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GAMMA#376 Dunowevil v Custer PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titus Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overeem.
Overeem throws a hook but Polo blocks it.
Overeem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Polo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Polo fails with a takedown attempt.
Polo's coach down at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Polo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Polo throws a hook but Overeem avoids it easily.
Polo avoids the body shot from Overeem.
Overeem lands with a good body shot.
Overeem ducks under a wild hook from Polo.
Overeem slips a straight right by Polo.
Overeem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overeem lands an overhand right.
Overeem misses with a low kick.
Polo looks to score with a jab to the body but Overeem is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Polo.
Polo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Polo looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overeem jabs Polo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Overeem jabs Polo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Overeem is looking to wear down Polo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Overeem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Polo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Overeem scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Marco Polo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polo avoids a kick to the body.
Polo is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Overeem Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Polo is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Titus Overeem!
A victorious Titus Overeem 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Burczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Max is coming, better be ready.... Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamil Burczynski!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Burczynski misses.
Burczynski throws a lazy uppercut
and Power counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Burczynski is defended easily by Power.
Burczynski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Power definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Power misses with a wild body shot.
Power connects with a right hand. Burczynski shakes it off.
Burczynski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Power avoids it really well and circles away.
Power clobbers Burczynski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Power checks a low kick from Burczynski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burczynski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Burczynski misses.
Power wants to clinch but Burczynski slips to the side
and Burczynski counters with a head kick.
Burczynski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burczynski slips a jab from Power.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Burczynski.
Burczynski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Power thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power digs a good hook to Burczynski's body.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burczynski.
Burczynski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Power connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burczynski scrambles back to his feet.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burczynski moves away.
A head kick misses from Burczynski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski is looking to clinch but Power is avoiding it.
Power looks to land a left hand but Burczynski moved out of range nicely.
Burczynski scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power throws a sloppy body shot
and Burczynski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Power takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Burczynski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Burczynski throws a wild body kick that Power sees coming a mile off.
Power avoids the head kick by Burczynski.
Power scores with a leg kick.
Burczynski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burczynski scores with a one two! Power had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a hook.
Power clinches up with Burczynski and pushes him back against the cage.
Power breaks the clinch.
Power moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Power scores with a body shot.
Burczynski slips a jab from Power.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Burczynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Power misses with a two punch combination.
Burczynski misses with a takedown attempt - Power sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Max Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamil Burczynski.
Burczynski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Power throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burczynski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Power misses.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burczynski throws out the jab.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Burczynski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burczynski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Power. Power obviously looking to wear him down.
Power misses with a hook to the body
and Burczynski counters with a single leg into guard. Power didn't expect that.
Power is rocked!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Power had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burczynski defends it easily.
Burczynski preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Power trying to keep a closed guard but Burczynski is proving a slippery customer.
Power is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Power dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Power throws a body punch but Burczynski moves out of range.
Burczynski tests Power's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burczynski shoots in but no luck this time.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burczynski manages to avoid it.
Burczynski with a poor takedown
letting Power counter with a right hand.
Burczynski fails with a takedown attempt.
Max Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamil Burczynski.
Power steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burczynski.
Burczynski slips under a jab from Power.
Burczynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power tests Burczynski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Burczynski is just out of range.
Burczynski 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.
Power lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Power rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burczynski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Power misses with a hook
and Burczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burczynski staying out of range there.
Power misses with a body shot.
Burczynski throws a leg kick but Power sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Power jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burczynski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a jab to the body
and Burczynski counters with a good low kick that Power was not able to check.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Burczynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Burczynski finds it's way through Power's defenses.
Oh Power is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burczynski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Burczynski gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Power is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamil Burczynski!
Kamil Burczynski opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josip Ruzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruzic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kid N Play - Gettin' Funky. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
38 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josip Ruzic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Singh!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Singh coming out on top.
It looks like Josip Ruzic has been cut.
A big right from Ruzic misses.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh works Ruzic's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Singh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ruzic doesn't seem phased though.
Ruzic throws a series of strikes that have Singh backpedaling.
Singh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh misses with a looping right.
Ruzic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Singh.
Ruzic avoids the body shot from Singh.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruzic.
Ruzic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singh manages to avoid it.
Ruzic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Singh thows a body shot but no joy.
Ruzic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Singh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Singh throws out a loose jab but Ruzic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Singh.
Ruzic misses with a right hand
and Singh counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ruzic's guard now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Singh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ruzic's head.
Singh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Singh trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruzic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Singh stopping the sweep attempt from Ruzic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Ruzic's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ruzic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Singh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh stays in close to Ruzic's body and controls the position.
Ruzic keeping moving, preventing Singh from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ravi Singh.
A jab lands there for Singh.
Singh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Singh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ruzic doesn't seem phased though.
Ruzic misses with an uppercut. Singh saw that one coming.
Ruzic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Singh lands a lovely overhand right.
Singh missing with a left hand there. Ruzic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with a looping right.
Singh looks to land a left hand but Ruzic moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Ruzic.
Ruzic connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruzic.
Ruzic misses with a wild combination.
Ruzic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruzic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab from Ruzic.
Singh misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Singh takes a swing at Ruzic's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruzic. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh staying out of range there.
Singh lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Singh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josip Ruzic's cut.
That's time! Ruzic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ruzic cracks Singh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Singh throws a big shot that misses.
Singh lands with a nice body punch.
Singh cracks Ruzic with an open hand slap.
A good leg kick by Ruzic.
Singh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ruzic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruzic.
Ruzic misses with a body punch
and Singh moves into the clinch.
Singh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Singh scores with a hook to the body.
Singh pressing his opponent against the cage.
Singh is trying to maintain a safe position but Ruzic gets an underhook and turns Singh into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Singh trying to control the position but instead, Ruzic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Singh into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic is looking to break free of the clinch but Singh has double underhooks.
Singh has Ruzic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ruzic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ruzic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Singh lands a hook that snaps the head of Ruzic backwards.
Ruzic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Singh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Singh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ruzic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
Ravi Singh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. Singh catches Ruzic right on the button with a cross.
Singh throws the left hand but Ruzic avoids the punch easily.
Singh misses with a body shot
and Ruzic counters with a nice uppercut.
Singh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruzic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh stuns Ruzic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Ruzic misses.
Singh lands a slapping body shot.
Singh misses with a right hand
and Ruzic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Singh thinking.
Ruzic lands a head shot.
Singh lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Singh.
Ruzic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Singh catches Ruzic right on the button with a cross.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ruzic.
Ruzic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ruzic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Singh lands a head shot.
Singh misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic lands a lovely overhand right.
Ruzic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Singh clinches up with Ruzic and pushes him back against the cage.
Ruzic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Singh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruzic.
Ruzic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Singh throws out a loose jab but Ruzic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruzic misses with a hook.
Singh thows a body shot but no joy.
Ruzic looks for the body kick but Singh saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruzic. That's going to slow Singh down.
Ruzic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Singh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruzic counters with a right hand to the body.
Ruzic digs a good body shot into Singh's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh takes a swing at Ruzic's ribcage but misses.
Ruzic misses the shot to the body.
Singh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruzic looking to score a takedown here. Singh is defending well but Ruzic drives through and ends up in Singh's guard.
Singh pulls Ruzic in close to prevent any damage.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Ruzic from controlling successfully.
Ruzic advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Singh prevents Ruzic from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ravi Singh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Josip Ruzic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A jab lands there for Ruzic.
Ruzic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
Ruzic is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruzic.
Singh slips a straight right by Ruzic.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ruzic!
Ruzic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ruzic fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Ruzic.
Singh throws a body punch but Ruzic moves out of range.
Singh slips a jab from Ruzic.
Ruzic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
Singh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ravi Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruzic avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ruzic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Singh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ruzic rather than just go for the knockout.
Singh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ruzic.
Sloppy strikes from Ruzic. Those never looked like landing.
Singh slips a straight right by Ruzic.
Ruzic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruzic throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.
Ruzic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Singh is out of range.
Ruzic avoids the body shot from Singh.
Singh lands a head shot.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Ruzic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Singh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruzic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Singh is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruzic avoids the body shot from Singh.
Singh throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ruzic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Singh. That did some damage!
Josip Ruzic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh scores with the left hand. Ruzic knows he should have avoided that one.
Singh throws a series of punches but Ruzic moves out of range.
A big left from Singh misses.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruzic was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Singh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Singh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruzic scores with a jab. Singh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ruzic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Ruzic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Ruzic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruzic.
Singh throws a body punch but Ruzic moves out of range.
Ruzic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruzic.
Ruzic misses with a body shot.
Singh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruzic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruzic misses with a left hand
and Singh counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ruzic won't be happy with that.
Singh slows the pace down.
Singh trying to control the position but Ruzic is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic is looking to regain half guard here but Singh keeps moving and retains side control.
Ravi Singh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Singh just content to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh wants to control but Ruzic is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ravi Singh was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Singh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ruzic's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ravi Singh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Singh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ravi Singh!
Ravi Singh decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby McBobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Muse: MK Ultra. McBobby has chosen Cold as Ice -- MOP as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Insanely flexible |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby McBobby!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McBobby just misses with a punch to the body.
McBobby takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Holmes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McBobby digs a good hook to Holmes's body.
Holmes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McBobby.
McBobby moves into range and clinches up with Holmes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McBobby has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes.
Holmes dodges an elbow strike from McBobby.
Holmes gets through McBobby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holmes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McBobby's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from McBobby fails to land.
Holmes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McBobby comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McBobby can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Holmes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmes looking to slow down the pace here.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes digs a right hand underneath McBobby's ribcage. McBobby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holmes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holmes lands a right hand.
Holmes working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from McBobby.
McBobby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes avoiding damage as McBobby throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McBobby just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holmes's brow.
McBobby is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holmes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holmes avoids a wild elbow strike from McBobby.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holmes.
Holmes prevents a body shot from McBobby.
Holmes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holmes lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holmes.
Holmes dodges an elbow strike from McBobby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBobby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
A left hand lands to the body for Holmes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBobby throws a head punch that misses.
McBobby wants to break free but Holmes has control.
Holmes avoids a wild elbow strike from McBobby.
Holmes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McBobby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McBobby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Holmes fails to pull guard.
Holmes has been working on his balance at Broken Halo Vegas, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by McBobby.
Holmes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McBobby lands a right hand.
McBobby digs a right hand into Holmes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holmes's gas tank.
McBobby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holmes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McBobby smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Holmes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes wants to land a leg kick but McBobby is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by McBobby.
Holmes throws a lazy uppercut
and McBobby makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Holmes really felt that one!
The fight stays on the outside here - McBobby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holmes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McBobby can pounce on him.
Holmes tries to land a body kick
and McBobby counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holmes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Holmes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBobby chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Holmes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmes checks a leg kick nicely.
McBobby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McBobby tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
McBobby lands a jab to the nose.
McBobby checks a low kick from Holmes.
McBobby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBobby tried to score with a low kick but Holmes checks it.
Holmes misses with a looping left.
McBobby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holmes.
McBobby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
McBobby tries to work over Holmes's front leg with a kick but Holmes checks it.
McBobby fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McBobby cracks Holmes with a good jab.
Holmes moves out of range of the leg kick from McBobby.
McBobby delivers a nice body kick.
Holmes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBobby misses with a body shot.
McBobby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby McBobby dominated that round.
That's time! Holmes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Holmes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holmes connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for McBobby.
Holmes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bobby McBobby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holmes throws a head kick but McBobby moves out of range.
James Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by McBobby.
McBobby throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes defending well as McBobby loads up on a big left hand.
A leg kick checked by Holmes.
A clash of legs there as McBobby blocks the low kick.
McBobby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McBobby misses with a low kick.
Holmes throws a body punch but McBobby moves out of range.
Holmes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McBobby is out of range.
McBobby chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a jab when McBobby was well out of range.
Good leg kick by Holmes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Holmes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McBobby avoids the body shot from Holmes.
McBobby is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Holmes rather than just go for the knockout.
McBobby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from McBobby.
Holmes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBobby.
Holmes throws a solid leg kick but McBobby takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Holmes.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes misses with a combination
and McBobby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McBobby trying to land knees to the body.
McBobby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like James Holmes has been cut.
McBobby blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a punch on the inside.
Holmes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holmes.
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!
McBobby trying to land knees to the body.
McBobby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Holmes blocks an elbow strike.
McBobby scores a nice knee to the body.
McBobby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmes's elbow.
Holmes blocking some punches.
Holmes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Holmes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holmes lands a right hand.
Holmes takes an elbow to the temple.
Holmes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McBobby smiles and moves away.
A jab from Holmes misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes with a jab.
McBobby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holmes doesn't seem bothered though.
McBobby scores with a shot to the body.
McBobby avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McBobby misses with a body shot.
Holmes throws an off balance right hand
and McBobby counters with a thumping low kick.
Holmes throws a hook but McBobby avoids it easily.
Holmes throws a lazy right hand but McBobby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McBobby fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holmes.
McBobby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holmes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McBobby lands with a nice body punch.
McBobby lands a high kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holmes.
Holmes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBobby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
McBobby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body kick from Holmes.
McBobby fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Holmes checks it well.
A cross from Holmes lands.
Nice defenses there by McBobby.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McBobby manages to avoid it.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBobby lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBobby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McBobby.
McBobby misses with a low kick.
McBobby is looking to clinch but Holmes is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby McBobby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Holmes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
McBobby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Holmes. That did some damage!
McBobby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holmes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That kick from McBobby tenderised Holmes's leg. Holmes is trying to keep his angry face on.
McBobby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McBobby throws the kick towards the body but Holmes avoids it.
McBobby misses the shot to the body.
Holmes throws a low kick but McBobby moves out of range easily.
McBobby throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and moves out of range.
McBobby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for McBobby.
Holmes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McBobby ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
Holmes throws a head kick but McBobby moves out of range.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from McBobby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBobby misses with a low kick.
Holmes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Holmes misses.
Holmes misses with a lunging right hand
and McBobby counters with a nice uppercut.
Holmes misses with a body punch
and McBobby counters with a leg kick.
McBobby is looking to slow Holmes down with leg kicks.
Holmes misses with an uppercut.
Holmes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Holmes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McBobby fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holmes.
McBobby lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McBobby chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by McBobby.
James Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from McBobby.
McBobby misses with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Holmes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McBobby misses with a body kick.
Holmes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from McBobby.
McBobby lands a nice looking kick to the body. Holmes takes a step back to recover.
Holmes throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for McBobby.
McBobby keeps Holmes at a distance using the push kick.
Good leg kick by McBobby there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holmes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Holmes throws the kick towards the body but McBobby avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBobby lands a head kick. Holmes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Holmes misses with a body kick.
Holmes lands a leg kick that knocks McBobby off balance momentarily.
Holmes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holmes checks a leg kick.
McBobby misses with a low kick.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBobby.
Holmes throws a chopping leg kick but McBobby manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good leg kick by McBobby there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holmes throws a head kick but McBobby moves out of range.
Holmes misses the jab.
McBobby scores with a body shot.
McBobby throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
Bobby McBobby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBobby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holmes takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBobby sizes up Holmes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McBobby lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Holmes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Holmes misses with a looping left.
McBobby fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Holmes blocks a head kick by McBobby.
Holmes needs to keep his hands up - McBobby had a free shot at his head there.
McBobby throws a low kick but Holmes avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Holmes.
Holmes lands a slapping body shot.
McBobby slips a jab from Holmes.
Holmes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby McBobby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McBobby 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby McBobby!
Bobby McBobby decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tasos Ieronymakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Janos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janos has chosen Predator Theme 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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260 lbs
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255 lbs
20 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tasos Ieronymakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Janos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Janos tries to clinch but Ieronymakis moves out of range.
Janos wants to clinch.
Ieronymakis blocks a head kick by Janos.
Janos slips a jab from Ieronymakis.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Janos forces Ieronymakis back against the cage and clinches.
Janos scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tasos Ieronymakis has been cut.
Janos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ieronymakis avoids it.
A short uppercut from Ieronymakis.
Ieronymakis is working for takedown but Janos is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ieronymakis.
Ieronymakis misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ieronymakis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ieronymakis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ieronymakis misses with a body punch.
Ieronymakis avoids the elbow strike from Janos, against the cage.
Janos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Janos working Ieronymakis over with knees to the body.
Janos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Ieronymakis on the inside.
Janos scores with a knee to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Ieronymakis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Janos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Janos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ieronymakis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Janos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Janos is looking to control Ieronymakis's arms but Ieronymakis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Janos has his back to the cage.
Janos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ieronymakis blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Janos.
Janos has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Janos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Janos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ieronymakis is breathing heavily.
Janos leaning against his opponent.
Ieronymakis misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos misses with an elbow over the top.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ieronymakis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Janos lands a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Janos.
Tasos Ieronymakis's cut is getting worse.
Ieronymakis struggles to land a body shot inside as Janos controls his hands.
Janos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Janos stalls.
Janos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Janos.
Janos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Janos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ieronymakis up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Janos.
Janos fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Janos wants to clinch up but Ieronymakis keeps it at a distance.
Ieronymakis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Janos misses with a head kick.
Ieronymakis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jim Janos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Janos moves into range and clinches up with Ieronymakis.
Janos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ieronymakis avoids it.
Janos blocking some punches.
Janos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ieronymakis avoiding damage as Janos throws knees to the body.
Ieronymakis working aggressively here.
Janos misses with a knee to the head.
Janos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janos obliges.
Janos tries a knee to the head but Ieronymakis blocks it.
Janos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ieronymakis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Janos.
Janos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Janos.
Tasos Ieronymakis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Janos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ieronymakis's defenses.
Ieronymakis throws a punch but it's blocked by Janos.
Ieronymakis is leaning against Janos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Janos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Janos.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ieronymakis misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janos lands a nice knee to the body.
Janos pushes off an throws an elbow but Ieronymakis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ieronymakis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ieronymakis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Janos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tasos Ieronymakis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Janos forces Ieronymakis back against the cage and clinches.
Ieronymakis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ieronymakis takes an elbow to the temple.
Ieronymakis has a couple of punches blocked by Janos.
Janos looking to stall.
Janos lands a knee to the body.
Ieronymakis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Janos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ieronymakis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Janos missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Janos.
Janos throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ieronymakis throws a head punch that misses.
Ieronymakis tries to throw a body punch but Janos avoids it by throwing Ieronymakis back against the cage.
Janos throws an elbow that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ieronymakis misses with some punches.
Janos avoiding damage.
Janos lands a nice elbow.
Jeez, Tasos Ieronymakis's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ieronymakis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ieronymakis throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Janos misses with a knee strike.
Ieronymakis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ieronymakis has a couple of punches blocked by Janos.
Ieronymakis lands a right hand.
Ieronymakis takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tasos Ieronymakis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jim Janos!
Jim Janos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
McDonald takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Restricted area in the buildup to the fight.
James connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
James clinches up with McDonald and pushes him back against the cage.
McDonald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McDonald is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Maurice McDonald has been cut.
James can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from McDonald.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonald tries to stall but James uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
James misses with a knee to the head.
McDonald is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDonalds head.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McDonald blocks it with crossed arms.
James lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
James misses with a body punch.
James lands an elbow inside that McDonald shrugs off.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James lands an uppercut.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDonald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McDonald content to slow the pace in the clinch.
James has McDonald pushed against the cage.
McDonald working aggressively here.
McDonald working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McDonald looking to stall.
James trying to land knees to the body.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James tries to work over McDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James keeps control of McDonald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
James blocks a body shot from McDonald.
A short right hand to the side of the head by James.
McDonald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but James has him pressed against the cage.
James lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonald looking to slow down the pace here.
McDonald working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by McDonald.
James looking to throw knees to the head but McDonald is blocking nicely.
James blocks a body shot from McDonald.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. James obliges.
McDonald cracks James with a nice body shot.
James can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McDonald tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing McDonald back against the cage.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
McDonald scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
James lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from James.
James connects with a knee to the head.
James takes a shot to the head.
McDonald stalling the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for McDonald.
McDonald looking to slow down the pace here.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
McDonald slows down the pace here.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
James is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
James misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurice McDonald's cut.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
A good leg kick by James.
Maurice McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonald throws out a leg kick but James moves out of range and McDonald only half commits.
James tries to clinch there but McDonald circles away.
Rick James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDonald walks into a jab.
James defending well as McDonald loads up on a big left hand.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
James clinches up with McDonald and pushes him back against the cage.
McDonald gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonald takes a knee right on the jaw!
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McDonald avoids it.
James creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rick James has scored more points in the clinch so far.
James has McDonald pressed against the cage, preventing McDonald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A knee to the head by James.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McDonald avoids a wild elbow strike from James.
McDonald can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
James tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by James as McDonald tries to tie him up.
McDonald scores with a shoulder strike.
McDonald digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
James throws a head punch that misses.
McDonald tries to break free but James pushes him back against the cage.
McDonald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
James lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDonald.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McDonald is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
James lands an elbow just above McDonald 's eye.
McDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonald managing to block the knees to the body from James.
A shot in the inside from James.
McDonald tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing McDonald back against the cage.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James misses with some punches.
James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
James pressing his opponent against the cage.
James misses with a body punch.
James blocks a body shot from McDonald.
McDonald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDonald lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James misses with an elbow over the top.
McDonald can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
McDonald can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
A short right from McDonald on the inside.
James stalls.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, James just misses with a elbow thrown towards McDonald's brow.
McDonald lands with a right to the head.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James misses with some punches.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McDonald avoids it.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
James lands with a right to the head.
James is trying to stall.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a knee to the head.
McDonald blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
James works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
James blocks an uppercut.
McDonald gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
James prevents a body shot from McDonald.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McDonald scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonald.
Nice body punch from McDonald.
McDonald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of James backwards.
James misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from James.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by James.
James utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rick James will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maurice McDonald'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. This is the final round!
McDonald throws a leg kick
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick
and James counters with a big head kick but McDonald shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McDonald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald throws a low kick but James avoids it.
James lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald misses with a double jab
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rick James is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonald takes one on the button.
McDonald throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James ducks under a wild hook from McDonald.
James tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
James takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
James wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from McDonald is predictable there
and James counters with a good low kick that McDonald was not able to check.
James connects with a high kick.
James dodges the punch combination from McDonald.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James avoids the body shot from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a shot to the body
letting James counter with a right hand.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McDonald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald throws a leg kick but James checks it.
James throws a nice outside leg kick.
James misses with the combination.
McDonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
McDonald takes one to the side of the head.
James works McDonald's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a jab to the head.
James scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That has opened up Maurice McDonald's cut even more.
McDonald throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McDonald throws a leg kick that misses.
James ducks right into an uppercut from McDonald.
Maurice McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
McDonald attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McDonald tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by McDonald misses
and James counters with a low kick, right behind McDonald 's knee.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James slips under a jab from McDonald.
James tries to move into range but McDonald moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
James closes the distance and clinches.
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDonalds head.
McDonald wants to stall.
James lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
James lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDonald is rocked!
McDonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonald is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald wants to get back to striking at distance but James won't allow it.
James blocks a body shot from McDonald.
James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The cut above Maurice McDonald's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McDonald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James lands with a left to the head.
James just leaning against McDonald, taking a breather.
Rick James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McDonald can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well James has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick James!
Rick James tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan McAlister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mizushima Muroi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McAlister comes to the cage accompanied by Ylvis - The Fox . Muroi has chosen Get Out - Circa Survive 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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335 lbs
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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
29 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duncan McAlister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mizushima Muroi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAlister wants to slow Muroi down by chopping away at his legs.
McAlister throws an overhand right that lands on Muroi's shoulder, as Muroi tries to avoid the shot.
McAlister throws out a powerful jab.
McAlister throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Muroi on the side of the head.
Muroi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McAlister's head.
It looks like Duncan McAlister has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McAlister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duncan McAlister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McAlister scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Muroi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Muroi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've been told by McAlister's head coaches at Silverback MMA Academy (Elite + Sauna & 160VM) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Muroi has managed to clinch.
Muroi is trying to break the clinch but McAlister has him pressed against the cage.
Muroi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muroi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muroi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McAlister jumps guard and drags Muroi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McAlister is on top in guard.
McAlister trying to control but Muroi is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Duncan McAlister wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Muroi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McAlister.
Muroi misses the shot to the body.
McAlister slips a jab and a cross from Muroi.
Muroi takes a jab right on the kisser.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Muroi! McAlister is backing up but he can't get away as Muroi lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops McAlister and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mizushima Muroi!
Mizushima Muroi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Adis Djurdjevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gegard Mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Djurdjevic. Those never looked like landing.
Djurdjevic has Mousasi up against the cage in a clinch.
Mousasi prevents a body shot from Djurdjevic.
A short uppercut from Djurdjevic.
It looks like Gegard Mousasi has been cut.
We've been informed that Mousasi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mousasi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Djurdjevics head.
Mousasi digs a right hand underneath Djurdjevic's ribcage. Djurdjevic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mousasi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mousasi wants to stall.
Mousasi pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mousasi is trying to keep Djurdjevic in close.
We've been hearing that Djurdjevic has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Djurdjevic trying to control the position from guard on top but Mousasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mousasi trying to keep a closed guard but Djurdjevic is proving a slippery customer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mousasi trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Djurdjevic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mousasi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Djurdjevic connects with a couple of short punches.
Mousasi working a defensive guard here.
Djurdjevic wants to control from the top but Mousasi keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mousasi holds on and takes a little breather.
Djurdjevic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi keeping moving, preventing Djurdjevic from controlling successfully.
Mousasi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Djurdjevic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mousasi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mousasi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Djurdjevic passes Mousasi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Djurdjevic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Djurdjevic prevents Mousasi from improving his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Djurdjevic is trying to work for a kimura but Mousasi is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi trying to control here.
Djurdjevic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Djurdjevic trying to work for an americana but Mousasi has managed to regain full guard.
Djurdjevic tries to free his leg and advance position but Mousasi is retaining full guard.
Mousasi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mousasi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Djurdjevic postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic throwing strikes but missing.
Djurdjevic looking to pass the guard.
Djurdjevic landing some decent shots from guard.
Mousasi pulls Djurdjevic in close to his closed guard and prevents Djurdjevic from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Djurdjevic wants to control from the top but Mousasi keeps moving.
Djurdjevic advances position into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Djurdjevic connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mousasi some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mousasi tries to improve position but can't.
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 Adis Djurdjevic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gegard Mousasi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mousasi misses with a low kick.
Djurdjevic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mousasi under the eye.
Djurdjevic throws a head kick but Mousasi moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mousasi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Djurdjevic, right into the meat.
Mousasi tries to clinch up.
Djurdjevic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Djurdjevic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mousasi tries to land a leg kick but Djurdjevic saw it coming and moves away.
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!
Mousasi connects with a leg kick. Djurdjevic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mousasi, right into the meat.
Mousasi misses with the body kick
and Djurdjevic counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi cracks a nice hook into Djurdjevic's ribs.
Djurdjevic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mousasi.
Mousasi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mousasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Djurdjevic manages to avoid it.
Mousasi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Djurdjevic throws a leg kick but Mousasi checks it.
Mousasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Djurdjevic moves away.
Djurdjevic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mousasi circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Mousasi misses its intended target.
Djurdjevic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Adis Djurdjevic has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Djurdjevic misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Mousasi misses.
Mousasi misses with a right hand
and Djurdjevic counters with a body kick.
Djurdjevic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mousasi misses with a wild body shot.
Djurdjevic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mousasi's calf.
Djurdjevic misses with a wild combination.
Djurdjevic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Djurdjevic blocks the body kick.
Mousasi throws a leg kick that misses.
Mousasi is looking to chop away at Djurdjevic's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi slips under a jab from Djurdjevic.
Mousasi fails with the takedown
and Djurdjevic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mousasi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mousasi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mousasi scores with a jab to the head.
Mousasi misses with a straight right.
Mousasi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mousasi lands a nice looking body shot.
Djurdjevic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mousasi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic moves out of range of the body kick.
Djurdjevic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mousasi avoids a kick to the body.
Mousasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Djurdjevic was well out of range. Poor timing from Mousasi.
Mousasi is looking to clinch but Djurdjevic is avoiding it.
Mousasi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Djurdjevic can pounce on him.
Djurdjevic connects with a right hand. Mousasi shakes it off.
Djurdjevic goes for a double leg but Mousasi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mousasi continues to drive forward.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Djurdjevic misses with a body punch.
Mousasi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Djurdjevic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Mousasi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Mousasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Djurdjevic scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab by Djurdjevic.
Mousasi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mousasi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Djurdjevic throws a push kick but Mousasi slaps the foot to one side.
Djurdjevic catches Mousasi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Djurdjevic scores with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Djurdjevic prevents Mousasi from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djurdjevic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mousasi keeps working.
Mousasi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Djurdjevic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Djurdjevic is working for a submission of some sort.
Mousasi wants to control but Djurdjevic is keeping busy.
Mousasi is looking for a sweep. Djurdjevic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi is trying to maintain the position but Djurdjevic is very close to passing his half guard.
Djurdjevic throwing shots but Mousasi is blocking nicely.
Mousasi trying to control from the bottom.
Mousasi wants to get back to full guard.
Djurdjevic wants to pass the guard but Mousasi is defending well.
Djurdjevic controlling the action here.
Djurdjevic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mousasi for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mousasi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi controls Djurdjevic momentarily but Djurdjevic frees himself.
Mousasi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Djurdjevic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Djurdjevic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mousasi is keeping the position for now.
Djurdjevic lands a couple of digs.
Djurdjevic throwing strikes from guard but Mousasi blocks nicely.
Adis Djurdjevic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mousasi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Djurdjevic is aware though and is defending well.
Mousasi can't keep his opponent in guard - Djurdjevic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mousasi trying to hold on to Djurdjevic's head to control him but Djurdjevic postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Djurdjevic pulls his head out easily.
Mousasi is trying to control but can't.
Djurdjevic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mousasi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Djurdjevic trying to pass the guard but Mousasi defending well.
Djurdjevic seems to be looking for submissions.
Djurdjevic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mousasi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adis Djurdjevic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Djurdjevic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyry Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perkele has chosen Perkele as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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260 lbs
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241 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyry Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perkele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perkele lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkele pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smith slips under a jab from Perkele.
Perkele thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smith if he has to take too many more of those.
Perkele fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Smith has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Perkele moves out of range easily.
Perkele looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Perkele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perkele looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Perkele thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith slips a jab from Perkele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick but Perkele moves out of range.
Smith lands with a hook. Perkele tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perkele is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Perkele connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Smith tenderised Perkele's leg. Perkele is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perkele connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Perkele throws out a powerful jab.
Perkele motions for Smith to come forward. Perkele throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Perkele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Perkele throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Perkele fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perkele checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Perkele counters with a solid body kick.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Perkele attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Perkele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perkele throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith wants to slow Perkele down by chopping away at his legs.
Perkele bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Perkele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Perkele connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Perkele does it's job there.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perkele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Perkele jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Perkele scores with a body shot.
Perkele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Perkele down.
Crunch! Perkele slams his shin into Smith's torso.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perkele thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pyry Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Perkele coming out on top.
It looks like Dante Smith has been cut.
Perkele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith lands a jab to Perkele's midsection.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkele can pounce on him.
Perkele lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Perkele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Perkele - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Perkele. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Perkele changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perkele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perkele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perkele scores with a shot to the body.
Perkele throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Perkele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Smith.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perkele checks the leg kick.
Perkele changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyry Perkele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Smith's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Perkele lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Good leg kick by Perkele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Perkele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perkele fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perkele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Perkele - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Perkele. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perkele.
Perkele takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Perkele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perkele closes the distance and clinches.
Perkele trying to land knees to the body.
Perkele landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele lands a nice elbow.
Perkele controlling the action here for a moment.
Perkele lands a damaging elbow.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Perkele is stalling here.
Perkele throws a head punch that misses.
Perkele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Perkele trying to land knees to the body.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Perkele avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Perkele scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Perkele, against the cage.
Smith lands a body shot.
Perkele lands a damaging elbow.
Dante Smith's cut is getting worse.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Perkele.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perkele tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Perkele, against the cage.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dante Smith's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Perkele missing with knees to the body.
Perkele holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Perkele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele missing with knees to the body.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Perkele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Perkele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Perkele.
Perkele putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Perkele scores a nice knee to the body.
Perkele tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Pyry Perkele seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perkele scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith prevents a body shot from Perkele.
Smith is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Perkele pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Perkele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perkele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perkele is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Perkele into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perkele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeez, Dante Smith's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dante Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pyry Perkele!
After winning the bout, Pyry Perkele thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Dunowevil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Custer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunowevil comes to the cage accompanied by If You're Gonna Be Dumb You Gotta Be Tough. Jesse Custer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roger Dunowevil's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Dunowevil!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Custer!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Custer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good work by Dunowevil as he checks the leg kick.
Custer throws the left hand but Dunowevil avoids the punch easily.
Dunowevil digs a good hook to Custer's body.
We've been informed that Custer has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Custer blocks the body kick.
Dunowevil tests Custer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Custer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Custer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunowevil moves away.
Dunowevil throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Custer moves out of range of the body kick.
Dunowevil gets a clinch.
Dunowevil blocks an uppercut.
Custer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Custer misses with a punch on the inside.
Custer blocking some punches.
Custer misses with a punch on the inside.
Dunowevil takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Custer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunowevil digs a right hand underneath Custer's ribcage. Custer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dunowevil blocks an uppercut.
Dunowevil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Custer prevents Dunowevil from breaking the clinch.
Custer pulls guard successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dunowevil is looking to stand up but Custer won't let him.
Dunowevil controlling from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We're going to have a standup here because Roger Dunowevil wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Decent striking displayed by Custer there.
Custer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dunowevil.
Custer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunowevil manages to avoid it.
Roger Dunowevil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Custer defending well as Dunowevil loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Custer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Dunowevil.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Custer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dunowevil on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Roger Dunowevil has been cut.
Custer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Custer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dunowevil on the side of the head.
Custer slips a jab from Dunowevil.
Custer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dunowevil lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've been told by Dunowevil's head coaches at Disciples Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Custer lands with a good body shot.
Custer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Custer throws a hook to the side of Dunowevil's head but Dunowevil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Custer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dunowevil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dunowevil misses with a shot to the body
and Custer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Custer.
Custer throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer chips away with some ground and pound.
Dunowevil manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Custer manages to get himself to full guard.
Custer wants to sweep here but Dunowevil controlling him for the moment.
Custer is trying to keep Dunowevil in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil wanted to stand there but Custer had control of the position.
Custer has his foot on Dunowevil's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dunowevil works his way back into a safe position though.
Custer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesse Custer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roger Dunowevil's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Custer misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body kick from Custer.
Custer thows a body shot but no joy.
Custer clobbers Dunowevil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dunowevil scores with a jab.
Custer scores with a body shot.
Dunowevil loads up on a big right hand but Custer slips the punch.
Custer throws a shot from downtown. Dunowevil moves away and avoids it.
Dunowevil loads up on a big right hand but Custer slips the punch.
Jesse Custer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dunowevil throws a hook but Custer avoids it easily.
Dunowevil takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dunowevil throws a low kick but it's checked well by Custer.
Custer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Custer motions for Dunowevil to come forward. Custer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Custer throws a hook but Dunowevil avoids it easily.
Custer connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunowevil throws a leg kick but Custer moved away.
Dunowevil stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunowevil looks to land a combination but Custer avoids it well.
Custer throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Dunowevil there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dunowevil scores with a kick to the body.
Dunowevil scores with a decent looking hook.
Custer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Custer looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunowevil is just out of range.
Dunowevil throws out a loose jab but Custer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roger Dunowevil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunowevil jabs at Custer's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dunowevil.
Dunowevil lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dunowevil tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Custer throws a big shot that misses.
Dunowevil with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Custer to score with a decent uppercut.
Dunowevil misses with a left hand
and Custer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Custer trying to control but Dunowevil is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil working a defensive guard here.
Dunowevil looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Custer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Custer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Custer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jesse Custer has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Custer dives in and grabs Dunowevil's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dunowevil pushes down on Custer's head and hops out.
Custer slips a jab from Dunowevil.
Custer throws a push kick but Dunowevil slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body punch from Custer.
Custer misses with a body shot.
Custer checks a low kick from Dunowevil.
Dunowevil lands a jab to the nose.
A punch lands to the side of Dunowevil 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A clash of legs there as Custer blocks the low kick.
Custer motions for Dunowevil to come forward. Custer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dunowevil lands a nice hook to Custer's body. Custer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dunowevil misses with a left hand
and Custer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Custer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Custer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dunowevil knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dunowevil is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer wants to pass the guard but Dunowevil is defending well.
Custer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Custer is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Dunowevil trying to keep a closed guard but Custer is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunowevil wants to stand up but Custer is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Custer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roger Dunowevil'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.
Dunowevil throws a leg kick but Custer moved away.
Dunowevil blocks the body kick.
Custer ducks under a wild hook from Dunowevil.
Custer throws a body punch but Dunowevil moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Custer. Dunowevil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunowevil delivers a nice body kick.
Custer throws a body punch but Dunowevil moves out of range.
Custer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dunowevil jabs Custer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Custer moves out of range of the strikes.
Custer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dunowevil.
Dunowevil jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Custer lands a leg kick that knocks Dunowevil off balance momentarily.
Dunowevil connects with a body shot.
Custer misses with a looping right.
Dunowevil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer connects with a jab.
Custer slips under a jab from Dunowevil.
Custer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Custer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dunowevil walks into a jab.
Dunowevil throws the left hand but Custer avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from Dunowevil as Custer shoots in.
Dunowevil clinches.
Dunowevil lands a hook that snaps the head of Custer backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dunowevil as Custer tries to tie him up.
Dunowevil tries to break free but Custer pushes him back against the cage.
Dunowevil tries to break the clinch but Custer is controlling the position.
Dunowevil has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Custer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dunowevil just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Custer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Custer is trying to pull guard but Dunowevil has him pressed against the cage.
Roger Dunowevil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Custer.
Custer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dunowevil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Custer.
Custer moves away from the strike by Dunowevil.
Dunowevil misses with a straight right.
Dunowevil missing with a left hand there. Custer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dunowevil takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dunowevil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Custer.
Dunowevil tries to score with a low kick but Custer moves his leg out of the way.
Custer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dunowevil lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Custers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Custer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunowevil.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunowevil. Custer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunowevil throws a shot from downtown. Custer moves away and avoids it.
Dunowevil tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Custer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Custer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Custer does it's job there.
Dunowevil lands with a shot to the body.
Custer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Custer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunowevil.
Dunowevil connects with a good right hand that stumbles Custer. Custer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Custer avoids a kick to the body.
Dunowevil misses with a body shot.
Dunowevil throws an overhand right that lands on Custer's shoulder, as Custer tries to avoid the shot.
Custer walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunowevil manages to avoid it.
Custer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunowevil looks to land a combination. Custer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Custer takes a swing at Dunowevil's ribcage but misses.
Dunowevil misses with a straight left.
Custer slips a jab and a cross from Dunowevil.
Custer blocks a head kick by Dunowevil.
Dunowevil tries to clinch there but Custer circles away.
Custer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunowevil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Custer.
Custer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dunowevil.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunowevil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Custer finds it's target.
Nice body kick there by Custer.
Dunowevil blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Dunowevil clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Dunowevil's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Custer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Custer lands a really nice looking cross but Dunowevil seems unphased.
Custer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Custer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunowevil moves away.
Custer throws the left hand but Dunowevil avoids the punch easily.
Dunowevil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot by Dunowevil.
Dunowevil throws an overhand right that lands on Custer's shoulder, as Custer tries to avoid the shot.
Dunowevil walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Custer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Custer shoots in for a takedown but Dunowevil shows good takedown defense.
Custer looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunowevil is just out of range.
Custer misses with a wild body shot.
Dunowevil fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Custer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dunowevil looks to score with a jab to the body but Custer is just out of range.
Dunowevil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Custer misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunowevil throws out the jab.
Dunowevil throws a looping overhand right but Custer ducks down to avoid it.
Dunowevil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Custer. That's going to slow Dunowevil down.
Custer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Custer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Custer.
Dunowevil feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Custers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Custer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dunowevil.
A swing and a miss from Dunowevil.
Dunowevil moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dunowevil scores with a nice body kick.
Custer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunowevil.
Custer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dunowevil checks it well.
Dunowevil tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Custer throws a jab when Dunowevil was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil misses the shot to the body.
Dunowevil is looking to clinch but Custer is avoiding it.
Dunowevil takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice jab there from Dunowevil.
Custer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Custer. Dunowevil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunowevil misses with an uppercut. Custer saw that one coming.
Custer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dunowevil. Dunowevil circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Custer lands a nice shot to the body.
Custer staying out of range there.
Custer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Custer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Custer throws a body punch but Dunowevil moves out of range.
Dunowevil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunowevil misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Dunowevil.
Dunowevil takes the fight into the clinch.
Dunowevil blocks an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Custer is trying to maintain a safe position but Dunowevil gets an underhook and turns Custer into the cage.
Custer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dunowevil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dunowevil misses with a body kick.
Dunowevil throws a nice inside leg kick.
Custer lands the left hand.
Dunowevil throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dunowevil misses with a left hand
and Custer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dunowevil's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Custer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dunowevil's guard.
Custer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Custer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Custer throwing strikes but Dunowevil uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Custer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dunowevil knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Custer moves into full mount! Dunowevil won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Custer dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Roger Dunowevil's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Dunowevil looks to land a combination but Custer avoids it well.
Dunowevil throws a nice looking combination but Custer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dunowevil fails to land with a series of punches.
Custer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Custer connects with a body shot that sends Dunowevil's belly button to the back.
Custer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dunowevil lands with a nice body punch.
Dunowevil keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Custer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Custer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Custer throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Dunowevil.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunowevil. Custer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Custer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunowevil.
A thudding body kick lands there by Custer!
Custer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunowevil manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunowevil connects with a crisp jab.
Dunowevil drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Custer - just one landing.
Dunowevil throws a big shot that misses.
Dunowevil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Custer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunowevil was well out of range. Poor timing from Custer.
Custer ducks under a wild hook from Dunowevil.
Dunowevil takes a swing at Custer's ribcage but misses.
Custer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunowevil moves away.
Custer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunowevil moves away.
Dunowevil's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Custer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dunowevil scrambles back to his feet.
Dunowevil has managed to clinch.
Dunowevil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Custer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil is leaning against Custer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dunowevil tries a body shot but Custer blocks it.
Dunowevil misses with a knee to the head.
Dunowevil lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Custer backwards.
Dunowevil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Custer backwards.
Dunowevil makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dunowevil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Custer has him pressed against the cage.
Roger Dunowevil has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Custer tries to work over Dunowevil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunowevil tries to throw a body punch but Custer avoids it by throwing Dunowevil back against the cage.
Custer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dunowevil is trying to force a seperation but Custer has the dominant position.
Custer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dunowevil digs a right hand into Custer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Custer's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil tries to land a knee to the head but Custer blocks with his arms.
Custer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dunowevil's efforts to push away.
Dunowevil crunches a lovely knee into Custer's ribcage.
Custer tries to pull guard but Dunowevil forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dunowevil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roger Dunowevil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Custer managing to block the knees to the body from Dunowevil.
Dunowevil lands a nice uppercut.
Dunowevil working aggressively here.
Dunowevil blocking some punches.
Dunowevil working aggressively here.
Custer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dunowevil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunowevil controls his hands.
Dunowevil softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dunowevil as Custer tries to tie him up.
Dunowevil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Custer's elbow.
Jesse Custer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunowevil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Custer backwards.
Custer fails to pull guard.
Dunowevil lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jesse Custer has been cut.
Dunowevil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dunowevil clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunowevil throws a head punch that misses.
Dunowevil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dunowevil lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Dunowevil showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Custer 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Custer!
Jesse Custer is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Jesse Custer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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