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Dominance 44 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renka Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brynden Tully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renka Susi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brynden Tully's chin.
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179 lbs
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176 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Renka Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Brynden Tully!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tully.
Tully on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Susi. Susi obviously looking to wear him down.
We've been hearing reports that Susi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Susi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Susi tries to keep at a distance but Tully has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tully tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Susi slowing the pace effectively.
Susi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Susi is trying to break the clinch but Tully has him pressed against the cage.
Susi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Susi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Susi digs a right hand into Tully's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tully's gas tank.
Susi prevents a body shot from Tully.
Susi stalling against the cage.
Susi tries to work over Tully's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tully tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Susi avoids it.
Susi wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Susi trying to control the position but instead, Tully has worked for underhooks and has pushed Susi into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Tully.
Susi slows down the pace here.
Tully tries to work over Susi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tully prevents a body shot from Susi.
Tully letting Susi take a breather here.
Susi looking to slow down the pace here.
Susi pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Renka Susi.
Susi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Susi misses with a two punch combination.
Tully lands a really nice looking cross but Susi seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from Tully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tully lands a leg kick that knocks Susi off balance momentarily.
Tully stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Susi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Susi takes one to the side of the head.
Tully throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tully misses with a low kick.
Susi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tully moves away.
Tully throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tully avoids the body shot from Susi.
Tully turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Susi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Susi just misses with a punch to the body.
Susi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tully thows a left - swing and a miss!
Susi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tully works the jab nicely.
Susi throws a hook but Tully avoids it easily.
Tully throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Susi looks to throw the jab but Tully is out of range.
Susi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tully.
Brynden Tully is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tully slips a straight right by Susi.
Susi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tully to the mat! Tully manages to get full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Susi looking to pass the guard.
Tully looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tully is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Susi is controlling him.
Tully is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brynden Tully will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Susi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Susi blocks the body kick.
Tully fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Susi manages to avoid it.
Tully lands a nice looking body shot.
Susi throws a body punch but Tully moves out of range.
Tully has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Susi.
Tully scores with a leg kick.
Susi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tully looks to score with a jab to the body but Susi is just out of range.
Tully motions for Susi to come forward. Tully throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Susi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Susi throws a body punch but Tully moves out of range.
Tully goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Susi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi misses with a body punch
and Tully counters with a nice kick to the body.
Susi lands with a cross.
Tully lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brynden Tully seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tully misses with an attempted mid kick.
Susi misses with a looping left.
Tully is looking to clinch but Susi is avoiding it.
Susi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tully. That one must have hurt.
Susi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Susi misses the jab.
Susi throws a body punch but Tully moves out of range.
Tully jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tully lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tully looks to throw the jab but Susi is out of range.
Susi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tully is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Tully. That snapped Susi's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tully throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tully wants to clinch up but Susi keeps it at a distance.
Tully tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Susi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Susi tries for a takedown but Tully sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Susi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Susi slips a jab and a cross from Tully.
Tully misses with a looping right.
Susi tries to move into range but Tully moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Susi is looking to wear down Tully with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Susi looks to throw the jab but Tully is out of range.
Tully takes a swing at Susi's ribcage but misses.
Susi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tully slips a jab and a cross from Susi.
Tully ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tully avoids the body shot from Susi.
Tully pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tully throws a front kick aimed at Susi's knee but Susi avoids it well.
Tully connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tully throws a combination. Susi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Susi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tully lands a front kick.
Susi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tully throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Susi.
Tully throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Susi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tully tries to clinch up
and Tully takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi shoots for a double leg takedown but Tully sprawls well. He's pushed Susi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tully gets caught flat footed, as Susi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Susi wants to control from the top but Tully keeps moving.
Susi wants to pass the guard but Tully is keeping the position.
Susi throws a big right hand that misses.
Tully preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Susi trying to control but Tully is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tully has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Susi sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brynden Tully 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. This is the final round!
Tully lands with a good body shot.
Susi looks to land a combination but Tully avoids it well.
Tully bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tully thuds his right hand into Susi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tully ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Susi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Tully. Beautiful body shot.
Tully throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Susi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Susi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Tully misses its intended target.
Tully avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice jab there from Susi.
Tully tries to land a leg kick but Susi saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi looks to land a body kick but Tully moved away.
Tully scores with a head kick. Susi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tully throws a predictable looking body shot
and Susi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Susi throws a series of punches but Tully moves out of range.
Susi works Tully's body with a nice hook.
Tully throws a leg kick but Susi moved away.
Susi misses with a double jab.
Jab, jab by Tully - just one landing.
Susi defending well as Tully loads up on a big left hand.
Susi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tully manages to avoid it.
Tully is looking to land body kicks.
No joy there for Tully, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Susi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tully.
Tully scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Tully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Susi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tully.
Tully swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tully misses with a body kick.
Tully scores with a nice strike.
Tully throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Susi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tully throws a hook but Susi avoids it easily.
Tully throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body kick from Tully.
Tully on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Tully misses.
Renka Susi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Susi goes for a double leg but Tully avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tully continues to drive forward.
Susi wants to take the fight to the mat but Tully manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Susi to work.
Susi wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renka Susi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Susi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tully stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tully throws a head punch that misses.
Tully manages to break the clinch.
Susi throws a leg kick but Tully moved away.
Susi throws the left hand but Tully avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tully swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Susi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tully was well out of range. Poor timing from Susi.
Brynden Tully is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tully cracks a nice hook into Susi's ribs.
Susi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tully.
Susi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Susi is rocked!
Susi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tully.
Oh Susi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tully thuds a left hand into Susi's body.
Tully Throws a clean left jab. Tully Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Susi's chin! Susi crumbles to the ground and Tully follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Tully!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brynden Tully!
Brynden Tully 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Rzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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189 lbs
5 - 2 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Anastasio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Rzic!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anastasio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anastasio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rzic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anastasio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Anastasio.
Nice body punch from Anastasio.
Rzic ducks under a wild hook from Anastasio.
Anastasio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rzic manages to avoid it.
Anastasio looks to land a right hand but Rzic moved out of range.
Rzic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anastasio moves away.
Anastasio throws a shot from downtown. Rzic moves away and avoids it.
Anastasio swings for the body but Rzic moves out of range.
Anastasio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rzic throws a leg kick which misses Anastasio's front leg but catches the back leg as Anastasio tries to avoid it.
Rzic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anastasio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rzic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anastasio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rzic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anastasio misses with a lunging right hand
and Rzic counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic is looking to score with low kicks.
Anastasio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rzic scores with a body shot.
Anastasio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rzic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rzic darts in and clinches Anastasio up against the cage.
Anastasio lands with a light punch inside.
Rzic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rzic stalling in the clinch.
Rzic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anastasio backwards.
Rzic lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rzic leaning against his opponent.
Anastasio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rzic breaks from the clinch.
Rzic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anastasio lunges at Rzic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rzic's hand.
Rzic blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Anastasio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rzic swinging wildly here.
Anthony Anastasio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anastasio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rzic under the eye.
Anastasio cracks a nice hook into Rzic's ribs.
Anastasio connects with a right hand. Rzic shakes it off.
Good standup being displayed there by Anastasio as he connects with a hook.
Anastasio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rzic thuds a left hand into Anastasio's body.
Rzic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anastasio.
Rzic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anastasio's calf.
A jab lands there for Anastasio.
Rzic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rzic lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio blocks a body shot from Rzic.
Rzic is struggling to control the position.
Rzic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anastasio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rzic has a couple of punches blocked by Anastasio.
Rzic misses with a punch to the body.
Rzic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rzic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rzic lands with a left to the head.
Rzic is looking to control Anastasio's arms but Anastasio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rzic has his back to the cage.
Anastasio throws a head punch that misses.
Anastasio works on Rzic's body with a couple of short punches.
Anastasio prevents a body shot from Rzic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rzic taking a breather.
Anastasio avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Anastasio as the two fighters clinch.
Anastasio has Rzic pushed against the cage.
Anastasio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anastasio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rzic.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rzic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Rzic on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anastasio.
Anastasio lands a hook that snaps the head of Rzic backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marko Rzic will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rzic throws a chopping leg kick but Anastasio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anastasio thuds a left hand into Rzic's body.
A lazy left from Rzic finds it's target.
Anastasio punishes Rzic's body with a nice straight punch.
Rzic connects with a body shot that sends Anastasio's belly button to the back.
Rzic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anastasio.
Rzic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rzic jabs Anastasio right on the nose. Anastasio blinks but takes it well.
Rzic ducks under a wild hook from Anastasio.
Anastasio motions for Rzic to come forward. Anastasio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anastasio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anastasio thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Rzic.
Anastasio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rzic.
Rzic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anastasio rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Anastasio misses.
Rzic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rzic blocks a jab.
Anastasio works Rzic's body with a nice hook.
Rzic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anastasio.
Rzic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anastasio moves out of range as Rzic strikes.
Rzic avoids the body shot from Anastasio.
Rzic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anastasio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anastasio slips under a jab from Rzic.
Anastasio throws a hook but Rzic avoids it easily.
Rzic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anastasio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rzic counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anastasio. Rzic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anastasio looks to throw the jab but Rzic is out of range.
A jab from Anastasio misses.
Rzic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anastasio.
Anastasio misses with a looping left.
Rzic misses with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rzic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anastasio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rzic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anastasio.
Rzic throws a head kick that Anastasio semi-blocks.
Marko Rzic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anastasio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rzic. That one must have hurt.
Anastasio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anastasio throws a lazy right hand but Rzic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rzic. Anastasio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anastasio takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anastasio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rzic was well out of range. Poor timing from Anastasio.
Rzic throws a front kick aimed at Anastasio's knee but Anastasio avoids it well.
Both fighters circling a little - Rzic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Anastasio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Rzic.
Anastasio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rzic manages to avoid it.
Anastasio misses with a straight left.
Anastasio connects with a crisp jab.
Anastasio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anastasio throws a poor cross that misses
and Rzic counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rzic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anastasio.
Anastasio checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio thows a body shot but no joy.
Anastasio moves out of range of the body kick.
Anastasio throws out a powerful jab.
Anastasio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rzic has managed to clinch.
Rzic prevents a body shot from Anastasio.
Rzic pushes Anastasio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anastasio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Rzic.
Anastasio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anastasio misses with the head strike.
A short right from Rzic.
Rzic lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anastasio.
Rzic scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Rzic 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Anastasio throws a sloppy head kick and Rzic moves out of range easily.
Anastasio cracks Rzic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anastasio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rzic defending well as Anastasio loads up on a big left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rzic, right into the meat.
Rzic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anastasio. Anastasio obviously looking to wear him down.
Rzic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anastasio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anastasio misses with a low kick as Rzic jumps back.
Rzic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anastasio is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Rzic finds it's way through Anastasio's defenses.
Rzic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anastasio digs a good body shot into Rzic's ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anastasio misses the jab.
Anastasio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rzic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anastasio.
Anastasio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rzic slips a straight right by Anastasio.
Rzic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anastasio.
Anastasio throws a body punch but Rzic moves out of range.
Anastasio looks to score with a jab to the body but Rzic is just out of range.
Anastasio slips a straight right by Rzic.
Rzic lands with a hook. Anastasio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rzic is looking to slow Anastasio down with leg kicks.
Anastasio throws a hook but Rzic avoids it easily.
Anastasio throws a body punch but Rzic moves out of range.
Anastasio scores with a body shot.
Anastasio misses with a straight right.
Anastasio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio looks to score with a jab to the body but Rzic is just out of range.
Rzic staying out of range there.
Anastasio throws a looping overhand right but Rzic ducks down to avoid it.
Rzic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rzic defending well as Anastasio loads up on a big left hand.
Rzic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anastasio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rzic scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Rzic tenderised Anastasio's leg. Anastasio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rzic lands a nice shot to the body.
Rzic throws a chopping leg kick but Anastasio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anastasio moves out of range as Rzic strikes.
Anastasio misses with a looping left.
Anastasio throws a hook but Rzic avoids it easily.
Anastasio misses with an uppercut.
Anastasio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anastasio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rzic cracks a nice hook into Anastasio's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzic throws a leg kick but Anastasio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anastasio misses with a wild body shot.
Anastasio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rzic scores with a shot to the body.
Rzic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anastasio.
Anastasio misses with a wild body shot.
Rzic throws a low kick but Anastasio moves out of range easily.
Rzic checks a low kick from Anastasio.
Rzic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anastasio in his tracks.
Rzic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anthony Anastasio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rzic with a hook.
Anastasio scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anastasio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rzic misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anastasio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anastasio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rzic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anastasio misses with a body shot
and Rzic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anastasio scoring well with a low kick there.
Anastasio takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anastasio throws a hook but Rzic blocks it.
Rzic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anastasio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anastasio avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anastasio loads up on a big right hand but Rzic slips the punch.
Anastasio misses the shot to the body.
Rzic staying out of range there.
Rzic takes one on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marko Rzic.
Well Rzic 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Rzic!
Marko Rzic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Schroeder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Doolittle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schroeder comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Schroeder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doctor Doolittle!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Doolittle slams his shin into Schroeder's torso.
Doolittle throws the left hand but Schroeder avoids the punch easily.
Schroeder missing with a left hand there. Doolittle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schroeder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doolittle scores with a leg kick.
Doolittle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schroeder is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doolittle lands a glancing blow to the side of Schroeder's head.
Doolittle tests Schroeder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Doolittle cracks Schroeder with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Schroeder looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Doolittle finish him?
Schroeder is rocked!
Doolittle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oh Schroeder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been informed that Doolittle 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.
Schroeder takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Doolittle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Doolittle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
I was talking to Schroeder's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Doolittle lands a big right hand that drops Schroeder! The killer instinct kicks in and Doolittle finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Doolittle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doctor Doolittle!
Our winner, Doctor Doolittle, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sebasti Rubio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brown's choice of entrance music: DIE LIKE A ROCKSTAR. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebasti Rubio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Brown!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubio throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Brown counters with a head kick.
Rubio lands with a cross.
A big left from Brown misses.
Brown darts in and clinches Rubio up against the cage.
Brown digs a right hand into Rubio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rubio's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Rubio.
A short left from Rubio.
Rubio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rubio is looking to control Brown's arms but Brown gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rubio has his back to the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Rubio tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Rubio is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubio's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rubio.
Rubio throws a head punch that misses.
Rubio lands with a right to the head.
Brown stalling in the clinch but Rubio improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Rubio.
Rubio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Rubio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rubio.
Rubio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rubio trying to stall but Brown improves his position.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown is rocked!
Rubio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Rubio finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubio dips a shoulder and cracks Brown with a mighty uppercut! Brown falls back against the cage and Rubio unloads with a barrage of strikes! Brown is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Rubio screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebasti Rubio!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Storms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storms comes to the cage accompanied by Stratovarius - Stratofortress. Styles is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Good Times. Jake Storms is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Storms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Styles!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles looks to land a left hand but Storms moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Storms is defended easily by Styles.
Styles throws a leg kick
and Storms counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Styles is trying to control but can't.
Styles moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Storms stops Styles from standing up.
Storms trying to control the position from guard on top but Styles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Styles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Styles wants to sweep but no luck.
Styles is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styles looking to control.
Storms wants to control from the top but Styles keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Styles throws a poor cross that misses
and Storms counters with a single leg into guard. Styles didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Styles is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Storms is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Styles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Styles throwing shots but Storms is blocking nicely.
Storms is trying to stand.
Styles working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Storms is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Storms looks like he's trying to stand up.
Styles passes to full mount!
Storms is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Midnight MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Styles cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storms can't escape the position.
Styles with shots to the head and body - Storms looks very uncomfortable down there.
Styles with good strikes from the mount here!
Storms wants to try and get back to his feet.
Styles is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles working Storms over with strikes here.
Styles lands a nice shot to the head.
Storms is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Styles! Storms is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). David Styles!
An out of breath David Styles thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milton Blahyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Boreling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blahyi comes to the cage accompanied by Cowards by American Head Charge. The crowd seem to be enjoying Boreling's choice of entrance music: More than meets the eye. Karl Boreling has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Milton Blahyi's chin.
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milton Blahyi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Boreling!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blahyi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boreling misses with a double jab
and Blahyi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boreling is working for takedown but Blahyi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boreling is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blahyi is defending well.
Boreling can't get the takedown.
Milton Blahyi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Boreling.
Blahyi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boreling.
Blahyi misses with a body punch.
Blahyi has clasped his hands together around Boreling's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Blahyi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Boreling is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Blahyi trying to control the position but Boreling is working away.
Blahyi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Boreling tries to buck Blahyi off but Blahyi is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blahyi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boreling keeps working.
Boreling regains half guard.
Blahyi is trying to control. Boreling wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blahyi prevents Boreling from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blahyi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boreling keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boreling looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boreling is staying active underneath Blahyi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Blahyi tries to pass to full mount but Boreling defends it.
Blahyi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boreling wants to get back to full guard.
Blahyi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boreling keeps working.
Blahyi wants to pass the guard but Boreling is defending well.
Blahyi not doing much here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Milton Blahyi.
Blahyi tries to bum rush Boreling with a series of wild strikes but Boreling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boreling scores with a hook to the body. Blahyi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blahyi walks into a jab.
A jab from Boreling misses.
Blahyi gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boreling is pressing down on Blahyi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boreling wants to sweep here but Blahyi controlling him for the moment.
Boreling trying to control the position.
Boreling wants to sweep but no luck.
Boreling looking to control.
Blahyi trying to control the position from guard on top but Boreling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boreling has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Blahyi has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Blahyi has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Boreling is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blahyi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Blahyi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borelings head.
Blahyi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boreling is trying to drag Blahyi to the mat but Blahyi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blahyi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blahyi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boreling tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blahyi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blahyi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Boreling can't fight it off and eventually Blahyi manages to take the fight to the floor. Boreling looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blahyi is looking to work some ground and pound but Boreling has wrist control.
Blahyi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boreling is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blahyi is controlling him.
Boreling looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blahyi looking to pass the guard.
Blahyi 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.
Boreling is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blahyi throws a strike but Boreling rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blahyi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Boreling!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blahyi trying to control but Boreling is having none of it.
Blahyi throws some wild stikes that Boreling manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milton Blahyi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blahyi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boreling. That did some damage!
Boreling shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blahyi as he jumps to the side.
Boreling shoots for a takedown but Blahyi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blahyi misses the shot to the body.
Blahyi misses the shot to the body.
Boreling has his takedown stuffed
and Blahyi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Milton Blahyi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Boreling.
Boreling keeping moving, preventing Blahyi from controlling successfully.
Milton Blahyi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blahyi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blahyi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blahyi wants to pass the guard but Boreling is keeping the position.
Boreling bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blahyi's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boreling working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blahyi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boreling.
Blahyi 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.
Boreling keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blahyi's head.
Boreling throws an elbow that misses. Blahyi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boreling's guard. Nice move by Blahyi!
Blahyi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Blahyi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Blahyi trying to control the action but Boreling is working from the bottom.
Boreling is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boreling wants to get back to his feet but Blahyi drags him back down.
Blahyi working the ground and pound from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blahyi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Boreling tries to improve position but can't.
Blahyi happy to just control the position for now.
Blahyi is looking to take a break and control but Boreling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blahyi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi wants to control for a moment but Boreling uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Boreling looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blahyi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blahyi prevents Boreling from improving his position.
Blahyi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blahyi trying to control the action but Boreling is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Blahyi wants to pass the guard but Boreling is defending well.
Boreling trying to hold on to Blahyi's head to control him but Blahyi postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Boreling shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blahyi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boreling stuns Blahyi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boreling closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blahyi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Blahyi is trying to control but can't.
Boreling working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milton Blahyi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Boreling changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blahyi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Boreling misses with the ground and pound.
Blahyi is trying to control Boreling's posture but Boreling avoids it.
Boreling throws an elbow but Blahyi slips to the side and avoids it well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Boreling working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Boreling working the ground and pound but Blahyi is defending the strikes.
Blahyi parries the strikes from Boreling easily there. Boreling is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blahyi to escape.
Blahyi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Boreling wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blahyi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Boreling goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Blahyi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Boreling but great work by Blahyi.
Blahyi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Boreling is avoiding damage well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blahyi is looking to take a break and control but Boreling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boreling is trying to control Blahyi's posture but Blahyi avoids it.
Boreling is looking to regain half guard here but Blahyi keeps moving and retains side control.
Blahyi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Blahyi trying to control the position but Boreling is working away.
Boreling wants to control but Blahyi postures up.
Boreling is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Blahyi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Blahyi is staying tight to Boreling's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi grinds an elbow into Boreling's temple.
Blahyi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Blahyi is looking to take a break and control but Boreling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boreling is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Boreling is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blahyi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boreling is trying to control Blahyi's posture but Blahyi avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Boreling tries to bench press Blahyi off him but Blahyi keeps the position.
Blahyi is looking to take a break and control but Boreling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boreling is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Blahyi is controlling him well.
Blahyi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Boreling sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Boreling is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi is looking to take a break and control but Boreling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes there by Blahyi.
Karl Boreling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boreling tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Boreling's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blahyi throws a strike aimed at the side of Boreling's head but Boreling avoids it well.
Boreling tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Milton Blahyi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee asks Blahyi politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Blahyi prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milton Blahyi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blahyi, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milton Blahyi!
An intense looking Milton Blahyi took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'If the ref wasn't here, I'd have eaten your fucking heart!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RZ Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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24
215 lbs
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215 lbs
9 - 9 - 1 |
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World class MT
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roland Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, RZ Silva!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson throws a good cross that connects.
Fredriksson lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fredriksson.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fredriksson throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fredriksson ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva throws a right hand that Fredriksson ducks under and follows up with a left that Fredriksson also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Fredriksson misses the target.
Fredriksson punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva looks winded!
Fredriksson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fredriksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fredriksson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fredriksson throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Fredriksson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Fredriksson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fredriksson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fredriksson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fredriksson throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Fredriksson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Fredriksson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
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!
Fredriksson connects with a single shot there.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva misses with a hook. Fredriksson ducked under it nicely.
Fredriksson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fredriksson clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fredriksson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fredriksson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fredriksson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fredriksson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fredriksson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fredriksson.
Fredriksson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roland Fredriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredriksson throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fredriksson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fredriksson connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice shot by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Fredriksson misses the shot to the body.
Fredriksson scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fredriksson throws out a powerful jab.
Fredriksson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fredriksson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fredriksson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fredriksson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fredriksson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fredriksson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fredriksson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Fredriksson counters with a right hand to the body.
Fredriksson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fredriksson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fredriksson just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fredriksson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fredriksson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fredriksson with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Fredriksson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fredriksson lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fredriksson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fredriksson looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fredriksson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva 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.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Fredriksson cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Fredriksson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson thumps Silva with a low kick.
Fredriksson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Fredriksson connects with a solid leg kick.
Fredriksson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fredriksson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Fredriksson.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Fredriksson there.
Fredriksson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Roland Fredriksson is winning the standup battle so far.
Fredriksson scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredriksson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fredriksson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice body punch from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredriksson. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fredriksson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva is rocked!
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Fredriksson finish him?
Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fredriksson with a hook.
Fredriksson scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Fredriksson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Fredriksson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Silva to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Silva looks to clinch but Fredriksson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Silva taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roland Fredriksson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Wakefield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale's entrance music is Dead Sara - Weatherman. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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24
184 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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26
186 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Wakefield!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wakefield clobbers Hale with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wakefield tries to bum rush Hale with a series of wild strikes but Hale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wakefield connects with a crisp jab.
Hale misses with a head kick.
Hale punishes Wakefield's body with a nice straight punch.
Wakefield misses with a looping right.
Wakefield misses with a body punch
and Hale counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wakefield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hale throws a nice looking combination but Wakefield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hale lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Dean Wakefield has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Wakefield misses its intended target.
Nice straight punches there by Wakefield. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wakefield.
Hale throws a series of strikes that have Wakefield backpedaling.
Wakefield is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wakefield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hale.
Wakefield misses with a straight left.
Wakefield misses with an uppercut
and Hale makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wakefield.
Hale throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wakefield on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakefield throws an off balance right hand
and Hale counters with a left and a right... And another left! Wakefield is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Hale!
Brandon Hale decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Dean Wakefield stepped up to the mic, saying 'Respect to Brandon Hale, that was some fight!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Ettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Narushima comes to the cage accompanied by Deepforces - Heartbeat. Ettish has chosen With Karate I'll Kick Your Ass as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Fred Ettish enters the cage!
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34
210 lbs
43 - 13 - 0 |
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36
198 lbs
31 - 18 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Narushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Ettish!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narushima throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Narushima takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Ryo Narushima has been cut.
Ettish throws a half hearted mid kick.
Narushima throws a wild body kick that Ettish sees coming a mile off.
Ettish throws a push kick but Narushima slaps the foot to one side.
Narushima keeps Ettish at a distance using the push kick.
Narushima misses with a low kick as Ettish jumps back.
Ettish throws a leg kick but Narushima moved away.
Ettish throws a wild body kick that Narushima sees coming a mile off.
Narushima scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Ettish misses
and Narushima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Narushima lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Narushima lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ettish looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima throws a body kick that misses.
Narushima fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ettish has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Narushima tests Ettish's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Fred Ettish has been cut.
Narushima moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ettish throws a body punch but Narushima moves out of range.
Narushima lands with a hook. Ettish tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ettish blocks a head kick by Narushima.
A nice leg kick lands there from Narushima.
Ettish moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima is looking to land body kicks.
Narushima feints and then cracks Ettish's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ettish down.
Ettish throws an overhand right that lands on Narushima's shoulder, as Narushima tries to avoid the shot.
Ettish fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Narushima has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Narushima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Narushima misses with a leg kick
and Ettish counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narushima.
Narushima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ettish is out of range and Narushima settles back down.
Ettish scoring well with a low kick there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ettish!
Narushima connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish moves out of range as Narushima throws a body kick.
Narushima blocks a low kick nicely.
Narushima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ettish is out of range and Narushima settles back down.
Ettish keeps Narushima at a distance using the push kick.
A clash of legs there as Ettish blocks the low kick.
Ettish avoids the head kick by Narushima.
Ettish takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ettish checks a leg kick.
Ettish takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ettish blocks a head kick by Narushima.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettish tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ettish throws a hook but Narushima blocks it.
Narushima throws a wild body kick that Ettish sees coming a mile off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ettish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narushima on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Narushima lands a jab to the nose.
Narushima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narushima throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ettish misses with an uppercut.
Narushima throws the kick towards the body but Ettish avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ettish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Narushima.
Narushima is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Narushima misses with a straight left.
Narushima lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narushima misses with a head kick.
Narushima lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Narushima throws a low kick but Ettish moves out of range easily.
Narushima misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Ettish misses
and Narushima counters with a low kick, right behind Ettish 's knee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Narushima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Narushima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ettish moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narushima.
Narushima misses with a low kick.
Narushima takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ettish doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Narushima is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body kick there by Narushima.
Ettish throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narushima is looking to slow Ettish down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ettish.
Ettish moves out of range of the body kick from Narushima.
Narushima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ettish is breathing heavily.
Ettish lands with a thumping leg kick.
Narushima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ettish's sensitive parts.
Ettish takes one to the side of the head.
Ettish on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Narushima lands a nice hook to Ettish's body. Ettish takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab, jab by Narushima - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Narushima tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ettish avoids a punch combination nicely.
Narushima throws a combination that misses
and Ettish counters with a solid body kick.
Ettish lands a nice leg kick that just misses Narushima's sensitive parts.
Ettish's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Narushima throws a low kick but Ettish moves out of range easily.
Ettish takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Narushima gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ettish counters with a nice body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narushima.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima wants to land a leg kick but Ettish is out of range.
Ettish fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ettish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narushima manages to avoid it.
Narushima throws a push kick but Ettish slaps the foot to one side.
Narushima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ettish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Narushima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Narushima finds it's way through Ettish's defenses.
Ettish has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Narushima.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narushima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ettish lands a nice hook to Narushima's body. Narushima takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Narushima avoids the head kick by Ettish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ettish pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ettish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narushima was well out of range. Poor timing from Ettish.
Narushima misses with a low kick as Ettish jumps back.
Narushima attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ettish might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Narushima has got the better of the exchanges.
Narushima slips under a jab.
Narushima attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Narushima blocks the body kick.
Ettish misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Narushima misses the target.
Ettish tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ettish.
Crunch! Ettish slams his shin into Narushima's torso.
Narushima is looking to score with low kicks.
Narushima lands with a hook. Ettish tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ettish lands a leg kick that knocks Narushima off balance momentarily.
Narushima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ettish can do to turn this around?
Ettish has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Narushima.
Ettish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Narushima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ettish.
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!
Ettish misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Ettish misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Narushima throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ettish stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fred Ettish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ettish walks into a stiff left hand from Narushima.
Ettish connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Narushima slips under a jab.
Ettish swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Narushima counters with a nice body kick.
Narushima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Narushima fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ettish looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Narushima throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ettish avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick misses from Narushima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Narushima.
Ryo Narushima is winning the standup battle so far.
Narushima pushes Ettish away with a front kick.
Narushima misses with a two punch combination.
Ettish throws a head kick but Narushima moves out of range.
Ettish on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ettish checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ettish on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narushima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ettish misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima connects with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Narushima, right into the meat.
Narushima throws a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Narushima finds it's target.
Narushima scores with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narushima.
Narushima fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ettish is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narushima lands with a nice body kick.
Narushima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Narushima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Narushima has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Narushima!
A very excited looking Ryo Narushima 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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