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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cletus Kasady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulainn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Blood of Cu Chulainn. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cletus Kasady enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cletus Kasady!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Kasady or perhaps it was just good defense by Chulainn, which made it look bad.
Chulainn attempts a counter takedown but Kasady avoids it well and moves away.
Kasady tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chulainn swivels and escapes.
We've been hearing reports that Chulainn has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kasady takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chulainn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chulainn working the ground and pound but Kasady is defending the strikes.
Chulainn misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chulainn cracks Kasady with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Chulainn scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Kasady is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Chulainn can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cu Chulainn!
Cu Chulainn made sure to mention his sponsor, AnonymouS in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conner Britian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Jergensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Conner Britian has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Conner Britian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sven Jergensen!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jergensen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Britian, pushing him back against the cage.
Jergensen is pushing Britian up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jergensen has picked Britian up - he's going for a ride! Jergensen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jergensen wants to pass to mount but Britian is defending the position.
Jergensen controlling the action here.
Jergensen passes the guard and advances to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jergensen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britian is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jergensen looking to ground and pound but Britian is blocking nicely.
Jergensen raining down shots from the mount!
Jergensen controlling from mount.
Jergensen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jergensen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jergensen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Britian hang on?
Jergensen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Britian is trying to stand up.
Jergensen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jergensen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jergensen controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Jergensen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like Jergensen might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jergensen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jergensen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Britian wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jergensen.
Britian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jergensen on the ground.
Jergensen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Jergensen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jergensen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jergensen is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jergensen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Britian!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jergensen controlling from mount.
Sven Jergensen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Britian trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jergensen lands with some strikes.
Britian is rocked!
Jergensen drops a big elbow. That's hurt Britian! More shots from Jergensen and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Jergensen!
Sven Jergensen took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terry Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punka Tuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes into the arena with Heisenberg blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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145 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Punka Tuka!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuka checks a leg kick nicely.
Tuka wants to counter with a clinch but Torres pushes him away.
Torres fails to land the takedown.
Tuka wants to counter with a clinch but Torres pushes him away.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tuka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torres counters with a right hand to the body.
Tuka moves into the clinch.
Torres is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tuka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Torres.
Tuka taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuka stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Torres prevents the takedown attempt.
Torres manages to pull guard.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Tuka from controlling successfully.
Tuka preventing the sweep.
Torres throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Torres has his foot on Tuka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tuka works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two 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.
Torres has control of Tuka's left arm, preventing Tuka from doing any damage.
Tuka trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Torres might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Torres controlling Tuka's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Torres stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Torres wants it to stay on the feet.
Terry Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Punka Tuka.
Tuka drives through and clinches with Torres against the cage.
Torres wants to break the clinch but can't.
I was talking to Torres's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Torres wants to take the fight to the mat but Tuka manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tuka wants a takedown but no success here.
Tuka prevents a body shot from Torres.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Torres to work.
Torres using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tuka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Torres successfully pulls guard.
Torres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tuka looking to pass the guard.
Tuka stopping the sweep attempt from Torres.
Torres trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres looking for a guillotine here but Tuka defends easily.
Tuka wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tuka tries to stand but Torres is controlling from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tuka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tuka controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Torres dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tuka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tuka is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tuka shoots in looking for a takedown. Torres tries to sprawl out of it but Tuka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Torres manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Torres defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tuka.
Torres looks to land a right hand but Tuka moved out of range.
Torres shoots in and drives through. Tuka sprawls well.
Torres shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tuka.
Terry Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Punka Tuka.
Tuka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tuka shoots in for a double leg but Torres sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
Torres closes the distance and clinches.
Torres has Tuka pushed against the cage.
Torres is looking to break free of the clinch but Tuka has double underhooks.
Torres is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tuka can do to turn this around?
Torres stops a takedown attempt from Tuka.
Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Tuka moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tuka prevents the takedown attempt.
Tuka is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Torres gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tuka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Torres pulls his leg out and moves away.
Torres rushes Tuka and presses him up against the cage.
Torres pulls guard.
Torres working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tuka is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Torres tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tuka trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Torres had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tuka defends it easily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tuka preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tuka closes the distance and clinches up with Torres, looking for a takedown. Tuka pushes Torres against the cage but Torres circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tuka.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Torres dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tuka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Torres's waist but Torres gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tuka off to one side.
Torres is looking to clinch.
Terry Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuka shoots in but no luck this time.
Tuka clinches up against the cage.
Tuka gets underhooks to prevent Torres's takedown attempt.
Torres prevents a takedown attempt there.
Terry Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Punka Tuka.
Torres goes for a takedown attempt but Tuka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tuka defends it nicely.
Tuka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Torres displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tuka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tuka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuka wants to take the fight to the mat but Torres manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Torres jumps guard and drags Tuka to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Torres bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tuka's guard.
Torres postures up.
Tuka has his feet on Torres's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tuka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Terry Torres is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tuka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tuka or perhaps it was just good defense by Torres, which made it look bad.
Torres tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tuka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Torres somewhat.
Tuka rushes Torres and presses him up against the cage.
Torres is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tuka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tuka darts in and clinches Torres up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuka has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Torres after a bit of a struggle.
Torres manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Tuka from controlling successfully.
Torres is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tuka is controlling him.
Tuka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tuka stopping the sweep attempt from Torres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Torres bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tuka's guard.
Tuka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Torres drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tuka manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Torres has Tuka in his guard.
Tuka tries to free his leg and advance position but Torres is retaining full guard.
Punka Tuka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Terry Torres.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torres, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Torres!
Terry Torres thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patterson has chosen Let It Burn as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cliff Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson lands an overhand right.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Patterson avoids them all with ease.
Patterson moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Patterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Patterson is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Patterson wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Patterson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Patterson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Patterson tries to get set, Anderson tries to push him back and clinch up but Patterson manages to avoid the attempt.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Patterson on that attempt.
Patterson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson darts in looking for a takedown but Anderson gets double underhooks and turns Patterson into the cage.
Anderson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Patterson walks into a jab.
Patterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Cliff Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Patterson.
Patterson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Patterson looks winded!
Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anderson stops a takedown attempt from Patterson.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Patterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Anderson cracks Patterson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Patterson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Patterson is rocked!
Patterson throws a wild hook but Anderson just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Patterson gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Anderson raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cliff Anderson!
As Cliff Anderson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I owe this win to the coaches at the Factory Gym. They are the best'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Schwahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Campion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Schwahn!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campion is looking to clinch.
Schwahn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Campion counters with a three punch combo that has Schwahn backing up. Schwahn nods at Campion to acknowledge the strikes.
Campion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schwahn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Campion at a distance.
Schwahn throws a body punch but Campion moves out of range.
As Schwahn looks to move away, Campion throws a big counter combo bu Schwahn just gets out of the way.
Schwahn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Schwahn throwing strikes from guard but Campion blocks nicely.
Schwahn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schwahn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Schwahn prevents Campion from getting back to his feet.
Schwahn landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Schwahn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Schwahn postures up and lands a big shot to Campion's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schwahn lands a couple of digs.
Schwahn working some strikes from top position.
Schwahn is working Campion over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Schwahn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Campion keeping moving, preventing Schwahn from controlling successfully.
Schwahn distracts Campion with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwahn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Schwahn chips away with some ground and pound.
Schwahn postures up and lands a big shot to Campion's brow.
Campion seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Schwahn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schwahn.
Schwahn landing some decent shots from guard.
Schwahn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Schwahn scoring with some ground and pound.
Campion knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schwahn on the ground.
Schwahn scoring with some ground and pound.
Schwahn is working Campion over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Campion is controlling Schwahn's posture.
Schwahn distracts Campion with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Schwahn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwahn distracts Campion with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwahn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Schwahn lands a couple of elbows.
Campion wants to stand but Schwahn is controlling the position.
Schwahn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Campion's guard.
Campion is looking to get back to is feet but Schwahn passes into side control.
Schwahn scores with punches from side control.
Schwahn in side control lands a decent elbow.
Schwahn working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwahn is putting a hurting on Campion here, landing some big shots from side control.
Campion is breathing heavily.
Schwahn cracks Campion with a big right hand but Campion just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Schwahn trying to control the position but Campion is working away.
Schwahn working the body and head with strikes.
Campion taking punishment in the form of punches.
Schwahn working the ground and pound.
Schwahn landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schwahn wants to control but Campion is keeping him busy.
Schwahn works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Campion taking a bit of punishment here - Schwahn scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Schwahn dominated that round.
That's time! Campion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Schwahn shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Schwahn is just content to waste time from the top position. Campion takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Schwahn chips away with some ground and pound.
Schwahn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Campion could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Schwahn trying to control the position from guard on top but Campion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campion tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwahn landing with the ground and pound.
Schwahn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Campion's guard.
Schwahn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schwahn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ground and pound from Schwahn.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Schwahn lands a nice short elbow.
Campion has hold of Schwahn's hands but Schwahn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schwahn working over Campion with some ground and pound. Campion looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Schwahn lands with a punch from half guard.
Campion is refusing to be controlled, as Schwahn sits in half guard.
Schwahn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwahn stalling.
Schwahn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Schwahn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Campion taking some punishment here, with Schwahn in his half guard.
Michael Schwahn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schwahn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Schwahn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Campion is rocked!
Schwahn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oh Campion is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwahn lands a big elbow - Campion is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Schwahn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Schwahn!
Matthew Campion was interviewed post fight and said 'Congratulations to my opponent. He was the better man today. Now I go back to training to make sure that I'm the better man tomorrow. Thanks to the fans for all of their support.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ka'Ra LeVass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sly Stallone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ka'Ra LeVass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sly Stallone!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stallone decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
LeVass slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
LeVass lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
LeVass missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
LeVass throwing strikes from guard but Stallone blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as LeVass accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LeVass throwing strikes from guard but Stallone blocks nicely.
LeVass throwing strikes but missing.
LeVass trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeVass cracks Stallone with a solid left hand.
LeVass trying to control the position from guard on top but Stallone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stallone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with LeVass. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
LeVass lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stallone trying to control the position.
LeVass throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
LeVass slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stallone is trying to control LeVass's posture but LeVass avoids it.
An elbow from LeVass crashes against the mat.
Stallone tries to improve position but can't.
LeVass lands some shots froms side control.
Stallone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
LeVass working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallone dodges the ground and pound from LeVass.
The strikes coming from LeVass are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by LeVass.
LeVass scores with punches from side control.
LeVass looks up at the clock and then as Stallone takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, LeVass smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
LeVass working the head and body with strikes.
LeVass lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stallone down.
Stallone taking a bit of punishment here - LeVass scoring with strikes.
LeVass lands a decent elbow from side control.
Stallone is trying to improve his position.
Stallone takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeVass lands a few punches from side control.
LeVass lands some shots froms side control.
LeVass misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LeVass lands a few punches from side control.
LeVass lands an elbow.
Check out the look on LeVass's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
LeVass throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Stallone is looking for a sweep.
LeVass working the body and head with strikes.
Stallone is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ka'Ra LeVass dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
LeVass cracks Stallone on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Stallone falls backwards against the cage. LeVass follows up with more strikes that drop Stallone to his knees. LeVass keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Stallone! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ka'Ra LeVass!
Ka'Ra LeVass bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mugsy Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Slapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keller's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Survival of the Fittest by Mobb Deep. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mugsy Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Slapper!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slapper tries to clinch up.
Keller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Slapper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Keller has managed to clinch.
Keller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Keller digs a right hand into Slapper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slapper's gas tank.
Keller tries a body shot but Slapper blocks it.
Keller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keller lands a front kick.
Keller scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Keller.
Slapper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Slapper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Keller has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dead North Bombers Club in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keller defending well as Slapper loads up on a big left hand.
Keller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Keller closes the distance and pushes Slapper back into the cage.
Keller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slapper blocking some punches.
Slapper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Keller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slapper misses with a punch to the body.
Keller pressing his opponent against the cage.
Slapper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keller avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Slapper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keller.
Keller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Keller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slapper doesn't seem phased though.
Slapper instigates a clinch.
Keller gets through Slapper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keller.
Keller misses with a punch to the body.
Keller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keller is looking to break free of the clinch but Slapper has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Slapper - that landed with a thud.
Keller misses with a punch to the body.
Slapper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slapper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slapper misses with a punch to the body.
Slapper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Keller tries to circle away but Slapper has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slapper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keller misses with a punch to the body.
Slapper lands a left hand.
Keller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slapper leaning his opponent against the cage.
Slapper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keller avoids it.
Keller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keller avoiding damage as Slapper throws knees to the body.
Slapper looking to slow down the pace here.
Slapper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slapper prevents a body shot from Keller.
Keller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slapper wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slapper lands with a right to the head.
Keller is trying to maintain a safe position but Slapper gets an underhook and turns Keller into the cage.
Keller avoiding damage as Slapper throws knees to the body.
Slapper misses with a punch to the body.
Keller scores with a shoulder strike.
Keller misses with some punches.
Keller lands a hook that snaps the head of Slapper backwards.
Keller tries to break the clinch but Slapper is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Keller as Slapper tries to tie him up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Slapper.
Keller managing to block the knees to the body from Slapper.
Keller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keller will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Slapper up against the cage.
Keller is trying to stall.
Keller digs a right hand into Slapper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slapper's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Slapper.
Slapper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Keller.
Keller lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keller.
Keller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slapper lands a right hand.
Keller is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Keller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slapper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keller backwards.
A short body shot lands from Slapper as the two fighters clinch.
Keller throws a head punch that misses.
Keller breaks the clinch.
Slapper with a jab.
Keller throws a combination that misses
and Slapper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slapper connects with a high kick.
Keller is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mugsy Keller dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Keller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh Keller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slapper cracks Keller with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Keller tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Slapper pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Keller is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Slapper!
Mugsy Keller was interviewed post fight and said 'Ya best protect ya neck!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bas Koning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Keats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Bas Koning has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bas Koning seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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194 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bas Koning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenneth Keats!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keats looks to land a combination but Koning avoids it well.
Keats checks the leg kick.
Koning moves into the clinch.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keats lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Keats has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Koning avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Keats 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.
Knees to the body from Koning.
Koning lands an elbow inside that Keats shrugs off.
Our sources have told us that Koning has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Koning landing knees to the head.
Koning lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Kenneth Keats has been cut.
Koning using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Keats looks winded!
Koning stops a takedown attempt from Keats.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keats takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koning lands a nice elbow.
Koning landing knees to the body.
Koning is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Koning landing knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Koning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Koning.
Koning working Keats over with knees to the body.
Koning landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Koning.
Keats has Koning pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Koning manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bas Koning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Keats.
Koning lands a nice knee to the body.
Koning content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Koning landing knees to the body.
Koning landing knees to the body.
Keats is working for takedown but Koning is calmly controlling the position for now.
Koning putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Keats in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Koning putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Keats in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Koning lands a good knee to the midsection. Keats won't want to take too many of those.
Koning has Keats pressed against the cage.
Keats is trying to drag Koning to the mat but Koning just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knees to the body from Koning.
Koning landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koning manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Koning landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koning working Keats over with knees to the body.
Koning creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Keats's defenses.
Koning landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koning lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koning.
Koning lands a nice knee to the body.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Koning holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Koning landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Koning working Keats over with knees to the body.
Koning lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Keats takes a knee right on the jaw!
Koning lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Koning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koning scores a nice knee to the body.
Koning scores a nice knee to the body.
Koning lands a nice knee to the body.
Koning landing knees to the body.
Koning is stalling here.
Koning stalling the fight.
Keats tries to score a body lock takedown but Koning shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Keats has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koning is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Keats takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koning crunches a lovely knee into Keats's ribcage.
Koning lands a knee to the body.
Koning using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Koning.
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!
Keats is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Koning pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Keats takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koning scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koning landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Koning.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Koning is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Keats tries to score a body lock takedown but Koning shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Keats takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koning lands a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Koning scores a nice knee to the body.
Koning stalling.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Koning lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keats being controlled against the cage.
Koning working Keats over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Koning dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Keats's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Koning thuds a left hand into Keats's body.
Koning instigates a clinch.
Koning is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bas Koning has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koning lands a knee to the body.
Koning lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Koning stalling in the clinch.
Koning lands a knee to the body.
Koning stalling against the cage.
Koning scores a nice knee to the body.
Koning crunches a lovely knee into Keats's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Koning.
Koning is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keats can do to turn this around?
Koning lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Koning.
Koning lands a nice elbow.
Keats is breathing heavily.
Koning putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Keats in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Koning avoiding damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Koning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koning is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Koning gets underhooks to prevent Keats's takedown attempt.
Koning is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Keats has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Koning after a bit of a struggle.
Koning scores a nice knee to the body.
Koning putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Keats in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Koning with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Keats takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Koning working Keats over with knees to the body.
Koning is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Koning.
Koning scores with a knee to the head.
Koning lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Keats takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koning lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koning gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Keats.
Bas Koning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Keats.
Koning putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Keats in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Koning utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koning using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Koning utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koning landing knees to the head.
Keats takes a knee right on the jaw!
Koning lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koning takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Koning landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keats lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Koning putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Keats in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koning comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Koning.
Keats drops down looking for an ankle pick but Koning pulls his leg out and moves away.
Keats swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A leg kick checked by Keats.
Koning rushes Keats and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koning lands a knee to the body.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Keats takes an elbow to the forehead.
Keats tries to score a body lock takedown but Koning shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Koning putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Keats in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Koning scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Koning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koning has Keats pressed against the cage.
Koning using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koning using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Koning lands an elbow inside.
Koning is pushing Keats up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Koning lands a nice elbow.
Koning comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Keats has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koning is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Koning is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Keats looking for a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koning connects with a nasty looking knee right to Keats's face.
Koning lands a knee to the head.
Keats has picked Koning up - he's going for a ride! Keats dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Koning dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Keats's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Koning has Keats up against the cage in a clinch.
Koning stalling in the clinch but Keats improves position.
Koning gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koning tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keats avoids it.
Keats is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Koning is defending well.
Koning landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Koning is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Koning lands a nice knee to the body.
Koning lands an elbow just above Keats 's eye.
Koning utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koning content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Keats takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koning scores a nice knee to the body.
Koning working Keats over with knees to the body.
Koning crunches a lovely knee into Keats's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Koning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koning lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Keats goes for a takedown in the clinch but Koning prevents it.
Bas Koning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Keats.
Koning using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Koning landing knees to the body.
Keats takes an elbow to the temple.
Keats is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Koning gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Koning is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Koning putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Keats in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Keats being controlled against the cage.
Knees to the body from Koning.
Koning lands an elbow inside.
Keats is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Koning crunches a lovely knee into Keats's ribcage.
Koning lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koning lands a good knee to the midsection. Keats won't want to take too many of those.
Keats takes an elbow to the forehead.
Keats has Koning pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Koning manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Koning.
Koning will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Keats up against the cage.
Koning lands a nice elbow.
Koning landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koning landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Koning lands an elbow inside.
Koning scores with a knee to the head.
Koning landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koning working Keats over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Koning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koning landing knees to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Koning.
Keats drops down looking for an ankle pick but Koning pulls his leg out and moves away.
Keats has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koning finds it's way round the side to connect with Keats's head.
Kenneth Keats has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koning lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab by Keats.
Kenneth Keats is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koning rushes Keats and presses him up against the cage.
Koning is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Koning stalling against the cage.
Keats goes for a takedown in the clinch but Koning prevents it.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Koning taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bas Koning is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Koning.
Keats goes for a takedown in the clinch but Koning prevents it.
Koning prevents the takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keats takes an elbow to the temple.
Koning scores with a knee to the head.
Koning is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Koning lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Kenneth Keats's cut even more.
Keats is working for takedown but Koning is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees to the body from Koning.
Koning with a knee to the head.
Keats is rocked!
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keats lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Keats is still on wobbly legs! Can Koning finish him?
Nice elbow from Koning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keats lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Koning lands a knee to the body.
Koning lands a nice knee to the body.
Koning putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Keats in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Koning.
Koning is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Koning is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Koning showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koning, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:24
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Koning!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bas Koning waved his t-shirt featuring V-Mask Clothing (10%)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chang Pi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Alstot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pi's entrance music is Drowning Pool - Bodies. A fine choice. Alstot comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Break Stuff kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Eddie Alstot is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chang Pi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Alstot!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alstot sizes up Pi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donk. Pi catches Alstot right on the button with a cross.
Alstot throws a body punch but Pi moves out of range.
Pi scores with a punch to the head.
Alstot avoids the body shot from Pi.
Pi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pi throws a jab when Alstot was well out of range.
Alstot has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Alstot scores with a jab to the body.
Pi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alstot pushes Pi up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Pi.
Pi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Pi.
Pi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pi lands a hook that snaps the head of Alstot backwards.
Alstot lands a right hand.
Alstot works on Pi's body with a couple of short punches.
Pi gets through Alstot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pi throws a head punch that misses.
Pi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alstot backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alstot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alstot.
Pi lands with a light punch inside.
Pi blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pi.
Pi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alstot throws a head punch that misses.
Pi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alstot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alstot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pi lands a hook that snaps the head of Alstot backwards.
Pi misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alstot.
Pi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alstot misses with the head strike.
Pi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alstot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alstot misses with the head strike.
Alstot working aggressively here.
Alstot blocks a body shot from Pi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pi lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pi lands with a short shot to the head.
Pi is leaning against Alstot and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alstot or not.
Alstot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alstot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pi struggles to land a body shot inside as Alstot controls his hands.
Pi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pi.
Alstot swings wildly with an uppercut but Pi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alstot backwards.
Pi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alstot backwards.
Pi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pi tries to throw a body punch but Alstot avoids it by throwing Pi back against the cage.
Pi lands with a light punch inside.
Pi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alstot backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Pi as the two fighters clinch.
Alstot looks winded!
Pi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alstot's elbow.
Pi throws a punch but it's blocked by Alstot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pi.
Pi avoids a wild elbow strike from Alstot.
Pi pushes Alstot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pi lands a right hand.
Alstot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A right hand to the body from Pi.
Pi throws a head punch that misses.
Alstot misses with some punches.
Alstot tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alstot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alstot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alstot misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Pi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alstot tries a body shot but Pi blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alstot misses with a punch on the inside.
Pi lands a shoulder strike.
Alstot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pi lands an uppercut.
Alstot has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Pi is trying to keep an underhook but Alstot manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pi is controlling Alstot's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Pi is looking for a sweep. Alstot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alstot is thwarting Pi's attempts to control the position.
Alstot wants to pass the guard but Pi is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alstot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alstot wants to free his trapped foot but Pi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chang Pi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Alstot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alstot.
Pi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alstot looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alstot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eddie Alstot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Alstot misses.
Pi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alstot gets a clinch.
Alstot takes a shot to the head.
Alstot throws a punch but it's blocked by Pi.
Chang Pi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alstot throws a punch but it's blocked by Pi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alstot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pi lands with a left to the head.
Pi tries a body shot but Alstot blocks it.
Pi lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Pi.
Alstot misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pi lands with a light punch inside.
Pi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alstot.
Pi tries to throw a body punch but Alstot avoids it by throwing Pi back against the cage.
Pi lands with a left to the head.
Pi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alstot is rocked!
Pi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alstot is still on wobbly legs! Can Pi finish him?
Pi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alstot backwards.
Pi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alstot can do to turn this around?
Alstot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pi creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Alstot's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Alstot drops to his knees and Pi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chang Pi!
Chang Pi spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bolton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferenz Balas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Bolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ferenz Balas!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bolton manages to avoid it.
Bolton lands with a shot to the body.
Balas throws a body shot but no joy.
Balas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolton.
Bolton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolton scores with a jab to the body.
Bolton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bolton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Ground Zero in the buildup to the fight.
Balas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bolton staying out of range there.
Bolton moves out of range as Balas strikes.
A slow jab from Bolton misses its intended target.
Balas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bolton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balas.
Balas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bolton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balas was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolton.
A jab from Bolton misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolton ducks under a wild hook from Balas.
Balas misses with an uppercut.
Balas clinches up with Bolton and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolton wants to get back to striking at distance but Balas won't allow it.
Balas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bolton is trying to push Balas away but Balas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Balas has Bolton pushed against the cage.
Bolton is trying to break free.
Bolton being controlled against the cage.
The referee calls for Balas to work.
Balas breaks the clinch.
Balas looks to land a right hand but Bolton moved out of range.
Bolton misses with a looping left.
Balas throws a looping overhand right but Bolton ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bolton just misses with a punch to the body.
Balas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolton.
Balas throws out a counter right but Bolton avoids it with no problem.
Balas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balas throws out a loose jab but Bolton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Bolton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolton connects with a nice looking jab.
Balas throws a hook but Bolton blocks it.
Balas 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.
Bolton throws a body punch but Balas moves out of range.
Nice cross by Balas.
Balas with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balas swings for the body but Bolton moves out of range.
Bolton misses with a body shot.
Bolton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bolton is looking to wear down Balas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Balas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Balas cracks Bolton with an open hand slap.
Balas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Balas lands a nice shot that snaps Bolton's head back.
Balas loads up on a big right hand but Bolton slips the punch.
Bolton misses with the combination.
Balas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bolton.
Balas throws the left hand but Bolton avoids the punch easily.
Balas looks to land a right hand but Bolton moved out of range.
Balas throws a hook but Bolton blocks it.
Bolton throws a hook to the side of Balas's head but Balas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ferenz Balas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Balas, as that shot connected.
Bolton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balas works Bolton's body with a nice hook.
Balas throws a good cross that connects.
Bolton misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balas was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bolton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bolton throws a jab but it's blocked by Balas.
Balas throws a right hand that Bolton ducks under and follows up with a left that Bolton also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Balas.
Balas slips a jab and a cross from Bolton.
Balas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bolton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balas scores with a jab. Bolton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bolton misses with a hook
and Balas counters with a nice uppercut.
Balas tests Bolton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bolton cracks a nice hook into Balas's ribs.
Bolton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Balas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Balas throws a jab when Bolton was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferenz Balas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Balas misses the jab.
Bolton tests Balas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Balas misses with an uppercut. Bolton saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Balas finds it's target.
Bolton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Balas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolton.
Balas connects with a body shot that sends Bolton's belly button to the back.
Bolton misses with a wild body shot.
Bolton misses with a wild body shot.
Bolton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ferenz Balas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolton.
Bolton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bolton misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balas moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Balas.
Balas taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Balas's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Balas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, jab by Balas - just one landing.
Balas jabs Bolton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bolton lands a jab.
Bolton throws a shot from downtown. Balas moves away and avoids it.
Bolton scores with a shot to the body.
Bolton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Balas to score with a decent uppercut.
Bolton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balas.
A little feinted left hand from Bolton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab lands there for Bolton.
A punch combination from Balas misses.
Bolton lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Balas counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balas closes the distance but Bolton moves to the side
and Bolton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balas takes one to the side of the head.
Balas lands a jab.
Bolton looks to score with a jab to the body but Balas is just out of range.
Bolton cracks Balas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bolton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bolton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bolton throws a combination that misses
and Bolton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bolton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balas's head.
Balas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Balas darts in and clinches Bolton up against the cage.
Balas stalling in the clinch but Bolton improves position.
Balas scores with a shoulder strike.
Bolton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bolton working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Balas to work.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Balas looking to throw knees to the head but Bolton is blocking nicely.
Balas has Bolton pressed against the cage.
Bolton is looking to break free of the clinch but Balas has double underhooks.
Balas slows down the pace here.
Balas slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ferenz Balas.
Balas throws a lazy right hand but Bolton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bolton takes a swing at Balas's ribcage but misses.
Balas lands a nice hook to Bolton's body. Bolton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Balas there.
Balas lands with a good body shot.
Bolton swinging wildly here.
Bolton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Balas looks to land a left hand but Bolton moved out of range nicely.
Balas lands a glancing blow to the side of Bolton's head.
Bolton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Balas.
Balas looks to throw the jab but Bolton is out of range.
Balas lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Balas lands with a hook. Bolton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bolton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolton avoids the body shot from Balas.
It looked like Bolton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Balas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bolton.
The fighters circling - Bolton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferenz Balas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Balas tests Bolton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bolton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Balas scores with a punch to the head.
Balas slips a jab from Bolton.
Balas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bolton manages to avoid it.
Balas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bolton is rocked!
Balas circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Bolton to the canvas! Bolton doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Balas keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ferenz Balas!
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