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Syn' 279: Fear of the Unknown PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Valentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mayuri Tatsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsuki has chosen Norther - Released as his entrance music. Giorgio Valentino is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Giorgio Valentino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mayuri Tatsuki!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentino fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tatsuki on the side of the head.
Giorgio Valentino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatsuki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Valentino is trying to defend but Tatsuki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Valentino is looking to improve his position.
Tatsuki is looking to take a break and control but Valentino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valentino is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tatsuki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Valentino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tatsuki trying to control from half guard but Valentino is working away.
Tatsuki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Valentino knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tatsuki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuki thows a huge punch but Valentino dodges it nicely.
Tatsuki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tatsuki wants to take a breather but Valentino is having none of it.
Tatsuki lands strikes from half guard.
Valentino has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tatsuki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Valentino has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tatsuki seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are battling for position here. Valentino manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tatsuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki postures up in Valentino's guard and throws a big left but Valentino blocks it.
Tatsuki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Valentino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Valentino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tatsuki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Valentino swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tatsuki throwing strikes but missing.
Tatsuki looking to sit in guard and control but Valentino gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentino preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tatsuki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Valentino is aware though and is defending well.
Valentino trying to control but Tatsuki is working from the bottom.
Tatsuki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Valentino defends well.
Valentino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tatsuki is looking for a triangle here but Valentino uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tatsuki is looking to regain half guard here but Valentino keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki regains half guard.
Valentino wants to take a breather but Tatsuki is having none of it.
Valentino is thwarting Tatsuki's attempts to control the position.
Tatsuki wants to get back to full guard but Valentino has mounted him!
Valentino prevents Tatsuki from getting the reversal.
Tatsuki wants to hold on but Valentino pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatsuki is desperately trying to improve his position but Valentino has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatsuki keeps trying to improve his position.
Tatsuki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mayuri Tatsuki dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Valentino tries to clinch there but Tatsuki circles away.
Tatsuki looks for the body kick but Valentino saw that one coming.
Valentino throws a good cross that connects.
Tatsuki throws a jab when Valentino was well out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valentino.
Tatsuki looks for the body kick but Valentino saw that one coming.
Tatsuki tries to move into range but Valentino moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Valentino checks a low kick from Tatsuki.
Valentino misses with a wild body shot.
Valentino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentino paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Valentino attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentino throws a jab when Tatsuki was well out of range.
Valentino looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatsuki is just out of range.
Valentino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tatsuki misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Valentino.
Tatsuki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Valentino on the side of the head.
Tatsuki has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A low kick from Valentino misses
and Tatsuki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatsuki is just content to waste time from the top position. Valentino takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tatsuki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tatsuki throws a big elbow that misses.
Valentino tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki throws a big elbow that misses.
Valentino seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tatsuki wants to control from the top but Valentino keeps moving.
Valentino looking for a sweep. Not yet Valentino, not yet.
Tatsuki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Valentino controls Tatsuki momentarily but Tatsuki frees himself.
Tatsuki postures up in Valentino's guard and throws a big left but Valentino blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Valentino will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Valentino looking for a sweep. Not yet Valentino, not yet.
Valentino keeping moving, preventing Tatsuki from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tatsuki checks the leg kick.
Valentino stuffs the takedown attempt from Tatsuki. Tatsuki gets slowly back to his feet.
Valentino takes one to the side of the head.
Tatsuki misses with a looping left.
Nice body kick there by Valentino.
Tatsuki just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki misses with a lunging right hand
and Valentino counters with a stiff right hand.
Valentino scores with a hook to the body. Tatsuki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tatsuki misses the shot to the body.
Tatsuki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Valentino but Valentino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Giorgio Valentino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentino. Tatsuki does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentino lands a jab to Tatsuki's midsection.
Tatsuki doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentino circles away.
Valentino throws a low kick but Tatsuki moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatsuki takes one to the side of the head.
Tatsuki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valentino jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Valentino dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Valentino thumps Tatsuki with a low kick.
Valentino dips to his left and cracks Tatsuki with an uppercut!
Valentino throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tatsuki cracks Valentino with a good jab.
Tatsuki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tatsuki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Valentino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tatsuki backwards.
Tatsuki is trying to break the clinch but Valentino has him pressed against the cage.
Valentino keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tatsuki's efforts to push away.
Valentino lands a shot to the body.
Tatsuki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Valentino to keep the fight standing.
Valentino keeps control of Tatsuki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Valentino lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tatsuki breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Valentino connects with a looping right hand.
Valentino is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Valentino misses with a leg kick.
Valentino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tatsuki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Valentino lands the left hand.
Valentino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valentino lands with a cross.
Tatsuki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valentino.
Tatsuki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tatsuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tatsuki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Valentino cracks the inside of Tatsuki's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Valentino tries to avoid it but Tatsuki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Valentino to the ground. Valentino escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valentino is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Valentino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tatsuki.
A head kick misses from Valentino.
Tatsuki looks to land a combination but Valentino avoids it well.
Tatsuki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tatsuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valentino trying to control here.
Tatsuki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Valentino does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tatsuki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tatsuki drops an elbow to the side of Valentino's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki is working for a kimura here but Valentino manages to reverse the position and he's now in Tatsuki's guard.
Valentino slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Valentino wants to control from the top but Tatsuki keeps moving.
Tatsuki throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Valentino escapes and throws Tatsuki's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tatsuki looks to move to half guard but instead Valentino has passed into mount! Damn!
Tatsuki tries to reverse the position but Valentino maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentino looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tatsuki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentino looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgio Valentino showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Valentino has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgio Valentino!
After winning the bout, Giorgio Valentino 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Schwalle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schwalle's entrance music is Max Payne theme. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
183 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Schwalle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwalle takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
Hunter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schwalle thows a body shot but no joy.
Schwalle has managed to clinch.
Schwalle tries to throw a body punch but Hunter avoids it by throwing Schwalle back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Schwalle fails to land.
Schwalle is trying to break free.
Schwalle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunter struggles to land a body shot inside as Schwalle controls his hands.
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunter jumps guard and drags Schwalle to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Schwalle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schwalle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Schwalle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hunter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schwalle has managed to get both his arms back between Hunter's legs - danger averted.
Schwalle wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Hunter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schwalle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwalle looking to sit in guard and control but Hunter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Schwalle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunter throws a big right hand that misses.
Schwalle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunter.
Schwalle has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hunter lands a couple of digs.
Hunter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hunter looking to sit in guard and control but Schwalle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schwalle is one step ahead there.
Schwalle tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunter is retaining full guard.
Schwalle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schwalle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schwalle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schwalle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hunter's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schwalle is looking to take a break and control but Hunter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hunter is trying to get back to full guard.
Schwalle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwalle working over Hunter with some ground and pound. Hunter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hunter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schwalle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hunter is staying active underneath Schwalle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hunter is trying is best to control the position here.
Hunter moves into full guard.
Hunter is trying to control the position but Schwalle postures up.
Hunter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schwalle.
Schwalle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hunter is looking for a triangle but Schwalle pushes his legs off easily.
Schwalle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwalle trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schwalle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwalle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schwalle wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Schwalle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schwalle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schwalle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Schwalle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwalle throwing strikes but missing.
Hunter working for a triangle but Schwalle defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Schwalle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schwalle looks to land a left hand but Hunter moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Schwalle. Beautiful body shot.
Schwalle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Vincent Hunter has been cut.
Schwalle misses with a wild combination.
Hunter scores with a three punch combo!
Hunter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schwalle tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunter moves into the clinch.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter lands a right hand.
Hunter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schwalle prevents a body shot from Hunter.
Hunter blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwalle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Schwalle works on Hunter's body with a couple of short punches.
Hunter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Schwalle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hunter has a couple of punches blocked by Schwalle.
Hunter struggles to land a body shot inside as Schwalle controls his hands.
Schwalle tries to circle away but Hunter has him pinned against the cage.
Schwalle can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
Schwalle tries a body shot but Hunter blocks it.
Hunter lands a body shot.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schwalle is trying to force a seperation but Hunter has the dominant position.
Hunter misses with some punches.
Hunter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Schwalle up against the cage.
Hunter blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter blocks an uppercut.
Hunter scores with a shot to the side of Schwalle's head.
Hunter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunter working aggressively here.
Schwalle lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwalle takes a shot to the head.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
Schwalle is trying to break the clinch but Hunter has him pressed against the cage.
Schwalle tries to throw a body punch but Hunter avoids it by throwing Schwalle back against the cage.
Schwalle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schwalle is trying to break free.
Schwalle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oliver Schwalle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Schwalle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Schwalle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a body punch.
Schwalle lands a right hand.
Schwalle working aggressively here.
Hunter scores with a hook to the body.
Schwalle is trying to break the clinch but Hunter is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schwalle.
Schwalle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunter tries a body shot but Schwalle blocks it.
Schwalle has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Hunter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schwalle misses with a punch to the body.
Schwalle can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Hunter.
Hunter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schwalle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwalle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunter looks to land a combination but Schwalle avoids it well.
Oliver Schwalle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwalle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Schwalle.
Schwalle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Schwalle swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Schwalle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hunter is rocked!
Schwalle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hunter counters with a good, hard body kick but Schwalle shrugs it off.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Schwalle finish him?
Hunter thumps Schwalle with a low kick.
Hunter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schwalle.
Hunter seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwalle misses with a left hand
and Hunter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Schwalle won't be happy with that.
Hunter in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hunter misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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 Oliver Schwalle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vincent Hunter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hunter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Schwalle tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunter looks to land a left hand but Schwalle moved out of range nicely.
Schwalle is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Hunter like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Hunter from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Schwalle!
Oliver Schwalle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lansing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sensational Sensation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lansing might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Heavy Metal Kings. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Lansing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sensational Sensation!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sensation thows a leg kick but Lansing checks it
enabling Lansing to counter with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Sensation.
Lansing avoids a kick to the body.
Sensation throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lansing attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sensation staying out of range there.
Alexander Lansing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sensation throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lansing counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Sensation.
Lansing takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sensation looks for the body kick but Lansing saw that one coming.
Sensation is looking to clinch but Lansing is avoiding it.
Sensation checks a leg kick.
Sensation tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lansing manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sensation connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sensation walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lansing checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensation tries to score with a low kick but Lansing moves his leg out of the way.
Lansing misses with an uppercut
and Sensation counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sensation has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lansing.
Sensation throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lansing cracks Sensation with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lansing looks to land a left hand but Sensation moved out of range nicely.
Lansing lands a nice shot to the body.
Sensation throws a sloppy head kick and Lansing moves out of range easily.
Sensation takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to the body from Lansing misses
and Sensation counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lansing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sensation lands a nice looking body kick.
Sensation moves out of range of the leg kick from Lansing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensation slips a jab from Lansing.
Sensation misses with a body punch
and Lansing counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lansing changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sensation looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sensation is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sensation gets back to half guard.
Sensation is defending against the submission attempts here by Lansing.
Sensation tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Lansing has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Lansing with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensation tries to lock up and control but Lansing gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lansing lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lansing lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lansing lands a nice shot to the head.
Sensation tries to hold on but Lansing postures up.
Sensation is bucking up trying to escape but Lansing cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lansing lands a nice shot to the head.
Sensation felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lansing trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sensation sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lansing lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensation is pressing down on Lansing's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sensation lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lansing!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lansing sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sensation is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lansing has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sensation seems to be looking for submissions.
Lansing 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.
Sensation wants to control but Lansing is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lansing gets back to full guard.
Sensation looking to sit in guard and control but Lansing gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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 Alexander Lansing will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good work by Lansing as he checks the leg kick.
Sensation attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lansing takes a swing at Sensation's ribcage but misses.
Sensation closes the distance and clinches.
Lansing softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sensation tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sensation scores with a shot to the side of Lansing's head.
Sensation misses with some punches.
Sensation misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sensation tries to throw a body punch but Lansing avoids it by throwing Sensation back against the cage.
Sensation swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lansing is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sensation is keeping busy.
Lansing misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sensation.
Lansing is leaning against Sensation and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sensation tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lansing's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lansing lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lansing tries to work over Sensation's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Lansing.
Sensation is trying to pull guard but Lansing has him pressed against the cage.
Sensation swings wildly with an uppercut but Lansing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lansing effectively controlling the action here.
Sensation misses with the head strike.
Sensation jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lansing walks away with a smile on his face. Sensation gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sensation motions for Lansing to come forward. Sensation throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sensation attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensation looks to land a body kick but Lansing moved away.
Lansing delivers a nice body kick.
Lansing jabs Sensation right on the nose. Sensation blinks but takes it well.
Sensational Sensation seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lansing smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Lansing throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sensation throws a sloppy head kick and Lansing moves out of range easily.
Lansing cracks Sensation with an open hand slap.
Lansing misses with a body shot.
Lansing looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lansing throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lansing looks to score with a jab to the body but Sensation is just out of range.
Lansing lands with a cross.
Lansing misses with a body shot.
Lansing lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensation throws a front kick aimed at Lansing's knee but Lansing avoids it well.
Lansing tries to close the distance and clinch but Sensation swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sensation throws a hook to the side of Lansing's head but Lansing sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sensation uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lansing.
Sensation misses with a low kick.
Sensation rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lansing moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lansing throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lansing connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sensation momentarily.
Lansing is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sensation tries to clinch up.
Sensation takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lansing lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sensation at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Lansing misses the target.
Lansing bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sensation's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lansing misses with an uppercut
and Sensation moves into the clinch.
Lansing is working Sensation over against the cage.
Lansing lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sensation backwards.
Sensation tries to stall but Lansing uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sensation blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sensation creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sensation tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alexander Lansing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sensational Sensation.
Sensation tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lansing lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sensation backwards.
Lansing stalling against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sensation stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sensation is trying to pull guard but Lansing has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Lansing dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lansing fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sensation looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lansing throws a right hand that misses
and Sensation counters with an outside leg kick.
Lansing misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Lansing misses its intended target.
Sensation gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sensation misses with a leg kick
and Lansing counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lansing.
Sensation tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lansing misses with a body punch.
Sensation lands a shoulder strike.
Sensational Sensation seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lansing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sensation has him pressed against the cage.
Sensation lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lansing backwards.
Lansing prevents a body shot from Sensation.
A head punch on the inside from Sensation fails to land.
A short uppercut from Sensation.
Sensation blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lansing.
Sensation stalling the fight.
A short uppercut from Sensation.
Sensation throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sensation.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sensation.
Lansing working aggressively here.
Sensation working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sensation's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lansing tries to pull guard but Sensation forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lansing misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lansing swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sensation tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lansing's elbow.
Sensation is trying to pull guard but Lansing turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sensation doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lansing blocks an uppercut.
Sensational Sensation has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lansing content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sensation scores with a shoulder strike.
Lansing misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lansing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sensation is trying to pull guard but Lansing has him pressed against the cage.
Lansing jumps guard but Sensation stands there with Lansing around his waist. Lansing gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sensation lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sensation lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lansing backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lansing.
Sensation tries a body shot but Lansing blocks it.
Sensation tries a body shot but Lansing blocks it.
Lansing is pushing Sensation up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lansing lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lansing is trying to maintain a safe position but Sensation gets an underhook and turns Lansing into the cage.
Lansing has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sensation uses from the top position.
Sensation pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lansing is keeping the position for now.
Sensation avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lansing is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lansing throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sensation escapes and throws Lansing's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sensation misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensation is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lansing knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alexander Lansing overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sensation is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lansing knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lansing wants to control but Sensation postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sensation tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lansing regains half guard, as Sensation was trying to land strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sensational Sensation.
I think Lansing 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Lansing!
A very excited looking Alexander Lansing made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Barac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaze Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barac comes to the cage accompanied by Connected. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Barac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blaze Christianson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barac.
Christianson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barac's head backwards.
Barac 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.
Christianson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Christianson throws a sloppy head kick
and Barac counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barac fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christianson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barac moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christianson misses with a looping right.
Barac motions for Christianson to come forward. Barac throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Christianson misses with a body shot.
A big left from Barac misses.
Christianson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christianson throws a leg kick but Barac sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barac - that will leave a mark!
That kick from Barac tenderised Christianson's leg. Christianson is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barac.
Barac moves out of range of the body kick from Christianson.
Barac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christianson loads up on a big right hand but Barac slips the punch.
Christianson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barac lands a big head kick that sends Christianson tumbling to the mat! Barac takes a step backwards and waves Christianson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Blaze Christianson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christianson throws a leg kick which misses Barac's front leg but catches the back leg as Barac tries to avoid it.
Christianson throws a low kick but Barac avoids it.
Whack! Barac lands a heavy head kick that drops Christianson. The ref tackles Barac to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Christianson was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ivan Barac!
Ivan Barac tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yang Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jase Newson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting. This should be fireworks!
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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
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yang Tao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jase Newson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tao - that will leave a mark!
Tao ducks under a wild hook from Newson.
A low kick from Tao is predictable there
enabling Newson to counter with a crisp jab.
Newson throws a right hand that misses
and Tao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Newson lands a leg kick that knocks Tao off balance momentarily.
Tao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Homunculus Alembic in the buildup to the fight.
Tao takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Newson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Newson jabs at Tao's body.
Newson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tao checks the leg kick.
Tao throws the kick towards the body but Newson avoids it.
Tao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tao.
Newson blocks the body kick.
Tao looks for the body kick but Newson saw that one coming.
Tao throws a good cross that connects.
A good leg kick by Tao.
Newson scores with a hook to the body. Tao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tao punishes Newson's body with a nice straight punch.
Newson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tao tries a low kick but Newson avoids it.
Newson scores with a body shot.
Newson walks into a straight right hand from Tao.
Newson slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Newson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tao throws out the jab.
Newson moves out of range as Tao throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao tries to land a front kick but Newson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tao throws a front kick aimed at Newson's knee but Newson avoids it well.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Newson lands a nice shot to the body.
Newson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tao.
Newson dips to his left and cracks Tao with an uppercut!
Tao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Newson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Newson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tao thows a leg kick but Newson checks it
and Newson counters with a straight right hand.
Newson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tao thows a leg kick but Newson checks it
and Newson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Tao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Newson takes a step back to recover.
Tao tries to score with a low kick but Newson moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws out a powerful jab.
Newson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newson cracks Tao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tao, right into the meat.
Newson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Newson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Newson misses with a low kick.
Tao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tao lands a glancing blow to the side of Newson's head.
Newson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yang Tao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tao thows a body shot but no joy.
Tao throws a chopping leg kick but Newson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tao throws the kick towards the body but Newson avoids it.
Tao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Newson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Newson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tao checks the leg kick.
Tao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Newson.
Newson throws a hook to the side of Tao's head but Tao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crunch! Tao slams his shin into Newson's torso.
Tao throws a wild body kick that Newson sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newson throws the left hand but Tao avoids the punch easily.
Tao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Newson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tao is looking to land body kicks.
Newson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Yang Tao will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tao throws out a loose jab but Newson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tao misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Newson throws a sloppy head kick and Tao moves out of range easily.
Newson takes a swing at Tao's ribcage but misses.
Yang Tao is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tao.
A bone on bone clash there as Newson blocks the leg kick.
Tao throws a leg kick that misses.
Tao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tao tries a low kick but Newson avoids it.
Newson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Newson throws a leg kick that misses.
Newson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao tried to score with a low kick but Newson checks it.
Newson connects with a crisp jab.
Newson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tao.
Newson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Newson.
Newson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tao slips a jab and a cross from Newson.
Tao cracks a nice hook into Newson's ribs.
Newson checks a low kick from Tao.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Newson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Newson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Newson. That's going to slow Tao down.
Tao takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao scores with a jab to the head.
Newson swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
Tao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tao misses with a leg kick
and Newson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tao's corner calls for a 1-2. Tao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tao 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tao.
Tao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Newson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tao throws a solid leg kick but Newson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tao.
A left and a right from Newson both land. Nice combination.
Newson is looking to slow Tao down with leg kicks.
Newson moves out of range of the body kick.
Tao lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao moves out of range of the leg kick from Newson.
Tao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Newson is out of range and Tao settles back down.
Newson misses with a low kick.
Newson pushes Tao away with a front kick.
Nice body kick there by Newson.
Newson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Newsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tao throws a leg kick but Newson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tao misses with the body kick
and Newson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Newson lands with a good body shot.
Newson thows a body shot but no joy.
Tao throws a hook to the side of Newson's head but Newson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tao throws a low kick, looking for Newson's leg but Newson calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tao throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Newson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tao keeps Newson at a distance using the push kick.
Newson throws a chopping leg kick but Tao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tao.
Newson connects with a body shot.
Tao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tao throws a low kick but Newson moves out of range easily.
Newson lands a nice shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Tao blocks the low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Newson.
Tao misses with a low kick as Newson jumps back.
Newson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tao.
Tao throws the left hand but Newson avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Newson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jase Newson 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! This is the final round!
Tao looks to land a right hand but Newson moved out of range.
Newson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tao momentarily.
Newson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tao.
Tao throws a leg kick
and Newson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tao thinking.
Newson misses the shot to the body.
Tao misses with a leg kick
and Newson counters with a series of strikes. Tao will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tao looks to land a body kick but Newson moved away.
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Newson moves out of range of the body kick.
Tao feints and then cracks Newson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Newson down.
Tao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Tao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Newson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tao throws a body kick that misses.
Tao tried to score with a low kick but Newson checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao throws a leg kick but Newson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Newson moves out of range of the body kick.
Tao throws a wild body kick that Newson sees coming a mile off.
Newson scores with a leg kick.
Tao misses with a body shot.
Tao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tao.
Newson swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
Tao misses with a hook. Newson ducked under it nicely.
Tao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Newson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tao looks to land a body kick but Newson moved away.
Tao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tao throws out a leg kick but Newson moves out of range and Tao only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tao.
A bone on bone clash there as Tao blocks the leg kick.
Tao lands a nice shot that snaps Newson's head back.
Newson throws a push kick but Tao slaps the foot to one side.
Tao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tao wants to slow Newson down by chopping away at his legs.
Tao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Newson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newson throws a body punch but Tao moves out of range.
Good work by Newson as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Newson. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newson defending well as Tao loads up on a big left hand.
Newson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tao.
Tao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Newson.
Tao looks for the body kick but Newson saw that one coming.
Newson misses with a hook. Tao ducked under it nicely.
Tao moves out of range of the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tao, right into the meat.
Newson looks for the body kick but Tao saw that one coming.
A low kick from Tao misses
and Newson counters with a nice body shot.
A leg kick checked by Newson.
Nice body kick from Tao.
Good shot there by Newson.
Tao scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Newson down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tao, as that shot connected.
Newson moves out of range as Tao throws a body kick.
Tao tries to score with a low kick but Newson moves his leg out of the way.
Tao blocks a leg kick.
Tao misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Tao is predictable there
and Newson counters with an outside leg kick.
Newson throws a low kick but Tao moves out of range easily.
Tao misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good leg kick by Newson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Newson does it's job there.
That kick from Newson tenderised Tao's leg. Tao is trying to keep his angry face on.
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 Yang Tao.
Well Tao 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Tao!
A relieved looking Yang Tao thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schtrappe comes to the cage accompanied by Nitzer Ebb - Violent Playground. Derek Riggs has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jacque Schtrappe's chin.
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168 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacque Schtrappe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Riggs!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs is looking to chop away at Schtrappe's legs.
Schtrappe throws a head kick that misses.
Schtrappe looks to land a right hand but Riggs moved out of range.
A jab from Schtrappe does it's job there.
Schtrappe misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Riggs. That snapped Schtrappe's head back.
Riggs defending well as Schtrappe loads up on a big left hand.
Riggs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Schtrappe. Riggs shrugs it off though.
Riggs throws a big shot that misses.
Riggs cracks the inside of Schtrappe's front leg.
Schtrappe lands a really nice looking cross but Riggs seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs misses with a looping left.
Jacque Schtrappe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Schtrappe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schtrappe is looking to score with low kicks.
Riggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schtrappe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe throws a right hand that misses
and Riggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Schtrappe scores with a sloppy right hand. Riggs should have avoided that one.
Riggs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crunch! Schtrappe slams his shin into Riggs's torso.
Riggs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Riggs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schtrappe sizes up Riggs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Riggs throws an overhand right that lands on Schtrappe's shoulder, as Schtrappe tries to avoid the shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Riggs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schtrappe. Schtrappe obviously looking to wear him down.
Schtrappe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schtrappe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schtrappe cracks Riggs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice shot lands for Schtrappe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe swings for the body but Riggs moves out of range.
Schtrappe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jacque Schtrappe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schtrappe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Riggs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A swing and a miss from Riggs.
Nice defenses there by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe swings for the body but Riggs moves out of range.
Riggs swings for the body but Schtrappe moves out of range.
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schtrappe was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
Riggs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Riggs slips under a jab from Schtrappe.
Riggs looks to land a right hand but Schtrappe moved out of range.
Schtrappe misses with a wild body shot.
Schtrappe misses with a left hand
enabling Riggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Schtrappe throws a lazy uppercut
and Riggs makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Schtrappe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Schtrappe.
Good leg kick by Schtrappe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schtrappe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick but Riggs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Riggs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Schtrappe jabs Riggs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schtrappe swings for the body but Riggs moves out of range.
Riggs misses the shot to the body.
Schtrappe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schtrappe misses with a body kick.
Riggs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schtrappe throws a big shot that misses.
Schtrappe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Riggs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schtrappe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schtrappe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Riggs looks to land a right hand but Schtrappe moved out of range.
Schtrappe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riggs thumps Schtrappe with a low kick.
Riggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schtrappe.
Riggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schtrappe.
Riggs scores with a punch to the head.
Schtrappe throws a shot from downtown. Riggs moves away and avoids it.
Riggs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schtrappe's head.
Schtrappe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Schtrappe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schtrappe misses with a hook
letting Riggs counter with a right hand.
Schtrappe throws a big shot that misses.
Schtrappe lands a really nice looking cross but Riggs seems unphased.
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 Jacque Schtrappe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Riggs dives in for a single leg takedown but Schtrappe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riggs misses with some punches.
Riggs lands a right hand.
Schtrappe gets through Riggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riggs misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Riggs.
Schtrappe tries to work over Riggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schtrappe misses with some punches.
Riggs trying to control the position but instead, Schtrappe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Riggs into the cage.
Riggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Schtrappe.
Riggs has a couple of punches blocked by Schtrappe.
Riggs wants a takedown.
Schtrappe working aggressively here.
Riggs scores with a shot to the side of Schtrappe's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
Schtrappe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schtrappe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schtrappe stops a takedown attempt from Riggs.
Jacque Schtrappe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Riggs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Riggs.
Nice body punch from Schtrappe - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Schtrappe fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Riggs on the inside.
Riggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Riggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe can't find room to land a body shot as Riggs controls the action.
Riggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Riggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schtrappe lands the left hand.
A good leg kick by Riggs.
Riggs has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Schtrappe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schtrappe works Riggs's body with a nice hook.
Schtrappe misses with a hook.
Riggs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Schtrappe digs a good body shot into Riggs's ribs.
Riggs jabs Schtrappe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big right from Schtrappe misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schtrappe. Riggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schtrappe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Riggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe throws a push kick but Riggs slaps the foot to one side.
Riggs slips a jab from Schtrappe.
Riggs moves out of range of the body kick from Schtrappe.
Riggs blocks the body kick.
Schtrappe lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circling - Schtrappe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Riggs 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 Schtrappe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schtrappe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Schtrappe defending well as Riggs loads up on a big left hand.
Schtrappe looks to land a right hand but Riggs moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schtrappe. Riggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Riggs.
Riggs on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Riggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Riggs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Riggs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schtrappe connects with a solid leg kick.
Schtrappe misses with an uppercut. Riggs saw that one coming.
Riggs shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Schtrappe's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Riggs postures up in Schtrappe's guard and throws a big left but Schtrappe blocks it.
Schtrappe has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Riggs has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Schtrappe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riggs tries a body shot but Schtrappe blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riggs lands a left hand.
Schtrappe misses with a body punch.
Riggs misses with some punches.
Riggs scores with a shoulder strike.
Riggs takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derek Riggs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Schtrappe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a left hand
and Riggs counters with an inside leg kick.
Schtrappe looks to land a left hand but Riggs moved out of range nicely.
Schtrappe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Riggs connects with the punch.
Riggs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schtrappe is rocked!
Schtrappe throws a solid leg kick but Riggs takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schtrappe.
Oh Schtrappe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schtrappe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riggs doesn't seem bothered though.
Riggs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schtrappe takes one on the button.
Schtrappe misses with an uppercut.
Schtrappe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Riggs.
Schtrappe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schtrappe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Riggs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Riggs has time to react.
Schtrappe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Schtrappe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riggs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good shot there by Riggs.
Riggs connects with a leg kick. Schtrappe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schtrappe checks a leg kick nicely.
Riggs shoots in and drives through. Schtrappe sprawls well.
Schtrappe seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circling - Schtrappe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riggs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jacque Schtrappe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Riggs.
Riggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schtrappe misses with a straight right.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick but Riggs sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schtrappe throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe lands a leg kick that knocks Riggs off balance momentarily.
Riggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schtrappe.
A good leg kick by Schtrappe.
Riggs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schtrappe.
Riggs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schtrappe tries to work over Riggs's front leg with a kick but Riggs checks it.
Donk. Schtrappe catches Riggs right on the button with a cross.
Riggs throws a lazy right hand but Schtrappe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schtrappe missing with a left hand there. Riggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schtrappe. Riggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riggs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riggs throws a body punch but Schtrappe moves out of range.
Riggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schtrappe manages to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schtrappe - that will leave a mark!
Riggs moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe moves out of range of the strikes.
Riggs slips a jab from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a hook. Riggs ducked under it nicely.
Schtrappe misses with a left hand
and Riggs counters with a nice body shot.
Riggs pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Riggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schtrappe has Riggs up against the cage in a clinch.
Riggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schtrappe swings wildly with an uppercut but Riggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schtrappe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Schtrappe as the two fighters clinch.
Riggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riggs.
Schtrappe misses with the head strike.
Riggs misses with some punches.
Riggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Schtrappe.
Riggs blocking some punches.
Riggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schtrappe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Riggs is trying to stall.
Riggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schtrappe lands a nice uppercut.
Schtrappe looking to slow down the pace here.
Riggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacque Schtrappe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schtrappe 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 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacque Schtrappe!
Jacque Schtrappe opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswaldo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana comes to the cage accompanied by Push It To The Limit. Sanchez has chosen In The Ghetto - By Elvis Presley as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Montana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Oswaldo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez defending well as Montana loads up on a big left hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sanchez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sanchez lands a jab to the head.
Montana feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
Montana connects with a single shot there.
Montana throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Montana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Montana wants to control but Sanchez postures up.
Montana manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sanchez's best efforts.
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!
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Montana defending well though.
Montana wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Sanchez is looking to advance position but Montana won't allow it.
Montana makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Montana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
Sanchez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Montana wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Montana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez advances position into side control!
Sanchez trying to control the position but Montana is working away.
Montana is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Montana sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sanchez wants to pass to mount but Montana is defending the position.
Sanchez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sanchez prevents Montana from improving his position.
Montana looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Montana is trying to get back to full guard.
Montana avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montana keeps working.
Montana trying to control but Sanchez postures up.
Montana is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Montana does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Montana is trying to maintain the position but Sanchez is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Antonio Montana.
Sanchez throws a solid leg kick but Montana takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanchez.
Sanchez pushes Montana up against the cage in a clinch.
Montana jumps guard but Sanchez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Montana controls the action.
Montana fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Montana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oswaldo Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Montana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montana throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Montana misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Montana is predictable there
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Montana cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Montana counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big right from Montana misses.
Montana misses with a left hand
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Montana.
Sanchez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Montana moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Montana.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montana closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Montana's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Montana prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montana misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Montana avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a right hand.
Montana is trying to pull guard but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Montana pulls guard effortlessly.
Sanchez trying to control but Montana is working from the bottom.
Sanchez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Montana is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanchez is aware though and is defending well.
Sanchez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sanchez trying to control but Montana is working from the bottom.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez stops Montana from standing up.
Sanchez trying to control but Montana is working from the bottom.
Montana has momentary wrist control but Sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanchez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanchez trying to control but Montana is working from the bottom.
Montana wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Montana had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanchez defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana is looking for a triangle but Sanchez pushes his legs off easily.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Montana's brow.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Montana looking to control.
Montana is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montana keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswaldo Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Montana's calf.
Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Montana avoids it really well and circles away.
Montana blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Montana misses
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Montana swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Montana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Montana throws a good cross that connects.
Montana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Montana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Montana is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Montana.
Montana misses with a body shot.
Oswaldo Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sanchez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Montana takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Montana cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Montana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Montana scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Montana.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Montana - that will leave a mark!
Montana ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Montana throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Montana throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Montana with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Montana misses with a leg kick.
Montana avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Montana, right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by Sanchez.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Montana saw that one coming.
Montana throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Montana.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Montana lands a right hook to the body.
Montana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Montana connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Montana throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Montana looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Montana punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez is looking to slow Montana down with leg kicks.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez thumps Montana with a low kick.
Antonio Montana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez cracks Montana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Montana slips a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick from Sanchez lands but Montana takes it in his stride.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Montana avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez walks into a straight right hand from Montana.
Montana with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Sanchez misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montana.
A clash of legs there as Sanchez blocks the low kick.
Montana misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Oswaldo Sanchez just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanchez stuns Montana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
Sanchez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Montana's calf.
Montana misses with a low kick.
Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Montana in his tracks.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Montana blocking some punches.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Montana avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Montana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Montana breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez works the jab nicely.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Montana momentarily.
Sanchez lands with a nice body punch.
Montana ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez cracks Montana with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Montana crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanchez - the referee stops the clock and Montana gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanchez. Montana manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanchez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Montana throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez moves out of range as Montana strikes.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Montana slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sanchez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Montana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanchez tests Montana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montana.
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Montana throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Montana digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
Sanchez goes for a double leg but Montana avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Montana continues to drive forward.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Montana.
Montana looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Montana has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sanchez uses from the top position.
Montana wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sanchez is now in half guard.
Oswaldo Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Sanchez is thwarting Montana's attempts to control the position.
Montana is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez wants to free his trapped foot but Montana is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Montana is staying active underneath Sanchez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montana looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Montana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswaldo Sanchez dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Montana.
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Montana misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a good low kick that Montana was not able to check.
Montana throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Montana sees coming a mile off.
Montana blocks the body kick.
Montana misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez defending well as Montana loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Montana controls the action.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Montana controls the action.
Sanchez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Montana regains guard.
Sanchez slips nicely into half guard.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montana keeps working.
Montana is pressing down on Sanchez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Montana keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Montana looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Antonio Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Montana to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Sanchez is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Montana pulls down on the head and he's put Sanchez to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Antonio Montana!
Antonio Montana is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Antonio Montana thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee comes to the cage accompanied by Chumbawamba - Tubthumping. Tweedle Dee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dragon Slayer's chin.
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196 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
34 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragon Slayer!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Slayer misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Slayer.
Dee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slayer throws a hook but Dee avoids it easily.
Slayer just misses with a punch to the body.
Dee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dee throws out a loose jab but Slayer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slayer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dee.
Slayer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dee connects with an inside leg kick.
Slayer throws a good cross that connects.
Slayer throws a big shot that misses.
Slayer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A shot to the body from Slayer misses
and Dee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Slayer's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dee won't allow Slayer to sweep him here.
Dee passes Slayer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dee is thwarting Slayer's attempts to control the position.
Dee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Slayer is trying to control but can't.
Slayer wants to improve his position but Dee is controlling well.
Slayer gets full guard.
Dee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dee forces his way into half guard.
Dee slips a nice elbow through Slayer's hands, connecting with Slayer's forehead.
Slayer throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dee stalling away here and it's allowed Slayer to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dee wants to pass the guard but Slayer is keeping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee stands up over Slayer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dee is looking to work some ground and pound but Slayer has wrist control.
Dee looking to pass the guard.
Slayer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dee scoring with some ground and pound.
Dee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dee throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Slayer pulls Dee in to control the position.
Dee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slayer is keeping the position for now.
Dee is pushing down on Slayer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Slayer is fighting to maintain full guard but Dee has managed to sneak the leg through.
Slayer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dee.
Dee is just content to waste time from the top position. Slayer takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dee trying to control but Slayer is working from the bottom.
Dee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slayer controlling Dee's posture.
Dee postures up in Slayer's guard and throws a big left but Slayer blocks it.
Dee won't allow Slayer to sweep him here.
Dee postures up in Slayer's guard and throws a big left but Slayer blocks it.
Slayer looking for a sweep. Not yet Slayer, not yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dee wants to pass the guard but Slayer is keeping the position.
Slayer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tweedle Dee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice takedown defense from Slayer. No joy for Dee on that attempt.
Slayer moves out of range of the body kick from Dee.
Slayer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Slayer cracks Dee with an open hand slap.
Slayer tries a low kick but Dee avoids it.
Dee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Dee.
Slayer connects with a right hand. Dee shakes it off.
Slayer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Slayer cracks Dee with a good jab.
Slayer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Slayer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slayer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dee momentarily.
Dee jabs Slayer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dee misses with a low kick.
Slayer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Slayer throws a body punch but Dee moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Dee.
Dee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slayer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dee manages to avoid it.
Slayer has managed to clinch.
Slayer prevents a body shot from Dee.
Dee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dee is leaning against Slayer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dee tries a body shot but Slayer blocks it.
Dee misses with some punches.
Dee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Dee.
Slayer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slayer tries to bum rush Dee with a series of wild strikes but Dee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slayer connects with a solid leg kick.
Dee misses with a low kick.
Slayer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dee throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dee cracks Slayer with an open hand slap.
Dee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice sprawl there from Slayer as Dee shoots in.
Slayer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dee.
Dee misses with a body shot.
Dragon Slayer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Slayer's head backwards.
Dee looks to land a right hand but Slayer moved out of range.
Dee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Slayer pushes Dee up against the cage in a clinch.
Slayer tries a body shot but Dee blocks it.
Slayer blocking some punches.
Slayer wants to stall.
Dee prevents a body shot from Slayer.
Dee lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dee.
Slayer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dee has a couple of punches blocked by Slayer.
Dee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dee struggles to land a body shot inside as Slayer controls his hands.
Slayer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slayer or not.
Dee throws a head punch that misses.
Dee misses with a punch to the body.
Slayer prevents a body shot from Dee.
Slayer tries to break free but Dee pushes him back against the cage.
Slayer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slayer lands with a light punch inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Slayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dee misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Slayer - that landed with a thud.
Dee tries to pull guard but Slayer won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tweedle Dee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayer throws a head punch that misses.
Slayer lands with a right to the head.
Dee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slayer prevents a body shot from Dee.
Dee lands with a short shot to the head.
Slayer has a couple of punches blocked by Dee.
Slayer misses with a punch to the body.
Slayer has a couple of punches blocked by Dee.
Dee pushes Slayer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tweedle Dee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Slayer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dee.
Slayer is looking to break free of the clinch but Dee has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slayer.
Slayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dee tries to throw a body punch but Slayer avoids it by throwing Dee back against the cage.
Dee lands a right hand.
Dee is trying to force a seperation but Slayer has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dragon Slayer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Slayer throws out a loose jab but Dee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slayer misses with a hook. Dee ducked under it nicely.
Dee looks to land a left hand but Slayer moved out of range nicely.
Dee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dee throws a looping overhand right but Slayer ducks down to avoid it.
Slayer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dee throws a leg kick that misses.
Slayer moves into range and clinches up with Dee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slayer.
Slayer digs a right hand into Dee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dee's gas tank.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dee.
Dee tries a body shot but Slayer blocks it.
Dee misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Slayer.
Dee swings wildly with an uppercut but Slayer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slayer working aggressively here.
Dee throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer swings wildly with an uppercut but Dee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dee lands with a left to the head.
Dee misses with a body punch.
Dee lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slayer.
Dee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dee blocking some punches.
Slayer scores with a shot to the side of Dee's head.
Dee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slayer blocks an uppercut.
Slayer misses with a punch to the body.
Dee struggles to land a body shot inside as Slayer controls his hands.
Dee misses with a punch to the body.
Dee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dee lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slayer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slayer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Slayer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slayer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Slayer.
Dee throws a punch but it's blocked by Slayer.
Dee tries a body shot but Slayer blocks it.
Slayer throws a punch but it's blocked by Dee.
Slayer breaks the clinch.
Slayer scores with a sloppy right hand. Dee should have avoided that one.
Dee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dee with a hook.
Slayer scores with a body shot.
Slayer clinches up against the cage.
Dee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dee tries to throw a body punch but Slayer avoids it by throwing Dee back against the cage.
Dee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer prevents a body shot from Dee.
Dee tries to score a body lock takedown but Slayer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slayer misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dee struggles to land a body shot inside as Slayer controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Dee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slayer lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dee.
Slayer blocks a body shot from Dee.
Slayer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slayer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dee's elbow.
Slayer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dee swings wildly with an uppercut but Slayer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dee as Slayer tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slayer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dee has a couple of punches blocked by Slayer.
Dee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dee manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Slayer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dee throws his legs up looking for a submission but Slayer uses it to pass to side control.
Dee manages to work his way to half guard, despite Slayer's best efforts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slayer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dee's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dragon Slayer.
I think Slayer 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragon Slayer!
Dragon Slayer managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jokinen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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207 lbs
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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
33 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otto Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfonso Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Lopez as he connects with a hook.
Lopez scores with a nice head shot.
Jokinen takes one to the side of the head.
Lopez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jokinen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Otto Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez blocks a leg kick.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopez wants to land a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jokinen.
That kick from Jokinen tenderised Lopez's leg. Lopez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lopez throws a low kick but Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Jokinen throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
Lopez takes one to the side of the head.
Lopez walks into a stiff left hand from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to work over Lopez's front leg with a kick but Lopez checks it.
Jokinen wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lopez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Lopez.
Lopez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez scores with a jab. Jokinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lopez, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jokinen.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Athletic Advantage in the buildup to the fight.
Jokinen catches Lopez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.
Lopez motions for Jokinen to come forward. Lopez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Jokinen wants to land a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
Jokinen throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Jokinen moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.
Jokinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Jokinen moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a looping right.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Lopez wants to land a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range.
Jokinen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lopez eats them both and turns towards Jokinen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopez thumps Jokinen with a low kick.
Lopez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jokinen has time to react.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Lopez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jokinen can pounce on him.
Jokinen throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen lands a head kick. Lopez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Alfonso Lopez has been cut.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a push kick.
Lopez scores with a kick to the body.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
Jokinen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alfonso Lopez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jokinen motions for Lopez to come forward. Jokinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopez digs a good body shot into Jokinen's ribs.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
Lopez scores with a hook.
Jokinen throws a leg kick
and Lopez counters with a left to the body.
Jokinen punishes Lopez's body with a nice straight punch.
Otto Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
Lopez throws an off balance right hand
and Jokinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lopez's knee momentarily.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez throws a sloppy body shot
and Jokinen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a lazy body kick
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands a really nice looking cross but Jokinen seems unphased.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Good standup being displayed there by Lopez as he connects with a hook.
Lopez scores with a head kick.
Jokinen is rocked!
It looks like Otto Jokinen has been cut.
Jab by Lopez.
Oh Jokinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez moves out of range of the leg kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Jokinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Jokinen saw that one coming.
Jokinen takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands with a straight right. Jokinen didn't see that one coming.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
Jokinen scores with a nice strike.
Jokinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jokinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Jokinen misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Lopez lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lopez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lopez throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jokinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Jokinen throws a leg kick
and Lopez counters with a left to the body.
Jokinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Jokinen is predictable there
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lopez. Jokinen shrugs it off though.
Jokinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jokinen swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Jokinen staying out of range there.
Lopez misses with a low kick as Jokinen jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokinen.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Jokinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jokinen lands the left hand.
Jokinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jokinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lopez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
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 Otto Jokinen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a jab. Lopez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lopez tries to land a front kick but Jokinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lopez misses with a kick to the body.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Lopez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jokinen lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jokinen checks a leg kick.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez connects with a nice looking jab.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a few strikes there.
A bone on bone clash there as Lopez blocks the leg kick.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jokinen thows a body kick. Lopez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Jokinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopez.
Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
Jokinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Alfonso Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Otto Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen throws a solid leg kick but Lopez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a push kick but Lopez slaps the foot to one side.
Lopez slips under a jab.
Lopez scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Jokinen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen throws a leg kick
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Lopez misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jokinen moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.
Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
Jokinen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lopez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lopez misses with a right hand
and Jokinen counters with a good low kick that Lopez was not able to check.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jokinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jokinen counters with a low kick, right behind Lopez 's knee.
Jokinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lopez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jokinen slips a jab from Lopez.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. Jokinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jokinen misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez misses the jab.
Lopez throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Nice shot lands for Jokinen.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a body kick that misses.
Lopez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokinen. Jokinen obviously looking to wear him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Jokinen thumps Lopez with a low kick.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otto Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jokinen 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 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otto Jokinen!
Otto Jokinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlton comes to the cage accompanied by Samael - Baphomets Throne. Styles has chosen Wrecking Ball as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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235 lbs
20 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Carlton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devin Styles!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Carlton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Styles. Carlton shrugs it off though.
Styles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Styles throws a leg kick but Carlton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Styles swats away the attempt to clinch by Carlton.
Carlton throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Styles throws the kick towards the body but Carlton avoids it.
Nice jab there from Carlton.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carlton.
Carlton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carlton throws a chopping leg kick but Styles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Carlton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Styles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carlton's calf.
Devin Styles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carlton.
It looks like Kyle Carlton has been cut.
Styles misses with an attempted mid kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Styles has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Styles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carlton.
Styles throws a head kick but Carlton moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles misses with a hook. Carlton ducked under it nicely.
Carlton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carlton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Styles takes a swing at Carlton's ribcage but misses.
Styles tries a head kick but it misses.
Styles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carlton. That's going to slow Styles down.
Carlton lands a front kick.
Styles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Styles swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carlton lands with a nice combination. Styles backs away looking to recover.
Carlton takes the fight into the clinch.
Styles slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carlton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Styless head.
Carlton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Styles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Styles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carlton keeps control of Styles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carlton misses with the head strike.
Carlton throws a punch but it's blocked by Styles.
Styles is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carlton is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Styles.
Styles stalling.
Styles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carlton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carlton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carlton tries a body shot but Styles blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carlton misses with a punch on the inside.
Styles prevents a body shot from Carlton.
Carlton prevents Styles from breaking the clinch.
Styles is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carlton is keeping busy.
Styles throws a punch but it's blocked by Carlton.
Styles trying to control the position but instead, Carlton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Styles into the cage.
Carlton misses with some punches.
Styles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Styles is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Styles has a couple of punches blocked by Carlton.
Carlton misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles struggles to land a body shot inside as Carlton controls his hands.
Styles prevents a body shot from Carlton.
Styles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carlton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carlton lands a hook that snaps the head of Styles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carlton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Devin Styles has been cut.
Styles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Styles takes a swing at Carlton's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Carlton misses.
Styles throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Carlton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Styles walks into a straight right hand from Carlton.
Carlton wants to land a leg kick but Styles is out of range.
Carlton throws a low kick but Styles avoids it.
Styles lands a nice looking body kick.
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 Kyle Carlton will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carlton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Carlton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carlton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carlton misses with a double jab.
Carlton throws a body punch but Styles moves out of range.
Carlton doesn't manage to clinch there - Styles circles away.
Carlton tests Styles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Styles swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carlton connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlton. Styles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carlton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlton is just out of range.
Styles lands with a good body shot.
Styles misses the shot to the body.
Carlton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Styles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Styles.
Styles has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Styles there as he acknowledges the shot.
Styles scores with a jab to the head.
Styles connects with a body shot that sends Carlton's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carlton misses the shot to the body.
Carlton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Styles digs a good hook to Carlton's body.
Styles connects with a body shot.
Styles fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carlton on the side of the head.
Carlton ducks under a wild hook from Styles.
Styles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Styles.
Styles misses with a kick to the body.
Styles throws a wild body kick that Carlton sees coming a mile off.
Styles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles scores with a nice head shot.
Carlton throws the left hand but Styles avoids the punch easily.
Styles is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carlton rather than just go for the knockout.
Carlton moves away from the strike by Styles.
Styles lands an overhand right.
Styles cracks the inside of Carlton's front leg.
Carlton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Styles.
Styles throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Styles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carlton.
Carlton throws out a loose jab but Styles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Styles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Styles ducks under a wild hook from Carlton.
Good work by Carlton as he checks the leg kick.
Devin Styles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Styles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Styles throws the kick towards the body but Carlton avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlton avoids a kick to the body.
Styles digs a good hook to Carlton's body.
Styles avoids the body shot from Carlton.
Carlton backs away from a small jab... but Styles lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Carlton crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Styles with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Devin Styles! Devin Styles retains his heavyweight title!
Devin Styles really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Kyle Carlton was interviewed post fight and said 'Hats of to Devin. I'll get back on the horse and come back stronger.'.
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