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CCF 188: Muntz vs. Crowe PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earnest Abe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigory Gukepshev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Uncle Sam Goddamn. Gukepshev has chosen Iron Man as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Earnest Abe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grigory Gukepshev!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abe throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Gukepshev to counter with a crisp jab.
Abe wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Gukepshev misses.
Abe avoids the body shot from Gukepshev.
Gukepshev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abe manages to avoid it.
Gukepshev throws a body shot but no joy.
Abe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gukepshev throws out the jab.
Gukepshev throws a looping overhand right but Abe ducks down to avoid it.
Abe wants to clinch.
A combination from Gukepshev does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gukepshev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gukepshev misses with a series of wild punches.
Gukepshev misses with a hook.
Gukepshev just misses with a punch to the body.
Abe darts in and clinches Gukepshev up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gukepshev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gukepshev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Abe lands a nice shot to the body.
Abe blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abe.
Gukepshev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gukepshev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Abe blocking some punches.
Abe struggles to land a body shot inside as Gukepshev controls his hands.
Abe cracks Gukepshev with a nice body shot.
Gukepshev misses with the head strike.
Gukepshev working aggressively here.
Gukepshev trying to control the position but instead, Abe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gukepshev into the cage.
Abe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gukepshev backwards.
Gukepshev throws a punch but it's blocked by Abe.
Abe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abe moves into range and clinches up with Gukepshev.
Gukepshev manages to break the clinch.
Gukepshev looks to land a combination but Abe avoids it well.
Abe moves out of range as Gukepshev strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gukepshev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gukepshev.
Abe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gukepshev.
A big left from Gukepshev misses.
Abe lands a head kick!
Gukepshev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Gukepshev. Those never looked like landing.
Gukepshev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gukepshev misses the body punch
and Abe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Grigory Gukepshev has been cut.
Gukepshev throws a hook but Abe avoids it easily.
Gukepshev misses with a series of wild punches.
Gukepshev shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Abe eats them both and turns towards Gukepshev to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Abe closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Abe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gukepshev looks winded!
Abe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Abe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gukepshev backwards.
Abe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abe slowing the pace effectively.
Abe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abe stalling against the cage.
Abe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gukepshev swings wildly with an uppercut but Abe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abe lands a right hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Abe.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abe.
Nice body punch from Gukepshev.
Gukepshev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gukepshev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gukepshev throws the left hand but Abe avoids the punch easily.
Abe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gukepshev takes a swing at Abe's ribcage but misses.
Abe tries to close the distance and clinch but Gukepshev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gukepshev misses with a body shot.
Abe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gukepshev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abe.
Abe tries to clinch there but Gukepshev circles away.
Abe lands a big right hand that sends Gukepshev crashing to the mat! Abe stays standing though and waves Gukepshev back to his feet!
Gukepshev is rocked!
Gukepshev gets tackled into the cage by Abe. Abe maintains the clinch.
Gukepshev is still on wobbly legs! Can Abe finish him?
Abe lands a big right hand that drops Gukepshev! The killer instinct kicks in and Abe finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Abe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earnest Abe!
Earnest Abe 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 Rogerio Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aulis Tyrmaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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177 lbs
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185 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rogerio Cabral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aulis Tyrmaaja!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrmaaja tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cabral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cabral shoots in looking for a takedown but Tyrmaaja manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cabral's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tyrmaaja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cabral throws a head kick but Tyrmaaja moves out of range.
Tyrmaaja keeps Cabral at a distance using the push kick.
Cabral throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrmaaja is looking to clinch.
Cabral shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tyrmaaja napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cabral is looking to take a break and control but Tyrmaaja is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tyrmaaja tries to improve position but can't.
Tyrmaaja wants to control but Cabral postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja parries the strikes from Cabral easily there. Cabral is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tyrmaaja to escape.
Cabral throwing strikes but Tyrmaaja manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Cabral is looking to regain half guard here but Tyrmaaja keeps moving and retains side control.
Tyrmaaja lands some shots froms side control.
Cabral sneaks back into half guard.
Cabral has a hand on Tyrmaaja's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tyrmaaja takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Tyrmaaja working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Cabral that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja raining down shots from the mount!
Tyrmaaja scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrmaaja lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cabral tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyrmaaja lands a big shot there that rocks Cabral but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cabral is rocked!
Tyrmaaja cracks Cabral with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aulis Tyrmaaja!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Major Lazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Ngo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lazer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Major Lazer - Pon De Floor. Henry Ngo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Good elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Major Lazer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Ngo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ngo is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Lazer as he works his way to full guard.
Lazer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ngo is one step ahead there.
Ngo landing with the ground and pound.
Lazer trying to keep a closed guard but Ngo is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazer keeping moving, preventing Ngo from controlling successfully.
Ngo stays in close to Lazer's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lazer lands a decent punch to the body there.
Lazer seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Lazer controls Ngo momentarily but Ngo frees himself.
Ngo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ngo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lazer keeping full guard, as Ngo tries to pass.
Ngo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ngo working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Ngo chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lazer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lazer controls Ngo momentarily but Ngo frees himself.
Ngo wants to pass the guard but Lazer is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lazer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ngo counters with a shoot takedown. Lazer fights it but they end up in guard.
Ngo is looking to work some ground and pound but Lazer has wrist control.
Ngo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ngo with a nice head shot there.
Lazer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ngo wants to pass the guard but Lazer is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ngo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ngo advances to half guard.
Lazer wants to improve his position but Ngo is controlling well.
Ngo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lazer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ngo is working away from the top position though.
Ngo throwing shots but Lazer is blocking nicely.
Lazer is looking to control Ngo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lazer avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ngo lands a nice short elbow.
Ngo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lazer's head.
Ngo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lazer keeps working.
Lazer is trying to get back to full guard.
Lazer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ngo is working away from the top position though.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lazer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ngo darts in looking for a takedown but Lazer gets double underhooks and turns Ngo into the cage.
Lazer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ngo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Ngo dominated that round.
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.
Lazer stuffs the takedown attempt from Ngo. Ngo gets slowly back to his feet.
Ngo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lazer tries to avoid it but Ngo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lazer to the ground. Lazer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lazer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lazer wants it to stay on the feet.
Major Lazer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Ngo.
Lazer stuffs the takedown attempt from Ngo. Ngo gets slowly back to his feet.
Ngo gets the takedown into side control.
Lazer wants to control but Ngo postures up.
Lazer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ngo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ngo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lazer is looking to regain half guard here but Ngo keeps moving and retains side control.
Ngo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngo trying to control the position but Lazer is working away.
Ngo tries to stand but Lazer is controlling his head.
Ngo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lazer keeps working.
Lazer gets back to half guard.
Ngo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ngo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lazer trying to hold on to Ngo's head to control him but Ngo postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ngo trying to control the action but Lazer is working from the bottom.
Ngo is pressing down on Lazer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lazer is holding on for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lazer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ngo.
Ngo prevents Lazer from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ngo shoots in and drives through. Lazer sprawls well.
Lazer misses with a takedown attempt - Ngo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ngo is looking to clinch but Lazer is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lazer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lazer trying to control but Ngo is working from the bottom.
Ngo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ngo is looking for a triangle but Lazer pushes his legs off easily.
Lazer postures up.
Lazer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ngo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lazer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ngo holds on and takes a little breather.
Lazer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lazer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ngo is looking to reverse the position.
Lazer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ngo is trying to get back to half guard.
Ngo is still trying to improve position.
Ngo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lazer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lazer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lazer working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Major Lazer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lazer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ngo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ngo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lazer, who protects the arm well.
Lazer is not content to let Ngo control the position.
Lazer can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ngo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lazer, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazer is looking for a sweep.
Ngo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ngo working the ground and pound but Lazer is defending the strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Lazer is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lazer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ngo throws an elbow but Lazer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ngo is looking to take a break and control but Lazer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lazer gets back to half guard.
Henry Ngo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ngo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lazer tries to get to full guard but Ngo has control of the leg.
Ngo trying to control from Lazer's half guard. Lazer has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lazer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ngo tries to free his leg and advance position but Lazer is retaining full guard.
Ngo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ngo goes for a double leg but Lazer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lazer continues to drive forward.
Ngo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ngo tries to pull guard but Lazer holds him up against the cage and eventually Ngo drops back down to his feet.
Ngo jumps guard and drags Lazer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ngo is looking for a triangle but Lazer pushes his legs off easily.
Lazer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazer wants to control from the top but Ngo keeps moving.
Lazer won't allow Ngo to sweep him here.
Ngo is trying to keep Lazer in close.
Lazer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lazer trying to control the position from guard on top but Ngo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ngo wants to control the position but Lazer says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Ngo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ngo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Henry Ngo!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Henry Ngo!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Henry Ngo!
Henry Ngo wins by unanimous decision!
Henry Ngo very nearly forgot to thank MMA ANIMAL amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe The One Armed Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Tomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The One Armed Man's entrance music is Stand Up To be C**ted. A fine choice. Joe The One Armed Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe The One Armed Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alberto Tomba!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The One Armed Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The One Armed Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Alberto Tomba has been cut.
Tomba's coach down at CW's Elite Kung-Fu Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tomba's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tomba avoids the head kick by The One Armed Man.
Tomba falls off balance throwing a combination
and The One Armed Man counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The One Armed Man is keen to just control but Tomba is a slippery customer.
Tomba is looking to escape.
The One Armed Man is trying to control. Tomba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The One Armed Man performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tomba is refusing to be controlled, as The One Armed Man sits in half guard.
The One Armed Man working Tomba over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The One Armed Man keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The One Armed Man misses with a head shot. Tomba uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tomba wants to stand and escape but The One Armed Man is having none of it.
The One Armed Man controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tomba lands with a nice body punch.
Tomba throws a sloppy body shot
and The One Armed Man counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tomba won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from The One Armed Man crashes against the mat.
Tomba is looking to work his way out of this bad position but The One Armed Man is controlling him well.
The One Armed Man tries to score with some ground and pound. Tomba controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tomba is looking to work his way out of this bad position but The One Armed Man is controlling him well.
Tomba regains half guard there - taking advantage of The One Armed Man's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The One Armed Man looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The One Armed Man throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The One Armed Man throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tomba lands a big head kick that sends The One Armed Man tumbling to the mat! Tomba takes a step backwards and waves The One Armed Man back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The One Armed Man is rocked!
It looks like Joe The One Armed Man has been cut.
A head kick by The One Armed Man misses
and Tomba counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! The One Armed Man 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 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alberto Tomba!
Alberto Tomba is the new super heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Alberto Tomba waved his t-shirt featuring Wild Ones Apparel (Fightwear and Laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lester Jangles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lester Jangles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jangles takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jangles throws a leg kick but Finkle moved away.
Finkle misses with a few strikes there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jangles.
Jangles misses with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Finkle.
Finkle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jangles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jangles checks a low kick from Finkle.
Finkle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Finkle throws a shot from downtown. Jangles moves away and avoids it.
Finkle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been informed that Finkle has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Finkle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jangles checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jangles throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jangles looks to land a body kick but Finkle moved away.
Finkle moves out of range of the strikes.
Finkle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Finkle misses with a low kick.
Jangles lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finkle throws a series of punches but Jangles moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jangles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Finkle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Finkle.
Jangles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finkle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jangles. Finkle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finkle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jangles throws a shot from downtown. Finkle moves away and avoids it.
Finkle tries to clinch but Jangles is having none of it.
Jangles lands with a kick to the ribs.
Finkle misses with a looping left.
Finkle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jangles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jangles throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Jangles finds it's way through Finkle's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finkle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Finkle swings for the body but Jangles moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Finkle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jangles is defending well for now.
Jangles tries a body shot but Finkle blocks it.
Jangles lands with a left to the head.
Jangles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Finkle blocks a body shot from Jangles.
Finkle lands an elbow that stopped Jangles in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Finkle throws an elbow but misses.
Finkle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jangless head.
Finkle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Lester Jangles has been cut.
Finkle blocks an uppercut.
Jangles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finkle pushes off an throws an elbow but Jangles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Finkle keeps control of Jangles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jangles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Finkle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jangles blocks the elbow strike.
Finkle misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Finkle throws an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Jangles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle tries to land knees in the clinch but Jangles avoids the damage to the body.
Finkle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Finkle can't find room to land a body shot as Jangles controls the action.
Finkle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jangles backwards.
I was talking to Jangles's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Finkle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jangles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jangles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jangles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finkle at a distance.
Good work by Finkle as he checks the leg kick.
Finkle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jangles.
Ray Finkle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finkle tests Jangles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finkle throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Finkle misses.
Finkle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jangles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Finkle scores with a leg kick.
Finkle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jangles.
That kick from Jangles tenderised Finkle's leg. Finkle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Finkle avoids the head kick by Jangles.
Finkle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jangles throws out a leg kick but Finkle moves out of range and Jangles only half commits.
Jangles throws a sloppy head kick and Finkle moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Jangles. That snapped Finkle's head back.
Finkle misses the shot to the body.
Jangles connects with a leg kick. Finkle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Finkle closes the distance and clinches.
Jangles working aggressively here.
Jangles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jangles is trying to break the clinch but Finkle is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jangles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jangles.
Jangles blocks an elbow strike.
Finkle trying to control the position but instead, Jangles has worked for underhooks and has pushed Finkle into the cage.
Jangles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Lester Jangles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lester Jangles's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Finkle tries to clinch up.
Jangles connects with a nice looking jab.
Jangles throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finkle. Jangles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jangles misses with a kick to the body.
Finkle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jangles throws a leg kick but Finkle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jangles is looking to land body kicks.
Jangles throws a chopping leg kick but Finkle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice uppercut there from Finkle.
Finkle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jangles jabs Finkle right on the nose. Finkle blinks but takes it well.
Finkle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Finkle moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jangles throws a low kick but it's checked well by Finkle.
Finkle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jangles dips to his left and cracks Finkle with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Jangles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jangles throws a push kick but Finkle slaps the foot to one side.
Finkle loads up on a big right hand but Jangles slips the punch.
Jangles lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Finkle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Finkle misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jangles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Finkle moves out of range of the body kick.
Jangles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jangles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jangles throws a series of punches but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Finkle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jangles.
Finkle looks for the body kick but Jangles saw that one coming.
Finkle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jangles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Finkle misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jangles.
Jangles misses with a wild body shot.
Jangles scores with a leg kick.
Jangles looks to score with a jab to the body but Finkle is just out of range.
Jangles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finkle.
Jangles swings widly with a right hand
and Finkle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jangles loads up on a big right hand but Finkle slips the punch.
Finkle needs to keep his hands up - Jangles had a free shot at his head there.
Lester Jangles is winning the standup battle so far.
Jangles moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finkle is looking to land body kicks.
Jangles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Finkle just misses with a punch to the body.
Jangles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finkle at a distance.
Jangles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Finkle is looking to slow Jangles down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jangles misses with an uppercut. Finkle saw that one coming.
Finkle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Finkle misses with a straight right.
Jangles avoids the body shot from Finkle.
Jangles lands a front kick.
Finkle is breathing heavily.
Finkle misses with a low kick.
Jangles works the jab nicely.
Jangles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finkle.
Jangles throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Finkle blocks a jab.
A solid body kick from Jangles.
Finkle throws a sloppy head kick and Jangles moves out of range easily.
Jangles avoids the head kick by Finkle.
Finkle misses the jab.
Jangles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finkle can do to turn this around?
Jangles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finkle manages to avoid it.
Jangles tries to land a leg kick but Finkle saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jangles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Finkle checks the leg kick.
Finkle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Finkle misses the jab.
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!
Finkle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jangles misses with a looping right.
Jangles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Finkle doesn't seem bothered though.
Finkle lands a right hook to the body.
Finkle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jangles fakes the leg kick and cracks Finkle in the body.
Jangles throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jangles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jangles.
Jangles lands with a right hand.
Jangles is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Finkle's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Jangles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lester Jangles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jangles - that will leave a mark!
Jangles feints and then cracks Finkle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finkle down.
Jangles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Finkle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jangles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finkle. Finkle obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Finkle is predictable there
and Jangles counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jangles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jangles throws a big elbow that misses.
Finkle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jangles passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Finkle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jangles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Finkle keeps working.
Jangles landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jangles tries to move into full mount but can't pass Finkle's legs.
Jangles wants to control but Finkle is keeping him busy.
Jangles postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jangles in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jangles landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jangles tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Finkle stops Jangles from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jangles lands a few punches from side control.
Finkle tries to bench press Jangles off him but Jangles keeps the position.
Jangles is chipping away with strikes.
Jangles tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jangles wants to control but Finkle is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle is looking for a sweep.
Jangles is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Finkle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jangles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Finkle keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jangles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jangles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Finkle's hands.
Finkle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jangles.
Jangles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finkle.
Jangles keeps Finkle at a distance using the push kick.
Jangles misses with a body kick.
Jangles slips a straight right by Finkle.
Finkle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jangles.
Jangles throws a push kick but Finkle slaps the foot to one side.
Some bone on bone action there as Finkle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ray Finkle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finkle throws a right hand that misses
and Jangles counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finkle is refusing to be controlled, as Jangles sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jangles in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Jangles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jangles, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Lester Jangles!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Lester Jangles!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Lester Jangles!
Lester Jangles wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Lester Jangles made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aung San Suu Kyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suu Kyi comes into the arena with Peace Prize Speech blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lucania's choice of entrance music: Murder Inc. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aung San Suu Kyi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Salvatore Lucania!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suu Kyi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suu Kyi connects with a looping right hand.
Lucania pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suu Kyi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Suu Kyi tries to land a leg kick but Lucania saw it coming and moves away.
Lucania scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Aung San Suu Kyi has been cut.
Suu Kyi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Suu Kyi lands a head kick. Lucania smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lucania misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lucania misses with a straight left.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lucania has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Suu Kyi lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucania throws a solid leg kick but Suu Kyi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lucania.
Suu Kyi tried to score with a low kick but Lucania checks it.
Lucania missing with a left hand there. Suu Kyi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lucania looks to land a combination. Suu Kyi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lucania blocks a leg kick.
Lucania shoots in and gets a takedown into Suu Kyi's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suu Kyi looking to control.
Suu Kyi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lucania throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suu Kyi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lucania loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Suu Kyi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lucania is one step ahead there.
Lucania throws a big elbow that misses.
Lucania works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lucania is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Suu Kyi wants to improve his position but Lucania is controlling well.
Lucania seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Suu Kyi is trying to control but can't.
Suu Kyi is looking for a sweep. Lucania is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lucania throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Suu Kyi wants to improve his position but Lucania is controlling well.
Lucania is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania is thwarting Suu Kyi's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lucania buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lucania uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lucania momentarily.
Lucania turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Suu Kyi scores with a spinning back kick!
Suu Kyi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lucania throws a big shot that misses.
Suu Kyi stuns Lucania with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Suu Kyi's waist but Suu Kyi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lucania off to one side.
Suu Kyi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lucania under the eye.
Lucania misses with an uppercut. Suu Kyi saw that one coming.
Suu Kyi throws a lazy right hand but Lucania sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lucania closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Suu Kyi quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suu Kyi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lucania's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lucania's back!
Suu Kyi misses with an elbow to the head.
Lucania is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi tries to get the hooks in deep but Lucania pushed the leg off.
Lucania wants to escape the position.
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 Aung San Suu Kyi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aung San Suu Kyi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab lands there for Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Salvatore Lucania has been cut.
It looks like Suu Kyi has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lucania takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Suu Kyi misses with a leg kick
and Lucania counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lucania has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lucania wants to control from the top but Suu Kyi keeps moving.
Lucania is looking to work some ground and pound but Suu Kyi has wrist control.
Lucania tries to free his leg and advance position but Suu Kyi is retaining full guard.
Suu Kyi has his foot on Lucania's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lucania works his way back into a safe position though.
Lucania lands a couple of digs.
Lucania is looking to work some ground and pound but Suu Kyi has wrist control.
Suu Kyi controls Lucania momentarily but Lucania frees himself.
Lucania trying to control the position from guard on top but Suu Kyi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suu Kyi has his foot on Lucania's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lucania works his way back into a safe position though.
Suu Kyi keeping moving, preventing Lucania from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Suu Kyi.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lucania is defended easily by Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lucania lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Suu Kyi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suu Kyi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Suu Kyi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lucania ducks under a wild hook from Suu Kyi.
That kick from Suu Kyi tenderised Lucania's leg. Lucania is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lucania wants to land a leg kick but Suu Kyi is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi scores with a head kick.
Lucania lands with a good body shot.
Suu Kyi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aung San Suu Kyi is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suu Kyi throws a jab when Lucania was well out of range.
Lucania fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lucania checks a leg kick.
Suu Kyi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lucania at a distance.
Lucania avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suu Kyi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania wants to land a leg kick but Suu Kyi is out of range.
A left lands for Suu Kyi.
Jab from Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi connects with an inside leg kick.
Suu Kyi is looking to land body kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lucania fails with a takedown attempt.
Aung San Suu Kyi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salvatore Lucania.
Suu Kyi's corner calls for a 1-2. Suu Kyi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lucania scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Suu Kyi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lucania's calf.
Suu Kyi slaps away a takedown attempt from Lucania, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suu Kyi just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suu Kyi tries a head kick but it misses.
Lucania lands a lovely overhand right.
Lucania takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lucania. That did some damage!
Suu Kyi moves away from the strike by Lucania.
Lucania stuns Suu Kyi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aung San Suu Kyi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lucania throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Suu Kyi misses.
Lucania looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lucania slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suu Kyi. Lucania does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aung San Suu Kyi dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Suu Kyi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucania shoots in for a double leg but Suu Kyi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Suu Kyi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Suu Kyi throws a shot to the body.
Lucania throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crunch! Suu Kyi slams his shin into Lucania's torso.
Lucania uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suu Kyi.
Lucania shoots in for a takedown but Suu Kyi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aung San Suu Kyi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salvatore Lucania.
Lucania gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Suu Kyi.
Lucania takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucania on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suu Kyi. Suu Kyi obviously looking to wear him down.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lucania or perhaps it was just good defense by Suu Kyi, which made it look bad.
Suu Kyi misses the shot to the body.
Suu Kyi cracks Lucania with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suu Kyi.
Lucania shoots for a takedown but Suu Kyi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd cheers as Suu Kyi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lucania doesn't seem phased though.
Lucania throws a low kick but Suu Kyi avoids it.
Suu Kyi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Suu Kyi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suu Kyi throws out a loose jab but Lucania uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suu Kyi tries to sprawl but Lucania drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Suu Kyi is looking for a sweep. Lucania is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lucania moves nicely into side control.
Suu Kyi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucania is trying to control. Suu Kyi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lucania tries to pass to full mount but Suu Kyi defends it.
Suu Kyi manages to get to full guard.
Suu Kyi looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lucania has picked Suu Kyi up and slammed him! Suu Kyi can't keep hold of the triangle and Lucania manages to pass to side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucania is looking to take a break and control but Suu Kyi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suu Kyi looks to move to half guard but instead Lucania has passed into mount! Damn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suu Kyi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Suu Kyi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucania can do to turn this around?
Lucania avoids the attempt from Suu Kyi to control.
Salvatore Lucania has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucania with good strikes from the mount here!
Salvatore Lucania has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Suu Kyi because Lucania loaded up on that one.
Lucania is trying to control here but Suu Kyi has managed to regain half guard.
Suu Kyi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lucania is working away from the top position though.
Lucania throws a strike but Suu Kyi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lucania postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Suu Kyi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lucania throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aung San Suu Kyi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Suu Kyi, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Aung San Suu Kyi!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Aung San Suu Kyi!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Aung San Suu Kyi!
Aung San Suu Kyi wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Aung San Suu Kyi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Salwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luivel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Romero's choice of entrance music: Don Omar - Danza Kuduro ft. Lucenzo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Salwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Luivel Romero!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Romero pivots, looking for a leg kick but Salwa is out of range and Romero settles back down.
Romero misses with a kick to the body.
Salwa misses with a series of wild punches.
Romero checks the leg kick.
We've been told by Salwa's head coaches at Datsik's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Romero avoids a kick to the body.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salwa.
Salwa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salwa checks a leg kick.
Romero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romero slips a jab from Salwa.
Romero throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salwa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salwa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Salwa is able to avoid easily.
Romero has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romero.
Gabriel Salwa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salwa throws out a leg kick but Romero moves out of range and Salwa only half commits.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salwa moves away.
Romero swings for the body but Salwa moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Romero - just one landing.
Romero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Romero misses with a wild combination.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Salwa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salwa misses with a low kick.
Salwa moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Luivel Romero has been cut.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salwa.
Romero looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Salwa!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salwa is trying to control Romero's posture but Romero avoids it.
Romero decides to stand up, so the ref orders Salwa to his feet.
Salwa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romero feints and then cracks Salwa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Salwa down.
Romero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salwa keeps Romero at a distance using the push kick.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salwa moves away.
Salwa misses with a hook
and Romero counters by moving into the clinch.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salwa lands a left hand.
Romero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salwa's efforts to push away.
A short left from Salwa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salwa throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Salwa to work.
Salwa misses with a punch to the body.
Salwa has Romero pushed against the cage.
Romero tries to work over Salwa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salwa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Salwa can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Salwa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salwa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romero digs a good body shot into Salwa's ribs.
Romero throws a low kick but Salwa moves out of range easily.
Salwa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Romero at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luivel Romero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luivel Romero's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Romero.
A punch combination from Salwa misses.
Romero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salwa rather than just go for the knockout.
Salwa throws a head kick but Romero moves out of range.
Romero tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salwa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Salwa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Salwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salwa pinned against the cage. Salwa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salwa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salwa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Romero blocks a leg kick.
Salwa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
Salwa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Romero lands with a shot to the body.
Luivel Romero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Salwa.
Romero misses with a low kick.
Salwa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salwa can pounce on him.
Salwa throws a head kick but Romero moves out of range.
Salwa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salwa misses with a few strikes there.
Romero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salwa.
Salwa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Salwa there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salwa on the side of the head.
Romero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salwa tries to land a leg kick but Romero saw it coming and moves away.
A nice combination there by Romero.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salwa. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salwa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salwa blocks a head kick by Romero.
Salwa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Romero scores with a nice right hand.
Salwa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Salwa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Salwa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Romero throws a leg kick
and Salwa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Salwa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romero.
Salwa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands with a thumping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Salwa.
Salwa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salwa misses with a hook to the body
and Romero counters with a stiff right hand.
Salwa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Romero throws a leg kick but Salwa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Romero checks a leg kick.
Salwa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romero. Romero obviously looking to wear him down.
Romero lands a nice shot to the body.
Salwa tries to score with a low kick but Romero moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luivel Romero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Luivel Romero's cut.
That's time! Salwa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Good work by Salwa as he checks the leg kick.
Donk. Salwa catches Romero right on the button with a cross.
Romero lands with a right hand.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salwa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Salwa.
Decent striking displayed by Salwa there.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Salwa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salwa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romero.
Salwa checks a leg kick.
Romero misses with a low kick as Salwa jumps back.
Salwa misses with a leg kick
and Romero decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Salwa's guard.
Gabriel Salwa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero pushing down on Salwa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Romero stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Salwa to get to his feet.
Romero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Salwa looks to land a body kick but Romero moved away.
Romero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Salwa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romero scoring well with a low kick there.
Salwa throws out a loose jab but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Salwa blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a leg kick.
Luivel Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salwa throws a leg kick
and Romero counters by moving into the clinch.
Salwa cracks Romero with a nice body shot.
Salwa is working Romero over against the cage.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Salwa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salwa stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salwa misses with a punch to the body.
Salwa breaks the clinch.
Salwa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Romero looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salwa misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romero.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Salwa moves out of range easily.
Salwa misses with a low kick.
Romero cracks the inside of Salwa's front leg.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Salwa as he connects with a hook.
Salwa lands a big right hand that sends Romero crashing to the mat! Salwa stays standing though and waves Romero back to his feet!
Romero is rocked!
Salwa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Salwa slips the punch.
Romero is still on wobbly legs! Can Salwa finish him?
Salwa throws a leg kick but Romero checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salwa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Romero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salwa is stalking Romero. Romero circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Salwa, and it's lights out! Romero really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabriel Salwa!
An out of breath Gabriel Salwa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kickin Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Safforn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kids Of The K-Hole. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
264 lbs
34 - 11 - 0 |
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28
279 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
34 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kickin Rad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Safforn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rad.
Rad misses with a shot to the body
and Safforn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rad tries to roll over but Safforn keeps him under control.
Safforn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Safforn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rad manages to get to full guard.
Safforn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Safforn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Safforn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rad wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rad has control of Safforn's left arm, preventing Safforn from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rad cracks Safforn with a good jab.
It looks like Abraham Safforn has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Safforn moves out of range of the body kick.
Rad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rad throws an overhand right that lands on Safforn's shoulder, as Safforn tries to avoid the shot.
Rad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rad throws a lazy uppercut
and Safforn counters with a shoot takedown. Rad fights it but they end up in guard.
Rad lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Safforn managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad trying to control but Safforn is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rad throws a big right hand that misses.
Safforn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rad.
Rad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Safforn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rad wants to control from the top but Safforn keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rad lands a nice looking body shot.
Rad misses with an uppercut.
Rad misses with a wild body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rad throws a body punch but Safforn moves out of range.
Rad looks to land a right hand but Safforn moved out of range.
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 Kickin Rad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abraham Safforn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rad tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Safforn swivels and escapes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rad.
Safforn walks into a jab.
Rad throws a good cross that connects.
Rad tries to land a front kick but Safforn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Safforn takes one to the side of the head.
Abraham Safforn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rad sizes up Safforn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Safforn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad throws a leg kick which misses Safforn's front leg but catches the back leg as Safforn tries to avoid it.
Rad misses with a leg kick.
Safforn moves out of range of the strikes.
Rad throws a front kick aimed at Safforn's knee but Safforn avoids it well.
Rad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Safforn checks a leg kick.
Rad throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rad tries to clinch but Safforn moves out of range.
Safforn slips a straight right by Rad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad tries to clinch there but Safforn circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Rad misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rad. That's going to slow Safforn down.
Rad throws a leg kick
and Safforn counters with a single leg into guard. Rad didn't expect that.
Safforn won't allow Rad to sweep him here.
Rad escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Safforn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Safforn is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rad seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Safforn preventing the sweep.
Rad escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Safforn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Safforn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rad misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Safforn slips a jab from Rad.
Rad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rad lands a jab to the head.
Rad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Safforn.
Rad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rad shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rad was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ground and pound from Rad seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kickin Rad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Safforn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Safforn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Safforn slips under a jab from Rad.
Rad misses with an uppercut.
A head kick by Rad misses
and Safforn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Safforn.
Rad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Safforn controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Safforn is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Safforn controls the pace.
Rad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rad is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A jab from Rad misses.
Kickin Rad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rad lands a lovely overhand right.
Rad throws a lazy right hand but Safforn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rad just misses with a punch to the body.
Rad is trying hard to land a takedown here. Safforn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Safforn moves out of range as Rad strikes.
Rad throws a hook but Safforn blocks it.
Rad throws a right hand that misses
and Safforn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rad keeping full guard, as Safforn tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Safforn is one step ahead there.
Rad can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Safforn controls the pace.
Rad is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rad looking for subs off his back but Safforn has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rad trying to control here.
Rad manages to get to full guard.
Abraham Safforn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Safforn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Safforn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Kickin Rad!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Kickin Rad!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Kickin Rad!
Kickin Rad wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Kickin Rad thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes to the cage accompanied by Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - Kill Again. Julian Knight has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eli Crowe's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Crowe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Knight!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Crowe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knight avoids a wild elbow strike from Crowe.
Knight tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
Knight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knight gets through Crowe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crowe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crowe backwards.
Crowe can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.
Crowe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crowe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knights head.
Knight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
Crowe lands a shoulder strike.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Crowe.
Knight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight working aggressively here.
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.
Knight digs a right hand into Crowe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crowe's gas tank.
Crowe is breathing heavily.
Knight gets through Crowe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crowe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crowe backwards.
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crowe misses with a two punch combination.
Crowe throws the kick towards the body but Knight avoids it.
Crowe misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Knight checks a leg kick.
Knight closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe is not content to let Knight control the position.
An elbow from Knight crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Knight throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Knight is looking to take a break and control but Crowe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knight tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Knight is looking to take a break and control but Crowe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crowe regains half guard, as Knight was trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is trying to get back to full guard.
Crowe is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Die Reeperbahn, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Knight not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crowe won't allow Knight to pass to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knight slips a nice elbow through Crowe's hands, connecting with Crowe's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Knight fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight punching from mount but Crowe doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Knight lands a couple of good shots and Crowe has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Crowe prevents Knight from getting a body triangle.
Crowe covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Knight is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Knight punches Crowe on the ear.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight tries to keep control of the position but Crowe is staying busy.
Even with his hooks in, Knight manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Knight scores with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Knight dominated that round.
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.
Crowe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knight works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knight fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crowe, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crowe.
Knight lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knight lands with a short shot to the head.
Crowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight working aggressively here.
Knight lands a shot to the body.
Crowe tries a knee to the head but Knight blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Crowe.
Crowe blocks an uppercut.
Knight misses with the head strike.
Knight is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Crowe is defending well.
Crowe lands a body punch.
Crowe prevents a body shot from Knight.
Crowe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight stalling.
Knight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crowe misses with an elbow strike.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Knight lands with a right to the head.
Knight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crowe tries a knee to the head but Knight blocks it.
Crowe blocks an uppercut.
Crowe lands a shoulder strike.
Crowe tries a knee to the head but Knight blocks it.
Knight working aggressively here.
Knight misses with a body punch.
Crowe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Julian Knight has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knight's elbow.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Crowe.
A left hand lands to the body for Knight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight tries to work over Crowe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
Crowe lands a damaging elbow.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knight tightens his grip and picks Crowe up, before dumping him to the ground. Crowe manages to land in guard.
Crowe wants to stand but Knight is controlling the position.
Knight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knight throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crowe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crowe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Knight controls the pace.
Knight wants to control from the top but Crowe keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crowe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crowe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Knight avoids a kick to the body.
Crowe scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crowe's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Knight on the inside.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe lands a left hand.
Crowe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knight is trying to force a seperation but Crowe has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Crowe.
Knight is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Crowe trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julian Knight's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The crowd cheers as Knight lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crowe doesn't seem phased though.
Knight checks a low kick from Crowe.
Crowe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Crowe is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
Crowe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Knight checks the leg kick.
Knight fails with a takedown attempt.
Knight throws a nice head kick!
Knight checks the leg kick.
Knight rushes Crowe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crowe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knight blocks it with crossed arms.
Knight lands with a right to the head.
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Knight is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crowe throws an elbow but misses.
Knight tries to stall but Crowe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knight has clasped his hands together around Crowe's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Knight throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Knight tries to score with some ground and pound. Crowe controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Knight creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Crowe sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Knight working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Knight is putting a hurting on Crowe here, landing some big shots from side control.
Crowe dodges the ground and pound from Knight.
Knight is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Crowe's shoulder. That is not cool.
Knight trying to control the action but Crowe is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Crowe is avoiding damage well.
Crowe is working to avoid the ground and pound but Knight connects with a decent elbow.
Crowe taking a bit of punishment here - Knight scoring with strikes.
Knight wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crowe keeps working.
Knight working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Crowe managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Knight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe regains half guard, as Knight was trying to land strikes.
Knight content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Crowe wants to get back to his feet.
Knight sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Julian Knight has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knight looks to land a strike but Crowe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knight tries to free his leg and advance position but Crowe is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Crowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crowe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knight's hands.
Crowe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Knight shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crowe defends it nicely.
Eli Crowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Knight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Crowe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Knight really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julian Knight's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knight cracks Crowe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crowe is looking to land body kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crowe.
Knight will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A bone on bone clash there as Knight blocks the leg kick.
Eli Crowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Knight blocks the body kick.
Knight checks the leg kick.
Knight has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Crowe.
Crowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Crowe throws out a leg kick but Knight moves out of range and Crowe only half commits.
Knight connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crowe. Crowe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knight shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crowe defends it nicely.
Crowe misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight cracks Crowe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crowe dodges the punch combination from Knight.
Eli Crowe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crowe blocks a jab.
Crowe misses with a body shot.
Crowe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Knight blocks a low kick nicely.
Crowe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Knight's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crowe under the eye.
Crowe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crowe connects with the punch.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crowe throws out the jab.
Knight with a nice cross.
Crowe gets tackled into the cage by Knight. Knight maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crowe.
Knight throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Knight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crowe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Eli Crowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Knight.
Crowe walks into a straight right hand from Knight.
Crowe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crowe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knight fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crowe avoids it really well and circles away.
Crowe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Knight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crowe gets caught flat footed, as Knight shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Knight wants to control from the top but Crowe keeps moving.
Crowe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knight is one step ahead there.
Crowe keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight is looking to pass into half guard but Crowe pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Crowe is in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Crowe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Knight throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Knight is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Knight looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Knight dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Julian Knight's cut.
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!
Crowe fakes the leg kick and cracks Knight in the body.
Knight shoots in and drives through. Crowe sprawls well.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Crowe moves into the clinch.
Crowe scores with a shot to the side of Knight's head.
Knight pushes Crowe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crowe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Knight.
Crowe is pressed up against the cage. Knight has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crowe down to the mat. Crowe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Knight misses the jab.
Knight looks to land a combination but Crowe avoids it well.
Knight might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight connects with a looping right hand.
Crowe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crowe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Knight blocks the leg kick.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with a hook.
Knight bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crowe's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Knight checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Knight checks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knight, as that shot connected.
Crowe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crowe throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Crowe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crowe connects with a looping right hand.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight moves out of range of the leg kick from Crowe.
Crowe throws a wild body kick that Knight sees coming a mile off.
Knight fails with the takedown.
Eli Crowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Knight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crowe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knight has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knight and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Crowe walks into a straight right hand from Knight.
Knight blocks a leg kick.
Knight shoots in looking for a takedown. Crowe tries to sprawl out of it but Knight keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crowe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crowe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knight has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knight and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knight clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crowe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knight takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Crowe.
Knight is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Crowe controls the action.
Knight misses with a body punch.
Crowe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe lands a good knee to the midsection. Knight won't want to take too many of those.
Crowe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crowe scores with a hook to the body.
Crowe landing knees to the body.
Crowe pushes off an throws an elbow but Knight leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Eli Crowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Julian Knight seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight lands a left hand.
Knight takes an elbow to the temple.
Crowe tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Crowe controls the action.
A body shot lands from Crowe.
Nice body punch from Crowe - that landed with a thud.
Knight takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight looking for a takedown.
Crowe landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe lands a good knee to the midsection. Knight won't want to take too many of those.
Crowe lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Crowe.
Crowe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crowe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crowe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crowe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knight's face.
Knight lands with a right to the head.
Crowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Julian Knight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crowe lands a nice knee to the body.
Knight drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crowe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knight avoids the elbow strike from Crowe, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Crowe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knight has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Julian Knight!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Julian Knight!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Julian Knight!
Julian Knight wins by unanimous decision!
Julian Knight is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Julian Knight thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Eli Crowe spoke after the fight, saying 'Dang, sumbitch poked me in mah eye! Again!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Muntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Noah Gundersen - Oh Death. Nelson Muntz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nelson Muntz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slim Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muntz throws a looping overhand right but Crowe ducks down to avoid it.
Muntz misses with a left hand
and Crowe counters with a straight right hand.
Nelson Muntz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowe ducks under a wild hook from Muntz.
Muntz connects with an inside leg kick.
Muntz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Muntz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Homunculus Alembic in the buildup to the fight.
Crowe ducks under a wild hook from Muntz.
Crowe 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.
Muntz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crowe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Crowe misses.
Muntz misses with a body kick.
Crowe lands with a shot to the body.
Muntz lands the left hand.
Muntz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crowe counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe walks into a straight right hand from Muntz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muntz thows a leg kick but Crowe checks it
and Crowe makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Muntz really felt that one!
Muntz throws a low kick, looking for Crowe's leg but Crowe calmly moves out of range.
Crowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muntz is looking to slow Crowe down with leg kicks.
Muntz misses with a leg kick
and Crowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muntz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crowe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Muntz throws a body shot but no joy.
Muntz misses with a body punch
and Crowe counters with a body kick that stops Muntz in his tracks momentarily.
Muntz lands with a cross.
Crowe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Muntz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circling - Muntz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Crowe blocks the leg kick.
Crowe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Muntz missing with a left hand there. Crowe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crowe.
Crowe avoids the body shot from Muntz.
Muntz throws a looping overhand right but Crowe ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Crowe.
Good standup being displayed there by Muntz as he connects with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Muntz.
Crowe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Crowe blocks the leg kick.
Crowe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muntz to score with a decent uppercut.
Crowe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muntz throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muntz misses with a leg kick
and Crowe counters with a right hand to the body.
Crowe tries to land a front kick but Muntz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Muntz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muntz lands with a nice body punch.
Crowe missing with a left hand there. Muntz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muntz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crowe on the side of the head.
Muntz 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.
Muntz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crowe misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Muntz.
Nice shot lands for Muntz.
Good shot there by Muntz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muntz misses the shot to the body.
Crowe throws a low kick, looking for Muntz's leg but Muntz calmly moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muntz loads up on a big right hand but Crowe slips the punch.
Muntz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Muntz lands the left hand.
Crowe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muntz.
Crowe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Muntz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crowe scrambles back to his feet.
Muntz lands a really nice looking cross but Crowe seems unphased.
Muntz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crowe.
Crowe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muntz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Muntz dominated that round.
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.
Muntz throws an overhand right that lands on Crowe's shoulder, as Crowe tries to avoid the shot.
Muntz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crowe can do to turn this around?
Nice shot by Muntz.
Muntz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crowe moves away.
Nice body punch from Muntz.
Muntz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Muntz moves out of range of the body kick from Crowe.
Muntz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crowe.
Crowe throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Muntz throws out a loose jab but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muntz misses with a jab to the body
and Crowe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Muntz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muntz.
Muntz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crowe counters with a head kick. That will keep Muntz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Muntz tries to work over Crowe's front leg with a kick but Crowe checks it.
Muntz throws a leg kick
and Muntz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muntz ducks under a wild hook from Crowe.
Muntz misses with a leg kick
and Crowe counters with a good, hard body kick but Muntz shrugs it off.
Muntz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Muntz cracks a nice hook into Crowe's ribs.
Muntz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crowe's head.
Crowe cracks Muntz with an open hand slap.
Crowe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muntz misses with an uppercut. Crowe saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe tries to land a front kick but Muntz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Muntz misses the target.
Muntz throws a front kick that sends Crowe stumbling back into the cage.
Crowe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Muntz cracks Crowe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Muntz misses with a right hand
and Crowe makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Muntz really felt that one!
Muntz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crowe counters with a low kick, right behind Muntz 's knee.
Crowe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A left lands for Muntz.
Crowe lands with a kick to the temple. Muntz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Crowe lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a head kick.
Nelson Muntz is winning the standup battle so far.
Muntz misses with a body shot.
Crowe swings for the body but Muntz moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Crowe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Muntz has got the better of the exchanges.
Muntz throws a lazy body kick
and Crowe counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crowe moves out of range of the body kick from Muntz.
Muntz throws a jab but it's blocked by Crowe.
Crowe lands a nice looking body kick.
Muntz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crowe defending well as Muntz loads up on a big left hand.
Crowe is looking to land body kicks.
Muntz connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muntz.
Crowe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Muntz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Crowe.
Muntz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muntz throws out a leg kick but Crowe moves out of range and Muntz only half commits.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muntz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crowe.
Crowe lands a really nice looking cross but Muntz seems unphased.
Crowe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muntz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crowe. That did some damage!
Muntz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
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 Nelson Muntz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Muntz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crowe throws a jab but it's blocked by Muntz.
Crowe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Muntz's calf.
Muntz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Muntz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muntz misses with a right hand
and Crowe counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Crowe looks at the referee who does nothing so Crowe lands a crushing right that sends Muntz to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slim Crowe!
Slim Crowe is the new welterweight champion!
As Slim Crowe got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Fork it over!'.
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