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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Beijer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spencer Jorgenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Beijer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to David hasselhoff - Looking for freedome. Jorgenson has chosen Made You Look by Nas as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Beijer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spencer Jorgenson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beijer scores with a leg kick.
Jorgenson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beijer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jorgenson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beijer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jorgenson was well out of range. Poor timing from Beijer.
Jorgenson avoids a kick to the body.
Jorgenson throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Beijer misses.
Beijer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beijer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jorgenson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Beijer moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Beijer wants to control but Jorgenson is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgenson is looking for a sweep.
Beijer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jorgenson keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hans Beijer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Beijer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jorgenson checks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Beijer.
We've been told by Beijer's head coaches at Arne's Combat & Mead Hall that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Beijer looks for a takedown but Jorgenson sprawls well.
Beijer misses with a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Jorgenson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Beijer looks to land a body kick but Jorgenson moved away.
Beijer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorgenson misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beijer. Jorgenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Jorgenson tries a head kick but it misses.
Beijer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Jorgenson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jorgenson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beijer.
Jorgenson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Beijer misses with a head kick.
Jorgenson moves out of range as Beijer throws a body kick.
Jorgenson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beijer lands with an uppercut that bounces Jorgenson off the cage and back into range.
Jorgenson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beijer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jorgenson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice cross by Beijer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beijer lands a jab to the nose.
Crunch! Beijer slams his shin into Jorgenson's torso.
Beijer scores with a jab.
Jorgenson checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beijer.
Beijer connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorgenson misses with a takedown attempt - Beijer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Beijer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jorgenson looks winded!
Beijer cracks Jorgenson with an open hand slap.
Beijer throws a shot to the body.
Beijer checks a leg kick nicely.
Beijer lands a jab to the nose.
Beijer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorgenson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beijer feints and as Jorgenson raises his hands in defense, Beijer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Beijer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Beijer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jorgenson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Beijer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jorgenson's head.
Jorgenson keeping moving, preventing Beijer from controlling successfully.
Beijer 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.
Beijer is pushing down on Jorgenson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jorgenson is fighting to maintain full guard but Beijer has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jorgenson is trying to maintain the position but Beijer is very close to passing his half guard.
Beijer wants to pass the guard but Jorgenson is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Beijer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jorgenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hans Beijer is winning the standup battle so far.
Jorgenson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beijer.
Jorgenson throws a body shot but no joy.
Beijer throws a body punch but Jorgenson moves out of range.
Jorgenson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beijer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the liver by Jorgenson. Beautiful body shot.
Beijer tests Jorgenson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beijer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jorgenson misses with a looping left.
Beijer gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beijer prevents Jorgenson from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beijer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jorgenson trying to control but Beijer postures up.
Beijer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Beijer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jorgenson is staying active underneath Beijer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Beijer thows a huge punch but Jorgenson dodges it nicely.
Jorgenson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Beijer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jorgenson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hans Beijer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beijer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beijer is trying to control the action in half guard but Jorgenson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jorgenson manages to get to full guard.
Jorgenson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jorgenson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Beijer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jorgenson is looking to regain half guard here but Beijer keeps moving and retains side control.
Jorgenson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beijer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Beijer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Beijer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jorgenson keeps working.
Jorgenson tries to bench press Beijer off him but Beijer keeps the position.
Beijer scoring with punches and elbows.
Beijer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jorgenson can do to turn this around?
Jorgenson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Beijer controlling the position from side mount.
Beijer working the ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beijer wants to control but Jorgenson is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beijer taking a breather here.
Jorgenson is looking to regain half guard here but Beijer keeps moving and retains side control.
Beijer lands some shots froms side control.
Jorgenson is looking for a sweep.
Beijer working the body and head with strikes.
Beijer lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beijer wants to control but Jorgenson is keeping him busy.
What's Jorgenson going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Beijer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Beijer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jorgenson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beijer.
Beijer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jorgenson wants to sweep but no luck.
Beijer wants to control from the top but Jorgenson keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Beijer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Beijer wants to control from the top but Jorgenson keeps moving.
Beijer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jorgenson keeping moving, preventing Beijer from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Beijer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jorgenson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgenson working for a triangle but Beijer defends it easily.
Jorgenson keeping moving, preventing Beijer from controlling successfully.
Beijer lands a couple of digs.
Jorgenson looking for subs off his back but Beijer has passed one foot through into half guard.
Beijer wants to control but Jorgenson is keeping him busy.
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. Beijer connects with a nice short shot to Jorgenson's temple.
Beijer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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.
Jorgenson is looking to improve his position.
Beijer working Jorgenson over with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorgenson taking some punishment here, with Beijer in his half guard.
Jorgenson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Beijer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jorgenson is in trouble now - Beijer has advanced to mount!
Beijer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beijer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Beijer lands with some strikes.
Jorgenson is rocked!
Beijer unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Jorgenson wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Beijer celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Beijer!
A relieved looking Hans Beijer 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Palmares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed comes to the cage accompanied by Funky Kingston / Toots And The Maytals. 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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218 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tanner Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Palmares!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmares ducks under a wild hook from Speed.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palmares was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Speed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No luck for Palmares with that takedown attempt.
Speed rushes Palmares and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Speed fails to land.
Speed misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Speed.
Speed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Speed.
Palmares pulls guard effortlessly.
Palmares preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Speed sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Palmares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Speed is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmares is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Speed is aware though and is defending well.
Palmares has an active guard here but Speed has managed to pass into half guard.
Palmares is looking for a sweep. Speed is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Palmares looking for submissions off his back.
Palmares tries to get to full guard but Speed has control of the leg.
Speed wants to pass to mount but Palmares is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmares actively working from the bottom here.
Speed working the head and body with strikes.
Speed blocks the strikes from Palmares.
Palmares looking for submissions off his back.
Speed is thwarting Palmares's attempts to control the position.
Palmares is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed wants to control but Palmares is keeping him busy.
Palmares tries to roll over but Speed keeps him under control.
Speed seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Palmares does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Palmares trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Speed manages to pass to mount!
Palmares tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Palmares is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Palmares wants to hold on but Speed pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmares keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Palmares sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Palmares wants to improve his position but Speed is controlling well.
Speed missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Palmares works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmares manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmares prevents Speed from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodrigo Palmares will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Palmares scores with a body shot.
Speed looks to land a left hand but Palmares moved out of range nicely.
Speed throws a hook to the side of Palmares's head but Palmares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Speed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Palmares in his tracks.
Speed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Palmares counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
My spies in Mello MMA inform me that Palmares has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Speed tries to roll over but Palmares keeps him under control.
Palmares is thwarting Speed's attempts to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmares looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Speed is refusing to be controlled, as Palmares sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmares wants to free his trapped foot but Speed is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Speed trying to control but Palmares postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Palmares missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Speed is not content to let Palmares control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Palmares misses with a takedown
and Speed counters with a nice low kick that buckles Palmares's knee momentarily.
Speed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Speed.
Speed scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed throws a body punch but Palmares moves out of range.
Speed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Speed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tanner Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Palmares with that takedown attempt.
Speed leaves Palmares with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tanner Speed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Palmares.
Speed misses with a hook. Palmares ducked under it nicely.
Palmares throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Speed was covering up waiting for the punch and Palmares finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rodrigo Palmares has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmares controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Palmares is not content to let Speed control the position.
Palmares looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Palmares is trying to get back to full guard.
Palmares trying to hold on to Speed's head to control him but Speed postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Speed stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmares is trying to control but can't.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rodrigo Palmares hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Palmares takes a jab right on the kisser.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Speed tries to clinch up but Palmares circles away and keeps his distance.
Palmares looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Speed is fending him off so far but Palmares persists. Nope, Speed circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rodrigo Palmares will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Palmares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmares.
Nice sprawl there from Speed as Palmares shoots in.
Palmares loads up on a big right hand but Speed slips the punch.
Speed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Palmares dodges the punch combination from Speed.
Speed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Speed jabs Palmares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tanner Speed is winning the standup battle so far.
Speed takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Palmares on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Speed has managed to 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!
Speed tries to stall but Palmares uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Palmares drops down looking for an ankle pick but Speed pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed clobbers Palmares with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Palmares walks into a jab.
Speed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Palmares in his tracks.
Speed tries to close the distance and clinch but Palmares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Speed misses with a wild body shot.
Palmares avoids the body shot from Speed.
Palmares moves out of range as Speed strikes.
Speed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Palmares on the side of the head.
Speed darts in and clinches Palmares up against the cage.
Palmares wants a takedown but no success here.
Tanner Speed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Palmares.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmares tightens his grip and picks Speed up, before dumping him to the ground. Speed manages to land in guard.
Tanner Speed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Palmares wants to control from the top but Speed keeps moving.
Speed isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Palmares stacks Speed on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Palmares!
Palmares wants to lay and pray for a moment but Speed keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Palmares.
Palmares is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Speed will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Speed is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmares is putting a hurting on Speed here, landing some big shots from side control.
Speed managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Palmares.
Speed is trying to control Palmares's posture but Palmares avoids it.
Speed takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Speed taking a bit of punishment here - Palmares scoring with strikes.
Speed tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Palmares wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Palmares wants to control but Speed is keeping him busy.
Palmares looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Speed is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmares cracks Speed with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Palmares controls the position from side control.
Speed manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Palmares not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Speed is controlling Palmares's trapped leg to prevent Palmares from advancing to side control.
Palmares not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmares is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rodrigo Palmares is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Palmares is trying to control the action in half guard but Speed is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rodrigo Palmares.
I've got Palmares winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Palmares!
After winning the bout, Rodrigo Palmares 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cory Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel's entrance music is Immortal Technique-Point of no return. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Blyer's choice of entrance music: Eye Of The Tiger. Cory Steel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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210 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
29 - 27 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cory Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Blyer!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel misses with a looping right.
Steel scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Rocky Blyer has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steel.
A shot to the liver by Blyer. Beautiful body shot.
Blyer throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
Steel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blyer.
It looks like Cory Steel has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel moves forwards but Blyer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Blyer scores with a four punch combination!
Steel slips a jab and a cross from Blyer.
Blyer throws a poor cross that misses
and Steel counters with a nice right hand that sends Blyer toppling to the canvas! Blyer scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Steel finish him?!
Blyer is rocked!
Blyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blyer avoids the body shot from Steel.
Steel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blyer.
Steel misses with a hook. Blyer ducked under it nicely.
Blyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a series of punches but Blyer avoids them all with ease.
Steel throws a jab when Blyer was well out of range.
Blyer misses with a two punch combination.
Steel looks to land a combination but Blyer avoids it well.
Cory Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Blyer throws a right hand that Steel ducks under and follows up with a left that Steel also avoids with ease.
Steel throws a right and a left that Blyer avoids nicely.
Steel staying out of range there.
Steel tries to bum rush Blyer with a series of wild strikes but Blyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steel misses with an uppercut
and Blyer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steel throws a hook but Blyer avoids it easily.
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blyer tries to bum rush Steel with a series of wild strikes but Steel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyer looks to throw the jab but Steel is out of range.
Blyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk. Steel catches Blyer right on the button with a cross.
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!
Blyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blyer.
Steel lands a two punch combo.
Blyer lands with a nice body punch.
Steel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blyer.
Blyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Blyer lands a head shot.
Steel moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blyer connects with a crisp jab.
Blyer scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Blyer misses.
Blyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Blyer.
Blyer throws a series of punches but Steel avoids them all with ease.
Blyer dips to his left and cracks Steel with an uppercut!
Blyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steel.
Blyer throws an overhand right that lands on Steel's shoulder, as Steel tries to avoid the shot.
Blyer misses with a hook. Steel ducked under it nicely.
Steel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blyer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steel throws a combination. Blyer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyer lands a nice hook to Steel's body. Steel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.
Steel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blyer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steel throws a series of punches but Blyer avoids them all with ease.
Blyer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steel drops his hands momentarily and Blyer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blyer.
Blyer swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rocky Blyer will probably get the nod.
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.
Blyer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steel counters with a two punch combo.
A jab lands there for Blyer.
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Blyer.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Blyer is just out of range.
Steel lands a big right hand that sends Blyer crashing to the mat! Steel stays standing though and waves Blyer back to his feet!
Blyer is still on wobbly legs! Can Steel finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blyer throws a series of punches but Steel moves out of range.
Blyer misses with a left hand
and Steel counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Blyer falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cory Steel!
A less than humble Cory Steel misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shelton Harrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Tamland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrell comes to the cage accompanied by Ellie Goulding - Burn. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tamland's choice of entrance music: Afternoon Delight. 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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185 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
32 - 17 - 3, fighting out of New York, Shelton Harrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Tamland!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harrell to score with a decent uppercut.
Tamland throws a shot to the body.
Harrell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tamland. Tamland circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shelton Harrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harrell throws a head kick that misses.
Harrell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick from Tamland lands but Harrell takes it in his stride.
It looks like Shelton Harrell has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamland tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamland is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harrell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harrell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Harrell.
Harrell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tamland.
Tamland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tamland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tamland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrell's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tamland shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harrell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harrell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harrell looks to land a right hand but Tamland moved out of range.
Harrell throws a big shot that misses.
Harrell throws a head kick that half lands.
Harrell throws a body punch but Tamland moves out of range.
Tamland blocks a low kick nicely.
Tamland cracks Harrell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harrell's corner calls for a 1-2. Harrell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tamland misses with a wild body shot.
Tamland tries to clinch there but Harrell circles away.
Tamland throws the left hand but Harrell avoids the punch easily.
Shelton Harrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tamland.
Harrell misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamland tries to clinch up but Harrell circles away and keeps his distance.
Harrell feints and then cracks Tamland's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tamland down.
A combination from Harrell does no damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tamland.
Tamland avoids the body shot from Harrell.
Tamland has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tamland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harrell.
Tamland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrell works the jab nicely.
Tamland needs to keep his hands up - Harrell had a free shot at his head there.
Harrell scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harrell.
Tamland takes a swing at Harrell's ribcage but misses.
Tamland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrell.
Tamland doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrell circles away.
Tamland shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tamland is thwarting Harrell's attempts to control the position.
Harrell is defending against the submission attempts here by Tamland.
Harrell pushes Tamland off looking to stand but Tamland dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell tries to roll over but Tamland keeps him under control.
Tamland is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tamland is trying to work for a kimura but Harrell is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamland is trying to work for a kimura but Harrell is defending well.
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 Shelton Harrell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shelton Harrell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harrell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tamland moves out of range as Harrell strikes.
Tamland moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tamland 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.
Tamland wants to clinch up but Harrell keeps it at a distance.
Tamland misses with a hook. Harrell ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harrell.
Harrell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harrell connects with a leg kick. Tamland looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some wild striking there from Tamland.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Harrell here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Harrell lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell throws a series of strikes that have Tamland backpedaling.
Harrell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tamland.
Nice defenses there by Tamland.
Harrell misses with a double jab
and Tamland counters with a nice leg kick.
Tamland throws a hook but Harrell blocks it.
Tamland tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harrell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tamland somewhat.
Harrell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Tamland is just out of range.
Tamland moves out of range of the body kick.
Tamland misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell blocks a low kick nicely.
Harrell catches Tamland with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tamland tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harrell defends well and Tamland ends up having to push Harrell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tamland is trying to maintain a safe position but Harrell gets an underhook and turns Tamland into the cage.
Harrell lands a body punch.
Harrell is trying to break free.
Harrell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tamland's elbow.
Harrell blocking some punches.
Tamland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrell tries to circle away but Tamland has him pinned against the cage.
Tamland misses with a body punch.
Tamland misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrell just leaning against Tamland, taking a breather.
Harrell tries to stall but Tamland uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tamland missing with knees to the body.
Tamland is trying to stall.
Harrell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tamland. Tamland circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut lands for Harrell. That snapped Tamland's head back.
Tamland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tamland.
Tamland throws a hook to the side of Harrell's head but Harrell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harrell lands a jab to Tamland's midsection.
Harrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrell misses with a right hand
and Tamland counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Harrell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tamlands jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamland shoots for a takedown but Harrell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shelton Harrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Tamland.
Harrell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tamland's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shelton Harrell is winning the standup battle so far.
Harrell takes a swing at Tamland's ribcage but misses.
Harrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tamland slips under a jab from Harrell.
Harrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamland sizes up Harrell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tamland wants to clinch
and Harrell counters with a good low kick that Tamland was not able to check.
Harrell scores with a jab. Tamland acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamland takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tamland finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harrell scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shelton Harrell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shelton Harrell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Harrell throws a sloppy head kick and Tamland moves out of range easily.
Tamland blocks a head kick by Harrell.
Harrell stuffs the takedown attempt from Tamland. Tamland gets slowly back to his feet.
Harrell misses with a body shot.
Tamland looks to throw the jab but Harrell is out of range.
Harrell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harrell misses with a low kick as Tamland jumps back.
Harrell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tamland's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Harrell.
Harrell connects with the punch.
Tamland comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tamland clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamland throws a head punch that misses.
Harrell avoiding damage as Tamland throws knees to the body.
Harrell managing to block the knees to the body from Tamland.
Harrell wants to break free but Tamland has control.
Tamland misses with some punches.
Tamland looking to slow down the pace here.
Harrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harrell misses with a double jab
and Tamland counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tamland takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harrell throws out a loose jab but Tamland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tamland walks into a jab.
Tamland closes the distance and pushes Harrell back into the cage.
Harrell breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tamland slips under a jab from Harrell.
Tamland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tamland wants to clinch.
Tamland throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrell counters with a straight right hand.
Tamland misses with the body kick
and Harrell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamland shoots in for a takedown but Harrell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tamland.
A head kick from Harrell lands but Tamland takes it in his stride.
Tamland tries to clinch up but Harrell circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Tamland misses.
The crowd cheers as Harrell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tamland doesn't seem phased though.
Brick Tamland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell throws a sloppy head kick and Tamland moves out of range easily.
Tamland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harrell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harrell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harrell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tamland under the eye.
Tamland is looking to clinch but Harrell is avoiding it.
Harrell lands a body shot.
Tamland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrell throws a right hand that misses
and Tamland counters with a nice body shot.
Harrell throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Harrell misses its intended target.
Harrell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell digs a good body shot into Tamland's ribs.
Shelton Harrell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tamland fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harrell checks it well.
Harrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tamland is looking to clinch.
Crunch! Harrell slams his shin into Tamland's torso.
Harrell 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.
Harrell lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamland shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tamland's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harrell.
Harrell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tamland at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shelton Harrell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harrell, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shelton Harrell!
During a confident post fight interview, Shelton Harrell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Acer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cross Odenkirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mad at Gravity- Burn. 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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35
214 lbs
26 - 22 - 1 |
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38
215 lbs
21 - 21 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
26 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Isiah Acer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cross Odenkirk!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Odenkirk moves away.
Odenkirk tries to clinch there but Acer circles away.
Acer throws a body shot but no joy.
Odenkirk thumps Acer with a low kick.
Acer just misses with a punch to the body.
Odenkirk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Odenkirk avoids the head kick by Acer.
Acer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Odenkirk has Acer pulled in close to control his posture.
Acer wants to control from the top but Odenkirk keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Acer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Odenkirk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Acer trying to control the position from guard on top but Odenkirk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Acer wants to pass the guard but Odenkirk is keeping the position.
Acer trying to control the position from guard on top but Odenkirk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Acer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Acer's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Acer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Odenkirk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Acer is looking for a kimura here.
Nice strikes from Acer there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Odenkirk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Acer pulls his head out easily.
Acer trying to control from half guard but Odenkirk is working away.
Acer seems to be working for a kimura but Odenkirk defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acer seems to be working for a kimura but Odenkirk defends the submission attempt.
Acer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Acer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Odenkirk sees it coming and defends easily.
Acer is stalling here. Odenkirk is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Acer seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Odenkirk has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Odenkirk working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odenkirk throwing strikes but Acer manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Odenkirk takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Acer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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!
Acer trying to control the action but Odenkirk is working from the bottom.
Acer goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Odenkirk rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Acer's guard! Nice work there by Odenkirk!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Odenkirk postures up and lands a big shot to Acer's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isiah Acer dominated that 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.
Acer slips under a jab from Odenkirk.
Odenkirk lands with a right hand.
It looks like Isiah Acer has been cut.
Acer lands with a hook. Odenkirk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Acer misses with a left hand
enabling Odenkirk to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odenkirk darts in and clinches Acer up against the cage.
Odenkirk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Acer backwards.
Acer has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Odenkirk clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Odenkirk is taking damage to the body and head.
Odenkirk trying to control but not successfully.
Acer is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Acer throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acer misses with an elbow to the head.
Acer is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Odenkirk tries to escape but Acer has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Odenkirk looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Odenkirk is in a bad position with Acer working for a choke. Odenkirk manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Odenkirk is sitting in close to Acer's body. Acer has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Odenkirk is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Odenkirk is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Acer.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Isiah Acer!
Isiah Acer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Utley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ is Here. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
16 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Reggie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Utley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson blocks a jab.
Utley lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson throws a leg kick which misses Utley's front leg but catches the back leg as Utley tries to avoid it.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Utley's body. Utley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Utley throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Utley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Anderson.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Utley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Utley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circle momentarily. Utley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Utley.
Utley blocks a low kick nicely.
Anderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anderson scores with a head kick. Utley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson gets the takedown into side control.
Utley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Utley pushes Anderson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Anderson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Utley felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
You can see the frustration on Utley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anderson trying to control the action but Utley is working from the bottom.
Utley is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Anderson tries for a kimura but Utley is defending well.
Anderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Utley!
Utley is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Utley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Anderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Utley looks a forlorn figure.
Anderson looking to ground and pound but Utley is blocking nicely.
Utley is bucking up trying to escape but Anderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Anderson lands a big elbow.
Utley is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a bit shot that sees Utley covering up! More strikes from Anderson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Anderson is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reggie Anderson!
Our winner, Reggie Anderson, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Milo Papi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadiq Hossein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papi comes to the cage accompanied by IZ ON. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milo Papi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 4, fighting out of New York, Sadiq Hossein!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hossein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A good leg kick by Papi.
Hossein misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Hossein misses its intended target.
Hossein tries a head kick but it misses.
Papi wants to clinch up but Hossein keeps it at a distance.
Papi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Papi scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papi throwing strikes but missing.
Papi won't allow Hossein to sweep him here.
Hossein is trying to control the position but Papi postures up.
Papi throws a strike but Hossein rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hossein wants to stand but Papi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Papi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Papi pulls Hossein in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We're going to have a standup here because Milo Papi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Papi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hossein pinned against the cage. Hossein gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Papi scores with a hook to the body. Hossein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hossein paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hossein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A cross from Hossein lands.
Hossein misses with a hook.
No joy there for Hossein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Papi scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters circling a little - Papi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hossein tried to score with a low kick but Papi checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Papi.
Papi tries to close the distance and clinch but Hossein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Papi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hossein defends well and Papi ends up having to push Hossein into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hossein manages to break the clinch.
Hossein is looking to score with low kicks.
Papi moves away from the strike by Hossein.
Sadiq Hossein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Papi tries to clinch there but Hossein circles away.
Milo Papi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab lands there for Hossein.
It looks like Milo Papi has been cut.
Hossein wants to land a leg kick but Papi is out of range.
Hossein cracks the inside of Papi's front leg.
Papi is looking to clinch but Hossein is avoiding it.
Papi closes the distance but Hossein moves to the side
and Hossein counters with a body kick.
Hossein lands a jab.
Hossein avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi wants to clinch.
Hossein throws a right hand that Papi ducks under and follows up with a left that Papi also avoids with ease.
Hossein misses with a looping left.
Papi moves in looking to clinch but Hossein pushes him off.
A slow jab from Hossein misses its intended target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Papi wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milo Papi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hossein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papi's elbow.
Papi wants a takedown.
Papi being controlled against the cage.
Papi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hossein breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hossein moves away.
Papi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hossein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Papi connects with an inside leg kick.
Papi moves in looking to clinch but Hossein pushes him off.
Hossein swats away the attempt to clinch by Papi.
Hossein drops Papi with a beautiful combination! Papi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hossein is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hossein misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hossein. Papi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Papi doesn't manage to clinch there - Hossein circles away.
Papi tries to clinch there but Hossein circles away.
Hossein fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Papi.
Hossein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Papi. Hossein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Hossein coming out on top.
Papi has Hossein up against the cage in a clinch.
Hossein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Papi backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sadiq Hossein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Milo Papi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hossein dodges the punch combination from Papi.
Papi shoots in but Hossein avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hossein cracks Papi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hossein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Papi tries a body shot but Hossein blocks it.
Hossein has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Papi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hossein can turn it around.
Hossein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Papi has managed to clinch.
Hossein is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Papi breaks the clinch.
Papi closes the distance but Hossein moves to the side
letting Hossein counter with a right hand.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Papi is just out of range.
Papi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Hossein counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein scores with a sloppy right hand. Papi should have avoided that one.
Papi is rocked!
Papi tries for a takedown but Hossein sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oh Papi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab by Papi.
Papi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hossein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Papi circles away quickly and effectively.
Hossein swats away the attempt to clinch by Papi.
Papi seems to have got his legs back now.
Papi tries to clinch there but Hossein circles away.
Hossein throws a leg kick but Papi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hossein lands with a cross.
Hossein throws out a leg kick but Papi moves out of range and Hossein only half commits.
Hossein throws the kick towards the body but Papi avoids it.
Papi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hossein defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milo Papi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hossein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papi tries to clinch up but Hossein circles away and keeps his distance.
Hossein throws a lazy right hand but Papi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Hossein does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Papi tries to close the distance and clinch but Hossein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Papi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Papi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hossein. That one must have hurt.
The fighters circling - Hossein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Papi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hossein.
A big right from Hossein misses.
Papi slips a straight right by Hossein.
Hossein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Papi throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Hossein to counter with a crisp jab.
Milo Papi's cut is getting worse.
Papi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Papi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hossein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi tries to land a body kick
and Hossein counters with a head kick.
Papi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hossein circles away.
Hossein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Papi avoids the body shot from Hossein.
Hossein cracks Papi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Papi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Papi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hossein's corner calls for a 1-2. Hossein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Papi avoids the body shot from Hossein.
Hossein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Papi is looking to clinch.
Hossein tries to score with a low kick but Papi moves his leg out of the way.
Hossein misses with a looping left.
Papi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Hossein there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hossein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Papi circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papi tries to clinch there but Hossein circles away.
Papi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hossein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hossein misses the shot to the body.
Hossein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Papi.
Papi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hossein circles away.
Sadiq Hossein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hossein misses with a body kick.
Papi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hossein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hossein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Papi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hossein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Papi is looking to clinch but Hossein is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hossein lands with a cross.
Hossein with a jab.
Papi is looking to clinch but Hossein is avoiding it.
Hossein throws a jab when Papi was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sadiq Hossein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Milo Papi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Papi tries to close the distance and clinch but Hossein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Papi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hossein.
A punch lands to the side of Papi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Papi swings for the body but Hossein moves out of range.
Papi doesn't manage to clinch there - Hossein circles away.
Papi takes a swing at Hossein's ribcage but misses.
Papi tries to clinch but Hossein is having none of it.
Papi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Papi tries to clinch up but Hossein circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Hossein.
Hossein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Papi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Papi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hossein to score with a decent uppercut.
Papi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hossein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hossein misses with a two punch combination.
Hossein misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hossein. Papi does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hossein throws out the jab.
Papi shoots in but no luck this time.
Hossein checks a low kick from Papi.
Hossein scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hossein goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Papi stalks Hossein and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hossein's face. Hossein staggers backwards, shaken.
Hossein throws a body punch but Papi moves out of range.
Papi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hossein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hossein stuns Papi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hossein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Papi.
Hossein cracks Papi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Papi is defended easily by Hossein.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milo Papi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hossein keeps the fight on the outside.
Milo Papi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein throws a hook but Papi blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papi tries to clinch up.
Hossein keeps the fight on the outside.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Papi is just out of range.
Hossein's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hossein duly obliges.
Papi is looking to wear down Hossein with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hossein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hossein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hossein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Papi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hossein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Papi.
Hossein throws a right hand that misses
and Papi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Papi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hossein.
Hossein slips a jab and a cross from Papi.
Papi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hossein throws a head kick but Papi moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Papi.
Hossein lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hossein slips a jab and a cross from Papi.
Hossein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Papi misses the shot to the body.
Hossein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Papi.
Hossein scores with a hook to the body. Papi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hossein throws a front kick that sends Papi stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Papi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hossein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hossein scores with a kick to the body.
Hossein lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hossein lands a nice shot that snaps Papi's head back.
Hossein misses with the combination.
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!
Papi throws a series of punches but Hossein avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein throws a nice head kick!
Hossein throws a right hand that Papi ducks under and follows up with a left that Papi also avoids with ease.
Papi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papi moves out of range as Hossein strikes.
Hossein lands a brutal head kick. Papi looks out on his feet and Hossein throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Sadiq Hossein!
A victorious Sadiq Hossein thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buzz Cloltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, TNT. Cloltran has chosen F**k What Happens Tonight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buzz Cloltran told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Washington!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Buzz Cloltran!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cloltran keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
Washington scoring with punches to the head and body.
Washington chips away with some ground and pound.
Cloltran keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
Washington definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloltran controlling Washington's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Samuel Washington just wasn't active enough.
Washington jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Washington connects with a crisp jab.
Cloltran is looking to land body kicks.
Washington takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from Cloltran.
Washington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cloltran.
Washington drops his hands momentarily and Cloltran takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Washington tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran misses with a straight right.
Washington bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Washington scores with a jab to the body.
Washington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Cloltran misses with a looping right.
Cloltran moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Washington.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Samuel Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington misses with the combination.
Washington throws a head kick that misses.
Cloltran looks to throw the jab but Washington is out of range.
A big left from Washington misses.
Washington misses with a two punch combination.
Washington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cloltran throws out the jab.
Cloltran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a head kick that misses.
Washington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Washington feints and as Cloltran raises his hands in defense, Washington changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cloltran looking for a sweep. Not yet Cloltran, not yet.
Washington tries to free his leg and advance position but Cloltran is retaining full guard.
Washington is looking to work some ground and pound but Cloltran has wrist control.
Cloltran looking for a sweep. Not yet Cloltran, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Washington feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cloltrans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cloltran staying out of range there.
Cloltran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Washington lands a head kick. Cloltran smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A shot to the liver by Washington. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington avoids the body shot from Cloltran.
Washington uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cloltran has time to react.
Cloltran blocks the body kick.
Washington manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cloltran on his heels. He'll look to pass Cloltran's guard now, I'm sure.
Washington trying to control but Cloltran is working from the bottom.
Cloltran wants to sweep here but Washington controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Washington dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Washington staying out of range there.
Cloltran tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Washington dodges the punch combination from Cloltran.
Washington misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cloltran.
Washington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Washington shoots in for a takedown but Cloltran shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cloltran throws a left and a right that both miss
and Washington counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cloltran manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington trying to control but Cloltran is working from the bottom.
Cloltran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cloltran keeping full guard, as Washington tries to pass.
Cloltran pulls Washington in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We're going to have a standup here because Samuel Washington wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cloltran swinging wildly here.
Washington misses with an uppercut.
Washington throws a body punch but Cloltran moves out of range.
Washington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Washington tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cloltran sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Washington somewhat.
Washington takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Washington tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cloltran tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Washington is in Cloltran's guard.
Washington trying to control the position from guard on top but Cloltran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Washington postures up in Cloltran's guard and throws a big left but Cloltran blocks it.
Cloltran looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Washington drives through with a takedown into guard.
Samuel Washington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Washington trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cloltran is thwarting Washington's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washington is staying active underneath Cloltran, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Cloltran there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cloltran winds up and cracks Washington with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cloltran wants to take a breather but Washington is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cloltran trying to control the pace.
Washington wants to improve his position but Cloltran is controlling well.
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 Samuel Washington will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Washington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cloltran counters with a takedown into side control.
Washington is looking for a sweep.
Cloltran sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Washington is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Washington is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Washington struggling a bit here.
Washington takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cloltran in side control lands a decent elbow.
Washington takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Washington is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloltran misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Cloltran.
Washington wants to control but Cloltran postures up.
Washington tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cloltran wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Washington is working hard here to advance position.
Washington can't do much from the bottom here.
Cloltran wants to lay and pray for a moment but Washington keeps working.
Cloltran throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cloltran is looking to take a break and control but Washington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Washington haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cloltran postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cloltran throws a strike aimed at the side of Washington's head but Washington avoids it well.
Cloltran laying and praying for a moment but Washington takes advantage and regains half guard.
Cloltran wants to control but Washington is keeping him busy.
Washington blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cloltran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington trying to control but Cloltran postures up.
Cloltran trying to mount his opponent but Washington defends it.
Cloltran throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cloltran throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cloltran looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Washington wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Washington manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Washington keeping moving, preventing Cloltran from controlling successfully.
Washington bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cloltran's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Washington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Buzz Cloltran.
Cloltran moves away from the strike by Washington.
Washington throws a head kick that half lands.
Washington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cloltran. That did some damage!
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.
Washington lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cloltran looks to land a left hand but Washington moved out of range nicely.
Samuel Washington is winning the standup battle so far.
Cloltran lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Washington circles away quickly and effectively.
Washington connects with a right hand. Cloltran shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Cloltran really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Washington throws a sloppy head kick and Cloltran moves out of range easily.
Washington thows a body kick. Cloltran tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Washington misses with a wild body shot.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Cloltran lands a right hook to the body.
Washington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big left from Washington misses.
Cloltran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Washington blocks the body kick.
Washington connects with a crisp jab.
Cloltran lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Washington throws a poor cross that misses
and Cloltran counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cloltran.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cloltran postures up in Washington's guard and throws a big left but Washington blocks it.
Cloltran content to stall in guard here.
Washington not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloltran landing some decent shots from guard.
Cloltran with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cloltran is looking to work some ground and pound but Washington has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Washington holds on and takes a little breather.
Cloltran postures up.
Cloltran sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Washington's guard.
Cloltran thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Washington's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cloltran's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cloltran's back!
Washington scores with punches and elbows.
Washington gets his hands free as Cloltran looks to control.
Cloltran manages to reverse the position and now he's in Washington's guard. Nice work there by Cloltran.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cloltran lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Washington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cloltran postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Washington is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cloltran content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Washington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Washington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cloltran.
Washington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cloltran stands up over Washington, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cloltran avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Washington wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cloltran is now in half guard.
Cloltran thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Washington's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloltran lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cloltran not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Cloltran dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Washington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Washington on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Washington misses with a head kick.
Washington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cloltran.
Cloltran throws a leg kick but Washington sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cloltran swings for the body but Washington moves out of range.
Cloltran throws out a loose jab but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cloltran tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cloltran takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A cross from Washington lands.
Cloltran tries to score a power double leg takedown but Washington sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cloltran somewhat.
Cloltran misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cloltran checks the leg kick.
Cloltran closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Washington did well to prevent Cloltran getting side control.
Cloltran trying to control from half guard but Washington is working away.
Washington tries to get to full guard but Cloltran has control of the leg.
Cloltran landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cloltran trying to control from half guard but Washington is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington is trying to maintain the position but Cloltran is very close to passing his half guard.
Cloltran wants to lay and pray for a moment but Washington keeps working.
Washington is looking to control Cloltran's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Washington avoid being mounted?
Washington is in trouble now - Cloltran has advanced to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington tries to hold on but Cloltran pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cloltran scoring with strikes but Washington is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cloltran cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cloltran lands with some strikes.
Washington is rocked!
Cloltran connects with a bit shot that sees Washington covering up! More strikes from Cloltran and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cloltran is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buzz Cloltran!
Buzz Cloltran is the new bantamweight champion!
Buzz Cloltran 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Socha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonel Lutsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Socha had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Socha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonel Lutsky!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Lutsky.
Donk. Lutsky catches Socha right on the button with a cross.
Socha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lutsky.
Socha pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lutsky is out of range and Socha settles back down.
Socha jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lutsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Socha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Socha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Socha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Socha misses with a body kick.
Lutsky misses with the combination.
Socha moves out of range of the body kick.
Lutsky scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lutsky throws a series of punches but Socha avoids them all with ease.
Leonel Lutsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lutsky throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Socha misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Lutsky.
Lutsky tests Socha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsky is looking to clinch but Socha is avoiding it.
Lutsky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Socha checks a leg kick.
Lutsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lutsky misses with a hook. Socha ducked under it nicely.
Socha throws a leg kick
and Lutsky counters with a straight right hand.
Socha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lutsky.
Socha has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Cooker in the buildup to the fight.
Nice shot by Socha.
Socha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lutsky doesn't seem bothered though.
Lutsky slips a straight right by Socha.
Socha tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lutsky.
Lutsky staying out of range there.
Socha throws a wild body kick that Lutsky sees coming a mile off.
A head kick by Lutsky misses
and Socha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky looks for the body kick but Socha saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Socha, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lutsky throws a series of punches but Socha moves out of range.
Lutsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Socha misses.
The fighters circling - Socha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Socha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lutsky.
Lutsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lutsky avoids a kick to the body.
Socha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leonel Lutsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Socha coming out on top.
Socha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Socha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lutsky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lutsky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lutsky drives through and clinches with Socha against the cage.
Lutsky tries a knee to the head but Socha blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lutsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Socha scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lutsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Socha digs a right hand underneath Lutsky's ribcage. Lutsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Socha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lutsky.
Socha slows down the pace here.
Socha blocks a body shot from Lutsky.
Lutsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lutsky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Socha has him pressed against the cage.
Socha lands an elbow inside that Lutsky shrugs off.
Lutsky takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lutsky throws a head punch that misses.
Lutsky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Socha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Socha manages to break the clinch.
Lutsky blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Socha darts in trying to clinch
and Lutsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Lutsky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lutsky is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Socha had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lutsky connects with a good right hand that stumbles Socha. Socha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Socha jabs at Lutsky's body.
Lutsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Socha moves away.
Lutsky thuds his shin into the meat of Socha's side.
Lutsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Socha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lutsky scores with the left hand. Socha knows he should have avoided that one.
Lutsky wants to land a leg kick but Socha is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Socha.
Lutsky throws a leg kick but Socha moved away.
A clash of legs there as Lutsky blocks the low kick.
Socha throws the left hand but Lutsky avoids the punch easily.
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 Karl Socha will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lutsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Lutsky checks a low kick from Socha.
Socha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lutsky.
Lutsky throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lutsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Socha throws out the jab.
Socha misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Socha.
Socha shoots in for a takedown but Lutsky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lutsky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lutsky feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sochas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lutsky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Socha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lutsky.
Lutsky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Socha throws a right and a left that Lutsky avoids nicely.
Socha misses with a body shot.
That kick from Lutsky tenderised Socha's leg. Socha is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socha tries a low kick but Lutsky avoids it.
Karl Socha is winning the standup battle so far.
Lutsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Socha misses with a low kick.
Socha closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Socha throws a front kick aimed at Lutsky's knee but Lutsky avoids it well.
Socha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Socha throws a low kick but Lutsky avoids it.
Lutsky throws a shot from downtown. Socha moves away and avoids it.
Lutsky takes a swing at Socha's ribcage but misses.
Lutsky throws a chopping leg kick but Socha manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lutsky ducks right into an uppercut from Socha.
Socha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lutsky's head backwards.
Lutsky throws a shot to the body.
Donk. Lutsky catches Socha right on the button with a cross.
Socha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socha is looking to chop away at Lutsky's legs.
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!
Lutsky checks the leg kick.
Lutsky throws a poor cross that misses
and Socha counters with a right hand to the body.
Lutsky checks a low kick from Socha.
A slow jab from Socha misses its intended target.
Socha swings for the body but Lutsky moves out of range.
Lutsky misses with a head kick.
Lutsky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Socha at a distance.
Lutsky misses with a looping right.
Lutsky with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lutsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Socha's elbow.
Lutsky is trying to push Socha away but Socha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lutsky misses with the head strike.
Lutsky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Socha is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socha lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Lutsky.
Lutsky misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Socha.
Lutsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Socha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Socha has a couple of punches blocked by Lutsky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Socha.
Lutsky takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Socha.
Lutsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Socha misses with a punch on the inside.
Lutsky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Socha to work.
Socha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lutsky is defending well for now.
Socha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lutsky avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky misses with a knee strike.
Socha working aggressively here.
Socha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Socha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lutsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lutsky scores with a shoulder strike.
Lutsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Socha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Socha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lutsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Socha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Lutsky.
Lutsky tries a knee to the head but Socha blocks it.
Lutsky throws a head punch that misses.
Socha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
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 Karl Socha will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lutsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lutsky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Socha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lutsky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lutsky tries to land a leg kick but Socha saw it coming and moves away.
Socha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lutsky's head.
Socha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Socha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lutsky.
Socha looks for the body kick but Lutsky saw that one coming.
No joy there for Lutsky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lutsky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Socha moves out of range of the leg kick from Lutsky.
Socha clobbers Lutsky with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
An inside leg kick lands from Lutsky.
Lutsky lands a jab to the head.
Lutsky throws a poor cross that misses
and Socha counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lutsky's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lutsky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Socha passes Lutsky's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Socha misses with a head shot. Lutsky uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lutsky is trying to control the position but Socha postures up.
Lutsky pulls Socha in close to prevent any damage.
Socha wants to control from the top but Lutsky keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky wants to stand but Socha is controlling the position.
Socha sitting in guard here, content to control.
Socha pushes down on Lutsky's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Socha looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Socha thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lutsky's head.
Socha seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lutsky does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lutsky is looking to improve his position.
Socha wants to control but Lutsky is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socha is looking to pass Lutsky's guard but actually Lutsky recovers to full guard.
Socha forces his way into half guard.
Lutsky is trying to maintain the position but Socha is very close to passing his half guard.
Lutsky wants to stand back up but Socha manages to pass into side control.
Socha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lutsky keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Socha tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lutsky's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socha connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lutsky some visible discomfort.
Socha moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Socha wants to control but Lutsky is keeping him busy.
Socha cracks Lutsky with a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lutsky on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Socha has control of an arm but Lutsky manages to advance to Socha's back!
Karl Socha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Socha trying to control the position but Lutsky manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Socha clearly takes that 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.
Socha scores with a nice body kick.
Socha scores with the left hand. Lutsky knows he should have avoided that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lutsky.
Socha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lutsky finds it's way round the side to connect with Socha's head.
A clash of legs there as Lutsky blocks the low kick.
Socha misses with a hook.
Lutsky slips a jab from Socha.
Socha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lutsky but Lutsky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lutsky is looking to score with low kicks.
Lutsky misses with a wild body shot.
Socha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lutsky moves out of range of the body kick.
Socha throws a solid leg kick but Lutsky takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Socha.
Lutsky takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socha checks a leg kick.
Lutsky takes one on the button.
Socha scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Socha controls the position.
Socha scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Lutsky's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Socha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lutsky keeps working.
Lutsky pushes Socha away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Socha gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Socha working the ground and pound but Lutsky is defending the strikes.
Lutsky on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Socha tries to advance to mount but can't.
An elbow from Socha crashes against the mat.
Socha throws a strike aimed at the side of Lutsky's head but Lutsky avoids it well.
Lutsky takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Socha landing strikes.
Lutsky parries the strikes from Socha easily there. Socha is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lutsky to escape.
Lutsky is looking to reverse the position.
Lutsky is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Socha is chipping away with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Socha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky is working to avoid the ground and pound but Socha connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Lutsky's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lutsky taking a bit of punishment here - Socha scoring with strikes.
Socha working the ground and pound.
Socha happy to just control the position for now.
Lutsky wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Socha tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lutsky is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socha misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lutsky tries to buck Socha off but Socha is having none of it.
Socha cracks Lutsky with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Socha trying to control the action but Lutsky is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lutsky tries to bench press Socha off him but Socha keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Socha lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lutsky down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Socha had his way with Leonel Lutsky in that round.
That's time! Socha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Socha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Socha scores with a leg kick.
Lutsky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Socha cracks Lutsky with an open hand slap.
Socha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Socha throws a nice inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Lutsky blocks the leg kick.
Socha avoids the head kick by Lutsky.
A punch lands to the side of Socha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lutsky misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Socha.
Lutsky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Socha.
Socha punishes Lutsky's body with a nice straight punch.
Socha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lutsky counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Socha.
Socha slips under a jab.
Lutsky lands with a kick to the temple. Socha shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lutsky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Socha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lutsky moves away.
Socha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lutsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Socha.
Lutsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lutsky stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lutsky wants it to stay on the feet.
Socha moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lutsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Socha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Socha moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leonel Lutsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky looks to land a left hand but Socha moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Lutsky.
Socha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lutsky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lutsky takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lutsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Socha.
Socha scores with a decent looking hook.
Lutsky takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Socha lands with a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Socha.
Socha lands with a cross.
Socha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lutsky avoids it really well and circles away.
Lutsky throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Socha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky walks into a left hand.
Socha misses with a body shot.
Lutsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lutsky with a nice cross.
Socha staying out of range there.
Lutsky looks to land a right hand but Socha moved out of range.
Karl Socha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Socha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Socha misses with an uppercut. Lutsky saw that one coming.
Lutsky has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lutsky there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lutsky misses with a hook
and Socha makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lutsky takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Socha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lutsky.
Lutsky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Socha counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lutsky has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Socha is on him like a limpet, forcing Lutsky back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socha scores with a shot to the side of Lutsky's head.
Socha lands a hook that snaps the head of Lutsky backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Socha.
Lutsky crunches a lovely knee into Socha's ribcage.
Lutsky has a couple of punches blocked by Socha.
Lutsky has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lutsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Socha backwards.
Lutsky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Socha backwards.
Lutsky misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Socha.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lutsky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lutsky has a couple of punches blocked by Socha.
Socha trying to stall but Lutsky improves his position.
Lutsky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Socha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Socha 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Socha!
During a confident post fight interview, Karl Socha thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Milat saw that one coming.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson tries to land a body kick
and Milat counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch combination from Milat misses.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Milat is out of range.
Milat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Milat looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Milat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Milat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milat manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Milat. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson works Milat's body with a nice hook.
Johnson sizes up Milat with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Milat moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson with a jab.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Milat avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A combination from Milat does no damage.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Milat as he jumps to the side.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Milat lands a big head kick that sends Johnson tumbling to the mat! Milat takes a step backwards and waves Johnson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Johnson is rocked!
It looks like Luke Johnson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and Milat counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Milat!
Ivan Milat is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Ivan Milat thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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