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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silva Zoldyck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeno Zoldyck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Silva Zoldyck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeno Zoldyck!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeno Zoldyck takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva Zoldyck lands with a hook. Zeno Zoldyck tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sloppy strikes from Zeno Zoldyck. Those never looked like landing.
Silva Zoldyck keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Zeno Zoldyck has been cut.
Silva Zoldyck scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zeno Zoldyck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zeno Zoldyck motions for Silva Zoldyck to come forward. Zeno Zoldyck throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zeno Zoldyck with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Silva Zoldyck counter with a right hand.
Zeno Zoldyck defending well as Silva Zoldyck loads up on a big left hand.
Silva Zoldyck takes a swing at Zeno Zoldyck's ribcage but misses.
Zeno Zoldyck tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva Zoldyck sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zeno Zoldyck somewhat.
Silva Zoldyck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeno Zoldyck.
Zeno Zoldyck fails with the takedown
and Silva Zoldyck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Zoldyck throws a hook but Zeno Zoldyck blocks it.
Zeno Zoldyck swinging wildly here.
Silva Zoldyck scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zeno Zoldyck closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Silva Zoldyck has been cut.
Silva Zoldyck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva Zoldyck throws a lazy uppercut
and Zeno Zoldyck counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva Zoldyck lands a lovely overhand right.
Zeno Zoldyck is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zeno Zoldyck is rocked!
Zeno Zoldyck walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Silva Zoldyck swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Silva Zoldyck!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bram Nijhoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masters comes to the cage accompanied by Simply the Best. The key to victory for Ken Masters has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Ken Masters !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Bram Nijhoff!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nijhoff looks to land a combination but Masters avoids it well.
Masters dips to his left and cracks Nijhoff with an uppercut!
Nijhoff misses with a combination
and Masters counters with a nice uppercut.
Masters wants to clinch.
Nijhoff gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Masters takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nijhoff in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nijhoff fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've been hearing good reports from Masters 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Nijhoff looking to finish Masters with some ground and pound. This is bad for Masters !
Nijhoff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Masters in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nijhoff looking to finish Masters with some ground and pound. This is bad for Masters !
Nijhoff lands a big shot there that rocks Masters but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Masters is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nijhoff with good strikes from the mount here!
Masters manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Masters , under a barage of strikes from Nijhoff.
Nijhoff winds up and cracks Masters with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nijhoff is looking to advance position but Masters won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nijhoff working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Nijhoff there.
Masters is concentrating on defense, preventing Nijhoff from advancing position.
Nijhoff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nijhoff scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nijhoff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Masters 's head.
Masters is looking for a sweep. Nijhoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nijhoff misses with a head shot. Masters uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nijhoff landing some decent shots from guard.
Nijhoff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nijhoff throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nijhoff shoots in for a takedown but Masters shows good takedown defense.
Nijhoff misses with a takedown attempt - Masters sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Masters quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nijhoff misses with a takedown
and Masters counters with a stiff right hand.
Ken Masters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bram Nijhoff.
Nijhoff shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Masters defends it nicely.
Ken Masters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nijhoff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masters manages to avoid it.
Nijhoff shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Masters sprawls well. Masters wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nijhoff gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nijhoff tries to score a power double leg takedown but Masters sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nijhoff somewhat.
Nijhoff misses with a takedown
and Masters counters with a stiff right hand.
Nijhoff fails with the takedown
and Masters counters with a leg kick.
Masters connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Masters jabs Nijhoff to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice takedown defense from Masters . No joy for Nijhoff on that attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masters is pressed up against the cage. Nijhoff has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Masters down to the mat. Masters avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
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 Ken Masters will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nijhoff misses with a takedown attempt
and Masters counters with a two punch combo.
Nijhoff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Masters swivels and escapes.
Nijhoff misses with a takedown
and Masters counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ken Masters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bram Nijhoff.
Nijhoff fails to land the takedown.
Nijhoff has his takedown stuffed
and Masters counters with a nice uppercut.
Nijhoff is rocked!
Masters lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Nijhoff head around and knocks him out cold! Masters hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ken Masters !
Ken Masters seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamey Jasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Husky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamey Jasta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konrad Husky!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jasta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jasta moves out of range as Husky throws a body kick.
Husky looks to throw the jab but Jasta is out of range.
Jasta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jasta misses with the combination.
Jasta throws out a loose jab but Husky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Jasta.
As Jasta backs off Husky throws a huge counter combo but Jasta manages to avoid it all.
Husky throws a nice looking combination but Jasta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Husky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jasta blocks a head kick by Husky.
Jasta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jasta misses with a low kick as Husky jumps back.
Jasta misses with a body shot.
Jasta throws a body shot but no joy.
Husky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jasta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Husky tries a head kick but it misses.
Jasta feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Huskys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jasta has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) in the buildup to the fight.
Jasta blocks a jab.
Jasta lands a nice shot that snaps Husky's head back.
Husky misses with a body kick.
Jasta feinted with a counter takedown.
Husky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Husky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Husky throws a leg kick that misses.
Jasta throws a looping overhand right but Husky ducks down to avoid it.
Husky replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Jasta blocks it well.
Jasta lands a lovely overhand right.
Good work by Jasta as he checks the leg kick.
Husky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jasta.
Husky moves into the clinch.
Husky tries a body shot but Jasta blocks it.
Husky lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Husky misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jasta struggles to land a body shot inside as Husky controls his hands.
Husky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Husky blocks a body shot from Jasta.
Still in the clinch, Jasta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Husky blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Jasta.
Jasta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Husky.
Jasta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Husky misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Husky.
Husky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jasta.
Husky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Husky lands with a short shot to the head.
Jasta misses with a body punch.
Husky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Husky misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasta checks a leg kick nicely.
Husky throws a wild body kick that Jasta sees coming a mile off.
Husky tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Jasta does it's job there.
Husky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jasta was well out of range. Poor timing from Husky.
Jasta throws a looping overhand right but Husky ducks down to avoid it.
Jasta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Husky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Jasta misses.
Husky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jasta misses with a body shot.
Jasta blocks the body kick.
Husky attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jasta half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jasta blocks a head kick by Husky.
Jasta is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Husky misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Husky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jasta.
Husky throws a fast counter high kick but Jasta manages to duck under it in time.
Jasta is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Husky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Husky walks into a jab.
Jasta lands with a nice combination. Husky backs away looking to recover.
Jasta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jasta lands a lovely overhand right.
Jasta throws a shot from downtown. Husky moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Husky was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jasta is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jasta throws a nice head kick!
Jasta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Husky.
Jasta throws a sloppy body shot
and Husky counters with a body kick.
Jasta throws a shot from downtown. Husky moves away and avoids it.
Husky thows a leg kick but Jasta checks it
and Jasta counters with a nice double leg into side control. Husky won't be happy with that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Husky manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Husky tries to roll over but Jasta keeps him under control.
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 Jamey Jasta will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jasta throws a head kick that misses.
Jasta moves out of range of the strikes.
Jasta is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jasta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jasta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jasta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jasta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Husky misses with a wild body shot.
Husky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Husky misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Husky staying out of range there.
Husky staying out of range there.
Jasta lands an overhand right.
Jasta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Husky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jasta throws a lazy uppercut
and Husky counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jasta digs a good body shot into Husky's ribs.
Jasta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jasta just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Jasta misses.
Jasta swings widly with a right hand
and Jasta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jasta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Husky throws a body punch but Jasta moves out of range.
Nice shot by Husky.
Jasta with a hook.
Jasta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Husky is looking to land body kicks.
Jasta attempts a counter takedown but Husky avoids it well and moves away.
Nice cross by Husky.
Jasta throws out a loose jab but Husky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Husky scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Husky blocks a jab.
Husky tries a quick counter leg kick but Jasta is wise to it.
Husky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jasta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jasta throws a push kick but Husky slaps the foot to one side.
Husky forces Jasta back against the cage and clinches.
Jasta looking for a takedown.
Husky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Husky as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jasta.
Jasta lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Husky.
Husky is pressed up against the cage. Jasta has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Husky down to the mat. Husky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Husky.
Jasta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Husky lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Husky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jasta.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jasta. Husky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Husky follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jasta.
Jasta on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jasta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Husky bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A head kick misses from Husky.
Jasta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Husky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jasta.
Husky ducks under a wild hook from Jasta.
Husky appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Jasta misses.
Jasta misses with a hook to the body
and Husky counters with a left to the body.
Jasta blocks the body kick.
Husky wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Husky. Husky obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Husky takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Husky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jasta counters with a nice double leg into side control. Husky won't be happy with that.
Husky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jasta lands a few punches from side control.
Jasta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jasta working the ground and pound from side control.
Husky is trying to get back to half guard.
Jasta is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Husky sneaks back into half guard.
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 Jamey Jasta will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jasta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Husky momentarily.
Jasta misses with a hook to the body
and Husky counters with a leg kick.
Jasta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Husky moves away.
Husky has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Husky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Husky.
Husky motions for Jasta to come forward. Husky throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jasta misses with a hook. Husky ducked under it nicely.
Husky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Jasta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Husky misses
and Jasta counters with a nice double leg into side control. Husky won't be happy with that.
Jasta lands some shots froms side control.
Husky tries to buck Jasta off but Jasta is having none of it.
Husky prevents Jasta from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Husky tries to bench press Jasta off him but Jasta keeps the position.
Jasta works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jasta cracks Husky with a big right hand but Husky just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Husky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jasta controlling the position.
Husky sneaks back into half guard.
Husky tries to roll over but Jasta keeps him under control.
Jasta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jasta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Konrad Husky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Husky is staying active underneath Jasta, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Husky wants to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Husky delivers a nice body kick.
Husky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Husky moves out of range of the leg kick from Jasta.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jasta.
Jasta misses with a straight right.
Jasta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Jasta.
Jasta throws a hook to the side of Husky's head but Husky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jasta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Husky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasta checks a leg kick nicely.
Jasta half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jasta works the jab nicely.
Jasta swinging wildly here.
Jamey Jasta is winning the standup battle so far.
Jasta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jasta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jasta throws a jab when Husky was well out of range.
Jasta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Husky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Husky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Husky tries a head kick but it misses.
Jasta feinted with a counter takedown.
Husky is looking to land body kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Husky checks a leg kick.
Jasta throws out a loose jab but Husky uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Husky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jasta misses with a hook.
Husky scores with a kick to the body.
Husky doesn't manage to clinch there - Jasta circles away.
Jasta appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jasta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Husky.
Husky flicks out a counter leg kick but Jasta steps away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jasta defending well as Husky loads up on a big left hand.
Jasta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Husky raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Husky looks to score with a jab to the body but Jasta is just out of range.
Husky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jasta is out of range.
A shot to the body from Jasta misses
and Husky counters with a stiff right hand.
Jasta will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Husky lands with a nice body kick.
Jasta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jasta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Husky throws out the jab.
Jasta changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
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 Jamey Jasta.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jasta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamey Jasta!
After winning the bout, Jamey Jasta 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Coaker Kluge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Danilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danilov has chosen Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Part II as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Coaker Kluge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Danilov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kluge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kluge misses the jab.
Danilov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Danilov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kluge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Danilov does no damage.
Kluge tests Danilov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danilov lands with a cross.
Kluge scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kluge darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Danilov tests Kluge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Kluge throws a body shot but no joy.
Danilov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danilov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kluge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kluge swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kluge connects with a single shot there.
Danilov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kluge.
Kluge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kluge misses.
Danilov slips under a jab from Kluge.
Kluge connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kluge has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sweat in the buildup to the fight.
Danilov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Danilov scores with a jab.
Kluge slips a straight right by Danilov.
Danilov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danilov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danilov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kluge.
Danilov scores with a one two! Kluge had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Danilov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kluge is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kluge misses with a body shot.
Kluge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kluge throws out a powerful jab.
Kluge lands a big uppercut and Danilov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Danilov looks OK. Kluge waves Danilov back to his feet!
Danilov is rocked!
Kluge is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crack! Kluge connects with the perfect overhand right and Danilov falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Kluge!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Coaker Kluge!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Felterbush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aguilar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drector's Cut by Kamikazee. Donnie Felterbush has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alvin Aguilar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donnie Felterbush!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felterbush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aguilar throws out the jab.
Nice cross by Felterbush.
Felterbush with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aguilar to score with a decent uppercut.
Aguilar throws a jab when Felterbush was well out of range.
Aguilar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aguilar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It seemed like Felterbush was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Felterbush connects with a single shot there.
Felterbush closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A solid leg kick lands there for Felterbush.
We've been hearing reports that Aguilar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Felterbush throws a head kick but Aguilar moves out of range.
A cross from Aguilar lands.
Aguilar misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aguilar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Felterbush.
Aguilar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Felterbush misses with a straight left.
Aguilar throws a body shot but no joy.
Felterbush will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felterbush takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Aguilar misses.
Felterbush scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aguilar throws an overhand right that lands on Felterbush's shoulder, as Felterbush tries to avoid the shot.
Felterbush lands with an uppercut that bounces Aguilar off the cage and back into range.
Aguilar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Felterbush as he avoids it easily.
Aguilar dives in and scores a takedown into Felterbush's guard.
Aguilar advances position into side control!
Aguilar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Aguilar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Felterbush struggling a bit here.
Aguilar is trying to get an arm triangle but Felterbush is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush is looking to reverse the position.
Aguilar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Felterbush keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Felterbush regains half guard.
Aguilar is keen to just control but Felterbush is a slippery customer.
Aguilar wants to free his trapped foot but Felterbush is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Felterbush regains full guard. Nicely done.
Felterbush looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Felterbush keeping moving, preventing Aguilar from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Felterbush takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aguilar looks to land a combination but Felterbush avoids it well.
Felterbush takes a swing at Aguilar's ribcage but misses.
Aguilar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aguilar misses with an uppercut.
Aguilar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aguilar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aguilar lands with a good body shot.
Felterbush throws a leg kick but Aguilar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Felterbush throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aguilar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aguilar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Felterbush sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvin Aguilar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Felterbush scores with a push kick.
Felterbush closes the distance and clinches up with Aguilar, looking for a takedown. Felterbush pushes Aguilar against the cage but Aguilar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Felterbush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Felterbush misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar misses with a leg kick.
Felterbush misses with a lunging right hand
and Aguilar counters with a left and a right that stings Felterbush.
Aguilar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Felterbush.
Nice sprawl there from Felterbush as Aguilar shoots in.
Felterbush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Felterbush uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aguilar.
Aguilar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Felterbush.
Felterbush moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aguilar slips under a jab from Felterbush.
Felterbush misses with a wild combination.
Nice straight punches there by Aguilar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aguilar.
Aguilar takes a swing at Felterbush's ribcage but misses.
Felterbush tries to score with a low kick but Aguilar moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Aguilar misses the target.
Felterbush tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
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 Alvin Aguilar will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Donk. Aguilar catches Felterbush right on the button with a cross.
Felterbush lands with a straight right. Aguilar didn't see that one coming.
Aguilar moves out of range as Felterbush throws a body kick.
Aguilar misses the jab.
Aguilar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Felterbush misses the jab.
Alvin Aguilar is winning the standup battle so far.
Aguilar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Aguilar misses.
Felterbush misses with a low kick.
Felterbush throws a body kick that misses
and Aguilar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aguilar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aguilar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Felterbush must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aguilar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felterbush is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Aguilar can't keep his opponent in guard - Felterbush advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Aguilar wants to get back to full guard.
Felterbush working the head and body with strikes.
Aguilar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Felterbush works over Aguilar with some ground and pound from guard.
Felterbush looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Felterbush trying to control the position from guard on top but Aguilar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Aguilar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Felterbush is aware though and is defending well.
Aguilar looking for subs off his back but Felterbush has passed one foot through into half guard.
Felterbush tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aguilar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aguilar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Felterbush wants to take a breather but Aguilar is having none of it.
Aguilar is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush throws a strike but Aguilar avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aguilar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Felterbush circles away quickly and effectively.
Aguilar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aguilar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Felterbush on the side of the head.
Aguilar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Felterbush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aguilar misses with a straight left.
Aguilar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aguilar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Felterbush throws the kick towards the body but Aguilar avoids it.
Felterbush moves away from the strike by Aguilar.
Some bone on bone action there as Aguilar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aguilar throws a right hand that misses
letting Felterbush counter with a right hand.
Aguilar throws a jab but it's blocked by Felterbush.
Felterbush throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aguilar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Felterbush misses with a leg kick
and Aguilar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aguilar throws an overhand right that lands on Felterbush's shoulder, as Felterbush tries to avoid the shot.
Felterbush throws a jab but it's blocked by Aguilar.
Aguilar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Felterbush.
Felterbush is looking to land body kicks.
Felterbush walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aguilar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aguilar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aguilar misses with a hook
and Felterbush connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Felterbush throws a body shot but no joy.
Aguilar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Felterbush throws a head kick but Aguilar moves out of range.
Felterbush showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aguilar.
Felterbush is looking for the big counter here.
Aguilar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Felterbush throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donnie Felterbush will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Aguilar tries to work over Felterbush's front leg with a kick but Felterbush checks it.
Felterbush thinks about the counter body kick.
Aguilar throws a jab but it's blocked by Felterbush.
Aguilar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Felterbush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Felterbush throws out a counter right but Aguilar avoids it with no problem.
Aguilar misses with an uppercut. Felterbush saw that one coming.
Aguilar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Felterbush misses with a body kick.
Felterbush avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aguilar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aguilar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Felterbush looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aguilar tried to counter with a leg kick but Felterbush avoided it.
Aguilar moves out of range of the strikes.
Felterbush connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar thuds a left hand into Felterbush's body.
Aguilar throws a looping overhand right but Felterbush ducks down to avoid it.
Felterbush on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aguilar throws a jab but it's blocked by Felterbush.
Felterbush keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Felterbush moves away.
A jab from Felterbush does it's job there.
Felterbush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aguilar throws out the jab.
Aguilar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Felterbush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aguilar throws out the jab.
Felterbush looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Felterbush swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Felterbush slips under a jab.
Felterbush scores with a jab.
Felterbush scores with a head kick. Aguilar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Alvin Aguilar has been cut.
Felterbush lands an overhand right.
Felterbush misses with an attempted mid kick.
Felterbush instigates a clinch.
Aguilar takes a shot to the head.
Felterbush is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Aguilar can't fight it off and eventually Felterbush manages to take the fight to the floor. Aguilar looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aguilar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Felterbush can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush won't allow Aguilar to sweep him here.
Aguilar controls Felterbush momentarily but Felterbush frees himself.
Aguilar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aguilar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Felterbush lands a couple of elbows.
Aguilar looking for a sweep. Not yet Aguilar, not yet.
Felterbush stays in close to Aguilar's body and controls the position.
Aguilar looking for a sweep. Not yet Aguilar, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aguilar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Felterbush manages to get himself to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Felterbush has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aguilar finds it's way round the side to connect with Felterbush's head.
Felterbush throws a head kick that misses.
Felterbush throws a sloppy head kick and Aguilar moves out of range easily.
Aguilar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aguilar lands an overhand right.
Felterbush closes the distance and clinches.
Aguilar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aguilar tries a body shot but Felterbush blocks it.
Felterbush taking a breather.
Felterbush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Felterbush stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar lands a left hand.
Felterbush lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aguilar misses with the head strike.
Felterbush struggles to land a body shot inside as Aguilar controls his hands.
Felterbush tries to work over Aguilar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aguilar tries to work over Felterbush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Aguilar.
Felterbush tries to stall but Aguilar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Felterbush has a couple of punches blocked by Aguilar.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Felterbush creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aguilar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Felterbush's elbow.
Felterbush swings wildly with an uppercut but Aguilar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aguilar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aguilar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Felterbush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aguilar misses with a body punch.
Felterbush controlling the action here for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donnie Felterbush.
I think Felterbush 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Felterbush!
A very excited looking Donnie Felterbush made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Alvin Aguilar stepped up to the mic, saying 'Huuuuhhhuuuuuhhuuuuuuhhuuuuu!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beaver Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beaver Hardwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jin Kim!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardwood misses with a double jab.
Kim throws a jab when Hardwood was well out of range.
Hardwood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kim on the side of the head.
It looks like Jin Kim has been cut.
Hardwood thuds his right hand into Kim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardwood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hardwood dips to his left and cracks Kim with an uppercut!
Hardwood throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Hardwood throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardwood throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kim counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardwood scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kim doesn't seem bothered though.
Hardwood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
Kim looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hardwood misses with an attempted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Kim misses.
Beaver Hardwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardwood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardwood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardwood throws out the jab.
Hardwood looks to land a body kick but Kim moved away.
It seemed like Kim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hardwood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hardwood misses with a left hand
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Kim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hardwood misses with an uppercut. Kim saw that one coming.
Kim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hardwood lands a nice shot that snaps Kim's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Hardwood. That snapped Kim's head back.
Hardwood misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hardwood.
Kim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardwood.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardwood.
Kim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hardwood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Kim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hardwood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hardwood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hardwood lands with a nice combination. Kim backs away looking to recover.
Kim is rocked!
Hardwood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donk. Hardwood catches Kim right on the button with a cross.
Kim is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardwood finish him?
Hardwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardwood.
Hardwood cracks Kim with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Kim falls to his knees and Hardwood doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beaver Hardwood!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gimme Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money comes to the cage accompanied by Money for Nothing. Hugo Wolf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
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158 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gimme Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Wolf!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Money defends well and Wolf ends up having to push Money into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Money.
Wolf drives through with a takedown into Money's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Money has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Wolf has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A short right from Money on the inside.
Money's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Money throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wolf decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Money's guard.
Money has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wolf off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Money dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wolf. That did some damage!
Jab from Money.
A low kick from Money is predictable there
and Wolf counters with a shoot takedown. Money fights it but they end up in guard.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Money keeps moving.
Money avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wolf tries to free his leg and advance position but Money is retaining full guard.
Money working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wolf doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wolf manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wolf makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wolf stops Money from standing up.
Money will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wolf is in close to Money's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wolf's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Money avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wolf throwing strikes from guard but Money blocks nicely.
Wolf working some strikes from top position.
Wolf missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wolf looking to sit in guard and control but Money gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Money stopping the sweep attempt from Wolf.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Money misses with an uppercut.
Wolf will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Money misses with the combination.
Wolf walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money lands a jab.
Money throws a series of punches but Wolf avoids them all with ease.
Gimme Money is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Money has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wolf changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Money fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gimme Money has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Wolf.
Money slaps away a takedown attempt from Wolf, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wolf on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Money. Money obviously looking to wear him down.
Money getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wolf closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wolf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolf fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Money avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wolf looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Money wants to clinch up but Wolf keeps it at a distance.
Wolf wants to counter the offense by Money and move into the clinch position.
Money connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wolf. Wolf circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolf fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Money does it's job there.
Wolf is rocked!
Money looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wolf is aggressively charging in as Money backs up avoiding any damage. Money tosses out a jab and Wolf runs right into it face first! Wolf is out cold! Money dropped down on all fours and is barking in Wolf's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gimme Money!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Gimme Money waved his t-shirt featuring Spartan Nutrition 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Cross Furia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross Furia comes to the cage accompanied by Vivaldi's Winter. Escobar has chosen Big Pun - Brave in The Heart as his entrance music. Dante Cross Furia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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276 lbs
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250 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Cross Furia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross Furia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cross Furia swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
A big right from Escobar misses.
A jab from Cross Furia misses.
Escobar scores with a jab. Cross Furia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A shot to the body from Cross Furia misses
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cross Furia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cross Furia slips under a jab from Escobar.
Cross Furia throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.
Cross Furia backing away here, and Escobar unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cross Furia throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross Furia throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cross Furia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Dante Cross Furia has been cut.
Cross Furia lands with a kick to the temple. Escobar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Escobar misses.
Cross Furia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cross Furia tries a head kick but it misses.
Escobar thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Cross Furia.
Escobar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Escobar blocks a head kick by Cross Furia.
Escobar throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheers as Escobar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cross Furia doesn't seem phased though.
Escobar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cross Furia.
Escobar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Escobar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cross Furia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Escobar avoids the head kick by Cross Furia.
Cross Furia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cross Furia slips under a jab.
Escobar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cross Furia misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross Furia 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Cross Furia throws a shot to the body.
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cross Furia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Escobar thows a leg kick but Cross Furia checks it
letting Cross Furia counter with a right hand.
Escobar misses with a combination
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Cross Furia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
Escobar throws a lazy uppercut
and Cross Furia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cross Furia loads up on a big right hand but Escobar slips the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escobar, right into the meat.
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but Cross Furia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar misses with a hook.
Cross Furia throwing a counter right hand but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cross Furia circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cross Furia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Escobar doesn't seem bothered though.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Cross Furia.
Cross Furia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Cross Furia's shoulder, as Cross Furia tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Cross Furia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cross Furia works the jab nicely.
Cross Furia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Escobar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cross Furia counters with a nice uppercut.
Cross Furia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cross Furia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Escobar walks into a jab.
Escobar is rocked!
Cross Furia lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Escobar - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Cross Furia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dante Cross Furia!
A relieved looking Dante Cross Furia thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Pablo Escobar had this to say: 'Stay classy!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Olin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Nahtic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nahtic's choice of entrance music: Sleeping My Day Away. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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25
158 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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29
140 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Olin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Nahtic!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nahtic throws a head kick but Olin moves out of range.
Nahtic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Olin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Olin postures up in Nahtic's guard and throws a big left but Nahtic blocks it.
Nahtic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Olin works over Nahtic with some ground and pound from guard.
Olin landing some decent shots from guard.
Olin stops Nahtic from standing up.
Olin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Olin postures up in Nahtic's guard and throws a big left but Nahtic blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olin is looking to work some ground and pound but Nahtic has wrist control.
Nahtic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Olin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nahtic has momentary wrist control but Olin slips an elbow through the middle.
Nahtic is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nahtic is still in real trouble! Can Olin finish him?
Olin postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Nahtic covers up, he's hurt! Olin keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Olin and the ref steps in to end the fight! Olin can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Olin!
A very excited looking Jack Olin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Camatta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Antunes (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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28
155 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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26
155 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Camatta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Joaquim Antunes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes has a takedown stuffed.
Camatta throws a leg kick but Antunes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Camatta misses with a hook.
Antunes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Camatta throws a hook but Antunes blocks it.
Antunes feints the counter takedown.
Camatta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Camatta throws a combination that misses
and Antunes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Antunes.
Antunes distracts Camatta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Antunes distracts Camatta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camatta is looking for a triangle but Antunes pushes his legs off easily.
Antunes wants to control from the top but Camatta keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antunes postures up in Camatta's guard and throws a big left but Camatta blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes throwing strikes from guard but Camatta blocks nicely.
Antunes trying to control the position from guard on top but Camatta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Antunes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Antunes tries to free his leg and advance position but Camatta is retaining full guard.
Antunes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Antunes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Camatta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Antunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camatta.
And Antunes tries to counter it with a takedown but Camatta pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Camatta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The crowd cheers as Camatta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Antunes doesn't seem phased though.
Antunes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Camatta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Antunes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Antunes throwing strikes from guard but Camatta blocks nicely.
Camatta wants to improve his position but instead Antunes has moved into half guard.
Camatta looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Antunes lands a nice short elbow.
Camatta is pressing down on Antunes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Camatta looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Antunes lands a couple of digs.
Antunes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camatta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Antunes slips nicely into half guard.
Antunes wants to free his trapped foot but Camatta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Camatta taking some punishment here, with Antunes in his half guard.
Antunes working over Camatta with some ground and pound. Camatta looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Camatta wants to improve his position but Antunes is controlling well.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Antunes working Camatta over with strikes.
That's four 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.
Camatta is looking for a sweep. Antunes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Antunes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Camatta scores with a nice strike.
Antunes ducks under a wild hook from Camatta.
Camatta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antunes.
And Antunes tries to counter it with a takedown but Camatta pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Antunes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Camatta as he jumps to the side.
Antunes lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Antunes avoids the body shot from Camatta.
A big left from Camatta misses.
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 Antonio Camatta will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Antunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camatta.
Antunes wants to land a leg kick but Camatta is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Camatta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Camatta throws a jab but it's blocked by Antunes.
Antunes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Antunes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Antunes fails with the takedown.
Camatta throws a big shot that misses.
Antunes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Camatta defends it well.
Antunes blocks a jab.
And Antunes tries to counter it with a takedown but Camatta pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antunes moves out of range as Camatta throws a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Camatta.
Camatta swings widly with a right hand
and Antunes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Camatta looking for a sweep. Not yet Camatta, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camatta keeping full guard, as Antunes tries to pass.
Antunes pushes down on Camatta's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Camatta wants to improve his position but Antunes is controlling well.
Antunes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Antunes slips a nice elbow through Camatta's hands, connecting with Camatta's forehead.
Camatta is looking to improve his position.
Antunes thows a huge punch but Camatta dodges it nicely.
Antunes winds up and cracks Camatta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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.
Antunes is nestled in close to Camatta, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Antunes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Antunes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Antunes winds up and cracks Camatta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Camatta gets full guard.
Antunes is in close to Camatta's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joaquim Antunes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Camatta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Antunes defends it easily.
Camatta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Antunes cracks Camatta with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Antunes looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Camatta wants to clinch.
Antunes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Camatta defends it well.
Antunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antunes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Camatta scores with a jab to the body.
Camatta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Camatta misses with a hook.
Antunes feints the counter takedown.
Camatta missing with a left hand there. Antunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Antunes feints the counter takedown.
Camatta misses with a combination
and Antunes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Antunes connects with a nice short shot to Camatta's temple.
Antunes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Camatta won't allow Antunes to pass to mount.
Camatta is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Antunes scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are battling for position here. Camatta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Camatta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Camatta wants to sweep but no luck.
Camatta has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Antunes is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Camatta.
Camatta sneaks back into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Camatta is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joaquim Antunes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Camatta tries for a takedown but Antunes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Antunes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Antonio Camatta is winning the standup battle so far.
Camatta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Antunes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Camatta won't be happy with that.
Antunes working the head with strikes.
Camatta parries the strikes from Antunes easily there. Antunes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Camatta to escape.
Antunes lands an elbow.
Antunes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Camatta manages to get back to half guard.
Antunes lands with a punch from half guard.
Antunes wants to free his trapped foot but Camatta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camatta has hold of Antunes's hands but Antunes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Antunes working the head and body with strikes.
Antunes moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camatta taking punishment in the form of punches.
Antunes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Camatta takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Antunes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Camatta to see if he's OK.
Camatta is looking to regain half guard here but Antunes keeps moving and retains side control.
Camatta takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Antunes lands a nice forearm strike.
Antunes is working Camatta over with some ground and pound from side control.
Camatta tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Antunes presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Camatta is trying desperately to improve position.
Antunes dominating with strikes here.
Camatta is looking to get to half guard.
Antunes working Camatta over with strikes here.
Camatta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camatta tries to lock up and control but Antunes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Antunes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Camatta that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Camatta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Antunes scoring with strikes but Camatta is staying in there.
Antunes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Antunes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Antunes looking to finish Camatta with some ground and pound. This is bad for Camatta!
BOOM! Antunes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Antunes working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Antunes dominating with strikes here.
Antunes landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Camatta taking shots to the head.
Camatta is rocked!
Camatta sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Antunes trying to pass the guard but Camatta defending well.
Camatta wants to get back to full guard.
Antunes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Camatta wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Camatta trying to control but Antunes postures up.
Camatta tries to roll over but Antunes keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joaquim Antunes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Antunes 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joaquim Antunes!
A relieved looking Joaquim Antunes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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