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Ascension: Divide & Conquer PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pulla Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne's entrance music is Something in the Way by Nirvana. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pulla Sorsa!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne's corner calls for a 1-2. Wayne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sorsa was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Sorsa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne loads up on a big right hand but Sorsa slips the punch.
Sorsa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wayne sprawls well initially but Sorsa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wayne moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sorsa throws a big right hand that misses.
Wayne wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sorsa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wayne wants to sweep here but Sorsa controlling him for the moment.
Wayne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronnie Wayne has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sorsa has his takedown stuffed
and Wayne counters with a straight right hand.
Sorsa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sorsa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sorsa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wayne avoids the head kick by Sorsa.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *Nelson Fight Camp* in the buildup to the fight.
Sorsa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sorsa checks a low kick from Wayne.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sorsa's coach down at Soul Supremacy Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sorsa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wayne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sorsa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sorsa checks the leg kick.
Sorsa misses with a head kick.
Sorsa walks into a stiff left hand from Wayne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne connects with an inside leg kick.
Wayne stuffs the takedown attempt from Sorsa. Sorsa gets slowly back to his feet.
Sorsa scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Sorsa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sorsa thows a leg kick but Wayne checks it
and Wayne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sorsa checks a leg kick.
Wayne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sorsa.
Ronnie Wayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pulla Sorsa.
Wayne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sorsa takes a step back to recover.
Sorsa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wayne looks to throw the jab but Sorsa is out of range.
Wayne connects with a body shot.
Sorsa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wayne avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a chopping leg kick but Sorsa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wayne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ronnie Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wayne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sorsa momentarily.
Sorsa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sorsa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sorsa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sorsa staying out of range there.
Wayne lands with a hook. Sorsa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sorsa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne jabs Sorsa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sorsa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sorsa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wayne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sorsa circles away quickly and effectively.
Sorsa lands a head shot.
Wayne connects with a single shot there.
A low kick from Wayne misses
and Sorsa counters with a good low kick that Wayne was not able to check.
Sorsa pushes Wayne away with a front kick.
Wayne scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sorsa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wayne will feel that in the morning.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Sorsa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sorsa is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Wayne moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Sorsa! Wayne continues to tee off on Sorsa, landing with a left and a right! Wayne connects with a right hand that leaves Sorsa sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Wayne!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ronnie Wayne!
Ronnie Wayne decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toshihiro Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson has chosen 2pac - Uppercut as his entrance music. Toshihiro Kai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toshihiro Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai scores with a hook to the body. Tyson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kai looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Tyson misses with a low kick.
Kai tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tyson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Kai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyson lands with a cross.
Kai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Kai finds it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Kai as Tyson shoots in.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai misses with a looping right.
Kai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai lands a leg kick that knocks Tyson off balance momentarily.
Kai really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kai checks a low kick from Tyson.
Tyson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
enabling Kai to counter with a crisp jab.
Kai ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson lands the left hand.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Kai.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kai slips under a jab from Tyson.
Tyson connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kai lands an overhand right.
Tyson misses with a hook. Kai ducked under it nicely.
Tyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donk. Tyson catches Kai right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kai has time to react.
Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Kai moves away and avoids it.
Kai fails to land with a series of punches.
Kai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kai.
Kai misses with a straight left.
Kai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tyson.
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Kai slips the punch.
Kai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kai misses with a lunging right hand
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Kai's shoulder, as Kai tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Kai avoids them all with ease.
Tyson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kai to the mat! Kai manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyson.
Tyson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mike Tyson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tyson takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyson.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson works on Kai's body with a couple of short punches.
Kai throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Kai.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kai.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyson gets through Kai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson tries a body shot but Kai blocks it.
Kai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kai prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Kai lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tyson.
Kai lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kai lands with a right to the head.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kai's elbow.
Tyson cracks Kai with a nice body shot.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kai controls his hands.
Kai digs a right hand into Tyson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tyson's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kai.
Tyson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
Kai misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kai throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
Kai slips a straight right by Tyson.
Kai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kai lands a jab to the nose.
Tyson misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kai avoids it really well and circles away.
Kai just misses with a punch to the body.
Kai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kai misses with a double jab.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Kai pushes him off.
Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kai.
Kai misses with the combination.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Kai moves out of range.
Kai throws the left hand but Tyson avoids the punch easily.
Kai leaves Tyson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson slips a jab from Kai.
Tyson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tyson clinches up against the cage.
Kai lands a right hand.
Kai throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
Kai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Kai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyson dives in and scores a takedown into Kai's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyson is fighting to break Kai's control of his arms but Kai is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tyson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws an elbow that misses. Kai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tyson's guard. Nice move by Kai!
Kai will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tyson wants to sweep here but Kai controlling him for the moment.
Tyson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kai presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Still in the clinch, Tyson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kai pushes Tyson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson needs to keep his hands up - Kai had a free shot at his head there.
Tyson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kai.
Tyson takes one to the side of the head.
Tyson fails to land the takedown.
Toshihiro Kai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
Kai lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai is looking to chop away at Tyson's legs.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mike Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kai is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tyson instigates a clinch.
Kai misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kai misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kai fails to land.
Tyson lands a body shot.
Tyson lands a nice uppercut.
Kai working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Tyson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Donk. Kai catches Tyson right on the button with a cross.
Kai moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
Kai throws a right hand that Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kai.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Kai is avoiding it.
Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyson rushes Kai and presses him up against the cage.
Kai lands a right hand.
Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Kai misses.
Tyson lands with an uppercut that bounces Kai off the cage and back into range.
Kai misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice combination there by Kai.
Kai moves away from the strike by Tyson.
Tyson gets a clinch.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tyson lands a takedown into guard.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Kai is keeping the position.
Kai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a big right hand that misses.
Kai keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mike Tyson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kai swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyson.
Kai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tyson has time to react.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Kai. No joy for Tyson on that attempt.
No luck for Tyson with that takedown attempt.
Kai slips under a jab from Tyson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tyson tries to clinch
and Kai counters with an inside leg kick.
Tyson tries to clinch there but Kai circles away.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Kai moves out of range.
Tyson misses with an uppercut
and Kai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kai throws a series of strikes that have Tyson backpedaling.
Kai cracks Tyson with a good jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kai. That's going to slow Tyson down.
Kai leaves Tyson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Toshihiro Kai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson misses the jab.
Kai throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson shoots in but Kai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyson has his takedown stuffed
and Kai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson walks into a stiff left hand from Kai.
Mike Tyson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kai slips a straight right by Tyson.
No joy there for Kai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt - Kai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson misses the jab.
Toshihiro Kai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Toshihiro Kai.
I think Tyson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'If I take this camera and put it in your face for 20 years, I don't know what you might be. You might be a homosexual if I put that camera on you since you were 13 years old. I've been on that camera since I was 13 years old. Give me loser of Hans Edgar vs Charles Martel fight next!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Rapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djamel Hammouche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Djamel Hammouche was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitch Rapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Djamel Hammouche!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammouche uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rapp.
Hammouche connects with a body shot that sends Rapp's belly button to the back.
Hammouche scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rapp in his tracks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hammouche keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rapp's efforts to push away.
Hammouche tries a body shot but Rapp blocks it.
Hammouche tries a body shot but Rapp blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rapp throws an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hammouche as Rapp tries to tie him up.
Rapp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hammouche lands a nice uppercut.
Rapp lands an elbow inside.
Hammouche misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rapp struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammouche controls his hands.
Rapp lands an elbow inside.
I was talking to Rapp's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rapp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hammouche's defenses.
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!
Hammouche misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rapp is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Hammouche.
Rapp scores with a shoulder strike.
Rapp pushes off an throws an elbow but Hammouche leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rapp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Hammouche on the inside.
Rapp throws an elbow but it misses.
Rapp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rapp blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammouche doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rapp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hammouche shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hammouche slips under a jab.
Hammouche misses with a low kick.
Rapp tries to move into range but Hammouche moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Mitch Rapp has been cut.
Rapp throws a lazy right hand but Hammouche sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammouche misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hammouche.
Hammouche throws a jab but it's blocked by Rapp.
Hammouche gets a takedown into half guard.
Hammouche not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rapp trying to control but Hammouche postures up.
Hammouche prevents Rapp from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammouche is trying to work for a kimura but Rapp is defending well.
Hammouche is looking for a kimura here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hammouche in particular looking to stall.
Rapp slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hammouche is pushing down on Rapp's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rapp is fighting to maintain full guard but Hammouche has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hammouche wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rapp keeps working.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hammouche working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Rapp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapp pushes Hammouche off looking to stand but Hammouche dives back in and keeps control.
Hammouche lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rapp trying to control here.
Rapp wants to get back to full guard.
Rapp is trying to stand back up but Hammouche is controlling him
Hammouche wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rapp keeps working.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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.
Djamel Hammouche dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mitch Rapp's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rapp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammouche moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hammouche uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rapp.
Hammouche with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hammouche throws a chopping leg kick but Rapp manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hammouche scores with a jab to the head.
Hammouche walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rapp checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rapp connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hammouche momentarily.
Hammouche fails to land with a series of punches.
Rapp tries to clinch but Hammouche moves out of range.
Hammouche throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hammouche misses with a body shot
and Rapp counters with a crisp one two that drops Hammouche! Rapp thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hammouche to his feet! Hammouche is in big trouble!
Hammouche is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rapp throws a looping overhand right but Hammouche ducks down to avoid it.
Hammouche is still on wobbly legs! Can Rapp finish him?
Hammouche throws the kick towards the body but Rapp avoids it.
Rapp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rapp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Rapp misses.
Hammouche uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rapp.
Hammouche slips under a jab.
Rapp throws a hook to the side of Hammouche's head but Hammouche sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Hammouche misses
and Rapp counters with a big left hand that crumples Hammouche! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mitch Rapp!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldi comes to the cage accompanied by Loituma TECHNO!. Kyle has chosen Big Booty Woman as his entrance music. Malvin Maldi had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
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34
155 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Malvin Maldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Kyle!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kyle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kyle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyle.
Maldi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kyle lands a leg kick that knocks Maldi off balance momentarily.
Kyle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maldi moves out of range of the strikes.
Maldi throws a looping overhand right but Kyle ducks down to avoid it.
Maldi needs to keep his hands up - Kyle had a free shot at his head there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kyle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kyle misses with a leg kick
and Maldi counters with a nice body shot.
Maldi throws out a loose jab but Kyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kyle moves away.
Maldi misses the jab.
Maldi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kyle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Malvin Maldi has been cut.
David Kyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldi takes one on the button.
Maldi is rocked!
Maldi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kyle's half guard.
Oh Maldi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyle is not content to let Maldi control the position.
Kyle looking for submissions off his back.
Maldi seems to have got his legs back now.
Kyle works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kyle is on top in guard.
Maldi looking for a sweep. Not yet Maldi, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maldi is working hard here to advance position.
Kyle works over Maldi with some ground and pound from guard.
Kyle being controlled here momentarily.
Kyle wants to control from the top but Maldi keeps moving.
Maldi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kyle cracks Maldi with a solid left hand.
Maldi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle wants to control from the top but Maldi keeps moving.
Kyle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kyle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maldi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. David Kyle was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Maldi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kyle.
Maldi scores with a nice head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maldi, right into the meat.
Kyle connects with a body shot that sends Maldi's belly button to the back.
Maldi moves out of range as Kyle throws a body kick.
Kyle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maldi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kyle lands with a right hand.
Kyle throws a lazy right hand but Maldi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Kyle.
Kyle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maldi is out of range.
A big right from Kyle misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Kyle. Beautiful body shot.
Kyle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kyle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maldi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Kyle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malvin Maldi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maldi scores with a body shot.
Kyle delivers a nice body kick.
Kyle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maldi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kyle connects with a body shot that sends Maldi's belly button to the back.
Kyle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maldi's calf.
Kyle thows a body shot but no joy.
Kyle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kyle throws a sloppy head kick and Maldi moves out of range easily.
Maldi scores with a nice right hand.
Kyle works over Maldi's head and body with a nice combination.
Kyle moves out of range as Maldi strikes.
Kyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maldi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maldi moves away.
Maldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kyle misses with an uppercut
and Maldi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kyle misses with an uppercut. Maldi saw that one coming.
Kyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Maldi.
A big right from Kyle misses.
David Kyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kyle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
David Kyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maldi with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Maldi misses.
Kyle misses with a hook.
Maldi avoids a kick to the body.
Maldi misses with a lunging right hand
and Kyle counters with a leg kick.
Maldi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kyle misses with a body punch
and Maldi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kyle throws a head kick that misses.
Maldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kyle misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maldi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maldi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maldi cracks Kyle with a good jab.
Maldi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maldi's corner calls for a 1-2. Maldi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kyle throws a hook but Maldi avoids it easily.
Maldi throws the left hand but Kyle avoids the punch easily.
Kyle lands a nice hook to Maldi's body. Maldi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kyle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kyle tries to sprawl but Maldi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kyle felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kyle is trying to get back to full guard.
Kyle is staying active underneath Maldi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kyle manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kyle has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Maldi should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kyle has tightened it up now! Maldi should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). David Kyle!
An out of breath and clearly excited David Kyle thanked KAISER for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Cekada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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37
163 lbs
47 - 18 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Boris Cekada!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cekada throws the left hand but Sibelius avoids the punch easily.
Cekada fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cekada has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sibelius finds it's way round the side to connect with Cekada's head.
Cekada lands with a kick to the temple. Sibelius shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Jean Sibelius has been cut.
Cekada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sibelius manages to avoid it.
Sibelius digs a good body shot into Cekada's ribs.
Cekada misses with a combination
and Sibelius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sibelius.
It looks like Boris Cekada has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sibelius scores with a hook to the body. Cekada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sibelius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cekada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sibelius shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sibelius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cekada manages to get to full guard.
Sibelius with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius works over Cekada with some ground and pound from guard.
Cekada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sibelius is one step ahead there.
Sibelius wants to control from the top but Cekada keeps moving.
Sibelius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sibelius is looking to work some ground and pound but Cekada has wrist control.
Sibelius stands up over Cekada, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sibelius looking to pass the guard.
Cekada is looking for a triangle but Sibelius pushes his legs off easily.
Sibelius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sibelius throwing strikes from guard but Cekada blocks nicely.
Cekada keeping moving, preventing Sibelius from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cekada is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sibelius is aware though and is defending well.
Sibelius landing with the ground and pound.
Cekada working for a triangle but Sibelius defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cekada working for submissions but it's allowed Sibelius to get to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sibelius working the head and body with strikes.
Sibelius is trying to control. Cekada wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sibelius scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sibelius wants to control but Cekada is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sibelius jumps into side control!
Sibelius working the ground and pound from side control.
Sibelius landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sibelius working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cekada tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sibelius is chipping away with strikes.
Cekada gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cekada taking some punishment here, with Sibelius in his half guard.
Sibelius looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cekada with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sibelius lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sibelius is looking to take a break and control but Cekada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cekada is trying to get back to full guard.
Sibelius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cekada does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cekada is looking to improve his position.
Sibelius working the head and body with strikes.
Cekada is holding on to half guard well.
Sibelius is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cekada is trying is best to control the position here.
Sibelius lands strikes from half guard.
Sibelius stalling.
Cekada wants to get back to full guard but Sibelius has mounted him!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cekada keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sibelius has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cekada's face.
Cekada is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Sibelius dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sibelius checks a leg kick nicely.
Sibelius lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cekada backs up against the cage.
Sibelius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sibelius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cekada lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cekada ducks under a wild hook from Sibelius.
Cekada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cekada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cekada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sibelius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sibelius throws a looping overhand right but Cekada ducks down to avoid it.
Sibelius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cekada feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sibelius's calf.
Cekada throws a series of punches but Sibelius moves out of range.
Cekada tries to clinch there but Sibelius circles away.
Cekada gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cekada swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius dives in for a single leg takedown but Cekada sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sibelius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cekada throws a body punch but Sibelius moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Cekada. No joy for Sibelius on that attempt.
Sibelius moves out of range as Cekada strikes.
Sibelius shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Sibelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cekada lands with a nice body kick.
Sibelius sizes up Cekada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boris Cekada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Sibelius - just one landing.
Jean Sibelius is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Cekada lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sibelius doesn't seem phased though.
Sloppy strikes from Sibelius. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cekada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sibelius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sibelius connects with a right hand. Cekada shakes it off.
Cekada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sibelius.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cekada throws a push kick but Sibelius slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius throws the left hand but Cekada avoids the punch easily.
Cekada misses with a low kick.
Cekada throws a wild body kick that Sibelius sees coming a mile off.
Sibelius moves out of range of the strikes.
Cekada shoots for a takedown but Sibelius saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cekada misses with a takedown attempt
and Sibelius counters with a two punch combo.
Cekada is breathing heavily.
Cekada throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sibelius counters with a one-two to the body.
Cekada swings away with a body shot that misses
so Sibelius counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sibelius lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sibelius connects with a couple of short punches.
Cekada 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.
Sibelius working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jean Sibelius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sibelius scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sibelius throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada has his foot on Sibelius's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sibelius works his way back into a safe position though.
Sibelius slips nicely into half guard.
Sibelius is thwarting Cekada's attempts to control the position.
Sibelius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cekada on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Sibelius.
Cekada looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Sibelius.
Sibelius works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sibelius scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cekada has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
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!
Sibelius wants to control but Cekada is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius is working Cekada over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cekada is looking for a sweep.
Cekada manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sibelius is not content to let Cekada control the position.
Sibelius is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cekada's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cekada's back!
A lull in the action here.
Cekada turns into Sibelius and is now in his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cekada avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cekada trying to control the position from guard on top but Sibelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Sibelius dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sibelius misses with a looping right.
Sibelius moves out of range as Cekada strikes.
A shot to the body from Cekada misses
enabling Sibelius to counter with a crisp jab.
Cekada lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Sibelius misses.
Sibelius throws an off balance right hand
and Cekada counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cekada tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sibelius knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sibelius wants to control but Cekada is keeping busy and won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sibelius is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cekada's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cekada's back!
Sibelius patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cekada staying busy and making it hard for Sibelius to control.
Sibelius is controlling the position but Cekada somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Cekada is trying to get back to full guard.
Cekada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cekada.
Sibelius forces his way into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sibelius lands a nice short elbow.
Sibelius trying to control from half guard but Cekada is working away.
Sibelius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sibelius wants to pass the guard but Cekada is defending well.
Nice strikes from Sibelius there.
Cekada is trying to control but can't.
Cekada is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boris Cekada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sibelius tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cekada knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sibelius looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sibelius frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cekada bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sibelius trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cekada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cekada stopping the sweep attempt from Sibelius.
Cekada throwing strikes from guard but Sibelius blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius looking for subs off his back but Cekada has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sibelius wants to control but Cekada is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sibelius punching from the bottom.
Jean Sibelius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sibelius manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sibelius has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cekada won't allow Sibelius to sweep him here.
Cekada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sibelius is keeping the position for now.
Sibelius can't keep his opponent in guard - Cekada advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cekada trying to control the position from guard on top but Sibelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cekada throws a big right hand that misses.
Cekada throwing strikes but missing.
Sibelius is looking for a triangle but Cekada pushes his legs off easily.
Cekada working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sibelius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cekada landing some decent shots from guard.
Sibelius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jean Sibelius.
Well Sibelius 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Sibelius!
During a confident post fight interview, Jean Sibelius thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rehti Ladi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maester Ochu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ladi comes into the arena with You Will Never Walk Alone blaring out of the sound system. Ochu has chosen Clutch - The Incomparable Mr. Flannery as his entrance music. Rehti Ladi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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195 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rehti Ladi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maester Ochu!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ochu tries to land a front kick but Ladi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ladi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Maester Ochu has been cut.
Ochu misses with a looping left.
Ochu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ladi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ladi takes one to the chin there.
Ladi missing with a left hand there. Ochu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ladi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Ladi.
Ochu tries to clinch up.
A left lands for Ladi.
Ladi pushes Ochu away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ladi thows a body shot but no joy.
Ladi clinches up with Ochu and pushes him back against the cage.
Ladi tries to throw a body punch but Ochu avoids it by throwing Ladi back against the cage.
Ochu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ochu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ochu lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladi has a couple of punches blocked by Ochu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ochu.
Ochu swings wildly with an uppercut but Ladi uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ladi.
Ladi lands with a light punch inside.
Ladi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ladi blocks a body shot from Ochu.
A head punch on the inside from Ladi fails to land.
Ochu is working Ladi over against the cage.
Ochu blocks an uppercut.
Ochu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ladi wants to get back to striking at distance but Ochu won't allow it.
Ochu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ochu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ochu lands a shoulder strike.
Ochu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ladi backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ochu.
Ladi is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Ochu.
Oh Ladi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ochu works on Ladi's body with a couple of short punches.
Ladi is breathing heavily.
Ladi throws a punch but it's blocked by Ochu.
Ladi tries to work over Ochu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ochu dips a shoulder and cracks Ladi with a mighty uppercut! Ladi falls back against the cage and Ochu unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ladi is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ochu screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maester Ochu!
An out of breath Maester Ochu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caiaphas Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Punani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Caiaphas Caine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Punani!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punani throws a lazy uppercut
and Caine counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Punani!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Punani wants to control but Caine postures up.
Punani takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Caine working away.
Punani tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Caine trying to control the action but Punani is working from the bottom.
Caine lands some shots froms side control.
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!
Punani sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punani holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Caine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Caine is trying to work for a kimura but Punani is defending well.
Caine is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Punani has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine throws a strike but Punani avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Punani manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Caine manages to get himself to full guard.
Caine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Caine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Punani can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Punani throws a big elbow that misses.
Caine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Caine is looking for a triangle here but Punani uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Punani in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punani scoring with punches from side control.
Punani working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caine is looking to regain half guard here but Punani keeps moving and retains side control.
Punani tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Punani seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Caine is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Punani lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Punani are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Caine struggling a bit here.
Caine is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Punani is working Caine over with some ground and pound from side control.
It looks like Caiaphas Caine has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caine is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Caine sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Punani scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Caiaphas Caine's cut is getting worse.
Punani prevents Caine from improving his position.
Caine trying to hold on to Punani's head to control him but Punani postures up.
Punani is stalling here. Caine is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Punani seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Caine has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Caine goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Punani rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Caine's guard! Nice work there by Punani!
Punani is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punani wants to control from the top but Caine keeps moving.
Caine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Punani can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Caine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Punani doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Punani manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Punani looking to pass the guard.
Punani throws a strike but Caine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punani looking for a sweep. Not yet Punani, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Punani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caiaphas Caine's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Caine avoids a kick to the body.
Punani tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Punani blocks a low kick nicely.
Punani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caine's sensitive parts.
Punani has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Caine is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Caine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Punani.
Punani throws a leg kick but Caine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Caine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Punani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caine manages to avoid it.
Caine fails with the takedown.
Punani attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caine misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Punani.
Caine shoots in for a double leg but Punani sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Punani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Caine doesn't seem bothered though.
Caine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punani ducks under a wild hook from Caine.
Punani jabs Caine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Punani uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Caiaphas Caine's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Punani is looking to clinch but Caine is avoiding it.
Punani wants to slow Caine down by chopping away at his legs.
Punani throws a body punch but Caine moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punani throws a leg kick that misses.
Punani scores with a jab to the head.
Punani clinches.
Punani gets through Caine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jeez, Caiaphas Caine's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Caine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Caiaphas Caine's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harry Punani!
Harry Punani 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Batson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Guy's choice of entrance music: Old Spice Guy Intro. The Guy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
33 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Batson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, The Guy!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Batson scores with the left hand. Guy knows he should have avoided that one.
Guy tries to clinch up.
A big left from Batson misses.
Guy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batson moves away.
Guy lands the left hand.
Guy misses with an uppercut. Batson saw that one coming.
Batson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Guy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Guy misses with an uppercut.
Batson throws out a loose jab but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Batson throws out a loose jab but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been told by Batson's head coaches at The Barracks - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Guy throws a front kick aimed at Batson's knee but Batson avoids it well.
Guy lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Batson throws a series of punches but Guy moves out of range.
Batson slips a straight right by Guy.
Batson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Batson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batson moves out of range of the leg kick from Guy.
A swing and a miss from Guy.
Batson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good shot there by Batson.
Batson throws a jab but it's blocked by Guy.
Batson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice cross by Batson.
The Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Batson misses the target.
Guy scores with a punch to the head.
Guy defending well as Batson loads up on a big left hand.
Guy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Batson is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Batson.
Batson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Guy feints and then cracks Batson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Batson down.
Batson defending well as Guy loads up on a big left hand.
Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guy is looking to score with low kicks.
Guy misses with a series of wild punches.
Batson throws a front kick aimed at Guy's knee but Guy avoids it well.
Guy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Batson.
Batson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Guy to counter with a crisp jab.
Batson looks to land a right hand but Guy moved out of range.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Batson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Batson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Guy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Batson is out of range.
Batson misses with a body kick.
Batson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Batson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batson manages to avoid it.
Batson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Guy on the side of the head.
Batson slips a jab from Guy.
Guy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Batson.
Guy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Guy lands a nice looking body shot.
Batson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Batson scrambles back to his feet.
Guy throws a jab when Batson was well out of range.
Batson tries to move into range but Guy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Batson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Guy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Batson's hands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Guy misses.
Guy lands a nice shot that snaps Batson's head back.
Batson slips a jab and a cross from Guy.
Batson cracks Guy with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from Guy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slow jab from Batson misses its intended target.
Guy misses with a kick to the body
and Batson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Batson back to the cage. Guy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Guy throws a body punch but Batson moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Batson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Batson counters with a shoot takedown. Guy fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guy being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guy keeping moving, preventing Batson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but The Guy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Batson throws a hook but Guy avoids it easily.
Batson slips under a jab from Guy.
Guy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Batson looks to throw the jab but Guy is out of range.
Guy cracks Batson with an open hand slap.
Batson misses with an uppercut.
Batson loads up on a big right hand but Guy slips the punch.
Batson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guy.
Nice uppercut there from Guy.
Batson looks to land a left hand but Guy moved out of range nicely.
Batson scores with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Guy throws a low kick but Batson moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Batson.
Guy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Guy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Batson throws a lazy uppercut
and Guy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batson.
Batson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slow jab from Batson misses its intended target.
Guy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Batson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Guy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batson misses with a looping right.
Batson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Guy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guy. That's going to slow Batson down.
Batson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big left from Batson misses.
Batson misses with a wild combination.
Batson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Batson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Guy slips a jab from Batson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws the left hand but Batson avoids the punch easily.
Batson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guy.
Batson looks to score with a jab to the body but Guy is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Guy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot by Batson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Guy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Batson missing with a left hand there. Guy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guy looks to land a combination but Batson avoids it well.
Batson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Batson loads up on a big right hand but Guy slips the punch.
Batson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Batson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Batson throws a right hand that misses
and Guy counters with a three punch combo that has Batson backing up. Batson nods at Guy to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab by Batson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batson moves away.
Batson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Guy.
Good standup being displayed there by Batson as he connects with a hook.
Batson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Batson misses with a hook
and Guy counters with a nice body kick.
Batson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Batson works the jab nicely.
Batson misses with an uppercut. Guy saw that one coming.
Batson misses with a straight right.
Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batson.
Batson staying out of range there.
A jab from Guy misses.
Guy takes a swing at Batson's ribcage but misses.
Batson misses with a straight right.
Batson 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.
Guy connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a hook but Batson avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guy.
Batson throws a leg kick which misses Guy's front leg but catches the back leg as Guy tries to avoid it.
Guy lands a jab to the nose.
Batson misses the jab.
Guy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Batson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Batson to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy throws a looping overhand right but Batson ducks down to avoid it.
Guy misses with an uppercut. Batson saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Guy slips a jab from Batson.
Batson scores with a nice right hand.
Batson throws a leg kick
and Guy counters with a straight right hand.
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 Bill Batson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Guy lunges at Batson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Batson's hand.
Guy misses with a two punch combination.
Batson misses with a straight right.
Batson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Batson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guy. Guy obviously looking to wear him down.
Batson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Batson.
Batson checks a low kick from Guy.
Guy throws a hook but Batson blocks it.
Guy blocks a jab.
Guy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Batson scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Batson just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Guy misses.
Guy avoids the body shot from Batson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Batson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Guy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Batson checks it well.
Guy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That kick from Batson tenderised Guy's leg. Guy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Batson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Guy throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guy. That's going to slow Batson down.
Batson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Batson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guy on the side of the head.
Guy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good shot there by Batson.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Batson.
Guy is looking to clinch but Batson is avoiding it.
Guy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Batson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Batson throws a low kick but Guy moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Guy coming out on top.
Guy misses with an uppercut.
Guy scores with a jab to the head.
Guy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Batson. Batson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Guy closes the distance and pushes Batson back into the cage.
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Batson.
Guy tries to land knees in the clinch but Batson avoids the damage to the body.
Batson struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Batson taking a breather.
Guy prevents a body shot from Batson.
Batson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Guy.
Batson prevents a body shot from Guy.
Batson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Batson controls the action.
Batson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guy.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Batson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Batson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Guy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Batson struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Guy pushes Batson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Guy tries a body shot but Batson blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Batson taking a breather.
Guy tries to work over Batson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Batson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Batson.
Batson prevents a body shot from Guy.
Batson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Batson trying to stall but Guy improves his position.
Guy tries a body shot but Batson blocks it.
Guy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Batson can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Batson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Batson.
Nice body punch from Guy - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guy tries to throw a body punch but Batson avoids it by throwing Guy back against the cage.
Batson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guy blocks a body shot from Batson.
A nice left hand lands by Guy.
Batson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Guy tries to work over Batson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Guy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Guy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Guy!
Jumping up and down and very excited, The Guy waved his t-shirt featuring KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Red Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes into the arena with Sanford and Son blaring out of the sound system. Betlach has chosen Zombie as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Red Fox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vevrin Betlach!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Betlach misses.
Nice shot by Fox.
Fox misses with an uppercut. Betlach saw that one coming.
Betlach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fox takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Betlach tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fox there as he acknowledges the shot.
Betlach throws a looping overhand right but Fox ducks down to avoid it.
Betlach's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fox under the eye.
A low kick from Betlach misses
and Fox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Betlach misses with a low kick.
Betlach dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Betlach. That snapped Fox's head back.
Fox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Betlach on the side of the head.
Fox defending well as Betlach loads up on a big left hand.
Betlach sizes up Fox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fox jabs at Betlach's body.
Fox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox wants to clinch but Betlach slips to the side
and Betlach counters by clinching up.
Betlach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fox has a couple of punches blocked by Betlach.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Betlach lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fox pushes Betlach back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fox lands with a light punch inside.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Fox is leaning against Betlach and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Fox.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice right hand lands inside from Fox.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fox has a couple of punches blocked by Betlach.
Betlach has a couple of punches blocked by Fox.
Fox gets through Betlach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Fox.
Betlach stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Betlach.
Betlach is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox gets through Betlach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fox fails to land.
Betlach misses with the head strike.
Fox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Betlach throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Fox.
Fox blocking some punches.
Betlach blocking some punches.
Betlach wants to stall.
Betlach dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Betlach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fox's elbow.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Fox blocks an uppercut.
Betlach misses with a punch to the body.
Betlach's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Come on Betlach - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach prevents a body shot from Fox.
Betlach is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fox is keeping busy.
Fox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Betlach.
Fox misses with a body punch.
Betlach blocking some punches.
Fox lands a shot to the body.
Betlach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fox working aggressively here.
Betlach's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fox being controlled against the cage.
Fox working aggressively here.
Fox tries to throw a body punch but Betlach avoids it by throwing Fox back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Betlach.
Fox scores with a shoulder strike.
Betlach has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fox misses with the head strike.
Betlach tries to stall but Fox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Betlach backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fox has a couple of punches blocked by Betlach.
Fox lands with a left to the head.
Fox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fox avoids a wild elbow strike from Betlach.
Betlach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Betlach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fox throws a punch but it's blocked by Betlach.
Betlach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fox lands with a light punch inside.
Betlach can't find room to land a body shot as Fox controls the action.
Fox scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Fox dominated that round.
That's time! Fox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fox lands a nice shot to the body.
Betlach 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.
Red Fox is winning the standup battle so far.
Fox blocks the body kick.
Fox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Betlach looks to throw the jab but Fox is out of range.
A jab from Betlach misses.
Fox misses with a hook.
Fox moves out of range of the strikes.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fox throws a hook but Betlach avoids it easily.
Fox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Betlach.
Fox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, jab by Betlach - just one landing.
Fox avoids the body shot from Betlach.
Vevrin Betlach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Betlach misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fox misses with a body shot.
Betlach swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fox.
Jab by Fox.
Betlach paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fox is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Betlach.
Betlach with a jab.
Fox throws a low kick but Betlach avoids it.
Betlach is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fox misses with an uppercut
and Betlach counters with a left to the body.
Fox throws a low kick but it's checked well by Betlach.
Fox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fox attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fox takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fox is looking to score with low kicks.
Fox missing with a left hand there. Betlach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fox moves out of range of the body kick.
Betlach scores with the left hand. Fox knows he should have avoided that one.
Fox feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Betlach's calf.
Fox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fox throws a shot from downtown. Betlach moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Betlach.
Fox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Betlach creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Betlach blocking some punches.
Betlach's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fox misses with a body punch.
Betlach's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Betlach on the inside.
Betlach wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fox has him pressed against the cage.
Betlach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Betlach.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Fox throws a head punch that misses.
Betlach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Betlach slows down the pace here.
A short left from Betlach.
Fox throws a head punch that misses.
Fox throws a punch but it's blocked by Betlach.
Betlach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fox misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Betlach lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Fox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Betlach lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betlach just leaning against Fox, taking a breather.
Betlach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Betlach.
Betlach prevents a body shot from Fox.
Betlach pushes Fox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Red Fox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fox misses with some punches.
Fox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Betlach's elbow.
Fox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox presses Betlach against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Betlach is breathing heavily.
Betlach is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vevrin Betlach will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fox moves out of range of the leg kick from Betlach.
Fox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Betlach jabs Fox right on the nose. Fox blinks but takes it well.
Betlach scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Betlach lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fox doesn't seem phased though.
Fox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Betlach lands a head shot.
Fox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fox blocks a low kick nicely.
Betlach misses with a series of wild punches.
Fox blocks a jab.
Betlach throws a jab when Fox was well out of range.
Betlach circles away from the clinch attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fox checks a leg kick.
Betlach throws a wild body kick that Fox sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Fox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Betlach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fox was well out of range. Poor timing from Betlach.
Betlach misses with a body kick.
Fox throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fox lands a leg kick that knocks Betlach off balance momentarily.
Fox ducks under a wild hook from Betlach.
A telegraphed right hand from Betlach misses the target.
Fox blocks the body kick.
Betlach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Betlach misses with a body kick.
Fox misses with a body shot.
Betlach tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fox throws a low kick but Betlach avoids it.
Betlach smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fox throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach scores with a nice body kick.
Fox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Betlach on the side of the head.
Fox throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox throws a low kick but Betlach moves out of range easily.
Fox throws a body punch but Betlach moves out of range.
Betlach keeps the fight on the outside.
Fox walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Betlach circles away quickly and effectively.
Betlach walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fox checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Betlach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fox.
A big right from Betlach misses.
Betlach throws a looping overhand right but Fox ducks down to avoid it.
Fox 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.
Betlach looks to score with a jab to the body but Fox is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fox lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Betlach has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Betlach and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sloppy strikes from Fox. Those never looked like landing.
Betlach uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fox has time to react.
Betlach looks to throw the jab but Fox is out of range.
Betlach lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fox on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Betlach rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fox makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Betlach really felt that one!
Fox rushes Betlach and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Betlach.
A short right from Betlach on the inside.
A short left from Betlach.
Betlach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Betlach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Betlach swings wildly with an uppercut but Fox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fox lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fox misses with the head strike.
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fox has a couple of punches blocked by Betlach.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Betlach controls his hands.
Fox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Betlachs head.
A short right from Fox.
Fox scores with a shot to the side of Betlach's head.
Fox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Betlach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Betlach.
Fox lands a shot to the body.
Betlach takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Betlach lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fox.
Betlach is trying to push Fox away but Fox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fox tries to throw a body punch but Betlach avoids it by throwing Fox back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Vevrin Betlach just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Betlach avoids the body shot from Fox.
Fox fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fox swings for the body but Betlach moves out of range.
Betlach lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fox does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A clash of legs there as Betlach blocks the low kick.
Betlach throws the kick towards the body but Fox avoids it.
Fox moves forwards but Betlach connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Betlach shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Betlach chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fox takes one to the side of the head.
Fox is looking to score with low kicks.
Betlach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Betlach misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox wants to clinch.
Betlach slips a straight right by Fox.
Jab from Betlach.
Fox cracks the inside of Betlach's front leg.
Betlach misses with a straight left.
Betlach lands with an overhand left.
Fox wants to clinch.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch but Betlach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Betlach avoids the body shot from Fox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Betlach lands a nice shot to the body.
Betlach lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Betlach.
Fox misses with the head strike.
Fox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A short left from Betlach.
Fox takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fox is working Betlach over against the cage.
Betlach misses with a body punch.
Fox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fox gets through Betlach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Betlach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fox blocks an uppercut.
Fox working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Fox fails to land.
Betlach taking a breather.
Betlach's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Betlach scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox tries to throw a body punch but Betlach avoids it by throwing Fox back against the cage.
Betlach is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fox is defending well for now.
Betlach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Betlach throws a head punch that misses.
Betlach manages to break the clinch.
Betlach gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fox misses with the head strike.
Fox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Betlach tries to throw a body punch but Fox avoids it by throwing Betlach back against the cage.
Betlach stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fox.
Betlach lands a body shot.
Fox pushes Betlach back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Betlach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Betlach as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Fox.
A shot in the inside from Fox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betlach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Betlach.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Betlach controls his hands.
Fox digs a right hand into Betlach's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Betlach's gas tank.
Betlach misses with a body punch.
Fox can't find room to land a body shot as Betlach controls the action.
Betlach leaning against his opponent.
Betlach works on Fox's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Betlach.
Fox lands a shot to the body.
Betlach is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox throws a head punch that misses.
Betlach looking to stall.
Fox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Betlachs head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Red Fox will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Betlach misses with a right hand
and Fox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Betlach feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Foxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circling - Betlach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Betlach scores with a jab to the head.
Fox blocks the body kick.
Betlach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fox.
Betlach throws a shot from downtown. Fox moves away and avoids it.
Betlach throws a looping overhand right but Fox ducks down to avoid it.
Betlach scores with a head kick.
A punch combination from Fox misses.
Fox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Betlach throws a sloppy head kick and Fox moves out of range easily.
Fox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Betlach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Betlach tries to stall but Fox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach takes a shot to the head.
Betlach blocks a body shot from Fox.
Fox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Betlach's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fox.
Fox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Betlach fails to land.
Fox tries to work over Betlach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Betlach misses with a punch on the inside.
Fox tries a body shot but Betlach blocks it.
Fox has a couple of punches blocked by Betlach.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fox.
Betlach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Betlach taking a breather.
Betlach throws a punch but it's blocked by Fox.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Betlach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Betlach.
A short right from Fox on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Betlach working aggressively here.
Fox lands a right hand.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Betlach.
Betlach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fox swings wildly with an uppercut but Betlach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Betlach lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
A short right from Fox.
Fox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fox misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Betlach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach pushes Fox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fox lands an uppercut.
Betlach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Betlach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Betlach misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fox as Betlach tries to tie him up.
Betlach blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fox fails to land.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Fox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fox can't find room to land a body shot as Betlach controls the action.
Fox swings wildly with an uppercut but Betlach uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox tries to work over Betlach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Betlach prevents a body shot from Fox.
Betlach misses with a punch on the inside.
Betlach is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Fox fails to land.
Betlach lands a hook that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
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!
Fox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Betlach.
Betlach lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Betlach scores with a nice short uppercut.
Betlach scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Betlach blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Betlach.
Betlach scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Betlach controls his hands.
Betlach gets through Fox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Red Fox.
I think Fox 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Red Fox retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Creel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Celebration by Kool and the Gang as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Creel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kane Williams!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Creel.
Williams misses with a straight right.
A leg kick checked by Williams.
Creel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Creel.
It looks like Kane Williams has been cut.
Creel checks a leg kick.
Williams lands a front kick.
Williams throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creel swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a nice head kick!
Creel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Creel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams works Creel's body with a nice hook.
Creel 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.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Creel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Creel's head back.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Creel is breathing heavily.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Carl Creel has been cut.
Creel is looking to land body kicks.
Creel throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
Creel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creel thumps Williams with a low kick.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Creel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Creel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick lands from Williams that sends Creel to the canvas. Creel tries to scramble back to his feet but Williams brings him back down into side control.
Creel is rocked!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Williams has an Americana. Creel didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Williams is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Williams hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kane Williams!
Kane Williams is the new heavyweight champion!
Kane Williams made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Hey, Carl Creel - you are one bad mutha, but I'm Moses Diggs level badd, with two d's. You hear me Tycoon world? You feel me? I'm the baddest man on the planet. Granite ribs and a chin to match. You dig?'.
Carl Creel spoke after the fight, saying 'Meh body gassing, ghey...'.
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