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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Strummer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Page has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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134 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Strummer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page throws a sloppy head kick and Strummer moves out of range easily.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Strummer.
Nice jab there from Page.
We've been informed that Strummer 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.
Strummer lands a nice shot that snaps Page's head back.
Page tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Strummer throws a lazy uppercut
so Page counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Page will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Strummer pulls Page in to control the position.
Page content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Page throws a big right hand that misses.
Strummer trying to control the position.
Strummer controlling Page's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strummer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Strummer keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Page in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Page has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Page trying to control but Strummer is working from the bottom.
Page trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Strummer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Page throws a hook but Strummer avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strummer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Strummer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
Strummer misses with a looping right.
Page lands a leg kick that knocks Strummer off balance momentarily.
Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strummer.
Strummer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Page staying out of range there.
Page throws a predictable looking body shot
and Strummer counters with a nice uppercut.
Page cracks a nice hook into Strummer's ribs.
Strummer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Page punishes Strummer's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page misses with a looping left.
Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Page feinted with a counter takedown.
Page is looking to chop away at Strummer's legs.
It seemed like Strummer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Page slips under a jab from Strummer.
Page slips a straight right by Strummer.
Strummer 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strummer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Page misses with a low kick.
Page throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Strummer's head.
Strummer throws a lazy right hand but Page sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Page attempts a counter takedown but Strummer avoids it well and moves away.
Strummer throws a shot to the body.
Page on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Page slips under a jab.
Strummer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Page is looking to wear down Strummer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Page lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Strummer scores with a decent looking hook.
Page lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page throws out a leg kick but Strummer moves out of range and Page only half commits.
Strummer throws a hook to the side of Page's head but Page sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Page attempts a counter takedown but Strummer avoids it well and moves away.
Strummer takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page moves out of range of the strikes.
Page uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strummer.
Page appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Page takes one to the side of the head.
Page is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Strummer's half guard.
Strummer trying to control from the bottom.
Page seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Strummer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Strummer wants to get back to full guard.
Page is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Strummer is not content to let Page control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Page dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Page looks to land a right hand but Strummer moved out of range.
Page throws a head kick that misses
enabling Strummer to counter with a crisp jab.
Page ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Page throws a leg kick that is checked
and Strummer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strummer scores with a nice head shot.
Page throws a sloppy head kick and Strummer moves out of range easily.
Strummer scores with a nice strike.
Strummer throws a jab when Page was well out of range.
Page tries to work over Strummer's front leg with a kick but Strummer checks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Strummer misses.
Page lands with a hook. Strummer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Strummer looks to land a right hand but Page moved out of range.
Strummer scores with a hook to the body. Page takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strummer throws a hook to the side of Page's head but Page sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Page throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Page throws a low kick but it's checked well by Strummer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strummer.
Strummer throws a hook but Page blocks it.
Strummer ducks right into an uppercut from Page.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
Strummer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Page misses with a low kick.
Page fails to land with a series of punches.
Page avoids the body shot from Strummer.
A jab from Strummer misses.
Page misses with a low kick.
Page lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strummer circles away quickly and effectively.
Strummer throws a right hand that misses
and Page counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Strummer!
Page throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Page is trying to ground and pound but Strummer uses the momentary lack of control by Page to regain half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Page trying to advance position but Strummer counters by regaining guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Strummer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page postures up.
Strummer is adopting a defensive guard.
Strummer working a defensive guard here.
Page wants to control from the top but Strummer keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strummer is trying to control the position but Page postures up.
Page tries to free his leg and advance position but Strummer is retaining full guard.
Strummer looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Page throws a leg kick that misses.
Strummer scores with a hook to the body. Page takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Strummer throws an overhand right that lands on Page's shoulder, as Page tries to avoid the shot.
Page shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Page lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Page throws a body punch but Strummer moves out of range.
Joe Strummer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Page tries to move into range but Strummer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Page motions for Strummer to come forward. Page throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Strummer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Page throws a series of punches but Strummer avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Page.
Strummer misses the shot to the body.
Page lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Page feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Strummer's calf.
Strummer throws out a loose jab but Page uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strummer jabs Page right on the nose. Page blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strummer throws a shot to the body.
Page misses with a looping left.
Page tries a low kick but Strummer avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Strummer! But no joy.
Strummer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Page sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strummer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Page shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Strummer is trying to defend but Page finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Strummer trying to hold on to Page's head to control him but Page postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Page dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Page throws a push kick but Strummer slaps the foot to one side.
Strummer just misses with a punch to the body.
Strummer looks to land a left hand but Page moved out of range nicely.
Strummer takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
Strummer slips a straight right by Page.
Page lands with a slapping head kick.
Strummer throws the kick towards the body but Page avoids it.
Page lands with an overhand left.
Page thumps Strummer with a low kick.
Page buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Strummer lunges at Page with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Page's hand.
Strummer misses the shot to the body.
Page will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strummer throws a hook to the side of Page's head but Page sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strummer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab lands there for Page.
Page keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strummer.
Page drops down looking for a counter takedown but Strummer sprawls and moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Page or perhaps it was just good defense by Strummer, which made it look bad.
Strummer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Strummer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Page to score with a decent uppercut.
Page showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strummer.
Strummer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Strummer tries to score with a low kick but Page moves his leg out of the way.
Joe Strummer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Strummer.
Strummer swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Page connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Page defending well as Strummer loads up on a big left hand.
Strummer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Page at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strummer throws a shot from downtown. Page moves away and avoids it.
Joe Strummer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strummer connects with a nice looking jab.
Strummer scores with a shot to the body.
Page lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Page.
Strummer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strummer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Page steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strummer.
Page appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Page throws a leg kick which misses Strummer's front leg but catches the back leg as Strummer tries to avoid it.
Strummer misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page clobbers Strummer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Page throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Page on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Strummer misses with a kick to the body.
Strummer misses with an uppercut.
Page slips under a jab from Strummer.
Strummer throws a body shot but no joy.
Strummer moves forwards but Page connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Scott Page is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Page closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Strummer quickly recovers to half guard.
Strummer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Page is working away from the top position though.
Strummer tries to roll over but Page keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page trying to pass the guard but Strummer defending well.
Page works his way into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strummer tries to bench press Page off him but Page keeps the position.
Page wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strummer keeps working.
Strummer is looking for a sweep.
Strummer tries to strike but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Page showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Page, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Page!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spartacus Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lager Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: yes. Lager Assassin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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149 lbs
39 - 18 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spartacus Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lager Assassin!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo misses with a low kick.
Assassin wants to clinch up but Halo keeps it at a distance.
Halo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Assassin clinches up with Halo and pushes him back against the cage.
Assassin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halo or not.
Assassin is looking to break free of the clinch but Halo has double underhooks.
Assassin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Assassin wants to clinch
and Halo counters with a straight right hand.
Assassin is looking to clinch but Halo is avoiding it.
Halo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Halo misses the target.
Assassin tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Assassin forces Halo back against the cage and clinches.
Assassin throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Assassin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Assassin lands a body punch.
Halo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Assassin.
Halo throws a punch but it's blocked by Assassin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin works on Halo's body with a couple of short punches.
Halo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halo swings for the body but Assassin moves out of range.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assassin.
Halo keeps the fight on the outside.
Assassin tries to clinch but Halo is having none of it.
Assassin gets a clinch.
Halo is looking for a takedown.
Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Assassin clinches up against the cage.
Halo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Assassin prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spartacus Halo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halo is trying to stall.
Assassin is trying to break the clinch but Halo is controlling him.
Assassin is trying to push Halo away but Halo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo trying to land knees to the body.
Halo prevents Assassin from breaking the clinch.
Assassin looking to slow down the pace here.
Halo has hold of one of Assassin's legs. Assassin is fighting the takedown attempt but Halo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Halo passes Assassin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Halo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Halo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Halo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Assassin on the ground.
Assassin tries to get to full guard but Halo has control of the leg.
Halo is looking to take a break and control but Assassin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Assassin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Assassin's thigh. Assassin counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Halo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Assassin is keeping the position for now.
Halo has gone for a leg lock! Assassin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Halo's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Assassin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Assassin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Halo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halo working a defensive guard but Assassin passes into half guard.
Halo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 Spartacus Halo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Halo swats away the attempt to clinch by Assassin.
Halo throws a big shot that misses.
Assassin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Halo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
Assassin drives through and clinches with Halo against the cage.
Halo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Assassin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Assassin clinches up against the cage.
Assassin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Assassin breaks the clinch.
Halo tries to land a leg kick but Assassin saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Assassin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Assassin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assassin moves out of range as Halo throws a body kick.
Halo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halo misses with a hook.
Assassin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo misses with a head kick.
Halo scores with a shot to the body.
Assassin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halo.
Assassin defending well as Halo loads up on a big left hand.
Lager Assassin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo takes a swing at Assassin's ribcage but misses.
Assassin closes the distance and pushes Halo back into the cage.
Halo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Assassin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Assassin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Assassin is looking to clinch.
Assassin wants to clinch.
Halo is looking to wear down Assassin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Halo throws a front kick that sends Assassin stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo takes a swing at Assassin's ribcage but misses.
Assassin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Assassin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Halo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Assassin clinches with his opponent.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Assassin swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assassin is trying to push Halo away but Halo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Halo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Assassin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spartacus Halo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assassin is trying to break the clinch but Halo is controlling him.
Assassin swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Assassin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Halo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Halo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Assassin's elbow.
Assassin digs a right hand into Halo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Halo's gas tank.
Assassin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Assassin moves into the clinch.
Assassin prevents the takedown attempt.
Assassin gets underhooks to prevent Halo's takedown attempt.
Assassin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Assassin tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
Halo is pressed up against the cage. Assassin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Halo down to the mat. Halo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Assassin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Halo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Assassin lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Assassin rushes Halo and presses him up against the cage.
Assassin looking to stall.
Halo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Assassin has managed to clinch.
Assassin trying to stall but Halo improves his position.
Halo is trying to trip Assassin. He has hold of a leg but Assassin is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Halo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assassin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Halo is one step ahead there.
Halo wants to control from the top but Assassin keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lager Assassin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Assassin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Assassin wants to clinch up but Halo keeps it at a distance.
Assassin tries to close the distance and clinch but Halo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Assassin tries to clinch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Assassin doesn't manage to clinch there - Halo circles away.
Assassin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Assassin.
Assassin breaks the clinch.
Assassin tries to clinch but Halo moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Halo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halo swats away the attempt to clinch by Assassin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Assassin is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Halo 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 Assassin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Assassin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Assassin doesn't manage to clinch there - Halo circles away.
Assassin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Halo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assassin is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Assassin is just out of range.
Assassin tries to clinch but Halo moves out of range.
Assassin darts in and clinches Halo up against the cage.
Assassin manages to break the clinch.
Assassin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Assassin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Halo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Assassin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Assassin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Assassin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Assassin moves into the clinch.
Assassin has Halo pressed against the cage, preventing Halo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Assassin managing to block the knees to the body from Halo.
Assassin prevents the takedown attempt.
Assassin lands a shot to the body.
Halo tries to score a body lock takedown but Assassin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spartacus Halo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assassin prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Assassin clinches.
Halo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Assassin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Assassin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Assassin tries to clinch there but Halo circles away.
Assassin tries to clinch but Halo moves out of range.
Assassin clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assassin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Halo goes for a takedown attempt but Assassin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Halo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assassin moves into the clinch.
Assassin breaks the clinch.
Assassin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assassin moves away.
Assassin wants to clinch up but Halo keeps it at a distance.
Halo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Assassin just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo swats away the attempt to clinch by Assassin.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Assassin forces Halo back against the cage and clinches.
Halo keeps control of Assassin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Halo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Assassin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Halo swats away the attempt to clinch by Assassin.
Assassin moves in looking to clinch but Halo pushes him off.
Assassin drives through and clinches with Halo against the cage.
Halo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halo tries to score with a low kick but Assassin moves his leg out of the way.
Halo backing away here, and Assassin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Assassin drives through and clinches with Halo against the cage.
Halo breaks from the clinch.
Assassin doesn't manage to clinch there - Halo circles away.
Halo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin doesn't manage to clinch there - Halo circles away.
Halo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halo misses with a looping left.
Halo throws a hook but Assassin blocks it.
Assassin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halo tries to keep at a distance but Assassin has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Assassin.
Assassin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Assassin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Halo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Assassin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Assassin is trying to force a seperation but Halo has the dominant position.
Halo misses with some punches.
Halo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Assassin is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lager Assassin really dominated that round.
That's time! Halo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Assassin pushes Halo up against the cage in a clinch.
Assassin prevents Halo from breaking the clinch.
Assassin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Halo.
Halo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Halo is pressed up against the cage. Assassin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Halo down to the mat. Halo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Assassin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assassin tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Halo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Assassin.
Halo jabs Assassin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Assassin is looking to clinch but Halo is avoiding it.
Nice cross by Halo.
Assassin checks a low kick from Halo.
Assassin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Assassin checks it well.
Halo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Assassin is out of range.
Assassin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Assassin rushes Halo and presses him up against the cage.
Assassin lands a shoulder strike.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Assassin up against the cage.
Assassin breaks from the clinch.
Halo lands a lovely overhand right.
Halo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Halo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Halo counters with a quick kick to the body but Assassin blocks it.
Assassin clinches up against the cage.
Halo is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spartacus Halo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Assassin.
Halo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Assassin regains guard immediately.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Assassin keeping full guard, as Halo tries to pass.
We've been hearing good reports from Halo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Halo throws a big right hand that misses.
Halo trying to control but Assassin is working from the bottom.
Halo looking to sit in guard and control but Assassin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Assassin from controlling successfully.
Halo is controlling Assassin's posture.
Halo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Halo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Assassin to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Assassin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Halo looking to sit in guard and control but Assassin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Halo has control of Assassin's left arm, preventing Assassin from doing any damage.
Halo is trying to hold Assassin in close to prevent damage but Assassin has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halo wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Spartacus Halo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Assassin doesn't manage to clinch there - Halo circles away.
Assassin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Assassin closes the distance and clinches.
Assassin working hard to break the clinch.
Assassin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Halo.
Halo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Assassin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Assassin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Halo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Assassin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Assassin avoids it.
Assassin closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spartacus Halo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halo can't break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Halo breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin closes the distance and pushes Halo back into the cage.
Halo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Assassin moves in looking to clinch but Halo pushes him off.
Assassin doesn't manage to clinch there - Halo circles away.
Assassin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Halo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Assassin wants to clinch up but Halo keeps it at a distance.
Assassin tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Spartacus Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
Assassin has Halo up against the cage in a clinch.
Halo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Assassin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Halo to counter with a crisp jab.
Assassin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Assassin looks to clinch
and Halo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Assassin thinking.
Assassin wants to clinch up but Halo keeps it at a distance.
Halo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Assassin avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Assassin forces Halo back against the cage and clinches.
Assassin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assassin is looking to clinch but Halo is avoiding it.
Assassin tries to clinch up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assassin tried to score with a low kick but Halo checks it.
Halo tries to keep at a distance but Assassin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Assassin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halo tries to circle away but Assassin has him pinned against the cage.
Halo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Halo manages to end up in side control.
Halo in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo is looking to take a break and control but Assassin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Halo throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Assassin works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Halo is keen to just control but Assassin is a slippery customer.
Halo is working for an americana but Assassin has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Halo was thinking about the submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Halo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Assassin's guard.
Halo working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Assassin's thigh. Assassin counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Halo won't allow Assassin to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halo wants to control from the top but Assassin keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spartacus Halo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Halo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Espinoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
225 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
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242 lbs
32 - 22 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Claudio Espinoza!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espinoza slips a jab from Bob.
A clash of legs there as Espinoza blocks the low kick.
Espinoza tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
Bob has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GTi 888 in the buildup to the fight.
Bob pivots, looking for a leg kick but Espinoza is out of range and Bob settles back down.
Espinoza feints the counter takedown.
Espinoza scores with a decent looking hook.
Bob connects with a looping right hand.
Espinoza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bob forces Espinoza back against the cage and clinches.
Espinoza has a couple of punches blocked by Bob.
Espinoza manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Espinoza trying to stall but Bob improves his position.
Bob misses with a punch to the body.
Espinoza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Espinoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Espinoza stalling.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Espinoza 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.
Espinoza is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bob working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Espinoza throws a head punch that misses.
Espinoza gets through Bob's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Espinoza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bobs head.
Espinoza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Espinoza controls the action.
Bob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Espinoza is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bob gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bob lands a body punch.
Bob digs a right hand underneath Espinoza's ribcage. Espinoza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza stalling in the clinch but Bob improves position.
Bob lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bob lands a shoulder strike.
Bob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Espinoza misses with some punches.
Espinoza is looking to take this one to the mat.
Billy Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Espinoza.
Bob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Espinoza's elbow.
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!
Bob lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Espinoza looks winded!
Bob misses with a punch to the body.
Bob lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bob pushes Espinoza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bob lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bob lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Espinoza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bob digs a right hand underneath Espinoza's ribcage. Espinoza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Espinoza's elbow.
Bob misses with a body punch.
Bob blocking some punches.
Espinoza looking to stall.
Espinoza has a couple of punches blocked by Bob.
Bob is pushing Espinoza up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bob scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Bob.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Espinoza controls the action.
Espinoza lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bob is looking to improve his position.
Bob wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob is not content to let Espinoza control the position.
Espinoza prevents Bob from improving his position.
Espinoza trying to control from half guard but Bob is working away.
Espinoza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bob defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Espinoza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bob does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bob displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Espinoza throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bob throws a sloppy head kick and Espinoza moves out of range easily.
Espinoza misses the shot to the body.
Bob is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Espinoza can do to turn this around?
Espinoza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bob was well out of range. Poor timing from Espinoza.
Espinoza looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely.
Bob works the jab nicely.
Bob scores with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bob. That's going to slow Espinoza down.
Bob keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Espinoza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob scores with a shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bob.
Bob fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Espinoza is breathing heavily.
Bob dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob gets a clinch.
Bob doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Espinoza blocks a body shot from Bob.
Billy Bob has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Bob - that landed with a thud.
Espinoza prevents a body shot from Bob.
Bob lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Espinoza controls the action.
Espinoza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bob digs a right hand into Espinoza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Espinoza's gas tank.
Bob lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Espinoza backwards.
Bob misses with a punch to the body.
Bob pushes Espinoza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bob stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bob doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob pushes Espinoza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bob is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bob softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Espinoza's elbow.
Bob lands a hook that snaps the head of Espinoza backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob lands a shoulder strike.
Bob prevents the takedown attempt.
Billy Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Espinoza.
Bob tries to work over Espinoza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Espinoza tries a body shot but Bob blocks it.
Bob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Espinoza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bob working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bob.
Espinoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
A short right from Bob.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza blocks a body shot from Bob.
Bob tries a body shot but Espinoza blocks it.
Espinoza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bob is keeping busy.
Espinoza is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Espinoza misses with a punch to the body.
Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Espinoza lands with a right to the head.
Espinoza drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bob lands a left hand.
A short right from Bob on the inside.
Bob misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bob is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bob scores with a shoulder strike.
Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bob lands a right hand.
Espinoza has a couple of punches blocked by Bob.
Bob makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Espinoza controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Espinoza is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bob gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Espinoza is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bob is defending well.
Bob lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bob lands with a short shot to the head.
Bob lands a right hand that snaps the head of Espinoza backwards.
Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Espinoza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Bob there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Espinoza throws a leg kick but Bob sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bob throws a shot to the body.
Espinoza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bob.
Billy Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bob lands with an uppercut that bounces Espinoza off the cage and back into range.
Espinoza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Espinoza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Espinoza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bob feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Espinoza sprawling to the canvas! Espinoza rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bob finish him?!
Espinoza is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Espinoza gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Billy Bob!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yossi Avitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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33
203 lbs
28 - 7 - 0 |
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37
193 lbs
45 - 19 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yossi Avitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avitan keeps Valentine at a distance using the push kick.
Valentine checks a low kick from Avitan.
Valentine drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Avitan defends it well.
Avitan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valentine.
Valentine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Avitan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Avitan misses with a body kick.
Avitan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valentine.
A swing and a miss from Valentine.
The fight stays on the outside here - Avitan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Avitan clinches up with Valentine and pushes him back against the cage.
Avitan misses with the head strike.
Avitan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valentine pushes Avitan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine prevents a body shot from Avitan.
Avitan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Valentine 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.
Avitan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avitan stalls.
Valentine can't find room to land a body shot as Avitan controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Valentine.
Valentine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Avitan presses Valentine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Avitan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Avitan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Avitan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Avitan can't find room to land a body shot as Valentine controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Avitan.
A right hook to the body lands for Valentine.
Valentine lands with a right to the head.
Valentine prevents a body shot from Avitan.
Avitan misses with some punches.
Avitan taking a breather.
Valentine lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avitan lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Valentine on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avitan blocking some punches.
Valentine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee calls for Avitan to work.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Avitan avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the cage.
Valentine prevents a body shot from Avitan.
Valentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Avitan can't find room to land a body shot as Valentine controls the action.
Valentine misses with a punch on the inside.
Avitan stalling in the clinch but Valentine improves position.
Avitan tries a body shot but Valentine blocks it.
A body shot lands from Avitan.
Avitan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Avitan taking a breather.
Valentine is trying to stall.
Valentine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avitan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Valentine fails to land.
A short left from Avitan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avitan.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Avitan's elbow.
Valentine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valentine pushes Avitan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valentine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valentine misses with a body punch.
Valentine displaying some good clinch control by pressing Avitan up against the cage.
Valentine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Avitan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Avitan stalling in the clinch but Valentine improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valentine.
A short right from Avitan.
Avitan misses with a punch on the inside.
Avitan blocks an uppercut.
Avitan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Valentine tries a body shot but Avitan blocks it.
Avitan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valentines head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valentine.
Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avitan moves away.
Valentine throws a hook but Avitan blocks it.
Avitan is looking to counter punch.
Valentine tries to land a leg kick but Avitan saw it coming and moves away.
Valentine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Avitan throws out a leg kick but Valentine moves out of range and Avitan only half commits.
Valentine is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Avitan closes the distance and pushes Valentine back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avitan.
Avitan blocks a body shot from Valentine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Valentine will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Avitan tries to clinch but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Avitan was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Avitan takes the fight into the clinch.
Avitan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Avitan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valentine pushes Avitan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Avitan can't find room to land a body shot as Valentine controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avitan.
Valentine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Avitan is keeping busy.
Valentine blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avitan misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Valentine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avitan is trying to stall.
Avitan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine.
Valentine is trying to force a seperation but Avitan has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avitan.
Avitan blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Avitan lands a left hand.
Valentine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valentine misses with some punches.
Avitan taking a breather.
Avitan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentine letting Avitan take a breather here.
Valentine has a couple of punches blocked by Avitan.
Avitan misses with a punch on the inside.
Yossi Avitan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Avitan avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the cage.
Avitan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Avitan is trying to stall.
Valentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Avitan on the inside.
Avitan is stalling here.
Avitan'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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valentine.
Valentine scores with a hook to the body.
Valentine wants to stall.
Avitan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Avitan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valentine misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avitan tries to stall but Valentine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Valentine slows down the pace here.
Valentine blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Avitan.
A nice left hand lands by Valentine.
Avitan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Avitan.
Valentine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valentine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Avitan prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Valentine blocks an uppercut.
Avitan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Avitan lands with a left to the head.
Avitan lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avitan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avitan lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Valentine.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Avitan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Avitan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Valentine tries to stall but Avitan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Avitan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Avitan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Avitan can't find room to land a body shot as Valentine controls the action.
Valentine dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Valentine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Avitan is keeping busy.
Avitan is trying to maintain a safe position but Valentine gets an underhook and turns Avitan into the cage.
Valentine lands a shot to the body.
Avitan wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yossi Avitan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Valentine throws a lazy right hand but Avitan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valentine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avitan.
Valentine missing with a left hand there. Avitan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentine throws a big shot that misses.
Valentine throws a body shot but no joy.
Avitan thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Valentine tries to counter it with a takedown but Avitan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice defenses there by Avitan.
Valentine throws a looping overhand right but Avitan ducks down to avoid it.
Yossi Avitan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Valentine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've been told by Avitan's head coaches at Team Beta Male that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine darts in looking for a takedown but Avitan gets double underhooks and turns Valentine into the cage.
Avitan swings for the body but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine feints the counter takedown.
Avitan tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Valentine cracks Avitan with a good jab.
Valentine throws out a loose jab but Avitan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avitan blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avitan throws a leg kick but Valentine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Avitan misses with a body kick.
Avitan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donk. Valentine catches Avitan right on the button with a cross.
Valentine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Avitan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Valentine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Avitan.
Valentine misses with an uppercut
and Avitan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alexander Valentine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valentine throws a jab but it's blocked by Avitan.
Valentine tries to land a body kick
and Avitan counters with a right hand to the body.
Valentine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Avitan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Avitan.
Valentine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Avitan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Avitan misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avitan has taken the fight to the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Valentine misses with a body punch.
Valentine lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Avitan.
Valentine scores with a shot to the side of Avitan's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Valentine.
Valentine has a couple of punches blocked by Avitan.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Valentine takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Avitan just leaning against Valentine, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine.
Avitan blocks a body shot from Valentine.
Avitan lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to work over Avitan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Avitan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Valentine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Avitan backwards.
Valentine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valentine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Avitan lands a left hand.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Avitan.
Valentine lands a body shot.
Valentine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valentine throws a head punch that misses.
Valentine can't find room to land a body shot as Avitan controls the action.
Avitan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Avitan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valentine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Avitan backwards.
Valentine misses with a punch on the inside.
Valentine throws a head punch that misses.
Avitan slowing the pace effectively.
Valentine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valentine misses with a body punch.
Valentine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Valentine fails to land.
Valentine misses with the head strike.
Valentine lands a left hand.
Avitan tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valentine has a couple of punches blocked by Avitan.
Valentine tries to work over Avitan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valentine blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Valentine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Valentine 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Valentine!
As Alexander Valentine got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: In a career full of ups and downs, this win , hopefully, is the start of something amazing! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taco Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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197 lbs
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199 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
42 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Kane Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taco Bueno!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueno misses with a hook.
Yamada throws a looping overhand right but Bueno ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Bueno.
Yamada blocks a head kick by Bueno.
Yamada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bueno scores with a nice head shot.
A punch combination from Bueno misses.
Yamada scores with a jab. Bueno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Bueno shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bueno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Bueno misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bueno throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamada.
Yamada lands a jab.
Bueno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Bueno throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada moves in looking to clinch but Bueno pushes him off.
Bueno throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamada.
Yamada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yamada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yamada takes a swing at Bueno's ribcage but misses.
Yamada throws a shot from downtown. Bueno moves away and avoids it.
Yamada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Bueno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Yamada wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good leg kick by Yamada there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bueno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bueno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bueno lands a head kick!
Yamada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bueno.
Yamada scores with a jab to the head.
Yamada thumps Bueno with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Yamada.
A jab from Bueno finds it's way through Yamada's defenses.
Bueno throws a series of strikes that have Yamada backpedaling.
Yamada scores with a jab to the head.
Bueno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bueno connects with a single shot there.
Bueno avoids the body shot from Yamada.
Yamada lands with a good body shot.
Bueno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bueno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yamada tries to land a front kick but Bueno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yamada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamada looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bueno's sensitive parts.
Bueno misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamada counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bueno's knee momentarily.
Bueno connects with a high kick.
The fighters circling - Bueno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bueno lands with a kick to the temple. Yamada shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
An inside leg kick lands from Yamada.
Yamada lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamada. Bueno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Yamada.
Yamada misses with a leg kick
and Bueno decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yamada's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bueno throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamada has wrist control.
Bueno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bueno stands up over Yamada, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bueno throwing strikes but missing.
Bueno passes Yamada's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamada tries to get to full guard but Bueno has control of the leg.
Bueno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamada keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taco Bueno dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bueno stuns Yamada with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bueno tries a head kick but it misses.
Bueno misses with a head kick.
Yamada slips a straight right by Bueno.
Yamada looks to throw the jab but Bueno is out of range.
Bueno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bueno moves out of range of the leg kick from Yamada.
Yamada throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bueno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Bueno is just out of range.
Bueno throws a right hand that Yamada ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamada also avoids with ease.
Yamada is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bueno throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yamada moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yamada.
Yamada misses the body punch
and Bueno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamada walks into a left hand.
Yamada walks into a left hand.
Bueno avoids the body shot from Yamada.
Bueno misses with a two punch combination.
Yamada is looking for a counter combo.
Yamada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bueno.
Yamada on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bueno lands with a kick to the temple. Yamada shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bueno misses with a few strikes there.
Yamada avoids the head kick by Bueno.
Yamada misses with an uppercut.
Taco Bueno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno blocks a leg kick.
Bueno throws a sloppy head kick and Yamada moves out of range easily.
Yamada tries to clinch up.
Bueno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bueno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bueno throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamada.
A slow jab from Bueno misses its intended target.
It appears Yamada was looking to counter with a kick there.
Yamada missing with a left hand there. Bueno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamada slips under a jab from Bueno.
Bueno throws a right hand that Yamada ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamada also avoids with ease.
Yamada half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bueno feints and as Yamada raises his hands in defense, Bueno changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yamada working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bueno lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bueno working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bueno scoring with some ground and pound.
Bueno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yamada keeping full guard, as Bueno tries to pass.
Bueno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yamada bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bueno's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada stopping the sweep attempt from Bueno.
Bueno controls Yamada momentarily but Yamada frees himself.
Bueno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamada is one step ahead there.
Bueno trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taco Bueno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yamada feints a jab promting Bueno to slip. Yamada then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bueno slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bueno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bueno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamada doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bueno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bueno misses with a left hand
and Yamada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bueno.
Bueno throws a sloppy head kick and Yamada moves out of range easily.
Yamada is looking to land body kicks.
Bueno throws out a loose jab but Yamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bueno.
As Yamada backs off Bueno throws a huge counter combo but Yamada manages to avoid it all.
Bueno misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bueno.
Sloppy strikes from Yamada. Those never looked like landing.
Bueno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yamada moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yamada lands a lovely overhand right.
Bueno throws a series of punches but Yamada avoids them all with ease.
Bueno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bueno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Yamada.
Yamada lands with a nice body kick.
Bueno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamada.
Bueno moves out of range of the body kick from Yamada.
Bueno looks to land a left hand but Yamada moved out of range nicely.
Kane Yamada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Yamada throws a head kick that misses.
Yamada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamada gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yamada throws an overhand right that lands on Bueno's shoulder, as Bueno tries to avoid the shot.
Yamada throws a solid leg kick but Bueno takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamada.
Yamada is looking to land body kicks.
Bueno with the counter takedown but Yamada avoids it easily.
Bueno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bueno jabs Yamada right on the nose. Yamada blinks but takes it well.
Bueno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamada displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Taco Bueno is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bueno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bueno takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bueno thuds his right hand into Yamada's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bueno scores with a jab to the head.
Yamada tries to clinch but Bueno is having none of it.
Bueno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bueno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bueno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamada can pounce on him.
Bueno slips a straight right by Yamada.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamada connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamada.
Bueno throws a jab when Yamada was well out of range.
Yamada fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bueno just manages to avoid it.
Yamada staying out of range there.
Yamada appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yamada throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bueno throws a jab when Yamada was well out of range.
Bueno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bueno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good standup being displayed there by Bueno as he connects with a hook.
Bueno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bueno tries a head kick but it misses.
Bueno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bueno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Bueno lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kane Yamada.
Well Bueno has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taco Bueno!
Taco Bueno thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Luvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester comes to the cage accompanied by Twisted. Luvi has chosen Metallica- Creeping Death as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
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34
150 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Luvi!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester moves into the clinch.
Luvi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luvi avoids a wild elbow strike from Lester.
A right handed body shot lands from Lester.
Lester landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Luvi working hard to break the clinch.
Luvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luvi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Lester presses Luvi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lester scores with a shot to the side of Luvi's head.
Lester tries a knee to the head but Luvi blocks it.
Luvi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lester throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Luvis head.
Luvi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Luvi.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Nice body punch from Luvi - that landed with a thud.
Lester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Luvi.
Luvi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Lester fails to land.
We've been informed that Luvi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lester.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luvi.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Luvi.
Lester working aggressively here.
Lester lands a hook that snaps the head of Luvi backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Luvi's brow.
Luvi tries a body shot but Lester blocks it.
Lester crunches a lovely knee into Luvi's ribcage.
Luvi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luvi throws a head punch that misses.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by Luvi.
Luvi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lester looking to throw knees to the head but Luvi is blocking nicely.
Luvi lands with a light punch inside.
Lester lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Lester throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Luvi misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lester.
Lester creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Luvi's defenses.
Lester lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luvi stalling the fight.
Luvi misses with a punch on the inside.
Luvi manages to break the clinch.
Luvi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lester's head.
Paul Luvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luvi checks a low kick from Lester.
Despite the aggression on Luvi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Luvi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lester checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Luvi misses the shot to the body.
Lester scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Luvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lester cracks the inside of Luvi's front leg.
Luvi moves out of range as Lester throws a body kick.
Luvi staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester misses with a low kick.
A combination from Luvi does no damage.
Luvi takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.
Lester comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luvi moves into the clinch.
Lester using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Luvi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Luvi avoids the damage to the body.
Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lester misses with some punches.
Lester blocks a body shot from Luvi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lester.
Luvi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lester blocking some punches.
Lester throws a head punch that misses.
Luvi avoiding damage as Lester throws knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Still in the clinch, Luvi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Luvi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luvi throws out the jab.
Lester wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Luvi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Luvi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lester shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Luvi eats them both and turns towards Lester to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lester throws a leg kick but Luvi moved away.
Luvi looks to land a body kick but Lester moved away.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
Luvi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lester is out of range and Luvi settles back down.
Lester pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luvi manages to avoid it.
Luvi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lester can pounce on him.
Luvi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lester was well out of range. Poor timing from Luvi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Luvi - that will leave a mark!
Luvi throws a leg kick but Lester checks it.
Lester throws a sloppy head kick and Luvi moves out of range easily.
Luvi misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Luvi throws a right hand that misses
and Lester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luvi misses with a hook.
Luvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luvi misses with a head kick.
Lester shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Luvi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Luvi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luvi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lester moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lester misses with a body shot.
Luvi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lester wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lester looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good work by Luvi as he checks the leg kick.
Luvi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lester thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luvi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lester was well out of range. Poor timing from Luvi.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lester cracks a nice hook into Luvi's ribs.
Luvi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Luvi drops his hands momentarily and Lester takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Lester lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester throws a leg kick but Luvi checks it.
Lester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luvi.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lester.
Luvi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lester bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Luvi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lester scores with a jab. Luvi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lester tries to clinch up.
A leg kick checked by Lester.
Lester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luvi can do to turn this around?
Luvi misses with a hook. Lester ducked under it nicely.
Luvi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Luvi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luvi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moe Lester is winning the standup battle so far.
Luvi throws a low kick, looking for Lester's leg but Lester calmly moves out of range.
A left lands for Lester.
Luvi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luvi throws a sloppy head kick and Lester moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luvi misses with a looping left.
Luvi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Luvi tries to land a body kick
and Lester counters by clinching up.
A short left from Luvi.
Luvi has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Luvi stalling in the clinch but Lester improves position.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Luvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luvi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
Lester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luvi takes a shot to the head.
Luvi working aggressively here.
Luvi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luvi blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lester.
Luvi avoids the elbow strike from Lester, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luvi.
Luvi tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Luvi back against the cage.
Luvi lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luvi.
Luvi has Lester pushed against the cage.
Lester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Luvi is defending well for now.
Luvi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luvi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Luvi fails to land.
A short uppercut from Luvi.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luvi tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luvi has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luvi dodges an elbow strike from Lester.
Luvi swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Luvi avoids the damage to the body.
Lester is working Luvi over against the cage.
Lester lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
Lester misses with a body punch.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Luvi avoiding damage as Lester throws knees to the body.
A short left from Luvi.
Luvi tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Luvi back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lester scores with a nice short uppercut.
Luvi lands a shoulder strike.
Lester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luvi works on Lester's body with a couple of short punches.
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 Moe Lester will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lester uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Luvi has time to react.
Luvi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lester scores with a leg kick.
Lester misses with a low kick.
Lester takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Luvi lands a really nice looking cross but Lester seems unphased.
Luvi misses with a wild body shot.
Luvi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luvi misses with an uppercut. Lester saw that one coming.
Luvi digs a good body shot into Lester's ribs.
Luvi throws a head kick that Lester semi-blocks.
Lester is rocked!
Luvi avoids the head kick by Lester.
Oh Lester is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luvi.
As Luvi tries to get set, Lester tries to push him back and clinch up but Luvi manages to avoid the attempt.
A lazy left from Luvi finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Luvi has time to react.
Lester seems to have got his legs back now.
Luvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Luvi finds it's target.
Luvi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lester moves away.
Luvi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luvi throws an overhand right that lands on Lester's shoulder, as Lester tries to avoid the shot.
Lester checks a leg kick.
Luvi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lester throws a chopping leg kick but Luvi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luvi misses with a left hand
and Lester counters with a nice low kick that buckles Luvi's knee momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luvi. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luvi throws a leg kick but Lester checks it.
Lester tests Luvi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luvi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lester scores with a nice strike.
Lester avoids the head kick by Luvi.
Lester blocks a head kick by Luvi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luvi looks to land a right hand but Lester moved out of range.
Lester takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lester scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Luvi doesn't seem bothered though.
Lester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Luvi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lester misses with a wild combination.
Lester is looking to chop away at Luvi's legs.
Luvi feints a counter leg kick.
Luvi tries a head kick but it misses.
Luvi tries to work over Lester's front leg with a kick but Lester checks it.
Luvi misses with a wild body shot.
Luvi swings for the body but Lester moves out of range.
Lester checks a low kick from Luvi.
Lester cracks the inside of Luvi's front leg.
Lester pivots, looking for a leg kick but Luvi is out of range and Lester settles back down.
Lester throws a head kick that misses.
Lester buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Luvi doesn't seem bothered though.
Lester with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lester throws a push kick but Luvi slaps the foot to one side.
Lester fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luvi is out of range.
Lester lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lester's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Lester blocks a head kick by Luvi.
Lester feints and then cracks Luvi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luvi down.
Luvi connects with a high kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luvi.
Lester does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Luvi feints a counter leg kick.
Luvi misses with the combination.
Luvi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lester lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lester fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lester tries to clinch up but Luvi circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luvi tried to score with a low kick but Lester checks it.
Luvi ducks right into an uppercut from Lester.
Lester pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luvi misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Luvi misses the target.
Luvi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Moe Lester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lester throws a body punch but Luvi moves out of range.
Luvi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A big right from Luvi misses.
Lester tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Luvi manages to circle out of the way.
Luvi misses the jab.
Lester is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Luvi.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lester. Luvi shrugs it off though.
Paul Luvi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luvi misses with a hook.
Luvi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Luvi.
Well Lester has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Moe Lester!
A very excited looking Moe Lester made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karnak Mandazur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommie Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn has chosen Don't Shoot Shotgun as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karnak Mandazur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommie Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gunn lands a nice shot to the body.
Mandazur throws a front kick aimed at Gunn's knee but Gunn avoids it well.
Mandazur misses with a kick to the body
and Gunn counters with a single leg into guard. Mandazur didn't expect that.
Mandazur looking to control.
Gunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gunn slips nicely into half guard.
Mandazur wants to control but Gunn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gunn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn prevents Mandazur from improving his position.
Gunn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mandazur on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandazur is trying is best to control the position here.
Gunn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gunn trying to control the action but Mandazur is working from the bottom.
Gunn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mandazur regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gunn postures up.
Gunn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gunn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gunn being controlled here momentarily.
Gunn connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn trying to control but Mandazur is working from the bottom.
Gunn is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gunn tries to free his leg and advance position but Mandazur is retaining full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Mandazur swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gunn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mandazur on the side of the head.
Karnak Mandazur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunn lands with a nice body punch.
Mandazur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gunn. That did some damage!
Nice body kick there by Gunn.
Mandazur throws a shot from downtown. Gunn moves away and avoids it.
Gunn feints the counter takedown.
Gunn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Mandazur. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Gunn misses with a low kick as Mandazur jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is looking to land body kicks.
Gunn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mandazur throws a body punch but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn shoots in but Mandazur avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mandazur jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mandazur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mandazur lands a body shot.
Mandazur looks to land a combination but Gunn avoids it well.
Gunn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gunn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gunn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mandazur doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gunn.
Gunn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gunn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mandazur works Gunn's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mandazur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn shoots for a takedown but Mandazur saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mandazur moves out of range as Gunn throws a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mandazur, right into the meat.
Gunn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gunn duly obliges.
Mandazur walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gunn.
Gunn scoring well with a low kick there.
Gunn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice cross by Gunn.
Mandazur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mandazur is rocked!
Gunn forces Mandazur back against the cage and clinches.
Oh Mandazur is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A body shot lands from Gunn.
Gunn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gunn throws a punch but it's blocked by Mandazur.
Gunn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mandazur seems to have got his legs back now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gunn.
Gunn blocks an uppercut.
Gunn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gunn tries to throw a body punch but Mandazur avoids it by throwing Gunn back against the cage.
Gunn lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommie Gunn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gunn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mandazur.
A head kick misses from Gunn.
Mandazur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gunn cracks Mandazur with a hook to the temple - Mandazur is on wobbly legs here! Gunn swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Mandazur falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Gunn wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tommie Gunn!
Our winner, Tommie Gunn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Karnak Mandazur spoke after the fight, saying 'CTD exploit im shocked'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cooper Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Kravinoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abreu's entrance music is Die for Metal. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cooper Abreu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Kravinoff!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abreu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kravinoff.
Abreu takes one on the button.
Abreu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good leg kick by Kravinoff there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abreu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Abreu walks into a stiff left hand from Kravinoff.
Abreu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some bone on bone action there as Kravinoff checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kravinoff takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kravinoff throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kravinoff. Abreu shrugs it off though.
Kravinoff lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Abreu throws a leg kick
and Kravinoff makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kravinoff shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kravinoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abreu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abreu.
Abreu lands a jab to Kravinoff's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravinoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abreu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Abreu keeps Kravinoff at a distance using the push kick.
Abreu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Abreu throws a lazy right hand but Kravinoff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Abreu.
Kravinoff tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Kravinoff is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kravinoff is desperately trying to improve his position but Abreu has a good base and remains in mount.
Abreu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abreu breaks from Kravinoff's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu trying to control but Kravinoff is having none of it.
Kravinoff holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Abreu tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Abreu landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kravinoff keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kravinoff is still trying to improve position.
BOOM! Abreu connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Abreu tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Abreu with a couple of short strikes.
Kravinoff is looking to improve his position but Abreu isn't that keen on the idea.
Kravinoff sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Abreu wants to take a breather but Kravinoff is having none of it.
Abreu trying to pass the guard but Kravinoff defending well.
Kravinoff wants to control but Abreu is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Abreu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kravinoff defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abreu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kravinoff manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kravinoff working a defensive guard here.
Kravinoff wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Abreu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Abreu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kravinoff feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Abreu's calf.
A slow jab from Abreu misses its intended target.
Abreu scores with a sloppy right hand. Kravinoff should have avoided that one.
Kravinoff checks the leg kick.
Abreu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kravinoff throws a leg kick but Abreu moved away.
Abreu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Abreu throws a right hand that Kravinoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Kravinoff also avoids with ease.
Kravinoff slips a straight right by Abreu.
Abreu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kravinoff counters with a head kick.
Abreu throws a poor cross that misses
and Kravinoff counters with a crisp one two that drops Abreu! Kravinoff thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Abreu to his feet! Abreu is in big trouble!
Abreu is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kravinoff cracks the inside of Abreu's front leg.
Oh Abreu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abreu connects with a solid leg kick.
Abreu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kravinoff. That did some damage!
Abreu leaves his chin hanging out and Kravinoff seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Abreu crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergei Kravinoff!
Sergei Kravinoff is the new welterweight champion!
Sergei Kravinoff took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Fuck you fuck dis place fuck tycoon. I vill kill everyone.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Gajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. Gajewski has chosen Stratosphere as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
42 - 11 - 1 |
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146 lbs
33 - 5 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Donowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrzej Gajewski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gajewski if he has to take too many more of those.
Donowitz lands a jab to the nose.
Donowitz misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Donowitz.
Gajewski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donowitz.
Gajewski throws a sloppy head kick
and Donowitz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gajewski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Donowitz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gajewski tries a low kick but Donowitz avoids it.
Donowitz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gajewski 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gajewski throws a lazy uppercut
and Donowitz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gajewski lands a jab to Donowitz's midsection.
Donowitz moves into range and clinches up with Gajewski.
Gajewski struggles to land a body shot inside as Donowitz controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajewski can't find room to land a body shot as Donowitz controls the action.
Donowitz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gajewski's efforts to push away.
Donowitz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gajewski backwards.
Gajewski wants to stall.
Donowitz lands with a short shot to the head.
Gajewski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gajewski.
Gajewski lands with a short shot to the head.
Donowitz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Donowitz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donowitz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gajewski blocks an uppercut.
Gajewski is trying to force a seperation but Donowitz has the dominant position.
Gajewski throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Gajewski.
Donowitz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Donowitz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gajewski tries to stall but Donowitz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski tightens his grip and picks Donowitz up, before dumping him to the ground. Donowitz manages to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gajewski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donowitz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gajewski trying to control but Donowitz is working from the bottom.
Gajewski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gajewski being controlled here momentarily.
Gajewski looking to sit in guard and control but Donowitz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gajewski looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz wants to stand but Gajewski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Donowitz is stalling in the full guard.
Gajewski is looking for a triangle but Donowitz pushes his legs off easily.
Gajewski looking for a guillotine here but Donowitz defends easily.
Gajewski keeping moving, preventing Donowitz from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Donowitz stays in close to Gajewski's body and controls the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Donowitz scores with a decent looking hook.
Donowitz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Donny Donowitz has been cut.
Gajewski throws a looping overhand right but Donowitz ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Gajewski misses
and Donowitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gajewski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donowitz's sensitive parts.
Gajewski misses with a leg kick
and Donowitz counters with a good low kick that Gajewski was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Donowitz scores with a punch to the head.
Gajewski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donowitz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gajewski throws a leg kick but Donowitz moved away.
Gajewski lands a nice looking body shot.
Gajewski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Donowitz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gajewski can do to turn this around?
Donowitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gajewski misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Donowitz misses the target.
Donowitz throws a hook but Gajewski avoids it easily.
Donowitz connects with the punch.
Donowitz throws a jab when Gajewski was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajewski looks to throw the jab but Donowitz is out of range.
Donowitz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gajewski's sensitive parts.
Donowitz throws a body kick that misses.
Gajewski throws a shot from downtown. Donowitz moves away and avoids it.
Donowitz drops his hands momentarily and Gajewski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gajewski moves out of range of the body kick.
Gajewski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gajewski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gajewski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gajewski slips under a jab from Donowitz.
Nice defenses there by Donowitz.
Gajewski lands a leg kick that knocks Donowitz off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gajewski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gajewski misses with a low kick.
Gajewski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gajewski lands a nice hook to Donowitz's body. Donowitz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gajewski throws a hook but Donowitz blocks it.
Donowitz misses with a straight right.
Donowitz misses the shot to the body.
Gajewski 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz lands a glancing blow to the side of Gajewski's head.
Donowitz moves forwards but Gajewski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gajewski swings for the body but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz throwing a counter right hand but Gajewski manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gajewski.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gajewski 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 Donowitz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donowitz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Donowitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gajewski.
Gajewski tries a quick counter leg kick but Donowitz is wise to it.
Gajewski checks a low kick from Donowitz.
Gajewski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice body kick from Gajewski.
Donowitz lands with a cross.
Gajewski misses with the body kick
and Donowitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gajewski.
Donowitz throwing a counter right hand but Gajewski manages to avoid it.
Gajewski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Donowitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donowitz.
That kick from Gajewski tenderised Donowitz's leg. Donowitz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Donowitz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gajewski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gajewski connects with a jab.
Donny Donowitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donowitz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gajewski's head.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gajewski.
Donowitz connects with a leg kick. Gajewski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gajewski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Donowitz scores with a kick to the body.
Gajewski misses with a lunging right hand
and Donowitz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gajewski really felt that one!
Gajewski avoids a kick to the body.
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 Donny Donowitz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Donowitz.
That kick from Gajewski tenderised Donowitz's leg. Donowitz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gajewski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good work by Gajewski as he checks the leg kick.
Gajewski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Donowitz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gajewski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donowitz looks to throw the jab but Gajewski is out of range.
That kick from Gajewski tenderised Donowitz's leg. Donowitz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gajewski ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gajewski throws a right hand that misses
and Donowitz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Donowitz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gajewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz feints and then cracks Gajewski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gajewski down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz checks a leg kick.
Gajewski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gajewski looks to land a body kick but Donowitz moved away.
Gajewski lands a right hook to the body.
Donowitz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gajewski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Donowitz is able to avoid easily.
Gajewski throws a body kick that misses
and Donowitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gajewski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gajewski throws a wild body kick that Donowitz sees coming a mile off.
Gajewski thows a leg kick but Donowitz checks it
letting Donowitz counter with a right hand.
Gajewski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Donowitz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz is looking to slow Gajewski down with leg kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gajewski.
Gajewski throws a leg kick
and Donowitz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gajewski throws a sloppy head kick and Donowitz moves out of range easily.
Gajewski throws out a loose jab but Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
It appears Donowitz was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gajewski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gajewski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gajewski blocks the body kick.
Donowitz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donowitz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gajewski throws a leg kick
and Donowitz counters with a straight right hand.
Donowitz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donowitz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gajewski's calf.
Gajewski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Donowitz momentarily.
Gajewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Gajewski.
Gajewski moves out of range as Donowitz throws a body kick.
Gajewski throws a leg kick
and Donowitz counters with a thumping low kick.
Gajewski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gajewski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Donowitz checks it well.
Gajewski throws a low kick but Donowitz moves out of range easily.
Gajewski throws a lazy uppercut
and Donowitz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Donowitz counters with a straight right hand.
Gajewski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gajewski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Donowitz lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donowitz. Gajewski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donny Donowitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
Donowitz cracks Gajewski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gajewski swings for the body but Donowitz moves out of range.
Gajewski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donowitz is looking to clinch but Gajewski is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gajewski misses the shot to the body.
Gajewski missing with a left hand there. Donowitz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donowitz's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Donowitz lands a nice hook to Gajewski's body. Gajewski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donowitz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Donowitz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Donowitz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A bone on bone clash there as Donowitz blocks the leg kick.
Donowitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gajewski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gajewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gajewski connects with a high kick.
Donowitz misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajewski lands a body shot.
Donowitz throws a push kick but Gajewski slaps the foot to one side.
Gajewski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gajewski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gajewski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Donowitz manages to get back to half guard.
Donowitz tries to roll over but Gajewski keeps him under control.
Donowitz controlling the position well.
Donowitz tries to kick Gajewski off but Gajewski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gajewski is thwarting Donowitz's attempts to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gajewski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Donowitz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gajewski is looking to advance position but Donowitz won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gajewski.
An attempted straight right counter from Donowitz misses the target.
Donowitz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gajewski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gajewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Donowitz misses the target.
Gajewski with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gajewski will feel that in the morning.
Donowitz checks a leg kick.
Donowitz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gajewski missing with a left hand there. Donowitz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gajewski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
Gajewski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Donowitz wants to land a leg kick but Gajewski is out of range.
It seemed like Gajewski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gajewski fails with the takedown.
Donowitz dips to his left and cracks Gajewski with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
As Gajewski backs away, Donowitz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gajewski blocks a jab.
Gajewski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gajewski 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 Donowitz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donowitz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Donowitz catches Gajewski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donowitz lands with a straight right. Gajewski didn't see that one coming.
Gajewski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gajewski thows a leg kick but Donowitz checks it
and Donowitz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donowitz's corner calls for a 1-2. Donowitz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donowitz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gajewski doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Donny Donowitz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz'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!
Gajewski motions for Donowitz to come forward. Gajewski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gajewski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gajewski misses with a straight left.
Donowitz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gajewski's hands.
Donowitz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut
and Gajewski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gajewski. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gajewski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz throws the left hand but Gajewski avoids the punch easily.
Gajewski is looking to slow Donowitz down with leg kicks.
Donowitz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gajewski takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Donowitz connects with an inside leg kick.
Donowitz throws a body kick that misses.
Gajewski throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Donowitz counter with a right hand.
Gajewski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Donowitz misses with a looping right.
Donowitz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gajewski.
Gajewski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gajewski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrzej Gajewski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gajewski misses the target.
Gajewski defending well as Donowitz loads up on a big left hand.
Donowitz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gajewski.
Donowitz throws a leg kick
enabling Gajewski to counter with a crisp jab.
Gajewski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donowitz moves out of range of the body kick.
A solid body kick from Donowitz.
Donowitz cracks Gajewski with a good jab.
Donowitz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Donowitz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gajewski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donowitz, right into the meat.
Donowitz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gajewski.
Gajewski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Donowitz defends it well.
Gajewski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Donowitz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gajewski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gajewski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good work by Donowitz as he checks the leg kick.
Donowitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gajewski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gajewski is looking to score with low kicks.
Gajewski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Donowitz.
Gajewski throws a right hand that misses
and Donowitz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz lands with a good body shot.
A leg kick checked by Donowitz.
Donowitz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gajewski counters with a nice leg kick.
Donowitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gajewski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donowitz lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donowitz moves away from the strike by Gajewski.
Gajewski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Donowitz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donowitz moves out of range of the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donny Donowitz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Donowitz, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donny Donowitz!
A very excited looking Donny Donowitz rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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