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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chamakh comes into the arena with Robyn - Indestructible blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Karim Chamakh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reyes throws a front kick aimed at Chamakh's knee but Chamakh avoids it well.
Reyes misses with a low kick as Chamakh jumps back.
Reyes lands with a good body shot.
Reyes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reyes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chamakh moves out of range of the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chamakh checks a leg kick.
Chamakh avoids the head kick by Reyes.
Chamakh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reyes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chamakh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reyes throws a lazy head kick
and Chamakh counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chamakh sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Reyes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chamakh fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Chamakh.
Chamakh lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Reyes down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh throws an elbow but Reyes slips to the side and avoids it well.
Reyes parries the strikes from Chamakh easily there. Chamakh is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Reyes to escape.
Chamakh working the ground and pound but Reyes is defending the strikes.
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!
Chamakh scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Reyes to see if he's OK.
Chamakh working the ground and pound from side control.
Chamakh in side control, throwing shots but Reyes defends.
Chamakh is working Reyes over with some ground and pound from side control.
Chamakh in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Chamakh scoring with punches from side control.
Chamakh looks up at the clock and then as Reyes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chamakh smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Reyes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Reyes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chamakh.
Chamakh throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Reyes is trying to get back to his feet.
Reyes regains half guard, as Chamakh was trying to land strikes.
Chamakh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chamakh works his way into full mount!
Reyes blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh breaks from Reyes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reyes is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chamakh punching from mount but Reyes doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Reyes is in a horrible position here. Chamakh smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reyes is still in real trouble! Can Chamakh finish him?
Chamakh unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Reyes wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Chamakh celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karim Chamakh!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ice Cold kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandr Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov throws the kick towards the body but Liddell avoids it.
Liddell tries to clinch but Romanov is having none of it.
Romanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good body shot from Liddell.
Liddell is trying to pull guard but Romanov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Liddell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Romanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liddell tries to pull guard but Romanov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alexandr Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Liddell.
Romanov breaks the clinch.
Liddell closes the distance and pushes Romanov back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell tries to clinch up but Romanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddell blocks a head kick by Romanov.
Romanov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Liddell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
Liddell has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Romanov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Liddell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Liddell is looking to clinch but Romanov is avoiding it.
Romanov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Liddell throws a jab when Romanov was well out of range.
Romanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liddell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Liddell.
Romanov lands a head kick. Liddell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Liddell moves out of range of the body kick.
Liddell moves in looking to clinch but Romanov pushes him off.
Liddell is looking to clinch.
Liddell moves in looking to clinch but Romanov pushes him off.
A clash of legs there as Liddell blocks the low kick.
Liddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Romanov circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Romanov. No joy for Liddell on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Romanov but Romanov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Liddell misses with a takedown attempt - Romanov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Liddell looks to clinch
and Romanov counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell clinches up with Romanov and pushes him back against the cage.
Romanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddell tries to clinch but Romanov is having none of it.
Liddell wants to clinch up but Romanov keeps it at a distance.
Liddell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Romanov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Liddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Romanov. Liddell shrugs it off though.
Romanov keeps Liddell at a distance using the push kick.
Liddell shoots for a takedown but Romanov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romanov.
Romanov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Liddell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Romanov is fending him off so far but Liddell persists. Nope, Romanov circles away and we're back to standing.
Liddell looks winded!
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romanov.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Romanov misses.
No luck for Liddell with that takedown attempt.
Romanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romanov.
The crowd cheers as Romanov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Liddell doesn't seem phased though.
Romanov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Liddell.
Liddell wants to clinch up but Romanov keeps it at a distance.
Romanov misses with a head kick.
Romanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Liddell.
Romanov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Liddell moves out of range of the body kick.
Liddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Liddell.
Romanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexandr Romanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liddell is looking to clinch but Romanov is avoiding it.
No luck for Liddell with that takedown attempt.
Romanov looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liddell tries to clinch but Romanov moves away
and Romanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liddell has Romanov up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell tries to pull guard but Romanov won't allow it.
Romanov tries to break the clinch but Liddell is controlling the position.
Romanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexandr Romanov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Romanov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romanov misses with a two punch combination.
Liddell tries for a takedown but Romanov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Liddell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alexandr Romanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romanov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Liddell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Liddell is looking to clinch.
Romanov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Romanov. Liddell shrugs it off though.
Romanov throws a sloppy head kick and Liddell moves out of range easily.
Romanov throws a hook to the side of Liddell's head but Liddell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romanov throws a sloppy head kick and Liddell moves out of range easily.
Liddell dives in for a single leg takedown but Romanov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alexandr Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Liddell.
Liddell tries to pull guard but Romanov won't allow it.
Liddell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Romanov walks away with a smile on his face. Liddell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Liddell fails to land the takedown.
Liddell moves in looking to clinch but Romanov pushes him off.
Liddell gets a clinch.
Romanov manages to break the clinch.
Romanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No joy there for Romanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alexandr Romanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romanov scores with a one two! Liddell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Liddell.
Romanov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Liddell takes a step back to recover.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Liddell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanov scores with a head kick. Liddell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Liddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liddell is trying desperately to land a takedown but Romanov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Liddell.
Liddell scores with a takedown into Romanov's guard.
Liddell trying to control but Romanov is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell won't allow Romanov to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liddell wants to pass the guard but Romanov is keeping the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Chuck Liddell hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Liddell fails to land the takedown.
Romanov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Romanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Romanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Romanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liddell is looking to clinch but Romanov is avoiding it.
Liddell darts in trying to clinch
and Romanov counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell avoids the head kick by Romanov.
Romanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romanov throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.
Romanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Romanov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Romanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell.
Romanov is looking to land body kicks.
Romanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Romanov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romanov misses with a few strikes there.
Liddell misses with a takedown attempt - Romanov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Romanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Liddell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Romanov but Romanov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Romanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandr Romanov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Romanov lands with an overhand left.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddell moves in looking to clinch but Romanov pushes him off.
Romanov feints a jab promting Liddell to slip. Romanov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Liddell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Romanov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch but Romanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Romanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liddell walks into a straight right hand from Romanov.
Romanov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Liddell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Romanov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Liddell somewhat.
Romanov throws a combination. Liddell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov misses with a low kick.
Romanov leaves Liddell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Liddell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Romanov, pushing him back against the cage.
Liddell tries to pull guard but Romanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Liddell drops back down to his feet.
Alexandr Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Liddell.
Liddell misses with a punch on the inside.
Liddell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romanov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Romanov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Liddell jumps into guard, dragging Romanov to the mat.
Romanov postures up.
Romanov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Liddell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Liddell is looking to stand up but Romanov isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell has his foot on Romanov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Romanov works his way back into a safe position though.
Romanov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Liddell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Liddell is trying to keep Romanov in close.
Chuck Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Romanov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Romanov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Liddell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Romanov is controlling him.
Romanov stands up from Liddell's guard - Romanov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Liddell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Liddell lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romanov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov breaks from the clinch.
Liddell moves into the clinch.
Liddell is trying to pull guard but Romanov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Liddell misses with a punch on the inside.
Romanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liddell tries to clinch up.
Liddell tries to clinch but Romanov is having none of it.
Liddell blocks a head kick by Romanov.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liddell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liddell shoots in and drives through. Romanov sprawls well.
Liddell wants to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexandr Romanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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 Alexandr Romanov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Romanov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandr Romanov!
A relieved looking Alexandr Romanov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hitmon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sluggo Brott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brott has chosen So What as his entrance music. Hitmon Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hitmon Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sluggo Brott!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brott feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
Brott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
A big left from Lee misses.
Brott checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big right from Lee misses.
Jab by Brott.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Brott counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brott working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brott wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Lee's coaches at Franklin D. Bluth Memorial Supergym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee struggling a bit here.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brott wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Brott is trying to ground and pound but Lee uses the momentary lack of control by Brott to regain half guard.
Brott trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brott thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brott.
Brott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Brott is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
Brott drops an elbow to the side of Lee's head.
Brott thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brott is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brott slips a nice elbow through Lee's hands, connecting with Lee's forehead.
Brott misses with a head shot. Lee uses the momentum to regain guard.
Brott is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
Brott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brott throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brott trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brott works over Lee with some ground and pound from guard.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Brott controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brott won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Brott postures up.
Brott scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brott lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brott showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sluggo Brott dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brott misses with a body shot.
Brott shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brott misses with a low kick.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Brott.
Lee throws a low kick but Brott moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brott attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee tries to clinch there but Brott circles away.
Hitmon Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Lee feints a jab promting Brott to slip. Lee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brott slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brott misses with a low kick.
Brott connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Brott manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Lee misses
and Brott counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lee won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brott connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lee some visible discomfort.
Brott controlling the position from side mount.
Brott trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee gets back to half guard.
Brott scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Brott in his half guard.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Brott in his half guard.
Lee is looking to control Brott's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lee avoid being mounted?
Brott thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Brott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brott trying to pass the guard but Lee defending well.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brott slows the pace down in half guard.
Brott has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brott connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
Brott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brott passes into side control, despite Lee's attempt to control the position.
Brott cracks Lee with a big right hand but Lee just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brott working the ground and pound.
Brott throwing strikes but Lee manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sluggo Brott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brott. Brott obviously looking to wear him down.
Brott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brott counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brott thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Brott wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Brott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brott looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brott performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Brott tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brott is working away from the top position though.
Brott wants to take a breather but Lee is having none of it.
Brott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Brott missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brott wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Brott throws a strike but Lee avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lee is trying to keep Brott in close.
Lee looking for a guillotine here but Brott defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brott postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brott trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Brott postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Brott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Brott from controlling successfully.
Brott postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brott works over Lee with some ground and pound from guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lee holds on and takes a little breather.
Brott trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Brott passes Lee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brott wants to pass the guard but Lee is defending well.
Brott trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to control Brott's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lee avoid being mounted?
Hitmon Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee keeping control of the position.
Brott trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brott throws a strike but Lee avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sluggo Brott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brott has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sluggo Brott!
Sluggo Brott thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luka Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex De Paiva Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex De Paiva Santos 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
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luka Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex De Paiva Santos!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Paiva Santos counters with a single leg into guard. Beck didn't expect that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Beck is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Paiva Santos looking to pass the guard.
Beck keeping moving, preventing De Paiva Santos from controlling successfully.
De Paiva Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beck misses with a hook.
Beck drives through and clinches with De Paiva Santos against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos pulls guard.
Beck stopping the sweep attempt from De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Paiva Santos wants to improve his position but instead Beck has moved into half guard.
De Paiva Santos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Beck pulls his head out easily.
De Paiva Santos 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.
Beck wants to control but De Paiva Santos is keeping him busy.
De Paiva Santos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beck sitting in guard here, content to control.
De Paiva Santos has his foot on Beck's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beck works his way back into a safe position though.
Beck lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Paiva Santos wants to improve his position but instead Beck has moved into half guard.
De Paiva Santos wants to get back to full guard.
De Paiva Santos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Beck's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Beck's back!
Well, with De Paiva Santos on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Beck is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
De Paiva Santos not allowing Beck to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck showing good submission defense here.
De Paiva Santos working for a choke but Beck is defending well.
De Paiva Santos avoiding Beck 's attempts to control his hands.
De Paiva Santos looking for the RNC.
De Paiva Santos has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Beck can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck fending off the submission attempt from De Paiva Santos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beck is really stuck here.
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!
De Paiva Santos is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Beck has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but De Paiva Santos has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Beck taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. De Paiva Santos doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alex De Paiva Santos!
A very excited looking Alex De Paiva Santos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zell Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dincht comes to the cage accompanied by Fanfare. The crowd seem to be enjoying Leeroy's choice of entrance music: Boondocks Theme Song. Zell Dincht could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruce Leeroy's chin.
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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 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Dincht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leeroy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dincht looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dincht scores with a jab to the body.
Leeroy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leeroy throws a right hand that misses
and Dincht counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Leeroy tries to roll over but Dincht keeps him under control.
Dincht landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dincht not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dincht wants to pass the guard but Leeroy is defending well.
Leeroy tries to get to full guard but Dincht has control of the leg.
Dincht wants to free his trapped foot but Leeroy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dincht looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy wants to improve his position but Dincht is controlling well.
Dincht is just content to waste time from the top position. Leeroy takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dincht is looking to work some ground and pound but Leeroy has wrist control.
Leeroy keeping moving, preventing Dincht from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dincht throws a big elbow that misses.
Dincht trying to control the position from guard on top but Leeroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dincht working some strikes from top position.
Dincht trying to control the position from guard on top but Leeroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dincht wants to pass the guard but Leeroy is keeping the position.
Dincht throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leeroy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dincht wants to control from the top but Leeroy keeps moving.
Leeroy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Leeroy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dincht scores with a couple of nice shots.
Leeroy is staying active underneath Dincht, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Leeroy wants to get back to full guard.
Dincht looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dincht 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.
Dincht not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leeroy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dincht scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dincht passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Leeroy!
Leeroy sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy wants to improve his position but Dincht is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leeroy is not content to let Dincht control the position.
Leeroy regains full guard. Nicely done.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Leeroy is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dincht looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Leeroy won't allow Dincht to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zell Dincht dominated that round.
That's time! Dincht's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck for Dincht with that takedown attempt.
Dincht uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leeroy.
Leeroy cracks Dincht with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dincht connects with a body shot that sends Leeroy's belly button to the back.
Leeroy throws a leg kick that misses.
Leeroy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leeroy lands a glancing blow to the side of Dincht's head.
Dincht looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Leeroy enables Dincht to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Leeroy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dincht accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dincht tries to free his leg and advance position but Leeroy is retaining full guard.
Leeroy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leeroy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dincht!
Zell Dincht overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dincht keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dincht gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leeroy trying to mount his opponent but Dincht defends it.
Leeroy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Leeroy wants to pass the guard but Dincht is defending well.
Dincht trying to control from the bottom.
Dincht is looking for a sweep. Leeroy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dincht gets back to full guard.
Leeroy controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dincht is looking to sweep but instead, Leeroy has passed into half guard.
Leeroy prevents Dincht from improving his position.
Dincht moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dincht looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Leeroy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dincht is trying to maintain the position but Leeroy is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dincht wants to control but Leeroy passes into side.
Leeroy tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dincht's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht is not content to let Leeroy control the position.
Dincht is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Leeroy is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Leeroy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dincht is desperately trying to improve his position but Leeroy has a good base and remains in mount.
Dincht tries to hold on but Leeroy postures up.
Leeroy trying to control but Dincht is having none of it.
Dincht keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dincht manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dincht makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dincht.
Leeroy passes Dincht's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dincht is looking to improve his position.
Leeroy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dincht does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dincht moves into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dincht working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Leeroy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Leeroy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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 Zell Dincht will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dincht's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Leeroy misses with a hook to the body
and Dincht counters with a nice body shot.
Leeroy misses with a body kick.
Dincht throws a body punch but Leeroy moves out of range.
Leeroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leeroy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dincht manages to avoid it.
Leeroy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dincht keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leeroy just misses with a punch to the body.
Leeroy throws a front kick aimed at Dincht's knee but Dincht avoids it well.
Leeroy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dincht misses with a wild body shot.
Dincht scores with the left hand. Leeroy knows he should have avoided that one.
Leeroy throws a leg kick that misses.
Dincht displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leeroy throws out the jab.
Dincht checks the leg kick.
Leeroy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dincht shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dincht misses with a head shot. Leeroy uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy is looking for a triangle but Dincht pushes his legs off easily.
Dincht throws an elbow that misses. Leeroy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dincht's guard. Nice move by Leeroy!
Dincht wants to sweep here but Leeroy controlling him for the moment.
Leeroy trying to control the position from guard on top but Dincht is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dincht has his foot on Leeroy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leeroy works his way back into a safe position though.
Dincht trying to control the position here.
Leeroy stopping the sweep attempt from Dincht.
Dincht lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Leeroy!
A nice elbow there by Dincht.
Leeroy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bruce Leeroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leeroy is looking to escape.
Dincht cracks Leeroy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dincht connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zell Dincht is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dincht wants to control but Leeroy has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Dincht scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dincht is trying to control. Leeroy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dincht is figuring out what he wants to do next.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Zell Dincht wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dincht lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zell Dincht showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dincht, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zell Dincht!
After the fight, Zell Dincht was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Kappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Rimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Optimus Rimes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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285 lbs
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224 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, David Kappa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Optimus Rimes!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kappa ducks under a wild hook from Rimes.
Optimus Rimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kappa blocks the body kick.
Kappa motions for Rimes to come forward. Kappa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kappa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rimes pushes Kappa away with a front kick.
Kappa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rimes can pounce on him.
Rimes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rimes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rimes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rimes.
Rimes with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rimes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rimes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rimes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kappa.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rimes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rimes tries to close the distance and clinch but Kappa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rimes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kappa walks into a left hand.
Rimes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kappa.
Kappa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kappa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rimes counters by moving into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rimes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Rimes.
Rimes blocking some punches.
Rimes has Kappa pressed against the cage, preventing Kappa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kappa blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Rimes.
Rimes lands with a left to the head.
Kappa lands a nice shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rimes scores with a shoulder strike.
Kappa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kappa is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rimes misses with a punch to the body.
Rimes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rimes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kappa.
Rimes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rimes misses with a punch to the body.
Kappa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kappa prevents a body shot from Rimes.
Kappa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rimes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kappa working aggressively here.
Rimes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rimes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kappa is trying to push Rimes away but Rimes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kappa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kappa wants to get back to striking at distance but Rimes won't allow it.
Kappa prevents a body shot from Rimes.
Rimes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kappa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kappa swings wildly with an uppercut but Rimes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rimes misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rimes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rimes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kappas head.
Rimes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kappa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kappa.
Nice body punch from Rimes.
Rimes scores with a shot to the side of Kappa's head.
Rimes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Rimes scores with a knee to the head.
Rimes lands a left hand.
Rimes lands a hook that snaps the head of Kappa backwards.
Rimes scores with a shot to the side of Kappa's head.
Rimes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rimes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kappa backwards.
Rimes lands with a left to the head.
Rimes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rimes pushes Kappa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rimes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rimes as the two fighters clinch.
Kappa misses with a body punch.
Rimes lands a right hand.
Rimes lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rimes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rimes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rimes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rimes lands with a left to the head.
Rimes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rimes with a knee to the head.
Rimes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rimes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rimes presses Kappa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rimes tries to throw a body punch but Kappa avoids it by throwing Rimes back against the cage.
Rimes lands a nice shot to the body.
Rimes lands a hook that snaps the head of Kappa backwards.
Rimes digs a right hand into Kappa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kappa's gas tank.
Rimes drops Kappa with a big knee straight up the middle! Kappa is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kappa is rocked!
It looks like David Kappa has been cut.
Kappa tries to keep at a distance but Rimes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oh Kappa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rimes controlling the position using the Thai clinch, unloads with a massive knee! Boom! He's out cold and slumps to the floor against the cage! I can't wait to see the slow motion replay of that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Optimus Rimes!
After winning the bout, Optimus Rimes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Heisenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homer Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heisenberg comes into the arena with Hope and Pray blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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World class boxer
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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
34 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitch Heisenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homer Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Simpson.
Heisenberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heisenberg throws a half hearted mid kick.
Simpson scores with a head kick. Heisenberg tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Simpson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Heisenberg moves out of range of the leg kick from Simpson.
Simpson lands a jab to Heisenberg's midsection.
Heisenberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Simpson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Heisenberg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Simpson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Heisenberg working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simpson defending against the ground and pound.
Simpson wants to get back to his feet.
Heisenberg working the ground and pound but Simpson is defending the strikes.
Heisenberg sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Simpson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Heisenberg tries for a kimura but Simpson is defending well.
Heisenberg 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Heisenberg are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Heisenberg tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heisenberg thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Heisenberg tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Heisenberg working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Heisenberg is trying to get an arm triangle but Simpson is defending well.
Simpson manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is defending against the submission attempts here by Heisenberg.
Simpson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Heisenberg wants to pass the guard but Simpson is defending well.
Heisenberg throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Simpson to regain full guard.
Heisenberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simpson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Simpson has Heisenberg pulled in close to control his posture.
Heisenberg wants to control from the top but Simpson keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Simpson holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is trying to control the position but Heisenberg postures up.
Simpson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Homer Simpson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Heisenberg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Simpson has time to react.
Heisenberg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Heisenberg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Simpson misses with a looping left.
Heisenberg is looking to land body kicks.
Heisenberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simpson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heisenberg connects with a looping right hand.
Heisenberg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Simpson has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg scores with a hook to the body. Simpson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Simpson cracks Heisenberg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heisenberg slips under a jab from Simpson.
Simpson slips under a jab from Heisenberg.
Simpson throws a leg kick which misses Heisenberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Heisenberg tries to avoid it.
Heisenberg shoots in and bounces Simpson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Simpson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Heisenberg wants to pass the guard but Simpson is keeping the position.
Simpson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Heisenberg is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heisenberg looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Heisenberg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Heisenberg cracks Simpson with a good jab.
Simpson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heisenberg.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Simpson checks a leg kick.
Heisenberg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Simpson defending well as Heisenberg loads up on a big left hand.
Simpson wants to land a leg kick but Heisenberg is out of range.
Heisenberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simpson.
Heisenberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simpson.
Simpson lands a jab to the nose.
Simpson feints and then cracks Heisenberg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heisenberg down.
Heisenberg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Heisenberg avoids the body shot from Simpson.
Heisenberg scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Simpson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simpson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heisenberg. Heisenberg obviously looking to wear him down.
Donk. Simpson catches Heisenberg right on the button with a cross.
Heisenberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Homer Simpson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heisenberg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Heisenberg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Simpson lands a leg kick that knocks Heisenberg off balance momentarily.
Heisenberg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mitch Heisenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson missing with a left hand there. Heisenberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Simpson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heisenberg.
Simpson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Heisenberg. Heisenberg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Heisenberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson 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 big right from Heisenberg misses.
A head kick misses from Simpson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simpson throws an off balance right hand
and Heisenberg counters with a single leg into guard. Simpson didn't expect that.
Heisenberg trying to control but Simpson is working from the bottom.
Heisenberg stops Simpson from standing up.
Heisenberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Heisenberg wants to control from the top but Simpson keeps moving.
Simpson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Heisenberg keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg is working hard here to advance position.
Simpson controlling from the full mount.
Simpson stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Simpson.
Simpson lands a two punch combo.
Heisenberg misses with a body kick.
Heisenberg throws a half hearted mid kick.
Simpson moves out of range of the body kick.
Heisenberg misses with a looping left.
Simpson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simpson sizes up Heisenberg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heisenberg darts in looking for a takedown but Simpson gets double underhooks and turns Heisenberg into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitch Heisenberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simpson is trying to break the clinch but Heisenberg has him pressed against the cage.
Heisenberg misses with some punches.
Heisenberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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 Mitch Heisenberg will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Heisenberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Simpson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Heisenberg shoots in looking for a takedown. Simpson tries to sprawl out of it but Heisenberg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Simpson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Heisenberg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Simpson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Simpson misses with a head kick.
Heisenberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heisenberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Simpson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitch Heisenberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simpson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg motions for Simpson to come forward. Heisenberg throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Simpson blocks a leg kick.
Simpson scores with a jab to the body.
Simpson stuns Heisenberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Simpson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heisenberg has time to react.
Heisenberg cracks Simpson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson throws a combination. Heisenberg tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Simpson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heisenberg throws a low kick, looking for Simpson's leg but Simpson calmly moves out of range.
Heisenberg misses with a straight left.
Simpson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Homer Simpson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heisenberg tries to land a leg kick but Simpson saw it coming and moves away.
Heisenberg scores with a body shot.
Simpson misses with a body kick.
Simpson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heisenberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Heisenberg missing with a left hand there. Simpson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Simpson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Simpson scores with a leg kick.
Simpson lands a jab to the nose.
Simpson misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Simpson catches Heisenberg right on the button with a cross.
Heisenberg scores with a kick to the body.
Heisenberg slips a straight right by Simpson.
Heisenberg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simpson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Homer Simpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simpson slips under a jab from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg dives in for a single leg takedown but Simpson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Heisenberg tries to work over Simpson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heisenberg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Simpson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Simpson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simpson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Simpson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Heisenberg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Heisenberg avoids the body shot from Simpson.
Heisenberg throws the left hand but Simpson avoids the punch easily.
Heisenberg misses with a leg kick.
Heisenberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Simpson cracks the inside of Heisenberg's front leg.
Heisenberg throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heisenberg lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg scores with a nice right hand.
Heisenberg takes a swing at Simpson's ribcage but misses.
Heisenberg scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Heisenberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Simpson doesn't seem bothered though.
Simpson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Heisenberg is defended easily by Simpson.
Simpson throws out a powerful jab.
A good leg kick by Heisenberg.
Simpson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Heisenberg is able to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simpson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heisenberg shoots in for a double leg but Simpson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Simpson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Simpson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Homer Simpson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heisenberg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mitch Heisenberg!
An out of breath Mitch Heisenberg 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jenkins's choice of entrance music: take it like a man. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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197 lbs
33 - 18 - 0 |
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200 lbs
27 - 13 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ground Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 3, fighting out of New York, Bruce Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins throws a leg kick
and Pound counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jenkins thinking.
A good leg kick by Pound.
Jenkins throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Pound to counter with a crisp jab.
Jenkins slips a jab from Pound.
Pound looks to land a right hand but Jenkins moved out of range.
Jenkins looks to land a left hand but Pound moved out of range nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jenkins has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pound lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Jenkins does it's job there.
Pound lands a big head kick that sends Jenkins tumbling to the mat! Pound takes a step backwards and waves Jenkins back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jenkins is rocked!
It looks like Bruce Jenkins has been cut.
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!
Pound takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jenkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Pound finish him?
Pound misses with a low kick.
Jenkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Pound throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jenkins lands a body shot.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pound.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jenkins misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jenkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pound.
Pound cracks Jenkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jenkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jenkins takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pound.
Pound landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pound trying to control the position but instead, Jenkins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pound into the cage.
Pound scores with a hook to the body.
Pound doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pound with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jenkins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pound scores with a shot to the side of Jenkins's head.
Pound blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to force a seperation but Pound has the dominant position.
Pound blocking some punches.
Pound takes a shot to the head.
Jenkins working aggressively here.
Pound tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jenkins avoids it.
Pound doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenkins has a couple of punches blocked by Pound.
Jenkins lands a shoulder strike.
Pound blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenkins.
Jenkins lands an uppercut.
Jenkins effectively controlling the action here.
Pound blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pound lands a nice uppercut.
Pound tries a body shot but Jenkins blocks it.
Jenkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pound throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jenkins throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with some punches.
Jenkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Pound.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jenkins.
Pound scores with a hook to the body.
Pound throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pound blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jenkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Pound uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but Pound avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jenkins.
Jenkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pound wants to break free but Jenkins has control.
Pound lands a hook that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Pound blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jenkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jenkins works on Pound's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pound backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Jenkins.
A nice left hand lands by Jenkins.
Pound is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jenkins is defending well for now.
Jenkins working aggressively here.
Pound's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jenkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenkins checks a leg kick.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
Pound clinches.
Pound misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pound misses with some punches.
Pound is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jenkins is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pound.
Pound unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jenkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hook to the body lands for Pound.
Pound throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jenkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Jenkins tries to work over Pound's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ground Pound will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce Jenkins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jenkins tries to clinch but Pound moves away
and Pound counters with a head kick. That will keep Jenkins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jenkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pound.
Pound tests Jenkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body kick from Pound.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses the body punch
enabling Pound to counter with a crisp jab.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pound was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Jenkins feints and as Pound raises his hands in defense, Jenkins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jenkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pound trying to keep a closed guard but Jenkins is proving a slippery customer.
Pound has momentary wrist control but Jenkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Pound 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.
Pound is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pound trying to control the position.
Jenkins trying to control but Pound is working from the bottom.
Jenkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jenkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pound trying to strike off his back.
Pound wants to sweep here but Jenkins controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound is adopting a defensive guard.
Pound tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pound can't keep his opponent in guard - Jenkins advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jenkins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jenkins drops an elbow to the side of Pound's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pound with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jenkins thows a huge punch but Pound dodges it nicely.
Pound avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jenkins.
Pound trying to control here.
Pound taking some punishment here, with Jenkins in his half guard.
Jenkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pound is staying active underneath Jenkins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jenkins working Pound over with strikes.
Pound taking some punishment here, with Jenkins in his half guard.
Bruce Jenkins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pound moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pound has momentary wrist control but Jenkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Jenkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pound is rocked!
Pound wants to improve his position but instead Jenkins has moved into half guard.
Pound makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pound.
Jenkins content to stall in guard here.
Pound throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pound manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pound.
Jenkins is working to get back to half guard.
Pound wants to control the pace but Jenkins is squirming around nicely.
Pound controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pound misses with a head shot.
Jenkins working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce Jenkins's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pound takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jenkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pound uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jenkins has time to react.
Jenkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jenkins looks to land a right hand but Pound moved out of range.
Pound sizes up Jenkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pound.
Pound thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pound works over Jenkins's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jenkins is defended easily by Pound.
Jenkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pound's sensitive parts.
Pound has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pound there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pound misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
Pound moves out of range of the leg kick from Jenkins.
Pound throws a big shot that misses.
Pound slaps away a takedown attempt from Jenkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jenkins misses with a leg kick
and Pound counters with a nice body shot.
Pound misses with a hook.
Pound ducks under a wild hook from Jenkins.
Jenkins wants to clinch.
Ground Pound is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Ground Pound has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound scores with a nice right hand.
Pound misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pound swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pound lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pound scores with a hook.
Pound rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pound takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jenkins feints and then cracks Pound's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pound down.
Jenkins lands a right hook to the body.
Jenkins connects with a body shot that sends Pound's belly button to the back.
A leg kick checked by Jenkins.
Pound tries to move into range but Jenkins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins needs to keep his hands up - Pound had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Jenkins does it's job there.
Pound looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pound scores with a punch to the head.
Jenkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pound throws out the jab.
Pound throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jenkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jenkins checks a low kick from Pound.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pound.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pound throws a head kick but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pound tries to move into range but Jenkins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pound connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jenkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pound ducks right into an uppercut from Jenkins.
Oh Pound is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pound defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jenkins.
Pound seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Jenkins misses.
Jenkins fails with the takedown.
Jenkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Pound is just out of range.
Pound lands a nice shot that snaps Jenkins's head back.
Pound staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pound is looking to clinch.
Pound throws a hook but Jenkins blocks it.
Pound throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruce Jenkins.
I think Jenkins 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bruce Jenkins!
Bruce Jenkins took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sven Dufva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Khanom Tom 's choice of entrance music: Round 5. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Dufva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dufva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dufva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khanom Tom was well out of range. Poor timing from Dufva.
Dufva clinches with his opponent.
Dufva is looking to control Khanom Tom 's arms but Khanom Tom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dufva has his back to the cage.
Dufva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dufva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dufva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khanom Tom swings wildly with an uppercut but Dufva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanom Tom looking to stall.
A short right from Khanom Tom on the inside.
Khanom Tom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dufva missing with knees to the body.
Dufva gets through Khanom Tom 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom tries to break the clinch but Dufva is controlling the position.
Dufva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dufva misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanom Tom scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've been informed that Khanom Tom has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A short body shot lands from Khanom Tom as the two fighters clinch.
Dufva tries to land knees in the clinch but Khanom Tom avoids the damage to the body.
Dufva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dufva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Khanom Tom content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Khanom Tom blocking some punches.
Dufva tries a body shot but Khanom Tom blocks it.
Dufva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khanom Tom presses Dufva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dufva tries to pull guard but Khanom Tom holds him up against the cage and eventually Dufva drops back down to his feet.
Dufva tries to land knees in the clinch but Khanom Tom avoids the damage to the body.
Dufva misses with the head strike.
Khanom Tom works on Dufva's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Khanom Tom is trying to maintain a safe position but Dufva gets an underhook and turns Khanom Tom into the cage.
Khanom Tom pushes Dufva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khanom Tom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khanom Tom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dufva is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom scores with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dufva misses the target.
Khanom Tom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khanom Tom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dufva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dufva.
Dufva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom scores with a body shot.
Khanom Tom stalks Dufva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dufva's face. Dufva staggers backwards, shaken.
Khanom Tom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khanom Tom scores with a kick to the midsection.
Khanom Tom lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dufva rushes Khanom Tom and presses him up against the cage.
Dufva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khanom Tom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom misses with a body punch.
Khanom Tom avoiding damage as Dufva throws knees to the body.
Dufva struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanom Tom controls his hands.
Khanom Tom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dufva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Khanom Tom gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Dufva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khanom Tom is leaning against Dufva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khanom Tom pushes Dufva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khanom Tom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khanom Tom breaks from the clinch.
Dufva moves out of range as Khanom Tom throws a body kick.
Dufva punishes Khanom Tom 's body with a nice straight punch.
Khanom Tom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dufva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanom Tom moves into the clinch successfully.
Khanom Tom 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Dufva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nai Khanom Tom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dufva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanom Tom .
Dufva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khanom Tom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khanom Tom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khanom Tom jabs at Dufva's body.
Khanom Tom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dufva throws a sloppy head kick and Khanom Tom moves out of range easily.
Dufva throws a leg kick that misses.
Dufva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dufva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dufva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khanom Tom .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Dufva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dufva misses with a body shot
letting Khanom Tom counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dufva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khanom Tom throws a low kick but Dufva avoids it.
A combination from Khanom Tom does no damage.
Dufva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dufva throws a leg kick but Khanom Tom sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dufva takes a swing at Khanom Tom 's ribcage but misses.
Dufva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khanom Tom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khanom Tom avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khanom Tom takes a swing at Dufva's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Khanom Tom .
Dufva checks a low kick from Khanom Tom .
Dufva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dufva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dufva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva takes a swing at Khanom Tom 's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dufva checks a leg kick.
Dufva gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dufva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khanom Tom 's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dufva thows a huge punch but Khanom Tom dodges it nicely.
Khanom Tom regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dufva.
Dufva wants to control from the top but Khanom Tom keeps moving.
Dufva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Khanom Tom is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dufva throws a big right hand that misses.
Dufva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dufva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khanom Tom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dufva throws a strike but Khanom Tom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dufva is trying to keep Khanom Tom in close.
Dufva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khanom Tom is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva looking for a guillotine here but Khanom Tom defends easily.
Khanom Tom controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dufva has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Khanom Tom is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dufva.
A lull in the action here.
Dufva tries to buck Khanom Tom off but Khanom Tom is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dufva keeps working.
Khanom Tom decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dufva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanom Tom moves away.
Dufva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dufva takes a swing at Khanom Tom 's ribcage but misses.
Khanom Tom throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch but Dufva moves away
and Dufva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dufva 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.
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!
Dufva is working Khanom Tom over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Dufva dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Khanom Tom throws a push kick but Dufva slaps the foot to one side.
Khanom Tom is looking to slow Dufva down with leg kicks.
Khanom Tom wants to slow Dufva down by chopping away at his legs.
Khanom Tom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khanom Tom misses the shot to the body.
Dufva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanom Tom moves away.
Khanom Tom throws a big shot that misses.
Khanom Tom cracks Dufva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dufva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch there but Dufva circles away.
Dufva is looking to wear down Khanom Tom with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dufva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khanom Tom is out of range and Dufva settles back down.
Khanom Tom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khanom Tom wants to clinch.
Khanom Tom throws a low kick, looking for Dufva's leg but Dufva calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom avoids a kick to the body.
Khanom Tom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khanom Tom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dufva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khanom Tom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khanom Tom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Khanom Tom connects with a leg kick. Dufva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Khanom Tom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Dufva misses.
Dufva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khanom Tom lunges at Dufva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dufva's hand.
Dufva misses with a low kick.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khanom Tom blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Dufva.
Good work by Khanom Tom as he checks the leg kick.
Khanom Tom wants to slow Dufva down by chopping away at his legs.
Khanom Tom misses with a wild body shot.
Dufva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dufva shoots for a double leg takedown but Khanom Tom sprawls well. He's pushed Dufva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dufva tries to clinch but Khanom Tom is having none of it.
Khanom Tom takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dufva throws a hook but Khanom Tom avoids it easily.
Khanom Tom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dufva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khanom Tom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khanom Tom 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva wants to land a leg kick but Khanom Tom is out of range.
Dufva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khanom Tom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dufva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Khanom Tom counters with a low kick, right behind Dufva 's knee.
Dufva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dufva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dufva tries to land a leg kick but Khanom Tom saw it coming and moves away.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khanom Tom 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.
Dufva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dufva is controlling the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dufva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom tries to get to full guard but Dufva has control of the leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Khanom Tom manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Khanom Tom is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Khanom Tom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dufva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dufva is looking to work some ground and pound but Khanom Tom has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nai Khanom Tom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khanom Tom 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nai Khanom Tom !
Nai Khanom Tom 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Redshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Solovyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Redshaw might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ACDC - Skies on Fire. 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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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Redshaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Solovyev!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solovyev scores with a body shot.
Redshaw blocks a low kick nicely.
Redshaw connects with a single shot there.
Solovyev misses with a looping right.
Redshaw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Redshaw lands with a good body shot.
Solovyev motions for Redshaw to come forward. Solovyev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Solovyev misses.
Redshaw drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Redshaw throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solovyev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solovyev manages to capitalize on a mistake by Redshaw to take his back!
Solovyev has the hooks in. Redshaw is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Redshaw is keeping busy.
I really don't envy Redshaw right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Redshaw is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Solovyev is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Redshaw is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Redshaw is working hard here to advance position.
Solovyev is riding his opponent, not letting Redshaw buck him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw rolls, trying to escape but Solovyev keeps control of the position.
Redshaw looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Redshaw is trying to break free.
Solovyev trying to control momentarily.
Solovyev is hanging on to Redshaw's back as he tries to escape.
Solovyev tries to get the hooks in deep but Redshaw pushed the leg off.
Redshaw breaks Solovyev's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev wants to stand but Redshaw is controlling the position.
Redshaw wants to control from the top but Solovyev keeps moving.
Redshaw is looking to advance position but Solovyev has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Solovyev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Redshaw is wriggling around trying to escape.
Solovyev get's back to his feet.
Solovyev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Solovyev is looking to land body kicks.
Solovyev takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw catches Solovyev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Solovyev thows a leg kick but Redshaw checks it
and Redshaw counters with a series of strikes. Solovyev will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solovyev tries a low kick but Redshaw avoids it.
Redshaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Redshaw throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Redshaw shoots in for a takedown but Solovyev shows good takedown defense.
Solovyev wants to clinch up but Redshaw keeps it at a distance.
Redshaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redshaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A slow jab from Redshaw misses its intended target.
Solovyev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Solovyev leaves Redshaw with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Redshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Solovyev checks a leg kick.
Redshaw checks a low kick from Solovyev.
Solovyev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Solovyev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Redshaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladimir Solovyev will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Solovyev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Solovyev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Solovyev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Redshaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Redshaw looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Redshaw cracks Solovyev with an open hand slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Redshaw.
Solovyev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Redshaw looks for a takedown but Solovyev sprawls well.
Redshaw moves away from the strike by Solovyev.
Solovyev closes the distance and pushes Redshaw back into the cage.
Redshaw has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Solovyev after a bit of a struggle.
Solovyev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Redshaw lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Redshaw looks to land a combination but Solovyev avoids it well.
Dexter Redshaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Redshaw shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Solovyev sprawls well. Solovyev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Redshaw gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Redshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solovyev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Redshaw tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Solovyev defends well and Redshaw ends up having to push Solovyev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Solovyev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Redshaw misses with a few strikes there.
Solovyev lands with a shot to the body.
Redshaw looks for a takedown but Solovyev sprawls well.
Solovyev lands a leg kick that knocks Redshaw off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Redshaw closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Redshaw lands in his opponent's guard.
Solovyev wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Redshaw postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vladimir Solovyev hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Solovyev checks a leg kick nicely.
Solovyev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Solovyev wants to clinch up but Redshaw keeps it at a distance.
Solovyev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Solovyev throws a leg kick
and Redshaw counters with a solid body kick.
Redshaw is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Redshaw.
Solovyev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Redshaw on the side of the head.
Solovyev misses with a hook.
Redshaw throws a head kick but Solovyev moves out of range.
Vladimir Solovyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redshaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Solovyev.
Solovyev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Redshaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Redshaw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Solovyev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Solovyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Solovyev closes the distance and clinches.
Solovyev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redshaw's elbow.
Redshaw is trying to push Solovyev away but Solovyev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Solovyev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redshaw. Solovyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redshaw throws a nice head kick!
Solovyev connects with a solid leg kick.
Solovyev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Redshaw's head.
Solovyev has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solovyev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Redshaw breaks from the clinch.
Solovyev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Redshaw is out of range.
Redshaw tries a low kick but Solovyev avoids it.
Solovyev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Solovyev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Redshaw momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Redshaw.
Redshaw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Solovyev lands a nice hook to Redshaw's body. Redshaw takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Solovyev misses with a looping left.
Solovyev leaves Redshaw with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Redshaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Solovyev throws a lazy head kick
and Redshaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Solovyev. No joy for Redshaw on that attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Solovyev.
Solovyev moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Redshaw dodges the punch combination from Solovyev.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redshaw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Solovyev is fending him off so far but Redshaw persists. Nope, Solovyev circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Solovyev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Solovyev moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Solovyev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Redshaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Solovyev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good leg kick by Solovyev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Solovyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Redshaw misses with a series of wild punches.
Redshaw steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Solovyev. That one must have hurt.
Redshaw tries to clinch up.
Solovyev avoids the head kick by Redshaw.
A nice combination there by Solovyev.
Redshaw is rocked!
Redshaw ducks right into an uppercut from Solovyev.
Oh Redshaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Solovyev cracks Redshaw with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Redshaw tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Solovyev pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Redshaw is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Solovyev!
Vladimir Solovyev is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Vladimir Solovyev 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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