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RISE 20: SELECTIONS PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Casy Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver's entrance music is Bon Jovi - It's my life. A fine choice. Newton has chosen wild boy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Casy Carver had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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154 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casy Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Newton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton misses with a takedown attempt
and Carver counters with a nice kick to the body.
Newton looking to score a takedown here. Carver is defending well but Newton drives through and ends up in Carver's guard.
Carver will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Newton prevents Carver from getting back to his feet.
Carver seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Newton slips nicely into half guard.
Newton is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Carver still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Carver has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Carver content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Newton pushes Carver away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Carver gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Newton wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Carver wants to control but Newton is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carver has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Newton tries to buck Carver off but Carver is having none of it.
Carver controlling the position.
Carver decides to stand back up.
Carver rushes Newton and presses him up against the cage.
Carver really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Newton blocks a body shot from Carver.
Newton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Carver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carver pushes off an throws an elbow but Newton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver is stalling here.
Carver looking for a takedown.
Carver drags the fight down to the ground.
Carver seems keen to control Newton's posture.
Newton postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Carver is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Newton, into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carver stands and steps away. Newton gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Newton shoots in looking for a takedown. Carver tries to sprawl out of it but Newton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carver manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Casy Carver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Newton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton fails with a takedown attempt.
Carver lands with a right hand.
Newton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Carver wants to get back to full guard.
Newton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Newton is trying to work for a kimura but Carver is defending well.
Newton looks winded!
Carver has his hands clasped together around Newton's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carver is just riding it out for now. Newton eventually gives up the hold.
Carver is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carver trying to control here.
Carver tries to kick Newton off but Newton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casy Carver dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carver misses with a takedown attempt - Newton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Newton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Casy Carver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carver has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carver stops a takedown attempt from Newton.
Carver has Newton pressed against the cage.
Carver has a couple of punches blocked by Newton.
Carver wants a takedown.
Carver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carver takes the fight into the clinch.
Carver crunches a lovely knee into Newton's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casy Carver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carver gets control of Newton's arms and successfully pulls guard. Carver will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Carver has control of Newton's left arm, preventing Newton from doing any damage.
Newton has gone for a leg lock! Carver slips out almost immediately though and dives into Newton's guard.
Newton is working an open guard so Carver takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Carver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carver digs a right hand into Newton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Newton's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton wants to take the fight to the mat but Carver manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Newton blocks an elbow strike from Carver.
Newton can't get the takedown.
Carver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carver landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carver is trying to pull guard but Newton has him pressed against the cage.
Carver digs a right hand into Newton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Newton's gas tank.
Carver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Newton is defending well for now.
Newton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carver pulls his leg out and moves away.
Newton is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver closes the distance and pushes Newton back into the cage.
Carver throws an elbow but it misses.
Newton is pressed up against the cage. Carver has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Newton down to the mat. Newton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Carver moves into range and clinches up with Newton.
Carver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carver fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Newton, pushing him back against the cage.
Carver with a knee to the head.
Newton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Carver after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver working aggressively here.
Carver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carver.
Carver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Newton's face.
Carver has Newton pushed against the cage.
Carver is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Carver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carver has managed to clinch.
Carver manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casy Carver dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Carver rushes Newton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Newton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carver is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Carver manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Carver is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Newton is controlling him.
Carver trying to keep a closed guard but Newton is proving a slippery customer.
Newton drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Newton as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Carver screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Newton! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Max Newton!
Max Newton got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
Casy Carver spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm not myself today , sorry - I will show real me at the next show ! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kesigan St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by aint no sunshine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kesigan St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Edgar circles away easily
and Edgar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Edgar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Edgar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Edgar circles away easily
and Edgar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St Pierre thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kesigan St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edgar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Pierre has time to react.
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Edgar to counter with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Edgar.
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!
St Pierre with a poor takedown
and Edgar counters with a shoot takedown. St Pierre fights it but they end up in guard.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Edgar content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jake Edgar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Edgar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
St Pierre missing with knees to the body.
St Pierre is defending well against a takedown attempt.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edgar lands with a hook. St Pierre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Edgar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St Pierre doesn't seem bothered though.
Edgar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Edgar.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Edgar circles away easily
and Edgar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Pierre is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Edgar.
Edgar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Edgar connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends St Pierre to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Edgar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jake Edgar!
An out of breath Jake Edgar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Kolzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rukah Padero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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152 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dieter Kolzig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rukah Padero !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Kolzig misses the target.
Kolzig tries to score with a low kick but Padero moves his leg out of the way.
Kolzig misses with a straight right.
Padero lands a high kick!
Kolzig swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Padero .
Kolzig misses with the combination.
Nice cross by Kolzig.
Kolzig looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kolzig throws a body kick that misses.
Kolzig misses with a straight right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Padero .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolzig throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kolzig throws a hook but Padero blocks it.
Kolzig takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dieter Kolzig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kolzig looks to score with a jab to the body but Padero is just out of range.
Kolzig swats away the attempt to clinch by Padero .
Padero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolzig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Padero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kolzig fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Padero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dieter Kolzig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kolzig avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kolzig lands a nice shot that snaps Padero 's head back.
Padero is rocked!
Kolzig scores with a jab to the body.
Padero throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Kolzig misses.
Kolzig throws a lazy right hand but Padero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Kolzig throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kolzig throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Padero blocks the low kick.
Padero throws a head kick that misses.
Kolzig throws a right and a left that both miss.
Padero misses with a head kick.
Padero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Padero .
Kolzig uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Padero .
Kolzig throws a combination that misses
and Padero moves into the clinch.
Padero tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kolzig smiles and moves away.
Padero gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kolzig.
Kolzig lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kolzig misses with an uppercut. Padero saw that one coming.
Padero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Padero is still on wobbly legs! Can Kolzig finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padero throws a nice inside leg kick.
Padero seems to have recovered his senses.
Padero 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.
Kolzig throws a nice looking combination but Padero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kolzig lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Padero circles away quickly and effectively.
It looks like Kolzig has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kolzig lands a nice looking body shot.
Kolzig stuns Padero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Padero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kolzig misses with a two punch combination.
Padero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kolzig throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Padero .
Kolzig is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Padero throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kolzig misses with a left hand
and Padero moves into the clinch.
Padero tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kolzig just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kolzig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolzig lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Padero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Padero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Padero tries to work over Kolzig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Padero tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kolzig smiles and moves away.
Dieter Kolzig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rukah Padero .
Padero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kolzig throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kolzig lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kolzig connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Padero to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Kolzig!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dieter Kolzig!
Post fight, Dieter Kolzig stared into the camera and said 'Want to thank my manager, we planned out what we were going to do and the game plan worked perfectly. JBOMB, looks like you need to revise your game plans for your fighters...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Orleans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chad Orleans is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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280 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Orleans!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Sanders misses its intended target.
Sanders has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
Sanders working aggressively here.
Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanders tries a body shot but Orleans blocks it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Orleans 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.
Orleans being controlled against the cage.
Sanders scores with a shoulder strike.
Orleans blocks a body shot from Sanders.
Sanders cracks Orleans with a nice body shot.
Sanders lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders lands a body shot.
Orleans looks winded!
Sanders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanders lands with a light punch inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Orleans blocks a body shot from Sanders.
Sanders tries to throw a body punch but Orleans avoids it by throwing Sanders back against the cage.
Sanders pushes Orleans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orleans blocks an uppercut.
Sanders pushes Orleans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orleans is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sanders gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Orleans is working for takedown but Sanders is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders lands a body shot.
Sanders misses with the head strike.
Sanders leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sanders seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Sanders has Orleans pressed against the cage, preventing Orleans from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanders makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Orleans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanders misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Sanders.
Sanders misses with a body punch.
Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Orleans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sanders.
Sanders looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanders cracks Orleans with a nice body shot.
Sanders lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Sanders - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orleans is trying to pull guard but Sanders turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tommy Sanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Orleans.
Sanders works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Sanders.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanders.
Stalling in the clinch from Sanders.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Sanders dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sanders scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Orleans on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanders lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orleans takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders cracks Orleans with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sanders has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Orleans to stand back up!
Orleans is rocked!
Orleans has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanders.
Orleans is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanders finish him?
Orleans takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orleans is holding his hands too far apart here. Sanders throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Orleans is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Sanders!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Der Sluijs is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Redundant by Green Day. Jay Marquez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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182 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicholas Van Der Sluijs!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez throws a hook but Van Der Sluijs blocks it.
Marquez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Der Sluijs finds it's way round the side to connect with Marquez's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Der Sluijs 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 Marquez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marquez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marquez misses with a wild body shot.
Marquez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Der Sluijs can pounce on him.
Van Der Sluijs lands the left hand.
Van Der Sluijs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marquez's calf.
Marquez is looking to score with low kicks.
Marquez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 11th Planet Fitness ($100/wk) in the buildup to the fight.
Van Der Sluijs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marquezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marquez looks to throw the jab but Van Der Sluijs is out of range.
Van Der Sluijs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marquez's sensitive parts.
Van Der Sluijs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marquez misses with a low kick.
Van Der Sluijs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marquez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marquez.
Marquez throws a looping overhand right but Van Der Sluijs ducks down to avoid it.
Van Der Sluijs avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Der Sluijs throws a sloppy head kick and Marquez moves out of range easily.
Marquez throws a low kick but Van Der Sluijs avoids it.
Marquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Der Sluijs was well out of range. Poor timing from Marquez.
Van Der Sluijs has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Van Der Sluijs stuns Marquez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marquez looks to land a right hand but Van Der Sluijs moved out of range.
Van Der Sluijs misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs thumps Marquez with a low kick.
Marquez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Der Sluijs can pounce on him.
Van Der Sluijs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marquez misses with an uppercut. Van Der Sluijs saw that one coming.
Marquez swings for the body but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
Marquez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Van Der Sluijs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick there by Van Der Sluijs.
Marquez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That kick from Van Der Sluijs tenderised Marquez's leg. Marquez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot by Van Der Sluijs.
Marquez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marquez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Der Sluijs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez throws a shot from downtown. Van Der Sluijs moves away and avoids it.
Marquez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Der Sluijs. Van Der Sluijs obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Der Sluijs throws out a powerful jab.
Van Der Sluijs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marquez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Der Sluijs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marquez throws out the jab.
Van Der Sluijs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Van Der Sluijs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs thumps Marquez with a low kick.
Marquez throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice body kick.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs lands a high kick!
Van Der Sluijs throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marquez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marquez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Van Der Sluijs makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Van Der Sluijs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marquez is looking to clinch but Van Der Sluijs is avoiding it.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a decent looking hook.
Marquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Der Sluijs.
Marquez loads up on a big right hand but Van Der Sluijs slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marquez misses with an uppercut
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marquez throws out a loose jab but Van Der Sluijs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marquez misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs looks to land a left hand but Marquez moved out of range nicely.
Van Der Sluijs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Der Sluijs lands a jab.
Marquez throws a body punch but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
Van Der Sluijs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Der Sluijs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Der Sluijs throws a sloppy head kick and Marquez moves out of range easily.
Marquez throws a front kick aimed at Van Der Sluijs's knee but Van Der Sluijs avoids it well.
Van Der Sluijs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marquez.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Der Sluijs.
Nice uppercut there from Van Der Sluijs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Der Sluijs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Sluijs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Der Sluijs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marquez.
Marquez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Der Sluijs moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marquez throws a shot to the body.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Der Sluijs scoring well with a low kick there.
Marquez thows a leg kick but Van Der Sluijs checks it
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Der Sluijs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Der Sluijs.
Marquez throws a leg kick
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Der Sluijs.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Der Sluijs lands a leg kick that knocks Marquez off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Sluijs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marquez on the side of the head.
Marquez throws a big shot that misses.
Marquez wants to slow Van Der Sluijs down by chopping away at his legs.
Marquez misses with a body punch
and Van Der Sluijs counters with an inside leg kick.
Marquez missing with a left hand there. Van Der Sluijs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Der Sluijs manages to avoid it.
Van Der Sluijs lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marquez throws a body punch but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs cracks Marquez with an open hand slap.
Marquez misses with an uppercut.
Van Der Sluijs slips under a jab.
Marquez misses with a leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marquez throws out a loose jab but Van Der Sluijs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Der Sluijs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs ducks under a wild hook from Marquez.
Marquez blocks a head kick by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marquez in his tracks.
Marquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Der Sluijs manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marquez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Der Sluijs - the referee stops the clock and Marquez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Der Sluijs. Marquez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Der Sluijs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marquez circles away quickly and effectively.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Der Sluijs, right into the meat.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to slow Marquez down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Sluijs scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Der Sluijs avoids the body shot from Marquez.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a push kick.
Van Der Sluijs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marquez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Der Sluijs pinned against the cage. Van Der Sluijs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the body from Marquez misses
and Van Der Sluijs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Der Sluijs lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marquez will feel that in the morning.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Sluijs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Marquez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Van Der Sluijs fails to land with a series of punches.
Marquez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs thuds a left hand into Marquez's body.
Marquez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Der Sluijs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marquez scrambles back to his feet.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Marquez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Van Der Sluijs throws a nice looking combination but Marquez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Der Sluijs ducks under a wild hook from Marquez.
Van Der Sluijs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marquez's calf.
Both fighters circling a little - Van Der Sluijs finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marquez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Marquez misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Van Der Sluijs is out of range and Marquez settles back down.
Van Der Sluijs avoids the body shot from Marquez.
Van Der Sluijs feints and then cracks Marquez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marquez down.
Marquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Der Sluijs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marquez. That did some damage!
Van Der Sluijs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice looking body kick.
A solid body kick from Van Der Sluijs.
Marquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Der Sluijs is just out of range.
Marquez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Der Sluijs.
Marquez misses with a hook
and Van Der Sluijs counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a sloppy right hand. Marquez should have avoided that one.
Jay Marquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Der Sluijs connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marquez momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Der Sluijs, right into the meat.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice looking body shot.
Marquez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Der Sluijs throws a good cross that connects.
Marquez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Van Der Sluijs lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marquez 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 Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Der Sluijs cracks Marquez with an open hand slap.
Van Der Sluijs thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marquez if he has to take too many more of those.
Marquez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Der Sluijs.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Sluijs.
Marquez misses with an uppercut
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a slapping leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs tests Marquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marquez.
Van Der Sluijs lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Marquez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Der Sluijs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Der Sluijs moves away.
Van Der Sluijs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van Der Sluijs sizes up Marquez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marquez misses with a low kick.
Van Der Sluijs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Der Sluijs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Der Sluijs moves out of range of the body kick from Marquez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Der Sluijs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Der Sluijs is just out of range.
Van Der Sluijs cracks Marquez with a good jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Der Sluijs has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Van Der Sluijs!
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs gave a mention to Divinity 160Q for $150 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patellar Luxation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walt Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patellar Luxation!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walt Walters!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luxation throws a leg kick which misses Walters's front leg but catches the back leg as Walters tries to avoid it.
Walters attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Walters goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luxation with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walters is trying hard to land a takedown here. Luxation sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Luxation throws a head kick that Walters semi-blocks.
Walters throws the kick towards the body but Luxation avoids it.
Walters 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luxation with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luxation throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Walters should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Walters throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Luxation jabs Walters right on the nose. Walters blinks but takes it well.
Luxation lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walters looks winded!
Luxation fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walters.
Walt Walters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luxation lands a body shot.
Luxation moves into range and connects with a jab.
Luxation thumps Walters with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luxation.
Luxation connects with an inside leg kick.
Luxation thumps Walters with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luxation throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luxation throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Walters's head.
Luxation listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Walters with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luxation to score with a decent uppercut.
Luxation drops Walters with a big left hand! Walters is injured, injured bad! Luxation jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patellar Luxation!
During a confident post fight interview, Patellar Luxation thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Munchack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock's entrance music is Venom's Theme. A fine choice. The key to victory for Eddie Brock has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franklin Munchack!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good leg kick by Brock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brock scores with a leg kick.
Eddie Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munchack takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Munchack walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brock.
Brock scoring well with a low kick there.
Munchack takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Munchack rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brock counters with a good low kick that Munchack was not able to check.
Brock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock blocks a body shot from Munchack.
A short right from Brock.
Brock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Brock.
Brock works on Munchack's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brock.
Munchack looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Brock on the inside.
Brock lands a shoulder strike.
Munchack takes a shot to the head.
Brock scores with a hook to the body.
Brock lands a body punch.
Brock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Munchack backwards.
Brock pushes Munchack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Brock as the two fighters clinch.
Brock works on Munchack's body with a couple of short punches.
Brock is working Munchack over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Brock.
A hook to the body from Brock.
Nice body punch from Brock - that landed with a thud.
Brock is working Munchack over against the cage.
Brock is leaning against Munchack and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brock digs a right hand into Munchack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Munchack's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock cracks Munchack with a nice body shot.
Brock stalling the fight.
Munchack tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brock just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Brock.
Brock lands with a short shot to the head.
Brock lands with a light punch inside.
Brock works on Munchack's body with a couple of short punches.
Brock presses Munchack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Munchacks head.
Brock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Munchack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Munchack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Brock - that landed with a thud.
Brock slowing the pace effectively.
Brock digs a right hand into Munchack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Munchack's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brock scores with a shoulder strike.
Brock lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Brock.
Brock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Brock.
Brock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Munchack backwards.
Brock is leaning against Munchack and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Brock.
A right handed body shot lands from Brock.
Brock lands a left hand.
Brock lands with a right to the head.
Brock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brock scores with a hook to the body.
Brock has Munchack pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brock lands a nice uppercut.
Brock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Munchack backwards.
Munchack is rocked!
Brock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Munchack is still on wobbly legs! Can Brock finish him?
Brock lands with a right to the head.
Brock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Munchack or not.
Brock digs a right hand underneath Munchack's ribcage. Munchack let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A bit of stalling here from Brock.
Munchack seems to have recovered his senses.
Brock pushes Munchack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brock digs a right hand into Munchack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Munchack's gas tank.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brock 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.
Brock scores with a nice right hand.
Brock scores with a leg kick.
Brock throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brock is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Brock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Franklin Munchack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brock connects with a crisp jab.
Brock scores with a nice right hand.
Brock scores with a three punch combo!
A jab from Brock finds it's way through Munchack's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munchack closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brock lands a nice looking body kick.
Munchack is breathing heavily.
Munchack walks into a straight right hand from Brock.
Brock rushes Munchack and presses him up against the cage.
Brock is leaning against Munchack and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munchack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brock lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Brock.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brock.
Brock lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Brock as the two fighters clinch.
Brock cracks Munchack with a nice body shot.
Brock pushes Munchack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Brock.
A right handed body shot lands from Brock.
Brock has Munchack pushed against the cage.
Brock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Munchack backwards.
A body shot lands from Brock.
Brock pushes Munchack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Brock.
Brock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Munchack or not.
Brock scores with a hook to the body.
Brock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brock cracks Munchack with a nice body shot.
Brock lands a body shot.
Brock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brock pushes Munchack back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brock drops Munchack onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Munchack is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A short body shot lands from Brock as the two fighters clinch.
Brock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Munchack.
Brock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Munchack backwards.
Brock works on Munchack's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Brock.
Brock mutters something to Munchack before pushing him back against the cage. As Munchack comes back towards him, Brock unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Munchack clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eddie Brock!
Eddie Brock retains his heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Eddie Brock started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xanadu Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys - Southern Flavor as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xanadu Newton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Newton can pounce on him.
Newton slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Newton counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Newton.
Newton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Newton on the side of the head.
Newton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Newton tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Newton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've been hearing reports that Newton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Newton is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Newton's head but Newton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Newton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Newton counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Newton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Newton throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Newton.
Newton lands a front kick.
Newton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Newton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newton misses with an uppercut.
Smith throws a hook but Newton avoids it easily.
Newton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Newton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Xanadu Newton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the jab.
Xanadu Newton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Newton counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton tries to work over Smith's front leg with a kick but Smith checks it.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Newton moved out of range.
Newton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Newton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Newton pulls Smith in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Newton is on top in guard.
Newton looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Newton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Newton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Xanadu Newton has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Smith misses with a hook
and Newton counters with a leg kick.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Newton counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Newton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Newton is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Newton counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Newton scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Newton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith dives in for a single leg takedown but Newton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newton.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Newton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Newton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Newton counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xanadu Newton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Newton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Newton.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newton.
Smith dives in and grabs Newton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Newton pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
Xanadu Newton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Newton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Newton counters with a leg kick.
Smith misses with a hook. Newton ducked under it nicely.
Newton scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Newton moves away from the strike by Smith.
A nice inside leg kick there by Newton. That's going to slow Smith down.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Newton.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith tries for a takedown but Newton circles away easily
and Newton counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newton tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Newton.
Newton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith 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.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Newton. Smith shrugs it off though.
Newton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Newton slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Xanadu Newton is winning the standup battle so far.
Newton throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Newton scores with a leg kick.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Newton connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Newton is pressing down on Smith's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Newton controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Newton pulls Smith in close to his closed guard and prevents Smith from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Newton is trying to keep Smith in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith is looking to pass into half guard but Newton pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Newton is in guard.
Newton wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Xanadu Newton has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Newton looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newton scores with a leg kick.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith shoots and misses
and Newton counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xanadu Newton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Newton slips under a jab.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Newton as he jumps to the side.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Newton counters with a head kick.
Newton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Newton settles back down.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Newton's shoulder, as Newton tries to avoid the shot.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Newton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith misses the jab.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Smith 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.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Newton.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Newton, right into the meat.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Newton.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Newton counters with a slapping leg kick.
Xanadu Newton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
No joy there for Newton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Newton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Newton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Newton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Newton slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
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!
Newton misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Newton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Newton moved out of range.
Newton cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Newton thumps Smith with a low kick.
Newton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Newton blocks a jab.
Newton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Newton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Newton.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Newton counters with a body kick that stops Smith in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton throws a front kick that sends Smith stumbling back into the cage.
Newton misses with a head kick.
Newton is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Newton scores with a head kick. Smith tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A good leg kick by Newton.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Newton finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Newton scores with a hook.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick from Newton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Newton.
Newton throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton throws a nice head kick!
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Newton counters with a slapping leg kick.
Newton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Newton.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Newton counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Smith misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Newton wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith misses with a hook
and Newton counters with a big head kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Newton throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xanadu Newton clearly takes that round.
That's time! Newton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Newton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Newton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith throws a hook but Newton avoids it easily.
Smith misses with a hook
and Newton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Newton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith lands with a hook. Newton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Newton cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Newton counters with a thumping low kick.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Newton counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Newton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith is rocked!
Smith is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Newton slips a jab from Smith.
Newton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Newton counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Newton counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Newton is out of range.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Newton. Newton obviously looking to wear him down.
Newton connects with a looping right hand.
Newton lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Newton.
Smith tries for a takedown but Newton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith misses with an uppercut
enabling Newton to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Newton counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Newton finish him?
That kick from Newton tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Newton and Smith are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Newton throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Smith into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Newton knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Xanadu Newton!
Xanadu Newton retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Batman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kita Zen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Batman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kita Zen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zen misses with a series of wild punches.
Batman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Batman throws out a leg kick but Zen moves out of range and Batman only half commits.
Zen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Batman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Batman is predictable there
and Zen counters by clinching up.
Batman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Batman looks to land a body kick but Zen moved away.
No luck for Zen with that takedown attempt.
Batman misses with an uppercut. Zen saw that one coming.
Batman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Batman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Batman avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zen trying to land knees to the body.
Zen breaks from the clinch.
Batman throws out a loose jab but Zen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Batman. That's going to slow Zen down.
Batman scores with a punch to the head.
Zen throws a push kick but Batman slaps the foot to one side.
Batman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zen throws a wild body kick that Batman sees coming a mile off.
Batman slips a jab and a cross from Zen.
That kick from Zen tenderised Batman's leg. Batman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Batman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zen.
Batman misses with a wild body shot.
Zen throws a head kick that misses.
Zen shoots in for a double leg but Batman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Batman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kita Zen.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Batman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zen - the referee stops the clock and Batman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zen. Batman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Batman moves out of range of the body kick.
Batman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zen if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batman swings for the body but Zen moves out of range.
Batman swings for the body but Zen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zen escapes and gets back to his feet.
Zen throws a sloppy head kick and Batman moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Batman.
Batman lands with a nice body kick.
Zen looks winded!
Zen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Batman avoids a kick to the body.
Batman connects with an inside leg kick.
Zen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Batman as he jumps to the side.
Zen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zen takes one to the chin there.
Zen tries to clinch but Batman is having none of it.
Zen blocks a leg kick.
Batman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Batman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zen manages to avoid it.
Zen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batman scores with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Batman.
Zen throws a series of punches but Batman avoids them all with ease.
Batman misses with a hook. Zen ducked under it nicely.
Batman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kita Zen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Batman tries to land a leg kick but Zen saw it coming and moves away.
Zen tries to clinch but Batman moves out of range.
Zen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Batman.
Batman lands a lovely overhand right.
Batman scores with a leg kick.
Zen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zen slips under a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Batman, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zen blocks a low kick nicely.
Zen fails to land the takedown.
Batman moves out of range as Zen throws a body kick.
Batman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Batman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Batman connects with a looping right hand.
Batman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Batman clobbers Zen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Batman checks a leg kick.
Batman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zen tries to clinch but Batman is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batman loads up on a big right hand but Zen slips the punch.
Batman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Batman tries to land a leg kick but Zen saw it coming and moves away.
Zen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Batman swivels and escapes.
Zen has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Batman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Batman is fending him off so far but Zen persists. Nope, Batman circles away and we're back to standing.
Batman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kita Zen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zen throws a sloppy head kick
and Batman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zen's knee momentarily.
Batman digs a good body shot into Zen's ribs.
Zen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Batman misses with a straight right.
Batman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zen. That did some damage!
Batman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zen.
Zen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Batman avoids the head kick by Zen.
Batman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zen's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zen lands a nice looking body shot.
Batman throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Batman is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Batman. No joy for Zen on that attempt.
The Batman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kita Zen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zen.
Zen is breathing heavily.
Batman digs a good hook to Zen's body.
Zen looks to clinch
and Batman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zen shoots in but no luck this time.
Zen scoring well with a low kick there.
Zen throws a combination that misses
and Batman counters with a leg kick.
Batman misses with a body shot.
Zen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batman.
Zen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batman lands with a shot to the body.
Batman cracks Zen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zen 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.
Batman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Batman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zen on the side of the head.
Batman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zen's calf.
Batman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zen was well out of range. Poor timing from Batman.
Zen misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Batman misses its intended target.
That kick from Batman tenderised Zen's leg. Zen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Batman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Batman throws a leg kick which misses Zen's front leg but catches the back leg as Zen tries to avoid it.
Batman throws out a loose jab but Zen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Batman.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Batman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Batman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Batman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zen can do to turn this around?
That kick from Batman tenderised Zen's leg. Zen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Batman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Batman.
Batman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Batman scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Kita Zen has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Batman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zen scrambles back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Zen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zen is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Zen.
Zen is still on wobbly legs! Can Batman finish him?
Batman scores with a sloppy right hand. Zen should have avoided that one.
Zen seems to have recovered his senses.
Zen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Batman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zen working away.
Batman is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Zen tries for a kimura but Batman is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Batman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zen working the head with strikes.
Zen tries for a kimura but Batman is defending well.
Batman is trying to control Zen's posture but Zen avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Batman rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Zen's guard! Nice work there by Batman!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Batman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kita Zen's cut.
That's time! Batman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zen throws a leg kick
and Zen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zen.
Zen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zen cracks Batman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Batman is trying to improve his position.
Batman throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Zen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Batman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nice sprawl there from Batman as Zen shoots in.
Zen shoots for a takedown but Batman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zen shoots in and drives through. Batman sprawls well.
The Batman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kita Zen.
Zen throws a right and a left that Batman avoids nicely.
A combination from Batman does no damage.
Zen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Batman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zen slips a jab from Batman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batman throws out a leg kick but Zen moves out of range and Batman only half commits.
Batman scores with a jab. Zen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Batman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good work by Zen as he checks the leg kick.
Batman lands a leg kick that knocks Zen off balance momentarily.
Zen fails with the takedown.
Zen moves out of range of the strikes.
Zen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Batman defends well and Zen ends up having to push Batman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Batman lands a hook that snaps the head of Zen backwards.
Batman managing to block the knees to the body from Zen.
Batman is looking to break free of the clinch but Zen has double underhooks.
Batman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Batman.
Zen tries to land knees in the clinch but Batman avoids the damage to the body.
Batman tries a body shot but Zen blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Batman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Batman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Batman after a bit of a struggle.
Zen jumps guard but Batman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Batman avoids the elbow strike from Zen, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Batman sprawls well. Batman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zen gets slowly back to his feet.
Batman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That kick from Batman tenderised Zen's leg. Zen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Batman as he avoids it easily.
Batman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Batman is looking to slow Zen down with leg kicks.
Batman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zen takes one to the side of the head.
Zen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Batman as he avoids it easily.
Zen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Batman circles away quickly and effectively.
Zen misses with a body kick.
Zen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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!
Batman tests Zen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kita Zen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That kick from Batman tenderised Zen's leg. Zen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Batman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zen misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No luck for Zen with that takedown attempt.
Batman lands a nice hook to Zen's body. Zen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zen throws a head kick that misses
and Batman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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 The Batman.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Batman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Batman!
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