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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Danky might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing In The Name. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dom Danky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Horton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton fails to land the takedown.
Horton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Danky sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Horton somewhat.
Horton dives in and grabs Danky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Danky pushes down on Horton's head and hops out.
Dom Danky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Horton.
Horton with a poor takedown
and Danky counters with a low kick, right behind Horton 's knee.
Jab by Danky.
Danky works Horton's body with a nice hook.
Tim Horton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horton dives in and grabs Danky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Danky pushes down on Horton's head and hops out.
Nice sprawl there from Danky as Horton shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Horton.
Horton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horton closes the distance and clinches up with Danky, looking for a takedown. Horton pushes Danky against the cage but Danky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Danky avoids it really well and circles away.
Danky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton fails to land the takedown.
Danky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Horton.
Danky slips under a jab from Horton.
Horton shoots in for a double leg but Danky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dom Danky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danky misses with a low kick.
Danky leaves Horton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Danky.
Danky swings widly with a right hand
and Horton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Danky is defending against the submission attempts here by Horton.
Horton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Horton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Danky keeps working.
Horton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Danky haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Horton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Danky defending well though.
Danky is defending against the submission attempts here by Horton.
Danky is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton is trying to control the action in half guard but Danky is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Horton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Danky controlling the position well.
Danky won't allow Horton to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Danky is not content to let Horton control the position.
Horton working the head and body with strikes.
Horton is pressing down on Danky's thigh, looking to free his foot. Danky is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Danky controlling the position for now.
Horton is working for a submission of some sort.
Horton is looking for a kimura but Danky is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Horton to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Horton 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.
Danky slaps away a takedown attempt from Horton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Danky slaps away a takedown attempt from Horton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Danky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Horton has his takedown stuffed
and Danky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dom Danky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Horton.
Horton moves out of range of the leg kick from Danky.
Danky lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Danky.
Horton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Danky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Horton.
Dom Danky is winning the standup battle so far.
Danky moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horton tries for a takedown but Danky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Danky misses with a double jab.
Danky throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton checks a leg kick nicely.
Danky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Horton fails with a takedown attempt.
Horton dives in for a single leg takedown but Danky sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Horton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Horton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Danky gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Danky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Danky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Danky counters with a straight right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Horton.
Danky slaps away a takedown attempt from Horton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horton shoots and misses
and Danky counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danky throws a head kick that Horton semi-blocks.
Horton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Danky slaps away a takedown attempt from Horton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horton tries for a takedown but Danky circles away easily
enabling Danky to counter with a crisp jab.
Horton is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Danky wants it to stay on the feet.
Danky's corner calls for a 1-2. Danky obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Horton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Horton lands in his opponent's guard.
Danky is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Horton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
My spies in CW's Elite Kung-Fu Academy inform me that Horton has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Horton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Horton throws an elbow that misses. Danky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Horton's guard. Nice move by Danky!
Horton is adopting a defensive guard.
Horton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky trying to control the position from guard on top but Horton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Danky gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tim Horton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Danky with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danky wants to control from the top but Horton keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danky controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Danky dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Horton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Danky's waist but Danky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Horton off to one side.
Danky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horton.
Danky throws an overhand right that lands on Horton's shoulder, as Horton tries to avoid the shot.
Horton shoots in looking for a takedown but Danky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Horton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Danky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dom Danky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Horton.
Danky stuffs the takedown attempt from Horton. Horton gets slowly back to his feet.
Horton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Danky looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Danky tries to bench press Horton off him but Horton keeps the position.
Danky explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Danky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Danky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Horton.
Horton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Danky counters with a nice uppercut.
Horton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Danky lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton fails with the takedown
and Danky counters with a nice low kick that buckles Horton's knee momentarily.
Danky scores with a jab. Horton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Horton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Horton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Danky counters with a good low kick that Horton was not able to check.
Horton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Danky connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Horton scrambles back to his feet.
Danky misses with a looping right.
Horton shoots in for a takedown but Danky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Danky stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Danky wants it to stay on the feet.
Danky stuffs the takedown attempt from Horton. Horton gets slowly back to his feet.
Danky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Horton. That did some damage!
That's two 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!
Donk. Danky catches Horton right on the button with a cross.
Horton closes the distance and clinches up with Danky, looking for a takedown. Horton pushes Danky against the cage but Danky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Danky just misses with a punch to the body.
Horton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Danky counters with a thumping low kick.
Danky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horton misses with a takedown
enabling Danky to counter with a crisp jab.
Danky connects with a body shot that sends Horton's belly button to the back.
Horton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danky.
Danky tries a head kick but it misses.
Danky bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Horton's head.
No luck for Horton with that takedown attempt.
Danky tests Horton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Danky as he jumps to the side.
Horton tries for a takedown but Danky circles away easily
and Danky counters with a head kick.
Horton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Danky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Horton thinking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Danky. That's going to slow Horton down.
A solid body kick from Danky.
Danky pushes Horton up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danky.
Danky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horton wants a takedown but no success here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danky scores with a shot to the side of Horton's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Horton backwards.
Danky throws a head punch that misses.
Horton wants to take the fight to the mat but Danky manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Danky lands with a light punch inside.
Horton tries to score a body lock takedown but Danky shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Danky is working Horton over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Danky as the two fighters clinch.
Danky tries a body shot but Horton blocks it.
Danky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danky breaks from the clinch.
Danky stuffs the takedown attempt from Horton. Horton gets slowly back to his feet.
Horton shoots in for a takedown but Danky shows good takedown defense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Danky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Danky has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Danky!
A victorious Dom Danky thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorbjorn Ramsberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by The Man. Ramsberg has chosen Immigrant Song as his entrance music. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glen Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thorbjorn Ramsberg!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Ramsberg blocks a low kick nicely.
Ramsberg connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Glen Davis has been cut.
Ramsberg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ramsberg's waist but Ramsberg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
Horrible takedown by Davis or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramsberg which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramsberg connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramsberg misses with a body shot.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Ramsberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ramsberg.
Davis dives in and grabs Ramsberg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ramsberg pushes down on Davis's head and hops out.
Horrible takedown by Davis or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramsberg which made him look bad.
No luck for Davis with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Ramsberg scores with a sloppy right hand. Davis should have avoided that one.
Davis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ramsberg throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Ramsberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramsberg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Ramsberg misses with a looping left.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Davis. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramsberg lands a nice shot that snaps Davis's head back.
Davis closes the distance and clinches up with Ramsberg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes Ramsberg against the cage but Ramsberg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Davis fails with the takedown.
Davis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ramsberg defends well and Davis ends up having to push Ramsberg into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Davis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ramsberg is trying to push Davis away but Davis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramsberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ramsberg lands with a straight right. Davis didn't see that one coming.
Glen Davis's cut is getting worse.
Ramsberg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Davis.
Davis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ramsberg as he jumps to the side.
Ramsberg stuffs the takedown attempt from Davis. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Ramsberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice cross by Ramsberg.
Glen Davis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Davis is defended easily by Ramsberg.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramsberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramsberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Jab, jab by Ramsberg - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsberg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Davis. That did some damage!
Ramsberg cracks Davis with a good jab.
Davis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ramsberg bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramsberg cracks Davis with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ramsberg has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Davis to stand back up!
Davis is rocked!
Jeez, Glen Davis's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Glen Davis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thorbjorn Ramsberg!
Thorbjorn Ramsberg took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I think it's time for me to retire from MMA. Thanks for all your support guys!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Lansing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lansing is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Heavy Metal Kings. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Martel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Lansing!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lansing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lansing has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good exchange - Lansing coming out on top.
Martel looks to land a right hand but Lansing moved out of range.
Lansing slips a jab from Martel.
Lansing tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Martel defends well and Lansing ends up having to push Martel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Martel can't find room to land a body shot as Lansing controls the action.
Martel blocking some punches.
Martel takes a shot to the head.
Martel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lansing 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.
Martel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Lansing is just out of range.
Lansing connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martel's hands.
Lansing swats away the attempt to clinch by Martel.
Lansing connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Martel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansing cracks Martel with a good jab.
Lansing motions for Martel to come forward. Lansing throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lansing's calf.
Lansing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martel misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lansing checks a leg kick.
Lansing avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Lansing.
Martel walks into a straight right hand from Lansing.
Lansing throws a shot from downtown. Martel moves away and avoids it.
Martel misses with a body shot.
Lansing takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lansing fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martel manages to avoid it.
Martel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lansing has time to react.
Martel lands a nice looking body shot.
Lansing has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lansing moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lansing throws a poor cross that misses
and Martel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lansing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
Martel misses with a wild body shot.
Lansing lunges at Martel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Martel's hand.
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Lansing is just out of range.
Martel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Horrible takedown by Lansing or perhaps it was just good defense by Martel which made him look bad.
Martel throws a shot from downtown. Lansing moves away and avoids it.
Martel misses with a straight left.
Martel ducks under a wild hook from Lansing.
Lansing is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Martel misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martel is looking to wear down Lansing with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lansing on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martel connects with a single shot there.
Lansing has a takedown stuffed.
Charles Martel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Lansing.
Martel takes a swing at Lansing's ribcage but misses.
Martel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lansing is rocked!
Lansing avoids a kick to the body.
Lansing is still on wobbly legs! Can Martel finish him?
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lansing moves away.
Lansing seems to have recovered his senses.
Lansing dives in and scores a takedown into Martel's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lansing wants to control from the top but Martel keeps moving.
Martel is controlling Lansing's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lansing throwing strikes from guard but Martel blocks nicely.
Lansing is looking to work some ground and pound but Martel has wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Charles Martel just wasn't active enough.
Lansing is looking to score with low kicks.
Martel shoots in looking for a takedown but Lansing manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Martel throws a leg kick but Lansing checks it.
Lansing avoids the head kick by Martel.
Lansing has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martel looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martel misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Martel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Martel throws a shot from downtown. Lansing moves away and avoids it.
Martel connects with a solid leg kick.
Lansing misses with an uppercut.
Lansing lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Martel throws a front kick aimed at Lansing's knee but Lansing avoids it well.
Lansing lands with a hook. Martel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lansing.
Martel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Charles Martel is winning the standup battle so far.
Lansing tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lansing somewhat.
Martel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lansing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martel ducks under a wild hook from Lansing.
Martel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lansing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel misses with a body shot.
Lansing comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lansing.
Martel throws a lazy right hand but Lansing sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lansing moves out of range as Martel throws a body kick.
Martel throws a hook but Lansing blocks it.
Martel misses with a shot to the body
and Lansing counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lansing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lansing ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lansing fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martel on the side of the head.
Lansing lands with a good body shot.
Lansing scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lansing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel thuds his shin into the meat of Lansing's side.
Martel swings for the body but Lansing moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lansing throws a hook to the side of Martel's head but Martel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martel checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab from Lansing.
Lansing jabs at Martel's body.
Lansing slips a jab from Martel.
Martel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lansing makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lansing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
Martel connects with a body shot that sends Lansing's belly button to the back.
Martel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martel staying out of range there.
Martel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lansing slips a jab from Martel.
Martel cracks the inside of Lansing's front leg.
Martel swings for the body but Lansing moves out of range.
Lansing jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lansing cracks a nice hook into Martel's ribs.
Lansing scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martel doesn't seem bothered though.
Martel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lansing at a distance.
Lansing scores with a nice right hand.
Lansing closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lansing moves away.
Martel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Martel throws a lazy head kick
and Lansing counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lansing moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lansing.
Martel misses with a body shot
and Lansing counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martel misses with a head kick.
Lansing tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lansing chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martel can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martel.
Charles Martel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lansing throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martel tries to clinch but Lansing moves out of range.
Lansing stuns Martel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid body kick from Lansing.
Lansing fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martel manages to avoid it.
Martel stuns Lansing with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lansing fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexander Lansing will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lansing goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lansing cracks Martel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martel misses with a straight right.
Martel with a hook.
Martel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lansing as he avoids it easily.
Martel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lansing manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Lansing coming out on top.
Lansing fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martel.
Martel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lansing.
Lansing looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lansing fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansing has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lansing there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lansing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lansing blocks the body kick.
Lansing throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Martel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Martel.
Nice shot lands for Lansing.
Martel lands a head shot.
Martel tries to work over Lansing's front leg with a kick but Lansing checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Lansing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel 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.
Lansing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lansing lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lansing lands with a cross.
Martel digs a good body shot into Lansing's ribs.
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!
Martel misses with a straight left.
Lansing tries to work over Martel's front leg with a kick but Martel checks it.
Martel misses with a straight right.
Martel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lansing scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martel in his tracks.
Martel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lansing at a distance.
Lansing throws out a powerful jab.
Martel throws a leg kick but Lansing moved away.
Lansing throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lansing shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Martel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Martel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martel is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lansing has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lansing trying to control but Martel is working from the bottom.
Martel trying to control the position.
Lansing trying to control but Martel is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Martel slaps away a takedown attempt from Lansing, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lansing moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel fails with a takedown attempt.
Martel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lansing finds it's way round the side to connect with Martel's head.
Martel fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Martel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lansing swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martel.
Lansing fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big right from Lansing misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lansing slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lansing checks a leg kick.
Lansing fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martel on the side of the head.
Martel thumps Lansing with a low kick.
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 Charles Martel.
I think Martel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Charles Martel!
Charles Martel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sumrall's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kutless - Smile. Alves has chosen Thin Lizzy - Angel of Death as his entrance music. Jonah Sumrall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonah Sumrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leandro Alves!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A punch lands to the side of Sumrall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Alves.
A low kick from Alves is predictable there
and Sumrall counters with a stiff right hand.
Sumrall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alves.
Alves swings for the body but Sumrall moves out of range.
Alves lands with a hook. Sumrall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alves's coach down at Weed Nation was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alves's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sumrall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with a leg kick
and Sumrall counters with a nice uppercut.
Alves misses with a left hand
and Sumrall counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Alves out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Sumrall is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jonah Sumrall!
The defeated Leandro Alves had this to say: 'welcome to the downward spiral.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rau Utu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leighton Matias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matias has chosen Killing In The Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rau Utu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leighton Matias!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matias throws a head kick but Utu moves out of range.
Matias tries to clinch but Utu moves away
and Utu counters with a straight right hand.
Matias tries to clinch up but Utu circles away and keeps his distance.
Utu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Utu counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Leighton Matias has been cut.
Matias buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Utu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Utu misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Matias.
Utu misses the jab.
Matias tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Utu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Matias's knee momentarily.
Matias closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utu misses with a body kick.
Matias pushes Utu up against the cage in a clinch.
Utu avoids a wild elbow strike from Matias.
Utu lands a nice uppercut.
Matias misses with a knee strike.
Matias misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Utu.
Utu blocks an elbow strike from Matias.
Utu lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Utu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Utu tries a body shot but Matias blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Utu as Matias tries to tie him up.
Matias misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Utu on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matias trying to control the position but instead, Utu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matias into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matias creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Utu lands a nice uppercut.
Utu lands a shot to the body.
Utu tries to work over Matias's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Utu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Utu.
Matias looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Utu misses with a punch on the inside.
Matias blocking some punches.
Utu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Utu.
Matias looks winded!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matias just misses with a elbow thrown towards Utu's brow.
A right handed body shot lands from Utu.
Utu cracks Matias with a nice body shot.
Utu taking a breather.
Matias tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utu struggles to land a body shot inside as Matias controls his hands.
Matias with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Utu gets through Matias's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Utu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Utu lands a left hand.
Utu looking to slow down the pace here.
Utu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matias wants to clinch
and Utu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Utu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Utu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Utu goes for a small jab and connects. Now Utu goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Matias stumbles back but Utu runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Matias to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Matias will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rau Utu!
In his post fight interview, Rau Utu 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Cloltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bomber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cloltran comes to the cage accompanied by F**k What Happens Tonight. Bomber is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by call to prayer. Billy Bomber has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Buzz Cloltran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Bomber!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomber looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Billy Bomber has been cut.
Bomber throws a push kick but Cloltran slaps the foot to one side.
Cloltran lands a high kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bomber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cloltran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bomber finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cloltran moves in looking to clinch but Bomber pushes him off.
We've been hearing reports that Cloltran has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Cloltran blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cloltran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bomber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cloltran throws out the jab.
Bomber thows a body shot but no joy.
Bomber misses with a low kick.
Cloltran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bomber's sensitive parts.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bomber!
Cloltran with a hook.
Bomber pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cloltran is out of range and Bomber settles back down.
Cloltran looks to score with a jab to the body but Bomber is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bomber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloltran shoots in but no luck this time.
Cloltran tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bomber swivels and escapes.
Cloltran stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bomber.
Cloltran checks a low kick from Bomber.
Bomber wants to slow Cloltran down by chopping away at his legs.
Cloltran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bomber throws a low kick but Cloltran avoids it.
Cloltran throws a sloppy head kick
and Bomber counters with a thumping low kick.
Cloltran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bomber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Bomber.
Cloltran slips a straight right by Bomber.
Cloltran dives in and grabs Bomber's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bomber pushes down on Cloltran's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buzz Cloltran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bomber feints and then cracks Cloltran's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cloltran down.
Bomber thows a body shot but no joy.
Cloltran scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bomber in his tracks.
Cloltran tries to clinch but Bomber is having none of it.
Bomber wants to land a leg kick but Cloltran is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bomber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bomber slowing the pace effectively.
Bomber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bomber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cloltran.
Bomber has a couple of punches blocked by Cloltran.
Bomber told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Cloltran takes a shot to the head.
Bomber works on Cloltran's body with a couple of short punches.
Bomber swings wildly with an uppercut but Cloltran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cloltran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cloltran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cloltran pushes Bomber back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bomber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cloltran lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bomber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cloltran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bomber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cloltran's elbow.
Bomber takes a shot to the head.
Cloltran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bomber throws a chopping leg kick but Cloltran manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Cloltran checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters circling - Cloltran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bomber lands a body shot.
Bomber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cloltran shoots in but Bomber avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bomber attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bomber swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good work by Cloltran as he checks the leg kick.
Cloltran shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bomber as he jumps to the side.
Bomber takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cloltran blocks a low kick nicely.
Bomber fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cloltran checks it well.
Cloltran tries to bum rush Bomber with a series of wild strikes but Bomber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bomber has time to react.
Bomber lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cloltran throws a sloppy head kick and Bomber moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bomber 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.
Bomber motions for Cloltran to come forward. Bomber throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bomber clinches.
Cloltran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cloltran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bomber lands with a short shot to the head.
Bomber is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right handed body shot lands from Cloltran.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bomber throws a punch but it's blocked by Cloltran.
Bomber working hard to break the clinch.
Bomber lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Cloltran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Cloltran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Bomber's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bomber misses with a body shot.
Bomber keeps the fight on the outside.
Cloltran fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bomber avoids it really well and circles away.
Buzz Cloltran is winning the standup battle so far.
Bomber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bomber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cloltran.
Bomber motions for Cloltran to come forward. Bomber throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bomber tries to land a leg kick but Cloltran saw it coming and moves away.
Cloltran drives through with a takedown into Bomber's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bomber is looking to sweep but instead, Cloltran has passed into half guard.
Bomber has one foot on Cloltran's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Cloltran getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bomber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cloltran has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body punch from Cloltran.
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!
Bomber thumps Cloltran with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomber connects with a high kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bomber lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cloltran has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cloltran and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cloltran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bomber was well out of range. Poor timing from Cloltran.
Bomber cracks a nice hook into Cloltran's ribs.
Bomber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bomber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cloltran.
Cloltran doesn't manage to clinch there - Bomber circles away.
Cloltran fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cloltran lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bomber circles away quickly and effectively.
Good leg kick by Cloltran there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Billy Bomber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cloltran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bomber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cloltran takes a swing at Bomber's ribcage but misses.
Bomber swats away the attempt to clinch by Cloltran.
Bomber throws a solid leg kick but Cloltran takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bomber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran avoids a kick to the body.
Cloltran feints and as Bomber raises his hands in defense, Cloltran changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bomber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cloltran throwing strikes from guard but Bomber blocks nicely.
Bomber wants to stand but Cloltran is controlling the position.
Bomber controls Cloltran momentarily but Cloltran frees himself.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cloltran postures up and lands a big shot to Bomber's brow.
Cloltran trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bomber pulls Cloltran in close to his closed guard and prevents Cloltran from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bomber looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Billy Bomber was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cloltran throws a hook but Bomber avoids it easily.
Good work by Bomber as he checks the leg kick.
Cloltran moves out of range of the leg kick from Bomber.
Cloltran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bomber.
Cloltran throws a big shot that misses.
Cloltran looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cloltran prevents Bomber from improving his position.
Cloltran works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bomber working to try and regain half guard.
Cloltran looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran tries to control but Bomber wriggling away.
Bomber tries to hold on but Cloltran postures up.
Cloltran breaks from Bomber's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cloltran is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cloltran wants to control the pace but Bomber is squirming around nicely.
Bomber is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cloltran landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cloltran lands a big elbow.
Bomber is rocked!
Cloltran with shots to the head and body - Bomber looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bomber is still in real trouble! Can Cloltran finish him?
Cloltran drops a big elbow. That's hurt Bomber! More shots from Cloltran and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buzz Cloltran!
Buzz Cloltran seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Billy Bomber spoke after the fight, saying 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana comes to the cage accompanied by Push It To The Limit. Tao has chosen Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. 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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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
39 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yang Tao!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tao gets a clinch.
Tao struggles to land a body shot inside as Montana controls his hands.
Tao misses with some punches.
Montana gets through Tao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montana.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tao. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Montana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Montana checks a leg kick.
Tao tries to clinch up but Montana circles away and keeps his distance.
Montana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Montana.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montana. Tao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Tao.
Tao scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Montana misses the shot to the body.
Tao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Montana scores with a jab to the body.
Montana throws a leg kick
and Tao counters with a body kick.
Tao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Montana if he has to take too many more of those.
Tao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Montana slips a jab from Tao.
Tao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Montana takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A low kick from Montana is predictable there
and Tao counters with a stiff right hand.
Tao checks a leg kick nicely.
Montana throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Montana is out of range.
Tao scores with a decent looking hook.
Montana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montana misses with an uppercut. Tao saw that one coming.
Montana is looking to land body kicks.
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Montana cracks Tao with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yang Tao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tao lands with a right hand.
Tao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Montana misses with a looping left.
Tao throws an overhand right that lands on Montana's shoulder, as Montana tries to avoid the shot.
Montana misses with a looping left.
Montana keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tao looks to land a body kick but Montana moved away.
That kick from Montana tenderised Tao's leg. Tao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tao throws a shot to the body.
Montana thuds his right hand into Tao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tao thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana takes a swing at Tao's ribcage but misses.
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
Tao tries to close the distance and clinch but Montana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good work by Tao as he checks the leg kick.
Tao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tao moves out of range as Montana throws a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tao.
Good work by Montana as he checks the leg kick.
Tao avoids the body shot from Montana.
Montana lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Montana throws a half hearted mid kick.
Montana slips under a jab from Tao.
Tao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Montana checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Montana blocks a low kick nicely.
Tao misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montana scores with a jab.
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Montana.
Tao looks for the body kick but Montana saw that one coming.
Montana walks into a straight right hand from Tao.
Tao misses with a leg kick
and Montana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Tao. That snapped Montana's head back.
Montana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tao moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Tao 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Montana ducks right into an uppercut from Tao.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Montana's front leg but catches the back leg as Montana tries to avoid it.
Montana will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Montana scores with a leg kick.
Montana misses with a body shot.
Tao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Montana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Tao 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.
Montana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montana.
Montana looks to land a right hand but Tao moved out of range.
Jab by Tao.
Tao works Montana's body with a nice hook.
Tao missing with a left hand there. Montana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montana throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Montana's knee momentarily.
Montana throws a leg kick but Tao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tao connects with an inside leg kick.
Tao lands with a shot to the body.
Montana checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tao misses with a low kick as Montana jumps back.
Tao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Tao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Montana doesn't seem phased though.
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao thows a leg kick but Montana checks it
and Montana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from Montana finds it's target.
Montana misses with a body punch
and Tao counters with a body kick that stops Montana in his tracks momentarily.
Montana is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Montana!
Tao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tao lands a right hook to the body.
Montana misses with a hook.
Tao throws the kick towards the body but Montana avoids it.
Tao misses with a kick to the body.
Tao throws a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tao.
Montana throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tao makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Montana really felt that one!
Tao throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Montana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Montana.
Tao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montana.
Tao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tao delivers a nice body kick.
Tao misses with a body shot.
Tao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Montana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tao counters with a body kick.
Tao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Montana moves out of range of the body kick.
Tao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tao. Montana shrugs it off though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tao.
Montana slips under a jab.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Montana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tao is out of range.
Tao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montana.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tao 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 Montana has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Montana and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Montana looks for the body kick but Tao saw that one coming.
Tao throws a jab when Montana was well out of range.
Montana lands with a nice body punch.
Tao looks for the body kick but Montana saw that one coming.
Tao blocks a low kick nicely.
Tao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tao is looking to slow Montana down with leg kicks.
Tao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montana.
Tao scores with a spinning back kick!
Tao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Montana's front leg but catches the back leg as Montana tries to avoid it.
Tao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao scores with a leg kick.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Tao.
Tao throws out a leg kick but Montana moves out of range and Tao only half commits.
Montana connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Montana throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Montana has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tao.
Tao thows a body shot but no joy.
Montana throws a looping overhand right but Tao ducks down to avoid it.
Tao throws a right hand that misses
enabling Montana to counter with a crisp jab.
Tao cracks the inside of Montana's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Montana throws a hook to the side of Tao's head but Tao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montana pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Montana swats away the attempt to clinch by Tao.
Montana lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Tao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A low kick from Tao misses
and Montana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Montana as he checks the leg kick.
Montana lands a head shot.
Tao pushes Montana away with a front kick.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Montana misses with a low kick.
Montana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montana punishes Tao's body with a nice straight punch.
Tao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Montana connects with a body shot.
Tao cracks Montana with an open hand slap.
Nice body kick from Tao.
Tao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montana moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Tao.
Tao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Montana throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tao counters with an outside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Montana. Those never looked like landing.
Tao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tao throws a leg kick
and Montana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Montana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good exchange - Tao coming out on top.
Tao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick lands from Tao.
Montana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut lands for Montana. That snapped Tao's head back.
Antonio Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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!
Montana misses with a body shot
and Tao counters with a thumping low kick.
Tao throws a poor cross that misses
and Montana makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tao avoids the head kick by Montana.
Tao lands with a nice body kick.
Yang Tao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tao checks a low kick from Montana.
Tao throws out a leg kick but Montana moves out of range and Tao only half commits.
Tao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Montana on the side of the head.
Montana bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tao's head backwards.
Montana tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tao is able to avoid easily.
Tao lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tao lands a right hook to the body.
Tao connects with a single shot there.
Montana moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tao punishes Montana's body with a nice straight punch.
Montana tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Montana thumps Tao with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Montana.
Tao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A bone on bone clash there as Montana blocks the leg kick.
Tao scores with a leg kick.
Tao jabs Montana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Montana moves out of range of the body kick.
Montana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tao tries to clinch but Montana moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tao on the side of the head.
Tao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Montana avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tao throws the kick towards the body but Montana avoids it.
Tao forces Montana back against the cage and clinches.
Montana tries to pull guard but Tao holds him up against the cage and eventually Montana drops back down to his feet.
Montana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Montana working hard to break the clinch.
Tao tries a body shot but Montana blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Montana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Montana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montana is trying to pull guard but Tao has him pressed against the cage.
Montana lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yang Tao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tao winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Tao!
A very excited looking Yang Tao made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Codi Gale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gale comes to the cage accompanied by Gravity kills - Guilty. Rizzo Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Trial kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Codi Gale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Gale misses.
Rizzo Jr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gale is looking to score with low kicks.
Gale lands a right hook to the body.
That kick from Gale tenderised Rizzo Jr's leg. Rizzo Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gale lands with an uppercut that bounces Rizzo Jr off the cage and back into range.
Gale lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Gale lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rizzo Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Rizzo Jr checks the leg kick.
Gale throws a sloppy body shot
and Rizzo Jr makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gale really felt that one!
Rizzo Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Gale counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gale tries to land a leg kick but Rizzo Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Rizzo Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gale throws a low kick, looking for Rizzo Jr's leg but Rizzo Jr calmly moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gale is out of range and Rizzo Jr settles back down.
Gale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzo Jr.
Gale thows a body shot but no joy.
Gale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gale pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rizzo Jr is out of range and Gale settles back down.
Gale moves away from the strike by Rizzo Jr.
Gale slips a straight right by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gale cracks the inside of Rizzo Jr's front leg.
Rizzo Jr missing with a left hand there. Gale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Codi Gale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Gale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gale pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gale misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Rizzo Jr there.
Gale is looking to land body kicks.
Gale swings for the body but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Gale blocks a low kick nicely.
Rizzo Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gale manages to avoid it.
Gale is looking to score with low kicks.
Gale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rizzo Jr connects with a leg kick. Gale looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gale throws out a leg kick but Rizzo Jr moves out of range and Gale only half commits.
It looks like Gale has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rizzo Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Gale lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Gale.
Gale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rizzo Jr at a distance.
Gale tests Rizzo Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Enrique Rizzo Jr has been cut.
Gale cracks Rizzo Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick but Gale moved away.
Rizzo Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Gale counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gale is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gale jabs Rizzo Jr right on the nose. Rizzo Jr blinks but takes it well.
Gale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gale connects with a leg kick. Rizzo Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rizzo Jr looks winded!
That kick from Gale tenderised Rizzo Jr's leg. Rizzo Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gale, right into the meat.
Rizzo Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick
and Gale finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gale scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gale.
Gale feints and then cracks Rizzo Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rizzo Jr down.
Gale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizzo Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gale fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rizzo Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gale lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gale lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzo Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gale fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rizzo Jr.
Gale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gale has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Codi Gale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Rizzo Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gale goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gale jabs Rizzo Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Rizzo Jr misses the target.
Rizzo Jr drops his hands momentarily and Gale takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rizzo Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gale throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gale lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rizzo Jr is rocked!
Gale lands with a nice body kick.
Rizzo Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Gale finish him?
Rizzo Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rizzo Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Gale fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Rizzo Jr to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Rizzo Jr looks to clinch but Gale throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Rizzo Jr taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Codi Gale!
Our winner, Codi Gale, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobieski comes to the cage accompanied by Kto Cię Obroni Polsko. Grundy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil Wayne - Fireman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Grundy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grundy. Grundy obviously looking to wear him down.
Grundy wants to land a leg kick but Sobieski is out of range.
Grundy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobieski was well out of range. Poor timing from Grundy.
Grundy throws a chopping leg kick but Sobieski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grundy 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 Sobieski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sobieski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grundy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grundy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sobieski.
Grundy throws a leg kick but Sobieski moved away.
An inside leg kick from Grundy misses.
Sobieski throws a chopping leg kick but Grundy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sobieski lands a jab.
Grundy wants to land a leg kick but Sobieski is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sobieski at a distance.
Grundy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Benjamin Grundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grundy, right into the meat.
Sobieski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grundy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grundy tries to work over Sobieski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grundy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sobieski's defenses.
Grundy trying to land knees to the body.
Grundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sobieski is trying to break the clinch but Grundy is controlling him.
Grundy lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobieski has had enough of the clinch but Grundy keeps him there for the moment.
Grundy lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sobieski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grundy misses with a leg kick
and Sobieski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Grundy's guard now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sobieski trying to control but Grundy is working from the bottom.
Sobieski tries to free his leg and advance position but Grundy is retaining full guard.
Grundy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sobieski throws a strike but Grundy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sobieski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grundy manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sobieski won't allow Grundy to sweep him here.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Grundy keeps moving.
Sobieski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grundy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sobieski chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grundy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grundy is looking to stand up but Sobieski isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Grundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobieski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've been hearing that Sobieski has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sobieski trying to control but Grundy is working from the bottom.
Sobieski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Grundy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grundy keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jan Sobieski will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grundy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick lands from Grundy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grundy, right into the meat.
Grundy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sobieski is out of range and Grundy settles back down.
Grundy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grundy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sobieski gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grundy.
Sobieski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grundy misses with a low kick.
Grundy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobieski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Sobieski.
Grundy misses with a low kick.
Sobieski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grundy's sensitive parts.
Sobieski moves out of range of the strikes.
Grundy throws a leg kick but Sobieski moved away.
Grundy throws a leg kick
and Sobieski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sobieski trying to control but Grundy is working from the bottom.
Sobieski controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Grundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Jan Sobieski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Grundy loads up on a big right hand but Sobieski slips the punch.
Grundy throws a leg kick but Sobieski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grundy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grundy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grundy lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski fails with the takedown.
Grundy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sobieski.
Sobieski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grundy. That did some damage!
The fighters circle momentarily. Sobieski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grundy.
Grundy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grundy blocks a head kick by Sobieski.
Sobieski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benjamin Grundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grundy misses with a low kick as Sobieski jumps back.
Sobieski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grundy throws a head kick that misses.
Grundy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobieski was well out of range. Poor timing from Grundy.
Grundy throws a sloppy head kick and Sobieski moves out of range easily.
Grundy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sobieski rather than just go for the knockout.
Grundy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grundy lands a nice looking body shot.
Grundy throws a leg kick but Sobieski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobieski blocks a low kick nicely.
Sobieski defending well as Grundy loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Benjamin Grundy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Grundy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sobieski will feel that in the morning.
Grundy blocks a head kick by Sobieski.
Grundy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sobieski fakes the leg kick and cracks Grundy in the body.
Sobieski fails with the takedown.
Grundy ducks under a wild hook from Sobieski.
Grundy cracks the inside of Sobieski's front leg.
Benjamin Grundy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grundy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sobieski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grundy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sobieski is able to avoid easily.
Sobieski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grundy avoids the head kick by Sobieski.
Grundy misses with a low kick.
Sobieski misses with a head kick.
Grundy stuffs the takedown attempt from Sobieski. Sobieski gets slowly back to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Sobieski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sobieski misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grundy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sobieski finds it's way round the side to connect with Grundy's head.
Grundy throws a leg kick but Sobieski checks it.
Nice defenses there by Sobieski.
Grundy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sobieski's head.
Grundy tries to land a leg kick but Sobieski saw it coming and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grundy misses with a low kick as Sobieski jumps back.
Grundy misses with a series of wild punches.
Sobieski lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grundy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sobieski thumps Grundy with a low kick.
Sobieski throws a low kick but Grundy moves out of range easily.
Sobieski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grundy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grundy throws a nice looking combination but Sobieski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grundy tries to work over Sobieski's front leg with a kick but Sobieski checks it.
Grundy lands a slapping body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grundy!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Grundy.
Grundy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Grundy misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobieski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grundy swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobieski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grundy misses with a low kick.
Grundy scores with a nice strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobieski looks for the body kick but Grundy saw that one coming.
Grundy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab by Grundy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Grundy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grundy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Grundy!
Benjamin Grundy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Diamond Nutrition 160q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between K.J. Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeAngelo Kenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). J. Choi and DeAngelo Kenner. Choi's entrance music is Future ft. Drake Juicy J Meek Mill Rick Ross - Shit (remix). A fine choice. Kenner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ''Death Wish'' by Jadakiss feat. Lil Wayne kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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272 lbs
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, K.J. Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeAngelo Kenner!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Choi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kenner.
Kenner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenner misses with a head kick.
Kenner misses with a body shot
and Choi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Choi.
Choi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Choi slips under a jab.
Choi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenner.
A low kick from Choi misses
and Kenner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kenner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Choi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kenner sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We've been hearing that Choi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Choi working Kenner over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Choi is trying to control the action in half guard but Kenner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kenner trying to control here.
Choi trying to pass the guard but Kenner defending well.
Choi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kenner tries to get to full guard but Choi has control of the leg.
Choi tries to pass to full mount but Kenner defends it.
Choi is looking to take a break and control but Kenner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kenner manages to get to full guard.
Kenner is looking for a triangle but Choi pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenner has Choi pulled in close to control his posture.
Choi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenner is keeping the position for now.
Choi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Choi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kenner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kenner looking to control.
Choi sitting in guard here, content to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A lazy left from Choi finds it's target.
It looks like DeAngelo Kenner has been cut.
Choi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Choi lands a jab to Kenner's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenner.
Kenner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kenner misses with an uppercut
and Choi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kenner tries to work over Choi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Choi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DeAngelo Kenner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenner throws a leg kick
and Choi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Choi.
Choi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kenner's elbow.
Kenner misses with some punches.
Kenner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kenner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Choi breaks the clinch.
Kenner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kenner throws a combination. Choi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choi misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi misses with a kick to the body.
Choi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Kenner.
Kenner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Choi thuds his shin into the meat of Kenner's side.
Kenner looks winded!
Choi blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Choi.
Nice shot by Choi.
Choi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenner moves forwards but Choi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kenner needs to keep his hands up - Choi had a free shot at his head there.
Kenner looks to land a combination but Choi avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
K.J. Choi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DeAngelo Kenner's cut.
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.
Choi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenner.
Nice shot lands for Choi.
Kenner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Choi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Choi.
Choi tries to work over Kenner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kenner tries to throw a body punch but Choi avoids it by throwing Kenner back against the cage.
Kenner has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
Kenner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kenner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Choi throws a nice looking combination but Kenner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kenner misses with a double jab
and Choi counters by moving into the clinch.
Choi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Kenner misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kenner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Choi's guard.
Kenner distracts Choi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenner looking to pass the guard.
Kenner stands up over Choi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kenner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kenner working some strikes from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Choi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Choi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kenner's guard.
Kenner trying to control the position.
Choi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Choi defends well.
Kenner trying to control the position.
Choi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenner is keeping the position for now.
Kenner keeping moving, preventing Choi from controlling successfully.
Kenner looking for a guillotine here but Choi defends easily.
Kenner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Choi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Choi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Choi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeAngelo Kenner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kenner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Choi tries to reverse the position but Kenner maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kenner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Choi keeps working.
Kenner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kenner is thwarting Choi's attempts to control the position.
Kenner tries to pass to full mount but Choi defends it.
Kenner is looking to pass Choi's guard but actually Choi recovers to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenner with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeAngelo Kenner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on DeAngelo Kenner's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kenner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kenner throws a leg kick
and Choi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kenner misses with a punch on the inside.
Choi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Choi checks a leg kick.
Kenner misses with a leg kick
and Choi counters by moving into the clinch.
Choi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kenner swings wildly with an uppercut but Choi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Kenner is predictable there
and Choi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Choi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kenner scores with a shot to the side of Choi's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenner throws a head punch that misses.
Kenner has Choi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Choi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi keeps control of Kenner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Choi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenner.
Choi is pressed up against the cage. Kenner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Choi down to the mat. Choi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
K.J. Choi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeAngelo Kenner.
Kenner misses with a low kick.
Kenner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
K.J. Choi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kenner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body kick from Choi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Choi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Choi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kenner.
Choi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenner.
Choi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Choi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenner throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenner thuds a left hand into Choi's body.
Kenner tries to score with a low kick but Choi moves his leg out of the way.
Choi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Choi throws a predictable looking body shot
so Kenner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Choi seems keen to control Kenner's posture.
Kenner is in close to Choi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kenner landing with the ground and pound.
Choi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kenner's guard.
Kenner keeping moving, preventing Choi from controlling successfully.
Kenner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Choi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi is pushing down on Kenner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kenner is fighting to maintain full guard but Choi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kenner is trying to get back to full guard.
Choi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Choi is keen to just control but Kenner is a slippery customer.
Kenner wants to control the action here but instead Choi manages to pass to full mount!
Choi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kenner is looking to improve his position but Choi isn't that keen on the idea.
Choi controlling his opponent.
Choi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choi with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenner tries to reverse the position but Choi maintains control.
Choi trying to control but Kenner is having none of it.
Choi controlling from the full mount.
Choi landing strikes from the mount.
Choi lands a couple of good shots and Kenner has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Choi gets his hands free as Kenner looks to control.
Choi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Choi scores with punches from the back.
Kenner is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
K.J. Choi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Choi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... K.J. Choi!
In his post fight interview, K.J. Choi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
DeAngelo Kenner spoke after the fight, saying 'Much respect. Great fight.'.
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