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Insanity 80: Sackett vs Kocur PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ingmar Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Arroyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by Ace Of Spades. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ingmar Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
We've been told by Scott's head coaches at Irish Collar-and-Elbow Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Arroyo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Scott checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Scott takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scott misses with the combination.
Arroyo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arroyo delivers a nice body kick.
Arroyo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Scott's sensitive parts.
Arroyo connects with an inside leg kick.
Arroyo keeps the fight on the outside.
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
Arroyo wants to counter with a clinch but Scott pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott pushes Arroyo up against the cage in a clinch.
Arroyo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arroyo swings wildly with an uppercut but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arroyo has a couple of punches blocked by Scott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Arroyo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arroyo lands an uppercut.
Arroyo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arroyo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scott wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arroyo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arroyo.
Arroyo leaning against his opponent.
Arroyo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arroyo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Ingmar Scott has been cut.
Arroyo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arroyo throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arroyo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arroyo is stalling here.
Scott can't break the clinch.
Arroyo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arroyo tries to work over Scott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scott looking to slow down the pace here.
Arroyo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arroyo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Arroyo misses with a punch to the body.
Arroyo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scott's efforts to push away.
Arroyo throws a head punch that misses.
Arroyo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Arroyo stalls.
Arroyo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Arroyo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arroyo has a couple of punches blocked by Scott.
Arroyo stalls.
Scott takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Arroyo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The referee calls for Arroyo to work.
Arroyo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arroyo scores with a shoulder strike.
Arroyo has Scott pressed against the cage, preventing Scott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arroyo lands a left hand.
Arroyo has a couple of punches blocked by Scott.
Arroyo misses with the head strike.
Scott content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arroyo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ingmar Scott's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arroyo tests Scott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arroyo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Scott if he has to take too many more of those.
Scott blocks a head kick by Arroyo.
Arroyo cracks Scott with a good jab.
Scott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arroyo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arroyo connects with a crisp jab.
Scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Scott crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Arroyo - the referee stops the clock and Scott gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Arroyo. Scott manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A right-left combo lands from Arroyo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arroyo.
Arroyo lands with a hook. Scott tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Scott shoots in for a double leg but Arroyo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo lands a head kick. Scott smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Arroyo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Decent striking displayed by Arroyo there.
Scott on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Scott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arroyo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Arroyo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arroyo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Arroyo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Arroyo connects with a crisp jab.
Scott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arroyo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arroyo lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arroyo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Scott is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Arroyo works Scott's body with a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arroyo.
Scott takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arroyo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Arroyo scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Arroyo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arroyo, as that shot connected.
Scott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arroyo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Scott's sensitive parts.
Arroyo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Scott takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arroyo keeps Scott at a distance using the push kick.
Arroyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Scott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Scott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ingmar Scott's cut is getting worse.
Arroyo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arroyo misses with a head kick.
Scott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arroyo.
Scott shoots in for a takedown but Arroyo shows good takedown defense.
Arroyo thows a body kick. Scott tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Arroyo lands a big head kick that sends Scott tumbling to the mat! Arroyo takes a step backwards and waves Scott back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Scott is rocked!
Arroyo rushes Scott and presses him up against the cage.
Oh Scott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo prevents a body shot from Scott.
Arroyo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arroyo lands with a left to the head.
Ingmar Scott's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Arroyo throws a big uppercut that drops Scott! More strikes from Arroyo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Scott lies dazed against the cage as Arroyo celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Arroyo!
A victorious Javier Arroyo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Ingmar Scott was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raymore Ardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Charles Grace is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raymore Ardona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Grace!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ardona. Grace shrugs it off though.
Ardona throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ardona scores with a body shot.
Grace fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ardona is out of range.
Ardona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grace.
Ardona throwing a counter right hand but Grace manages to avoid it.
Ardona tries for a takedown but Grace circles away easily
and Grace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grace is looking to slow Ardona down with leg kicks.
Ardona throws a jab when Grace was well out of range.
Grace is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ardona seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ardona comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ardona is looking to land body kicks.
Grace tries to counter with a clinch but Ardona shakes him off and moves away.
Grace thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Grace as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Grace lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ardona doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Ardona coming out on top.
Grace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grace blocks the body kick.
Ardona throws a sloppy head kick and Grace moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Ardona misses.
Grace works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ardona dives in and scores a takedown into Grace's guard.
Ardona throws a big right hand that misses.
Grace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ardona trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ardona throws a big elbow that misses.
Grace looking to control.
Grace is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ardona is looking to work some ground and pound but Grace has wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ardona lands a nice shot to the body.
Charles Grace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ardona throws a jab but it's blocked by Grace.
Grace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ardona.
Ardona takes a swing at Grace's ribcage but misses.
Ardona lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Ardona.
Ardona misses with a hook to the body
and Grace counters with a good low kick that Ardona was not able to check.
Ardona staying out of range there.
Ardona's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ardona duly obliges.
Ardona fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grace tests Ardona's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grace moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ardona is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ardona dives in and grabs Grace's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grace pushes down on Ardona's head and hops out.
Oh Ardona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymore Ardona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ardona seems to have got his legs back now.
Ardona checks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Ardona misses its target.
Ardona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ardona fails to land with a series of punches.
Grace scores with a jab to the body.
Ardona misses with a body shot.
Grace looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ardona is looking to wear down Grace with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grace lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ardona.
Ardona throws a jab but it's blocked by Grace.
Grace throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ardona throws a low kick but Grace moves out of range easily.
Grace lands a nice shot to the body.
Grace lands with a hook. Ardona tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ardona lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ardona catches Grace with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ardona tries a low kick but Grace avoids it.
Ardona connects with a body shot.
Grace scores with a punch to the head.
Ardona takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grace throws a body kick that misses
and Ardona counters with a nice uppercut.
Ardona with a hook.
Grace gets in close and tags Ardona with a short punch that almost sends Ardona to the mat! Oh Ardona is in big trouble! He turns his back on Grace, trying to create some distance but Grace rushes him, striking wildly and Ardona goes down! The referee tackles Grace into the cage to end the fight! Grace is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Grace!
Charles Grace took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'm gonna debate the f@ck outta myself as soon as I hit the shower!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Machine Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Petrikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machine Gun has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Machine Gun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Petrikov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gun moves into the clinch.
Petrikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Gun misses.
A head kick misses from Petrikov.
Gun swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrikov throws a hook but Gun avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Gun on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrikov misses with a low kick.
Petrikov throws a leg kick but Gun checks it.
Gun connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petrikov's hands.
Petrikov cracks Gun with a right hand to the side of the head.
Petrikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrikov lands with a straight right. Gun didn't see that one coming.
Petrikov tries to bum rush Gun with a series of wild strikes but Gun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Petrikov.
Petrikov throws a right hand that misses
and Gun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrikov connects with a leg kick. Gun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gun was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrikov.
Gun cracks Petrikov with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Petrikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Petrikov tenderised Gun's leg. Gun is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Petrikov.
Simon Petrikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Gun.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petrikov.
Petrikov throws a lazy head kick
and Gun counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Gun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrikov is rocked!
Gun drops Petrikov with a huge uppercut! Petrikov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Gun is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Machine Gun!
After the fight, Machine Gun was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Bentner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bentner has chosen My Dick as his entrance music. Nick Bentner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Whitaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Bentner!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bentner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whitaker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bentner won't be happy with that.
Whitaker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bentner is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Whitaker goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bentner has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Whitaker but great work by Bentner.
Whitaker tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Bentner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Whitaker misses with a strike from the bottom.
Bentner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Whitaker throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Whitaker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bentner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Check out the look on Bentner's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bentner blocks the strikes from Whitaker.
Bentner working the head and body with strikes.
Whitaker gets back to half guard.
Bentner is keen to just control but Whitaker is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentner blocks the strikes from Whitaker.
Bentner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Whitaker tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Whitaker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bentner lands strikes from half guard.
Bentner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whitaker keeps working.
Whitaker landing small, sideways elbows.
Bentner thows a huge punch but Whitaker dodges it nicely.
Whitaker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bentner.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bentner blocks the strikes from Whitaker.
Bentner trying to mount his opponent but Whitaker defends it.
Whitaker is looking to improve his position.
Bentner wants to control but Whitaker is keeping him busy.
Whitaker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bentner pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker actively working from the bottom here.
Whitaker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bentner is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Whitaker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bentner prevents Whitaker from getting the reversal.
Whitaker trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt Bentner.
Bentner tries to control but Whitaker wriggling away.
Bentner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bentner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Whitaker can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bentner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitaker can't escape the position.
Bentner raining down hammerfists from mount.
Whitaker is rocked!
BOOM! Bentner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Whitaker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentner lands a big elbow - Whitaker is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Whitaker is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nick Bentner!
After winning the bout, Nick Bentner thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Moreland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marky Mark Murican (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murican has chosen Murica, Fuck Yeah! as his entrance music. 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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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Moreland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marky Mark Murican!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murican throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Moreland does no damage.
Murican misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moreland looks to land a combination but Murican avoids it well.
Murican clobbers Moreland with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murican throws an overhand right that lands on Moreland's shoulder, as Moreland tries to avoid the shot.
Moreland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moreland checks the leg kick.
Moreland staying out of range there.
Moreland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been informed that Murican 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.
Decent striking displayed by Murican there.
Jab, jab by Murican - just one landing.
Murican cracks Moreland with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like William Moreland has been cut.
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!
Murican throws a body shot but no joy.
A left and a right from Moreland both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Marky Mark Murican has been cut.
Moreland throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murican counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murican moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Let's hope that Murican 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moreland tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moreland wants to control but Murican postures up.
Moreland is not content to let Murican control the position.
Murican is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Moreland's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Moreland is not content to let Murican control the position.
Murican happy to just control the position for now.
Murican is looking to take a break and control but Moreland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Murican slips under a jab from Moreland.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Moreland. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moreland.
Moreland throws a lazy right hand but Murican sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moreland throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murican connects with a solid leg kick.
Murican throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murican missing with a left hand there. Moreland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moreland swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Moreland does no damage.
Murican looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murican shoots in and drives through. Moreland sprawls well.
Moreland slips under a jab from Murican.
Moreland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moreland went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
William Moreland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moreland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murican misses the shot to the body.
Murican throws a hook to the side of Moreland's head but Moreland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Murican misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murican ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moreland scores with a one two! Murican had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Murican moves into range and connects with a jab.
Moreland takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've been told by Moreland's head coaches at Pitbull MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Moreland attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murican throws a right hand that misses
and Moreland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murican misses with a hook
and Moreland counters with a left and a right that stings Murican.
Murican throws a jab but it's blocked by Moreland.
A leg kick checked by Murican.
Moreland misses with a body shot.
A jab from Moreland misses.
Murican shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murican throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Moreland. That snapped Murican's head back.
Moreland bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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 William Moreland will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murican's corner calls for a 1-2. Murican obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Murican looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreland is just out of range.
Moreland misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Moreland blocks the leg kick.
Moreland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murican's corner calls for a 1-2. Murican obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Moreland misses with a wild body shot.
Moreland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murican circles away quickly and effectively.
Murican pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moreland falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Murican to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Moreland, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moreland throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moreland throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moreland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murican moves away.
Moreland tries to bum rush Murican with a series of wild strikes but Murican uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreland cracks Murican with an open hand slap.
Moreland misses with a hook
and Murican counters with a shoot takedown. Moreland fights it but they end up in guard.
Murican wants to control from the top but Moreland keeps moving.
Moreland is trying to control the position but Murican postures up.
Murican sitting in guard here, content to control.
Moreland pulls Murican in close to prevent any damage.
Moreland looking for a sweep. Not yet Moreland, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murican tries to free his leg and advance position but Moreland is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Murican looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Moreland throws a series of punches but Murican moves out of range.
William Moreland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moreland swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murican cracks Moreland with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moreland looks to throw the jab but Murican is out of range.
Moreland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murican keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Moreland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Murican stuns Moreland with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moreland throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Moreland gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moreland throws a series of punches but Murican avoids them all with ease.
Murican moves out of range as Moreland strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreland lands a jab-cross combination.
Murican fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moreland misses with a two punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murican.
Murican lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murican connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moreland misses with the combination.
Moreland jabs Murican to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murican bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moreland's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Murican. That snapped Moreland's head back.
Moreland on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Moreland misses.
Murican appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murican lands with a straight right. Moreland didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Moreland.
Moreland walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murican looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moreland misses with a looping right.
Moreland throws a body punch but Murican moves out of range.
Moreland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murican scoring well with a low kick there.
Moreland misses with a looping right.
Moreland misses with a head kick.
Murican lands a nice looking body shot.
Murican pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moreland is out of range and Murican settles back down.
It looked like Moreland was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Moreland lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murican backs up against the cage.
Murican misses the jab.
Murican throws a head kick that misses
and Moreland counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marky Mark Murican will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Moreland moves forwards but Murican connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murican slips a jab and a cross from Moreland.
Moreland throws a leg kick which misses Murican's front leg but catches the back leg as Murican tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moreland. That's going to slow Murican down.
Moreland blocks a jab.
Murican throws a leg kick
and Moreland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Murican.
Moreland feints a jab promting Murican to slip. Moreland then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Murican slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Moreland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murican feints the counter takedown.
Murican is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Moreland.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murican throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Murican throws a hook but Moreland avoids it easily.
Moreland loads up on a big right hand but Murican slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murican.
Moreland throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreland checks a low kick from Murican.
Murican works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Moreland throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murican counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A punch combination from Moreland misses.
Moreland blocks a leg kick.
As Murican looks to move away, Moreland throws a big counter combo bu Murican just gets out of the way.
Moreland misses with a combination
and Murican counters with a three punch combo that has Moreland backing up. Moreland nods at Murican to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Moreland misses its intended target.
Murican loads up on a big right hand but Moreland slips the punch.
Murican looks to throw the jab but Moreland is out of range.
Moreland cracks a nice hook into Murican's ribs.
Murican on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from Moreland.
Murican tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Moreland lands a really nice looking cross but Murican seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreland misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Murican on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moreland takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murican misses with a body shot
and Moreland counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murican bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moreland's head.
Murican looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murican misses with a straight left.
Moreland throws a jab but it's blocked by Murican.
Moreland fails to land with a series of punches.
Murican feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moreland's calf.
Murican connects with a body shot that sends Moreland's belly button to the back.
Murican avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murican uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moreland.
William Moreland is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreland takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moreland checks a leg kick.
Murican takes a swing at Moreland's ribcage but misses.
Moreland throws a combination that misses
and Murican counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Murican trying to control the action but Moreland is working from the bottom.
Murican is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Moreland doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Murican.
Murican is looking to take a break and control but Moreland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreland pushes Murican off looking to stand but Murican dives back in and keeps control.
Moreland is staying active underneath Murican, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Murican is pressing down on Moreland's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moreland is holding on for now.
Murican is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Moreland is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marky Mark Murican.
I think Murican 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marky Mark Murican!
An intense looking Marky Mark Murican took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'MURICAAA Fuck Yeah!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Octavio Saades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lleyton Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Octavio Saades has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Octavio Saades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lleyton Max!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saades drops Max with a beautiful combination! Max stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Saades is looking for the KO!
It looks like Lleyton Max has been cut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saades!
Saades connects with a jab.
Max is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Max. Those never looked like landing.
Max is still on wobbly legs! Can Saades finish him?
Saades takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Max walks into a jab.
Saades avoids the body shot from Max.
Saades tries to work over Max's front leg with a kick but Max checks it.
We've been told by Saades's head coaches at Masaru Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Saades closes the distance and pushes Max back into the cage.
Max seems to have recovered his senses.
Max breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saades lands a nice leg kick that just misses Max's sensitive parts.
A jab from Max misses.
Saades feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Max lands the left hand.
Saades looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saades thows a body kick. Max tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Max misses with a shot to the body
and Max takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Max tries to clinch up but Saades circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch lands to the side of Saades 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Saades moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saades misses with a low kick as Max jumps back.
Saades closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saades throws a half hearted mid kick.
Max tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Max rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saades counters with a nice leg kick.
Saades buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saades avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Max, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Max misses.
Max throws a series of strikes that have Saades backpedaling.
Saades tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saades lands a nice leg kick that just misses Max's sensitive parts.
Max swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saades lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Both fighters circling a little - Saades finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lleyton Max seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saades lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max throws a nice looking combination but Saades bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Max misses the target.
Saades scores with the left hand. Max knows he should have avoided that one.
Saades fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saades is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Max.
Saades scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Max looks to land a combination but Saades avoids it well.
Saades displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Max.
Max looks winded!
Nice jab there from Saades.
That has opened up Lleyton Max's cut even more.
Saades connects with an inside leg kick.
Saades scores with a kick to the body.
Max has his takedown stuffed
and Saades counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saades fakes the leg kick and cracks Max in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saades slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Saades lands with a kick to the ribs.
Saades connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saades is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Saades bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saades and Max are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Saades throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Max into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Saades knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Octavio Saades!
During a confident post fight interview, Octavio Saades thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Castor Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Am The Law. On his way into the cage it seems that David Smith has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily David Smith seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Castor Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins blocks a low kick nicely.
Rollins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rollins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Smith misses.
Rollins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rollins.
Rollins lands a nice shot to the body.
Good work by Rollins as he checks the leg kick.
Rollins feints a counter leg kick.
Rollins keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
A jab lands there for Rollins.
Rollins scores with a kick to the body.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rollins checks it well.
Rollins lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rollins appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rollins lands a big right hand that sends Smith crashing to the mat! Rollins stays standing though and waves Smith back to his feet!
Smith is rocked!
Rollins lands an uppercut, right on the button! Smith tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Castor Rollins!
Castor Rollins made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying '"El Sicario" Rafael Flores i'm calling you out.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyril Makarenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cyril Makarenko!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
King misses with a straight left.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Makarenko.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makarenko misses with the combination.
Makarenko tries to sprawl but King drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Makarenko controlling the position for now.
Makarenko is looking to improve his position.
King is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Makarenko gets back to full guard.
King has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Makarenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King throws a strike but Makarenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King is trying to hold Makarenko in close to prevent damage but Makarenko has managed to pass into half guard.
King is looking for a sweep. Makarenko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King wants to control but Makarenko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Makarenko seems content to control.
King wants to control but Makarenko is keeping busy.
Makarenko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Makarenko is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King ducks right into an uppercut from Makarenko.
Makarenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
King misses with an uppercut. Makarenko saw that one coming.
Makarenko blocks a low kick nicely.
William King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King instigates a clinch.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makarenko.
King has had enough of the clinch but Makarenko keeps him there for the moment.
Makarenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Makarenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Makarenko controls the action.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King takes a shot to the head.
A short right from King on the inside.
Makarenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makarenko is defending well for now.
Makarenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Makarenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Makarenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Makarenko on the inside.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makarenko misses with a punch to the body.
King misses with a body punch.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Makarenko backwards.
King takes a shot to the head.
Makarenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Makarenko throws a head punch that misses.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Makarenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Makarenko throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cyril Makarenko will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Makarenko lands a big head kick that sends King tumbling to the mat! Makarenko takes a step backwards and waves King back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like William King has been cut.
Makarenko lands a nice looking body kick.
Makarenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Makarenko's head back.
Makarenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makarenko has King up against the cage in a clinch.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Makarenko.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Makarenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
King tries to circle away but Makarenko has him pinned against the cage.
Makarenko misses with an elbow strike.
King lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Makarenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cyril Makarenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
King blocks an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
King is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with an elbow over the top.
Makarenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
King is working for takedown but Makarenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Makarenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Makarenko throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makarenko.
Makarenko gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King is leaning against Makarenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Makarenko pushes King back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Makarenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
Makarenko trying to land knees to the body.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Makarenko gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makarenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makarenko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Makarenko misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from King.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makarenkos head.
King looks to throw an elbow but misses.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King misses with the head strike.
A short right from King.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makarenko.
Makarenko misses with some punches.
King lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
King lands a right hand.
Makarenko is rocked!
King manages to break the clinch.
Makarenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Makarenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King sets himself, and Makarenko steps forward looking for the clinch! King avoids it this time.
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Makarenko at a distance.
Cyril Makarenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makarenko throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Makarenko misses with a straight left.
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Makarenko walks into a jab.
Makarenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
King lands with a nice combination. Makarenko backs away looking to recover.
Makarenko is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
Makarenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Makarenko throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Makarenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Makarenko scores with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Makarenko. King shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as King blocks the leg kick.
King shoots in but no luck this time.
Makarenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko misses the jab.
King is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Makarenko.
Makarenko looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King feinted with a counter takedown.
King takes a swing at Makarenko's ribcage but misses.
King has Makarenko up against the cage in a clinch.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makarenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
King tries to break the clinch but Makarenko is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Makarenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King misses with some punches.
Makarenko throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Makarenko.
Makarenko has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Makarenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Makarenko has a couple of punches blocked by King.
A body shot lands from Makarenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cyril Makarenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on William King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Makarenko.
King scores with a shot to the body.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Makarenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Makarenko moves out of range of the body kick from King.
King blocks a leg kick.
King appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
King misses with the combination.
Makarenko checks a leg kick.
King slips a straight right by Makarenko.
Makarenko needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
King throws a hook but Makarenko blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Makarenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makarenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King swinging wildly here.
King 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws out a loose jab but Makarenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot by King.
Makarenko throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King throws a half hearted mid kick.
Makarenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Makarenko.
King looks to land a right hand but Makarenko moved out of range.
Makarenko wants to counter with a clinch but King pushes him away.
King gets a takedown into half guard.
Makarenko is doing well to control the position and prevent King from advancing to side control.
King is keen to just control but Makarenko is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
King thows a huge punch but Makarenko dodges it nicely.
Makarenko is trying to stand back up but King is controlling him
King looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Makarenko's head.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
Makarenko keeps King at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Makarenko. No joy for King on that attempt.
Makarenko wants to counter the offense by King and move into the clinch position.
Makarenko throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Makarenko.
Jab from Makarenko.
Makarenko throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
Makarenko moves out of range of the strikes.
That kick from Makarenko tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
Makarenko moves forwards but King connects with a nice, crisp jab.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Makarenko seems to be stalking King here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! King drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cyril Makarenko! Cyril Makarenko retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Cyril Makarenko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Reznick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Reznick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Damozzi!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damozzi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reznick's head.
Damozzi scores with a push kick.
Damozzi lands with a nice body kick.
Reznick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been informed that Damozzi 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.
Damozzi avoids a kick to the body.
Damozzi throws out a counter right but Reznick avoids it with no problem.
Reznick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reznick misses with a hook. Damozzi ducked under it nicely.
Damozzi throws out a counter right but Reznick avoids it with no problem.
Damozzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Reznick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reznick.
Reznick tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reznick scores with a hook to the body. Damozzi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reznick connects with a solid leg kick.
Damozzi lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reznick motions for Damozzi to come forward. Reznick throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reznick tries to clinch but Damozzi is having none of it.
Damozzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damozzi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reznick under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Damozzi.
Reznick connects with a right hand. Damozzi shakes it off.
Reznick checks a leg kick.
Damozzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Damozzi.
Some bone on bone action there as Damozzi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Damozzi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reznick connects with a looping right hand.
Damozzi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reznick.
Reznick misses the shot to the body.
Reznick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reznick thumps Damozzi with a low kick.
Reznick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Reznick throws out a powerful jab.
Damozzi swats away the attempt to clinch by Reznick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznick misses with a straight right.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Damozzi. Reznick shrugs it off though.
Damozzi throws a head kick that Reznick semi-blocks.
Reznick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Damozzi drops his hands momentarily and Reznick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reznick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reznick moves out of range as Damozzi throws a body kick.
Damozzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reznick was well out of range. Poor timing from Damozzi.
Reznick throws a leg kick
and Damozzi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Damozzi.
Reznick trying to keep a closed guard but Damozzi is proving a slippery customer.
Damozzi tries to free his leg and advance position but Reznick is retaining full guard.
Reznick is trying to control the position but Damozzi postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi tries to free his leg and advance position but Reznick is retaining full guard.
Damozzi passes into half guard.
Reznick is doing well to control the position and prevent Damozzi from advancing to side control.
Reznick wants to get back to full guard but Damozzi has passed into side control.
Damozzi taking a break here but Reznick is having none of it and regains half guard.
Damozzi lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi is trying to control. Reznick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Damozzi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Damozzi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nice strikes from Damozzi there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Damozzi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A low kick from Reznick misses
and Damozzi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Damozzi is looking for a kimura here.
Damozzi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reznick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Damozzi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reznick's head.
Damozzi working over Reznick with some ground and pound. Reznick looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reznick knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Damozzi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Damozzi.
Reznick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Damozzi.
Frank Damozzi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reznick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Damozzi is working away from the top position though.
Reznick is trying to get back to full guard.
Damozzi wants to work for an arm triangle but Reznick is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Reznick is trying to maintain the position but Damozzi is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reznick is looking to get back to full guard here but Damozzi has managed to pass to side control instead.
The strikes coming from Damozzi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Reznick defending against the ground and pound.
Reznick wants to control but Damozzi postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trevor Reznick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reznick throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick swings for the body but Damozzi moves out of range.
Reznick moves away from the strike by Damozzi.
Damozzi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damozzi avoids a kick to the body.
Damozzi connects with a right hand. Reznick shakes it off.
Damozzi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Damozzi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reznick is able to avoid easily.
Reznick tries to close the distance and clinch but Damozzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reznick swinging wildly here.
Damozzi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reznick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Damozzi. That one must have hurt.
Reznick walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Damozzi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reznick tries to close the distance and clinch but Damozzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reznick misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trevor Reznick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznick is looking to land body kicks.
Reznick takes a swing at Damozzi's ribcage but misses.
Damozzi lands with a hook. Reznick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reznick. Damozzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reznick avoids a kick to the body.
Damozzi throws out a loose jab but Reznick uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reznick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damozzi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damozzi feints a counter leg kick.
Damozzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reznick tries a low kick but Damozzi avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Damozzi.
Damozzi feints the counter takedown.
Reznick throws out a leg kick but Damozzi moves out of range and Reznick only half commits.
Damozzi feints the counter takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damozzi throws a good cross that connects.
Reznick misses with a hook
and Damozzi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reznick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reznick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Damozzi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reznick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Damozzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damozzi lands with a left to the head.
Damozzi prevents a body shot from Reznick.
Damozzi breaks the clinch.
Reznick cracks the inside of Damozzi's front leg.
Reznick lands with a straight right. Damozzi didn't see that one coming.
Damozzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Reznick is just out of range.
Damozzi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reznick takes one to the chin there.
Reznick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damozzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Reznick.
Damozzi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reznick slips under a jab from Damozzi.
Reznick blocks a jab.
Reznick throws a leg kick but Damozzi checks it.
Jab, jab by Damozzi - just one landing.
Frank Damozzi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damozzi misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damozzi moves away.
Reznick throws a leg kick but Damozzi moved away.
Damozzi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reznick defends it well.
Reznick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Damozzi counters with a nice body shot.
Reznick rushes Damozzi and presses him up against the cage.
Reznick taking a breather.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Reznick.
Reznick misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Reznick fails to land.
Reznick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damozzi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Damozzi lands a body shot.
Damozzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reznick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Damozzi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Reznick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi throws a hook but Reznick blocks it.
Damozzi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reznick misses with a low kick.
Reznick jabs at Damozzi's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reznick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reznick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damozzi throws out a counter right but Reznick avoids it with no problem.
Damozzi looks to land a body kick but Reznick moved away.
Reznick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reznick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Damozzi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reznick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damozzi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi feints the counter takedown.
Nice straight punches there by Reznick. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reznick.
Damozzi checks a leg kick.
Reznick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reznick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damozzi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reznick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick closes the distance and clinches.
Damozzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Reznick controls his hands.
Reznick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damozzi.
Reznick throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reznick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reznick looks to land a body kick but Damozzi moved away.
Damozzi throws the left hand but Reznick avoids the punch easily.
Reznick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reznick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damozzi throws out the jab.
Damozzi scores with a hook.
Reznick scores with a head kick.
Damozzi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reznick.
Reznick moves into the clinch successfully.
Damozzi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi can't find room to land a body shot as Reznick controls the action.
Reznick has a couple of punches blocked by Damozzi.
A body shot lands from Reznick.
Damozzi managing to block the knees to the body from Reznick.
Damozzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damozzi blocks an uppercut.
Reznick tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Reznick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damozzi is leaning against Reznick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Damozzi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Reznick regains guard.
Reznick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Damozzi stands up over Reznick, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damozzi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Frank Damozzi just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Damozzi misses with a series of wild punches.
Damozzi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reznick.
Reznick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reznick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Damozzi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reznick clinches.
Reznick lands a damaging elbow.
Reznick tries to work over Damozzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damozzi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Reznick.
Trevor Reznick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Reznick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick misses with a body punch.
Damozzi slowing the pace effectively.
Damozzi has Reznick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reznick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Reznick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damozzi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Damozzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Reznick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Reznick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reznick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reznick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reznick gets underhooks to prevent Damozzi's takedown attempt.
Reznick stalling.
Reznick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damozzi trying to control the position but instead, Reznick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Damozzi into the cage.
Reznick has Damozzi pressed against the cage, preventing Damozzi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznick blocking some punches.
Damozzi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reznick backwards.
Reznick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Damozzi - that landed with a thud.
Damozzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Reznick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damozzi has hold of one of Reznick's legs. Reznick is fighting the takedown attempt but Damozzi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damozzi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Damozzi throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi lands a couple of digs.
Reznick trying to keep a closed guard but Damozzi is proving a slippery customer.
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Reznick keeps moving.
Damozzi slips nicely into half guard.
Damozzi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reznick gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Damozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Reznick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reznick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Reznick tried to score with a low kick but Damozzi checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Damozzi! But no joy.
Damozzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reznick throws out the jab.
Damozzi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reznick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reznick.
Reznick throws a head kick but Damozzi moves out of range.
Damozzi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Reznick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damozzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Frank Damozzi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Damozzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Damozzi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reznick as he jumps to the side.
Reznick connects with a leg kick. Damozzi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reznick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reznick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Damozzi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reznick looks for the body kick but Damozzi saw that one coming.
Damozzi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Damozzi scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznick misses with a body kick.
Reznick swings for the body but Damozzi moves out of range.
Damozzi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Damozzi moves out of range of the body kick from Reznick.
Damozzi scores with a nice head shot.
Reznick looks to score with a jab to the body but Damozzi is just out of range.
Damozzi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick lands with a hook. Damozzi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reznick's corner calls for a 1-2. Reznick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Damozzi misses the target.
Damozzi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Damozzi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reznick, right into the meat.
Reznick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Damozzi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reznick works over Damozzi's head and body with a nice combination.
Reznick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damozzi.
Damozzi throws a low kick but Reznick moves out of range easily.
Damozzi misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Reznick.
Reznick lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reznick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Damozzi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Damozzi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Damozzi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Damozzi throws out a powerful jab.
Damozzi moves out of range as Reznick strikes.
Damozzi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reznick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Damozzi.
Reznick scoring well with a low kick there.
Damozzi throws a low kick, looking for Reznick's leg but Reznick calmly moves out of range.
Reznick tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick closes the distance but Damozzi moves to the side
and Damozzi counters with a two punch combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reznick.
Reznick tries to work over Damozzi's front leg with a kick but Damozzi checks it.
Damozzi connects with a crisp jab.
Reznick lands a high kick!
Damozzi misses with a wild body shot.
Trevor Reznick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Reznick.
Reznick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Reznick ducks under a wild hook from Damozzi.
Reznick throws out a leg kick but Damozzi moves out of range and Reznick only half commits.
Damozzi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reznick.
Reznick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Damozzi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reznick scrambles back to his feet.
Reznick throws a push kick but Damozzi slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reznick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damozzi throws a shot from downtown. Reznick moves away and avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Damozzi blocks the leg kick.
Damozzi ducks under a wild hook from Reznick.
Damozzi moves out of range of the strikes.
Damozzi thumps Reznick with a low kick.
Reznick has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Damozzi.
Damozzi misses the jab.
Damozzi cracks Reznick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reznick tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damozzi is able to avoid easily.
Reznick misses with a wild body shot.
Reznick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damozzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Reznick.
It seemed like Damozzi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reznick throws a hook but Damozzi avoids it easily.
Reznick sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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 Trevor Reznick.
I think Damozzi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Trevor Reznick!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Kocur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kocur is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Head Crusher - Megadeth. 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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220 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nolan Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett throws a body punch but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackett.
Kocur swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kocur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sackett momentarily.
Nolan Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett takes one to the chin there.
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Kocur.
A good leg kick by Kocur.
Sackett lands an overhand right.
A bone on bone clash there as Sackett blocks the leg kick.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett lands the left hand.
Kocur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett looks to land a combination. Kocur sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sackett scores with a spinning back kick!
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but Kocur checks it.
Kocur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kocur there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sackett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A left and a right from Sackett both land. Nice combination.
An inside leg kick from Sackett misses.
Kocur tries a quick counter leg kick but Sackett is wise to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but Kocur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little jabbing left from Kocur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sackett looks to land a body kick but Kocur moved away.
Sackett fails to land with a series of punches.
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Sackett tenderised Kocur's leg. Kocur is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sackett throws a nice looking combination but Kocur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kocur loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur blocks a jab.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Sackett half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kocur is looking to land body kicks.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sackett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Kocur.
Kocur throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
We've been informed that Kocur 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.
Kocur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sackett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kocur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kocur avoids the head kick by Sackett.
Sackett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kocur in his tracks.
Sackett slips a jab from Kocur.
Sackett appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kocur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kocur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kocur. That's going to slow Sackett down.
Kocur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett connects with a body shot.
Kocur wants to land a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kocur lands a nice looking body shot.
Sackett 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.
Sackett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Kocur wants to land a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kocur.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Kocur misses the target.
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kocur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kocur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sackett. Sackett obviously looking to wear him down.
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett is looking to score with low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kocur slips a jab and a cross from Sackett.
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Kocur throws a series of punches but Sackett avoids them all with ease.
Kocur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sackett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sackett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kocur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sackett scores with a nice body kick.
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
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 Nolan Sackett will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
Kocur lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sackett takes a step back to recover.
Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kocur might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sackett has got the better of the exchanges.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Kocur motions for Sackett to come forward. Kocur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Kocur misses with a body shot.
Kocur 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.
Kocur punishes Sackett's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Kocur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett throws a push kick but Kocur slaps the foot to one side.
Sackett throws a push kick but Kocur slaps the foot to one side.
Kocur lands a jab to the nose.
Nolan Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Sackett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sackett throws a low kick but Kocur moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Sackett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kocur doesn't seem phased though.
Sackett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kocur scores with a decent looking hook.
Kocur scores with the left hand. Sackett knows he should have avoided that one.
Kocur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sackett has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kocur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kocur misses the shot to the body.
Sackett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sackett.
Kocur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kocur throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Sackett has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kocur lands a glancing blow to the side of Sackett's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kocur.
Sackett slips under a jab from Kocur.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kocur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sackett takes a swing at Kocur's ribcage but misses.
Kocur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sackett.
Kocur throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett throws a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sackett.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Kocur shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kocur throws a big shot that misses.
Kocur throws the left hand but Sackett avoids the punch easily.
Kocur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Kocur takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Sackett.
Sackett tries to work over Kocur's front leg with a kick but Kocur checks it.
Kocur missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kocur takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A lazy left from Sackett finds it's target.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but Kocur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
Sackett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kocur has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sackett.
Sackett lands a nice looking body kick.
Kocur is breathing heavily.
Sackett misses with a jab, cross combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sackett!
Sackett avoids the body shot from Kocur.
Sackett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kocur checks it well.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett misses with a body shot
and Kocur counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Kocur is just out of range.
A big left from Kocur misses.
Sackett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sackett lands with an overhand left.
Donk. Sackett catches Kocur right on the button with a cross.
Kocur avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Sackett looks to throw a body kick
and Kocur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sackett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Kocur tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kocur struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Sackett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sackett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kocur holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sackett - that landed with a thud.
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 Nolan Sackett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sackett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick.
Sackett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Good exchange - Kocur coming out on top.
Kocur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sackett.
Kocur throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kocur's calf.
Kocur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sackett 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.
Both fighters circling a little - Sackett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sackett lands a really nice looking cross but Kocur seems unphased.
Kocur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kocur throws a sloppy body shot
and Sackett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Kocur. Beautiful body shot.
Kocur throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett misses with a left hand
and Kocur counters with a left to the body.
Kocur lands a jab to the nose.
Sackett connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kocur digs a good hook to Sackett's body.
Kocur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sackett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kocur. That did some damage!
Kocur misses with a straight right.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Sackett lands a right hook to the body.
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
Kocur cracks a nice hook into Sackett's ribs.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Kocur sees coming a mile off.
Kocur throws a leg kick but Sackett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sackett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
Nice uppercut lands for Sackett. That snapped Kocur's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur blocks a head kick by Sackett.
Sackett cracks Kocur with a good jab.
Sackett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kocur swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Kocur has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sackett.
Sackett scores with a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sackett - that will leave a mark!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kocur. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kocur takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sackett throws a leg kick
and Kocur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kocur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kocur takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kocur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Kocur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Kocur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a front kick that sends Kocur stumbling back into the cage.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick and Kocur moves out of range easily.
Kocur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sackett doesn't seem bothered though.
Kocur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sackett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kocur lands a glancing blow to the side of Sackett's head.
Kocur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kocur swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett walks into a stiff left hand from Kocur.
Sackett misses with a series of wild punches.
Sackett ducks right into an uppercut from Kocur.
Sackett moves out of range as Kocur strikes.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kocur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kocur throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kocur's sensitive parts.
Sackett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kocur in his tracks.
Kocur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sackett checks a low kick from Kocur.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kocur.
Sackett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No joy there for Sackett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
Kocur scores with a push kick.
Kocur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Joey Kocur just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kocur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackett.
Kocur looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Donk. Kocur catches Sackett right on the button with a cross.
Kocur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kocur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur lands the left hand.
Sackett looks to land a combination. Kocur sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Kocur saw that one coming.
Sackett lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Joey Kocur has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a double jab.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good exchange - Kocur coming out on top.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sackett.
Kocur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett.
Kocur takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jab from Kocur.
Kocur tries to land a front kick but Sackett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kocur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Kocur.
Sackett throwing a counter right hand but Kocur manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett throws a lazy body kick
and Kocur counters with a solid body kick.
Kocur just misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur swinging wildly here.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Kocur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sackett lands a nice shot that snaps Kocur's head back.
Sackett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sackett tries to land a leg kick but Kocur saw it coming and moves away.
Sackett throws a shot to the body.
Kocur gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sackett connects with a high kick.
Kocur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Kocur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Kocur.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
Kocur avoids a kick to the body.
Sackett takes one to the chin there.
Kocur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kocur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kocur lands a glancing blow to the side of Sackett's head.
Kocur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackett.
Sackett lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Kocur misses its intended target.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Kocur saw that one coming.
Kocur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
Jab, jab by Kocur - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kocur misses the jab.
And Sackett counters with a quick kick to the body but Kocur blocks it.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Kocur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kocur moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sackett.
Sackett cracks the inside of Kocur's front leg.
Kocur lands a nice shot to the body.
You can see that Kocur has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Kocur throws a lazy uppercut
and Sackett counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Sackett.
Sackett throws the kick towards the body but Kocur avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nolan Sackett had his way with Joey Kocur in that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Kocur's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kocur.
Sackett moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Kocur sees coming a mile off.
Kocur avoids a kick to the body.
Kocur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sackett motions for Kocur to come forward. Sackett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett backing away here, and Kocur unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
Kocur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kocur throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kocur lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur moves out of range of the body kick.
Kocur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kocur. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
Sackett looks to land a combination but Kocur avoids it well.
Kocur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sackett feints and then cracks Kocur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kocur down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kocur takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kocur scores with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Kocur blocks the low kick.
Kocur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kocur misses the target.
Sackett scores with a kick to the body.
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but Kocur moves his leg out of the way.
It seemed like Kocur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kocur avoids a kick to the body.
Sackett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kocur.
Sackett half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sackett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sackett scores with a hook to the body. Kocur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sackett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joey Kocur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
Sackett scoring well with a low kick there.
Kocur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
Sackett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kocur cracks Sackett with an open hand slap.
Kocur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kocur looks to land a combination but Sackett avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kocur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Kocur takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sackett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kocur is able to avoid easily.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Kocur lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kocur looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sackett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kocur slips a jab from Sackett.
Sackett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kocur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Kocur is just out of range.
Kocur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kocur on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kocur misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur lands a nice hook to Sackett's body. Sackett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sackett throws a low kick but Kocur avoids it.
Sackett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kocur scores with a jab.
Kocur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
A jab from Kocur misses.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Kocur connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Kocur tenderised Sackett's leg. Sackett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kocur looks to land a body kick but Sackett moved away.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Kocur's leg but Kocur calmly moves out of range.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Nolan Sackett.
I think Sackett 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 50:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nolan Sackett!
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