the body.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunter lands with an uppercut that bounces Rizzo Jr off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Enrique Rizzo Jr has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter misses with a series of wild punches.
Rizzo Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rizzo Jr is looking to slow Hunter down with leg kicks.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rizzo Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hunter's calf.
Hunter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizzo Jr manages to avoid it.
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo Jr moves away.
Rizzo Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rizzo Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rizzo Jr slips under a jab.
Rizzo Jr checks a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick but Hunter moved away.
Hunter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunter misses with a body kick.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rizzo Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Rizzo Jr. That snapped Hunter's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rizzo Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunter circles away.
Hunter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rizzo Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hunter.
Rizzo Jr misses with an uppercut. Hunter saw that one coming.
Hunter swings for the body but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Rizzo Jr avoids them all with ease.
Hunter lands a leg kick that knocks Rizzo Jr off balance momentarily.
No joy there for Hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Hunter does it's job there.
Hunter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Hunter.
Good leg kick by Hunter 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.
Hunter tries to land a front kick but Rizzo Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab, jab by Rizzo Jr - just one landing.
Hunter has Rizzo Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Rizzo Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunter misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Hunter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rizzo Jr.
Hunter looking to slow down the pace here.
Hunter struggles to land a body shot inside as Rizzo Jr controls his hands.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Hunter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hunter on the inside.
Rizzo Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzo Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunter blocks it with crossed arms.
Rizzo Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hunter lands a good knee to the midsection. Rizzo Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rizzo Jr stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rizzo Jr.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunter.
Hunter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rizzo Jr is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rizzo Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunter scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Autumn Hunter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Rizzo Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hunter misses with a few strikes there.
Hunter misses with a body kick.
Rizzo Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hunter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunter cracks a nice hook into Rizzo Jr's ribs.
Rizzo Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rizzo Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunter wants to clinch up but Rizzo Jr keeps it at a distance.
Hunter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hunter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rizzo Jr will feel that in the morning.
Hunter throws a hook but Rizzo Jr avoids it easily.
Hunter throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rizzo Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunter, right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunter misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzo Jr. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Hunter.
Hunter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rizzo Jr's sensitive parts.
Rizzo Jr lands with a straight right. Hunter didn't see that one coming.
Rizzo Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter thows a body shot but no joy.
Autumn Hunter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunter lands a leg kick that knocks Rizzo Jr off balance momentarily.
Hunter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hunter is looking to clinch but Rizzo Jr is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunter to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunter delivers a nice body kick.
Hunter cracks Rizzo Jr with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hunter has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rizzo Jr to stand back up!
Rizzo Jr is rocked!
Enrique Rizzo Jr's cut is getting worse.
Rizzo Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rizzo Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oh Rizzo Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rizzo Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hunter thuds his right hand into Rizzo Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hunter throws a powerful right kick. Rizzo Jr tried to block low but the kick was high! Rizzo Jr was taken right off of his feet! Hunter jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Autumn Hunter!
Autumn Hunter very nearly forgot to thank Unique Wear and Custom Design amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Cloltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergiy Sklyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cloltran's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, F**k What Happens Tonight. Sklyar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Scarface - No Tears kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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30
142 lbs
26 - 4 - 2 |
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30
140 lbs
28 - 7 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Buzz Cloltran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sergiy Sklyar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloltran slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Sklyar misses.
Nice jab there from Sklyar.
Cloltran lands with a straight right. Sklyar didn't see that one coming.
A cross from Cloltran lands.
Sklyar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cloltran to the ground. Sklyar is now in Cloltran's guard.
Sklyar throwing strikes from guard but Cloltran blocks nicely.
Sklyar throwing strikes but missing.
Sklyar looking to sit in guard and control but Cloltran gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sklyar working a defensive guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cloltran trying to control but Sklyar is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sklyar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cloltran manages to get himself to full guard.
Sklyar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sklyar working some strikes from top position.
Sklyar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sklyar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sklyar is looking to work some ground and pound but Cloltran has wrist control.
Sklyar is looking to work some ground and pound but Cloltran has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar postures up in Cloltran's guard and throws a big left but Cloltran blocks it.
Sklyar postures up.
Cloltran keeping full guard, as Sklyar tries to pass.
Sklyar throws a strike but Cloltran rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cloltran content to stall in guard here.
Sklyar managing to control the position.
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!
Cloltran trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran being controlled here momentarily.
Cloltran works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sklyar is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sklyar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sklyar.
Cloltran stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sklyar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cloltran distracts Sklyar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran throws a big elbow that misses.
Cloltran looking to pass the guard.
Sklyar looking for a sweep. Not yet Sklyar, not yet.
Cloltran trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sklyar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sklyar trying to control the position.
Sklyar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cloltran.
Sklyar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cloltran's 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sklyar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sklyar throwing strikes but missing.
Sklyar preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiy Sklyar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cloltran misses with a two punch combination.
Cloltran scores with a sloppy right hand. Sklyar should have avoided that one.
Sklyar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sklyar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cloltran circles away quickly and effectively.
Cloltran takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sklyar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cloltran.
Sklyar moves out of range as Cloltran strikes.
Sklyar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cloltran defends it nicely.
Sklyar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Cloltran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sergiy Sklyar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cloltran scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Cloltran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sklyar drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cloltran holds on and takes a little breather.
Sklyar trying to control the position from guard on top but Cloltran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sklyar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cloltran manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sklyar slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sklyar wants to get back to full guard but Cloltran has mounted him!
Sklyar is looking to improve his position but Cloltran isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Cloltran there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cloltran putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sergiy Sklyar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sklyar tries to hold on but Cloltran pushes him away.
BOOM! Cloltran connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sklyar tries to hold on but Cloltran postures up.
Cloltran raining down shots from the mount!
Cloltran working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cloltran raining down shots from the mount!
Sklyar is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar wants to control but Cloltran is having none of it.
Cloltran wants to control the pace but Sklyar is squirming around nicely.
Cloltran cracks Sklyar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cloltran looking to finish Sklyar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sklyar!
Sklyar wants to control but Cloltran is having none of it.
Cloltran working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloltran throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sklyar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cloltran is landing with some decent strikes but Sklyar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cloltran pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sklyar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sklyar tries to lock up and control but Cloltran gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cloltran breaks from Sklyar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cloltran scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cloltran lands a couple of good shots and Sklyar has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Sklyar covering up well under a series of strikes from Cloltran.
Cloltran trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Cloltran dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Cloltran does it's job there.
Sklyar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sklyar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cloltran swivels and escapes.
Sklyar jabs Cloltran to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cloltran throws a shot from downtown. Sklyar moves away and avoids it.
Cloltran is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sklyar connects with a body shot that sends Cloltran's belly button to the back.
Sklyar misses with a lunging right hand
and Cloltran counters with a shoot takedown. Sklyar fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cloltran tries to free his leg and advance position but Sklyar is retaining full guard.
Cloltran preventing the sweep.
Sklyar keeping moving, preventing Cloltran from controlling successfully.
Cloltran missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cloltran cracks Sklyar with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar wants to sweep here but Cloltran controlling him for the moment.
Cloltran trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cloltran trying to control but Sklyar is working from the bottom.
Cloltran preventing the sweep.
Sklyar keeping moving, preventing Cloltran from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sklyar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cloltran is working Sklyar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cloltran wants to control from the top but Sklyar keeps moving.
Sklyar is controlling Cloltran's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sklyar working a defensive guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sklyar misses with a low kick.
Cloltran ducks under a wild hook from Sklyar.
Cloltran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sklyar.
Cloltran moves out of range of the body kick.
Sklyar gets caught napping as Cloltran dives in and scores a takedown. Sklyar manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloltran wants to pass the guard but Sklyar is keeping the position.
Sklyar controls Cloltran momentarily but Cloltran frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran is looking to advance position but Sklyar has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sklyar throws a wild left hand from mount and Cloltran manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Sklyar is looking to stall here but Cloltran recovers full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sklyar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sklyar throwing strikes from guard but Cloltran blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar looking to pass the guard.
Sklyar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sklyar trying to control but Cloltran is working from the bottom.
Sklyar with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sklyar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cloltran wants to improve his position but instead Sklyar has moved into half guard.
Sklyar wants to take a breather but Cloltran is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Cloltran clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cloltran ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sklyar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Buzz Cloltran is winning the standup battle so far.
Sklyar lands with a shot to the body.
Sklyar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cloltran's waist but Cloltran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sklyar off to one side.
Cloltran throws a series of punches but Sklyar avoids them all with ease.
Sklyar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cloltran.
Cloltran takes a swing at Sklyar's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Sklyar.
Cloltran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sklyar takes one on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sklyar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cloltran has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cloltran and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cloltran misses the shot to the body.
Sklyar throws out a leg kick but Cloltran moves out of range and Sklyar only half commits.
Sklyar leaves Cloltran with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar jabs Cloltran to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sklyar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cloltran on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sklyar. Sklyar obviously looking to wear him down.
Sklyar scores with a body shot.
Cloltran connects with a jab.
Sklyar misses with a looping left.
Cloltran thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cloltran connects with a body shot that sends Sklyar's belly button to the back.
Sklyar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sklyar feints and then cracks Cloltran's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cloltran down.
Sklyar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cloltran.
A big left from Sklyar misses.
Sklyar shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cloltran tries a head kick but it misses.
Sklyar throws a sloppy head kick and Cloltran moves out of range easily.
Cloltran gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sklyar stopping the sweep attempt from Cloltran.
Cloltran controlling Sklyar's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sklyar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cloltran looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sklyar throwing strikes but missing.
Sklyar throws a big elbow that misses.
Sklyar throws a big elbow that misses.
Sklyar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran trying to keep a closed guard but Sklyar is proving a slippery customer.
Sklyar won't allow Cloltran to sweep him here.
Sklyar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cloltran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sklyar.
Sklyar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cloltran has control of Sklyar's left arm, preventing Sklyar from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cloltran wants to sweep here but Sklyar controlling him for the moment.
Cloltran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Buzz Cloltran will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sklyar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cloltran is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cloltran pulls Sklyar in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sklyar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sklyar throws a big right hand that misses.
Sklyar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cloltran is keeping the position for now.
Sklyar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cloltran holds on and takes a little breather.
Sklyar wants to control from the top but Cloltran keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sklyar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sklyar trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cloltran manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Sklyar wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cloltran's guard.
Cloltran is pulling down on Sklyar's head to control his posture.
Cloltran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cloltran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cloltran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cloltran bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sklyar's guard.
Cloltran tries to free his leg and advance position but Sklyar is retaining full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sklyar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sklyar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran wants to control from the top but Sklyar keeps moving.
Sklyar wants to sweep but no luck.
Cloltran wants to control from the top but Sklyar keeps moving.
Cloltran sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sklyar's guard.
Sklyar trying to control but Cloltran postures up.
Cloltran works his way into side control.
You can see the frustration on Sklyar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sergiy Sklyar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar is trying to improve his position.
Sklyar managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cloltran.
Cloltran sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sklyar is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cloltran is looking to take a break and control but Sklyar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cloltran throws a strike aimed at the side of Sklyar's head but Sklyar avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Sklyar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sklyar tries to strike but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergiy Sklyar.
Well Cloltran has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Buzz Cloltran!
Buzz Cloltran is the new bantamweight champion!
A less than humble Buzz Cloltran misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Charalabous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Evangelisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evangelisti has chosen Hunting For Death as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kostas Charalabous!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Evangelisti!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evangelisti scores with a nice strike.
Evangelisti throws a low kick, looking for Charalabous's leg but Charalabous calmly moves out of range.
Charalabous tries a head kick but it misses.
Charalabous feints and then cracks Evangelisti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Evangelisti down.
Charalabous throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Evangelisti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A leg kick checked by Charalabous.
Evangelisti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Charalabous.
Charalabous tries to land a front kick but Evangelisti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick but Charalabous sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Evangelisti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Evangelisti scores with a spinning back kick!
Charalabous scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evangelisti looks to throw the jab but Charalabous is out of range.
We've been informed that Evangelisti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Evangelisti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Charalabous scores with the left hand. Evangelisti knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Dante Evangelisti has been cut.
Evangelisti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Charalabous. Charalabous circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Evangelisti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kostas Charalabous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charalabous uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evangelisti.
Charalabous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evangelisti manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti avoids the body shot from Charalabous.
Charalabous throws a low kick but it's checked well by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Charalabous.
Evangelisti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charalabous manages to avoid it.
Evangelisti checks a leg kick.
That kick from Evangelisti tenderised Charalabous's leg. Charalabous is trying to keep his angry face on.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick but Charalabous moved away.
Charalabous looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Charalabous on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Evangelisti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Charalabous checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice body kick from Evangelisti.
Charalabous wants to slow Evangelisti down by chopping away at his legs.
Evangelisti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Charalabous.
Evangelisti tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charalabous throws a head kick that misses.
Charalabous shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Charalabous waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evangelisti.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Charalabous. Evangelisti shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti throws a front kick that sends Charalabous stumbling back into the cage.
Charalabous takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Charalabous ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evangelisti moves away.
Evangelisti moves out of range of the body kick.
Charalabous avoids the body shot from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Evangelisti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Evangelisti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Charalabouss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Charalabous tries to land a front kick but Evangelisti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Charalabous throws a wild body kick that Evangelisti sees coming a mile off.
Some bone on bone action there as Evangelisti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Evangelisti checks a leg kick.
Charalabous ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Evangelisti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Charalabous on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Evangelisti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Charalabous counters by clinching up.
Charalabous blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Charalabous creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Charalabous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charalabous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Evangelisti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Charalabous scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Charalabous lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Evangelisti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Charalabous is keeping busy.
Charalabous tries a body shot but Evangelisti blocks it.
Evangelisti gets through Charalabous's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Evangelisti gets through Charalabous's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Charalabous throws a punch but it's blocked by Evangelisti.
Charalabous misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Charalabous fails to land.
Charalabous lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Evangelisti - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti tries to work over Charalabous's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charalabous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evangelisti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charalabous's elbow.
Charalabous blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charalabous tries a body shot but Evangelisti blocks it.
Evangelisti misses with a body punch.
Charalabous swings wildly with an uppercut but Evangelisti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evangelisti blocks a body shot from Charalabous.
A shot in the inside from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti is working Charalabous over against the cage.
Evangelisti blocks an uppercut.
Evangelisti lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evangelisti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evangelisti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A cross from Evangelisti lands.
Charalabous connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Evangelisti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Evangelisti's cut.
That's time! Charalabous's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Evangelisti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Evangelisti misses with a straight left.
Charalabous misses with an uppercut. Evangelisti saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Evangelisti. That snapped Charalabous's head back.
Evangelisti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Evangelisti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A clash of legs there as Evangelisti blocks the low kick.
Nice jab there from Charalabous.
Charalabous tries to clinch up.
Evangelisti walks into a left hand.
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!
Charalabous connects with a body shot that sends Evangelisti's belly button to the back.
Evangelisti thumps Charalabous with a low kick.
Charalabous ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evangelisti moves away.
Charalabous on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Charalabous throws a leg kick which misses Evangelisti's front leg but catches the back leg as Evangelisti tries to avoid it.
Charalabous changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Evangelisti misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Charalabous is predictable there
and Evangelisti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Charalabous stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Charalabous on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dante Evangelisti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Evangelisti thuds a left hand into Charalabous's body.
Evangelisti moves out of range of the body kick.
Charalabous tests Evangelisti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Evangelisti misses with a wild body shot.
Evangelisti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good work by Evangelisti as he checks the leg kick.
Evangelisti swings for the body but Charalabous moves out of range.
Evangelisti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charalabous.
Evangelisti checks a leg kick.
Charalabous gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evangelisti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Charalabous misses with a punch on the inside.
Evangelisti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evangelisti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evangelisti lands a nice uppercut.
Charalabous misses with some punches.
Charalabous tries to throw a body punch but Evangelisti avoids it by throwing Charalabous back against the cage.
Evangelisti taking a breather.
Evangelisti is trying to break free.
Evangelisti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Charalabous lands a right hand.
Evangelisti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Evangelisti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charalabous lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Evangelisti.
Evangelisti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Charalabous misses the shot to the body.
Charalabous walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Evangelisti avoids a kick to the body.
Evangelisti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti blocks a jab.
Charalabous misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from Charalabous finds it's target.
Charalabous falls off balance throwing a combination
and Evangelisti counters with a thumping low kick.
Evangelisti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charalabous connects with a single shot there.
Evangelisti moves out of range of the body kick.
Evangelisti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charalabous stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Evangelisti.
Charalabous will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Evangelisti throws a body punch but Charalabous moves out of range.
Evangelisti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Charalabous.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Evangelisti throws a body punch but Charalabous moves out of range.
Evangelisti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charalabous.
Charalabous turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Evangelisti misses the jab.
Evangelisti scores with the left hand. Charalabous knows he should have avoided that one.
Charalabous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evangelisti manages to avoid it.
Charalabous dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Evangelisti. That did some damage!
Charalabous takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Charalabous is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evangelisti.
Charalabous staying out of range there.
Evangelisti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evangelisti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Evangelisti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dante Evangelisti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dante Evangelisti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Charalabous throws a sloppy head kick and Evangelisti moves out of range easily.
Charalabous tries to clinch but Evangelisti moves out of range.
Evangelisti cracks the inside of Charalabous's front leg.
Evangelisti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Evangelisti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Charalabous is rocked!
Evangelisti blocks the body kick.
Oh Charalabous is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Charalabous with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Charalabous seems to have got his legs back now.
Charalabous drops his hands momentarily and Evangelisti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Charalabous on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Evangelisti. Evangelisti obviously looking to wear him down.
Evangelisti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Evangelisti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Charalabous tries to clinch but Evangelisti moves out of range.
Charalabous closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evangelisti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evangelisti has Charalabous pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Charalabous.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charalabous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Evangelisti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evangelisti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evangelisti swings for the body but Charalabous moves out of range.
Charalabous misses with a leg kick.
Charalabous takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Charalabous slips under a jab from Evangelisti.
Charalabous tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Evangelisti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Evangelisti avoids the body shot from Charalabous.
Evangelisti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Charalabous.
Charalabous looks for the body kick but Evangelisti saw that one coming.
Evangelisti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evangelisti throws out a powerful jab.
Charalabous lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Evangelisti.
Charalabous moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evangelisti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Evangelisti.
A slapping leg kick lands for Evangelisti.
Charalabous has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Charalabous there as he acknowledges the shot.
Charalabous clobbers Evangelisti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Charalabous feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Evangelistis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Evangelisti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Charalabous displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Evangelisti throws out the jab.
Charalabous clinches with his opponent.
Charalabous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charalabous looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Charalabous misses with a hook from the clinch.
Evangelisti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Charalabous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charalabous lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Charalabous blocking some punches.
Charalabous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Evangelisti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evangelisti stalling in the clinch but Charalabous improves position.
Charalabous lands with a left to the head.
Evangelisti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Charalabous misses with a body punch.
Evangelisti has had enough of the clinch but Charalabous keeps him there for the moment.
Charalabous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Evangelisti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Evangelisti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charalabous.
Charalabous misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Evangelisti fails to land.
Evangelisti tries a body shot but Charalabous blocks it.
Charalabous is leaning against Evangelisti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charalabous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charalabous works on Evangelisti's body with a couple of short punches.
Charalabous throws a punch but it's blocked by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti lands with a short shot to the head.
Evangelisti blocks a body shot from Charalabous.
Evangelisti blocks an uppercut.
Charalabous can't find room to land a body shot as Evangelisti controls the action.
Evangelisti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Charalabous on the inside.
Evangelisti blocking some punches.
Evangelisti wants to stall.
Evangelisti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evangelisti is looking to break free of the clinch but Charalabous has double underhooks.
Evangelisti breaks the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Evangelisti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dante Evangelisti just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Dante Evangelisti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Evangelisti is looking to land body kicks.
Evangelisti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Charalabous checks it well.
Charalabous bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Evangelisti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Charalabous. That did some damage!
Evangelisti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Charalabous looks to land a body kick but Evangelisti moved away.
Evangelisti misses with a combination
and Charalabous counters with a stiff right hand.
Charalabous just misses with a punch to the body.
Charalabous steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Evangelisti. That one must have hurt.
Charalabous walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Charalabous misses the shot to the body.
Evangelisti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evangelisti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Evangelisti moves in looking to clinch but Charalabous pushes him off.
Charalabous ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charalabous.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick but Charalabous moved away.
That kick from Charalabous tenderised Evangelisti's leg. Evangelisti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Charalabous buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Charalabous misses the target.
Evangelisti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Charalabous in his tracks.
Charalabous tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Evangelisti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Evangelisti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Charalabous misses with a double jab.
Charalabous misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Evangelisti moves out of range of the body kick from Charalabous.
Evangelisti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Charalabous. Charalabous obviously looking to wear him down.
Evangelisti lands with a nice body punch.
Charalabous gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Evangelisti to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evangelisti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Charalabous.
Evangelisti lands a brutal head kick. Charalabous looks out on his feet and Evangelisti throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Dante Evangelisti!
Dante Evangelisti is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Dante Evangelisti 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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