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~T~ ITFL Round 5.1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bosco Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luca has chosen Filthy Luca Greeting as his entrance music. Bosco Brown had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bosco Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Luca!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luca throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Luca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Luca tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Luca throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Luca at a distance.
Brown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Luca eats them both and turns towards Brown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Luca throws a body kick that misses.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Luca looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Brown appears to be looking for a big counter.
Luca scores with a spinning back kick!
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Luca tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Luca to the ground. Luca escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Luca misses with a body kick.
Brown is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brown tries to work over Luca's front leg with a kick but Luca checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown shoots in but Luca avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Luca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luca raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bosco Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luca tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Luca is quick to defend against it.
Luca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luca throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Luca moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Bosco Brown has been cut.
Luca has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Luca throws a leg kick
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown misses with a hook. Luca ducked under it nicely.
Luca throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big right from Luca misses.
It appears Brown was looking to counter with a kick there.
Luca lands a front kick.
Luca throws a head kick that misses.
Brown connects with a right hand. Luca shakes it off.
Both fighters circling a little - Luca finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luca is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Luca circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Luca sprawls well. Luca wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Luca throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Brown misses its target.
Brown checks the leg kick.
Brown digs a good body shot into Luca's ribs.
Luca tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Luca throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luca.
A swing and a miss from Luca.
Luca loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luca lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Luca.
Johnny Luca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Luca throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown scores with a head kick.
Luca connects with an inside leg kick.
Luca throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Luca throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Luca throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luca throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luca misses with an uppercut.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luca thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Luca swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Luca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luca cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Luca throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luca throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luca is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
Luca jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Luca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luca looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown thinks about countering with a head kick.
Brown misses with a hook.
Luca punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Luca momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Luca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bosco Brown's cut.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown feints and then cracks Luca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luca down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brown crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Luca - the referee stops the clock and Brown gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Luca. Brown manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Luca's guard.
Brown is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Luca wants to stand and escape but Brown is having none of it.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown won't allow Luca to sweep him here.
Brown trying to control but Luca is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luca looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown preventing the sweep.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Luca misses with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Brown as he connects with a hook.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
It looks like Brown has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Luca goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Luca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Luca scores with a kick to the body.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Luca.
Brown throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Luca tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brown is in Luca's guard.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Luca tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luca working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Luca is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown wants to control from the top but Luca keeps moving.
Luca looking to control.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Luca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Johnny Luca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luca throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown swings for the body but Luca moves out of range.
Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Luca misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Luca throws a counter combo.
Luca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luca throws a lazy body kick
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
Luca misses with a looping right.
Brown throws a hook but Luca blocks it.
Luca is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luca.
Luca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Luca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown tried to counter with a leg kick but Luca avoided it.
Luca is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Luca.
Luca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown is looking to score with low kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Luca.
Luca misses with an uppercut.
Luca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Luca throws a head kick that misses.
Luca takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Luca misses with a kick to the body
and Brown counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Luca!
Brown tries to move to mount but Luca blocks the move with his legs.
Brown cracks Luca with a big elbow.
Brown lands a decent elbow from side control.
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 Bosco Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bosco Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Luca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luca throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Luca backs away, Brown returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Luca misses with a head kick.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Luca dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Luca lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luca throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Luca finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Luca shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brown eats them both and turns towards Luca to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luca gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brown counters with a good, hard body kick but Luca shrugs it off.
Luca thumps Brown with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luca tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Luca is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown 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.
You can see the frustration on Luca's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Luca rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Brown's guard! Nice work there by Luca!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luca trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brown's guard.
Luca wants to stand and escape but instead Brown has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Brown postures up.
Luca is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Luca misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Luca should have avoided that one.
Luca wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Luca comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luca throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Luca pushes Brown away with a front kick.
Luca lands a jab to the nose.
Luca misses with a head kick.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luca was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luca.
An inside leg kick from Luca misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown thuds a left hand into Luca's body.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Luca defends well and Brown ends up having to push Luca into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Luca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luca blocks the body kick.
Luca throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Nice jab there from Luca.
Luca takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Luca looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Luca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown throws a leg kick but Luca checks it.
It seemed like Luca was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Luca saw it coming and moves away.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Luca.
I think Luca 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Luca!
Johnny Luca really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that MMA Hype Apparel logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Bustamante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis comes into the arena with Awesome God blaring out of the sound system. Bustamante comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Here Comes The Boom! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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280 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Bustamante!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Louis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Louis connects with a right hand. Bustamante shakes it off.
Bustamante takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diego Bustamante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bustamante looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
Bustamante throws a leg kick
and Louis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bustamante moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bustamante.
Louis throws a lazy head kick
and Bustamante makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Louis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bustamante lands a slapping body shot.
Bustamante lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bustamante lands a leg kick that knocks Louis off balance momentarily.
Bustamante looks for the body kick but Louis saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Louis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bustamante!
Louis is breathing heavily.
Bustamante dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Louis. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Louis at a distance.
Louis takes one to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Bustamante there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Louis misses with a body shot.
Bustamante flicks out a counter leg kick but Louis steps away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Louis.
Both fighters circling a little - Bustamante finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bustamante lands a body shot.
Bustamante lands a nice looking body kick.
Bustamante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bustamante scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bustamante lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bustamante looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante cracks Louis with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Louis falls to his knees and Bustamante 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 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Bustamante!
A relieved looking Diego Bustamante 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikaiah Rynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lodbrok's choice of entrance music: Killing in the name of.... Mikaiah Rynn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivar Lodbrok's chin.
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220 lbs
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikaiah Rynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivar Lodbrok!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rynn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lodbrok moves away from the strike by Rynn.
Lodbrok throws out a counter right but Rynn avoids it with no problem.
We've been informed that Lodbrok 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.
Nice jab there from Lodbrok.
The crowd cheers as Rynn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lodbrok doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Ivar Lodbrok has been cut.
Rynn scores with a jab.
Lodbrok connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rynn momentarily.
Mikaiah Rynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Rynn.
Lodbrok is rocked!
Lodbrok scores with a nice head shot.
Lodbrok is still on wobbly legs! Can Rynn finish him?
Lodbrok looks for the body kick but Rynn saw that one coming.
Lodbrok seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rynn misses with a looping right.
Rynn 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.
Rynn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rynn misses with a straight right.
Lodbrok drops Rynn with a beautiful combination! Rynn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lodbrok is looking for the KO!
Rynn is rocked!
It looks like Mikaiah Rynn has been cut.
Rynn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lodbrok.
Oh Rynn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Rynn misses its intended target.
Rynn throws a hook to the side of Lodbrok's head but Lodbrok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rynn is holding his hands too far apart here. Lodbrok throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Rynn is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivar Lodbrok!
After the fight, Ivar Lodbrok 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flavius Odoacer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Cross Furia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Odoacer comes into the arena with Entrance of the Gladiator blaring out of the sound system. Cross Furia has chosen Vivaldi's Winter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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276 lbs
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Great wrestler
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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Flavius Odoacer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Cross Furia!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Odoacer doesn't seem bothered though.
Odoacer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Odoacer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cross Furia's hands.
It looks like Dante Cross Furia has been cut.
Cross Furia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cross Furia scores with a body shot.
Odoacer misses with an uppercut
and Cross Furia counters with a nice uppercut.
Odoacer drops his hands momentarily and Cross Furia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Odoacer there.
Odoacer digs a good body shot into Cross Furia's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Odoacer. Cross Furia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Odoacer throws a big shot that misses.
Despite the aggression on Cross Furia's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Odoacer missing with a left hand there. Cross Furia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Odoacer cracks Cross Furia with an open hand slap.
A cross from Odoacer lands.
Cross Furia throws a nice looking combination but Odoacer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Odoacer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Odoacer as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross Furia throws a jab when Odoacer was well out of range.
Cross Furia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Odoacer.
Cross Furia throws out a counter right but Odoacer avoids it with no problem.
Cross Furia just misses with a punch to the body.
Odoacer slips a jab from Cross Furia.
Odoacer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cross Furia loads up on a big right hand but Odoacer slips the punch.
Odoacer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick from Cross Furia lands but Odoacer takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Odoacer. Cross Furia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Odoacer misses with a takedown attempt
and Odoacer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cross Furia staying out of range there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cross Furia!
Cross Furia lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odoacer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Odoacer throws out a loose jab but Cross Furia uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odoacer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Odoacer misses with a looping right.
Cross Furia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Odoacer finds it's way round the side to connect with Cross Furia's head.
Odoacer clobbers Cross Furia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cross Furia is rocked!
It looks like Odoacer has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Odoacer circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Cross Furia tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Odoacer wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Flavius Odoacer!
An out of breath Flavius Odoacer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Mstislav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaniv Schulmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Mstislav Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yaniv Schulmann!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schulmann counters with a straight right hand.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schulmann was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Volkov throws out a leg kick but Schulmann moves out of range and Volkov only half commits.
Volkov blocks the body kick.
Volkov throws a low kick but Schulmann moves out of range easily.
Schulmann avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Schulmann uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Schulmann lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schulmann lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Schulmann.
It looks like Ruslan Mstislav Volkov has been cut.
Schulmann throws out a leg kick but Volkov moves out of range and Schulmann only half commits.
Schulmann throws a big shot that misses.
Volkov thumps Schulmann with a low kick.
Schulmann looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Schulmann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov misses with a leg kick.
Volkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That kick from Volkov tenderised Schulmann's leg. Schulmann is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Schulmann there.
Schulmann checks a leg kick.
Volkov cracks the inside of Schulmann's front leg.
Volkov lands with a cross.
Volkov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schulmann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Volkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schulmann.
Schulmann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov misses the jab.
Volkov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Schulmann shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Volkov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schulmann controls the pace.
Volkov keeping moving, preventing Schulmann from controlling successfully.
Volkov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volkov is looking to sweep but instead, Schulmann has passed into half guard.
Schulmann trying to control from half guard but Volkov is working away.
Schulmann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Volkov tries to get to full guard but Schulmann has control of the leg.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Schulmann trying to control from half guard but Volkov is working away.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Volkov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Schulmann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schulmann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schulmann has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Volkov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schulmann checks it well.
Schulmann replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Volkov blocks it well.
Schulmann throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Schulmann walks into a left hand.
Schulmann throws a low kick but Volkov moves out of range easily.
Volkov misses with a low kick as Schulmann jumps back.
A low kick from Volkov is predictable there
and Schulmann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schulmann.
And Volkov counters with a quick kick to the body but Schulmann blocks it.
Schulmann throws a body shot but no joy.
Volkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Schulmann throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Volkov throws a lazy right hand but Schulmann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Volkov throws a leg kick that misses.
Volkov feints and then cracks Schulmann's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schulmann down.
Volkov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Schulmann cracks Volkov with a good jab.
Schulmann slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid body kick from Schulmann.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Volkov.
Schulmann stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Volkov.
Volkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Volkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schulmann 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.
Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schulmann.
Schulmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Schulmann.
Volkov throws a leg kick
and Schulmann counters with an inside leg kick.
Volkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkov lands a nice looking body kick.
Volkov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Volkov misses with a wild body shot.
Schulmann misses the shot to the body.
Volkov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schulmann is out of range.
Volkov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yaniv Schulmann will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Mstislav Volkov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Schulmann throws out a loose jab but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaniv Schulmann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot lands for Schulmann.
Schulmann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Volkov.
Schulmann shoots in but Volkov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Schulmann checks the leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Schulmann finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schulmann throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schulmann finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Schulmann.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Volkovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Schulmann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkov.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Volkov wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Schulmann misses the target.
Schulmann connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Volkov momentarily.
Jab, jab by Volkov - just one landing.
Schulmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schulmann on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Volkov throws a body kick that misses.
Schulmann scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Schulmann checks a leg kick nicely.
Schulmann throws an overhand right that lands on Volkov's shoulder, as Volkov tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Volkov misses its intended target.
Schulmann throws a jab but it's blocked by Volkov.
A left lands for Schulmann.
Schulmann misses the shot to the body.
Volkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Volkov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkov throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann throws out a leg kick but Volkov moves out of range and Schulmann only half commits.
Schulmann's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schulmann stuns Volkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Volkov looks to land a body kick but Schulmann moved away.
Schulmann tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schulmann slips a straight right by Volkov.
Volkov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schulmann moves away.
Volkov throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Volkov. That's going to slow Schulmann down.
Schulmann has a takedown stuffed.
Volkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Volkov stuffs the takedown attempt from Schulmann. Schulmann gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruslan Mstislav Volkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yaniv Schulmann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Volkov. No joy for Schulmann on that attempt.
Schulmann blocks the body kick.
Volkov connects with a crisp jab.
Volkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Volkov.
Schulmann lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Schulmann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Volkov has Schulmann up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Volkov.
A body shot lands from Volkov.
A head punch on the inside from Volkov fails to land.
Schulmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schulmann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schulmann scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Volkov pushes Schulmann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schulmann has a couple of punches blocked by Volkov.
Volkov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov tries to throw a body punch but Schulmann avoids it by throwing Volkov back against the cage.
Volkov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schulmann lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Volkov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schulmann lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Schulmann.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schulmann.
Volkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Volkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schulmann's elbow.
Volkov is trying to break free.
Volkov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schulmann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schulmann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schulmann.
Schulmann lands a shot to the body.
Schulmann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Volkov digs a right hand into Schulmann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schulmann's gas tank.
Schulmann misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ruslan Mstislav Volkov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Mstislav Volkov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Volkov avoids the body shot from Schulmann.
Jab, jab by Volkov - just one landing.
Volkov staying out of range there.
Nice jab there from Schulmann.
Volkov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Volkov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schulmann's calf.
Schulmann avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Schulmann keeps Volkov at a distance using the push kick.
Volkov's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Volkov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Schulmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Schulmann blocks the low kick.
Volkov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Volkov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Volkov tries to land a leg kick but Schulmann saw it coming and moves away.
Despite the aggression on Schulmann's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schulmann - that will leave a mark!
Schulmann avoids a kick to the body.
Schulmann slips a straight right by Volkov.
Volkov misses with an uppercut. Schulmann saw that one coming.
A low kick from Schulmann is predictable there
and Volkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schulmann blocks a jab.
Schulmann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Volkov throws a body kick that misses.
Volkov tries to land a front kick but Schulmann steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Volkov.
Schulmann lands with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Volkov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses.
Volkov tries to clinch but Schulmann is having none of it.
Schulmann gets tackled into the cage by Volkov. Volkov maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Schulmann.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schulmann content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Schulmann.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schulmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schulmann misses with a punch to the body.
Schulmann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schulmann throws a leg kick which misses Volkov's front leg but catches the back leg as Volkov tries to avoid it.
Volkov looks to land a body kick but Schulmann moved away.
A good leg kick by Schulmann.
Schulmann scores with a leg kick.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schulmann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schulmann moves forwards but Volkov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schulmann throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Volkov rushes Schulmann and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a punch to the body.
Schulmann looking to throw knees to the head but Volkov is blocking nicely.
Schulmann blocks an uppercut.
Yaniv Schulmann seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schulmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Volkov blocks a body shot from Schulmann.
Schulmann has a couple of punches blocked by Volkov.
Schulmann blocks a body shot from Volkov.
Volkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Volkov controlling the action here for a moment.
Schulmann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schulmann lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Volkov tries to work over Schulmann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schulmann has a couple of punches blocked by Volkov.
Volkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schulmann has a couple of punches blocked by Volkov.
Volkov tries to throw a body punch but Schulmann avoids it by throwing Volkov back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schulmann pulls Volkov into guard.
Schulmann keeping moving, preventing Volkov from controlling successfully.
Volkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Schulmann is retaining full guard.
Schulmann is trying to control the position but Volkov postures up.
Schulmann escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Volkov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Volkov trying to control but Schulmann is working from the bottom.
Schulmann working for a triangle but Volkov defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yaniv Schulmann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schulmann has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yaniv Schulmann!
A relieved looking Yaniv Schulmann 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artie DeVanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artie DeVanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 3, fighting out of London, Frank Damozzi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damozzi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
DeVanzo misses with a low kick.
Damozzi throws a lazy right hand but DeVanzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Damozzi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around DeVanzo's waist but DeVanzo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Damozzi off to one side.
Damozzi moves out of range of the body kick.
A lazy left from Damozzi finds it's target.
Damozzi looks to land a body kick but DeVanzo moved away.
DeVanzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Damozzi.
We've been hearing reports that DeVanzo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A punch lands to the side of DeVanzo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
DeVanzo tries to clinch but Damozzi is having none of it.
Damozzi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Damozzi instigates a clinch.
Damozzi looking to stall.
DeVanzo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeVanzo.
Damozzi pushes DeVanzo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeVanzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Damozzi backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from DeVanzo fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
DeVanzo wants to control but Damozzi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Damozzi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Damozzi tries to pass the half guard into mount. DeVanzo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Damozzi working over DeVanzo with some ground and pound. DeVanzo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Damozzi is nestled in close to DeVanzo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
DeVanzo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Damozzi.
Damozzi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Damozzi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
DeVanzo manages to get to full guard.
Damozzi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Damozzi throws a big elbow that misses.
DeVanzo keeping full guard, as Damozzi tries to pass.
Damozzi wants to control from the top but DeVanzo keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Damozzi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damozzi connects with a couple of short punches.
Damozzi trying to control but DeVanzo is working from the bottom.
Damozzi preventing the sweep.
Damozzi throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
DeVanzo scores with a hook.
Damozzi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
DeVanzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi throws a leg kick that is checked
and DeVanzo counters with a good low kick that Damozzi was not able to check.
DeVanzo cracks Damozzi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Damozzi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Damozzi lands a slapping body shot.
Damozzi throws a leg kick which misses DeVanzo's front leg but catches the back leg as DeVanzo tries to avoid it.
Damozzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damozzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeVanzo manages to avoid it.
Damozzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeVanzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Damozzi.
It appears DeVanzo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeVanzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Damozzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeVanzo.
Damozzi moves out of range of the strikes.
Damozzi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Damozzi, right into the meat.
Damozzi lands with an uppercut that bounces DeVanzo off the cage and back into range.
Damozzi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Damozzi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
DeVanzo slips a straight right by Damozzi.
DeVanzo has Damozzi up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Damozzi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Damozzi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and DeVanzo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from DeVanzo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Damozzi throws a leg kick that is checked
and DeVanzo counters with a nice body kick.
Frank Damozzi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DeVanzo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Damozzi at a distance.
Damozzi fails with the takedown.
Damozzi misses the shot to the body.
DeVanzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damozzi.
And DeVanzo counters with a quick kick to the body but Damozzi blocks it.
Damozzi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
DeVanzo throws a front kick that sends Damozzi stumbling back into the cage.
Damozzi misses with an uppercut.
DeVanzo throws a big counter combination but Damozzi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi jabs at DeVanzo's body.
DeVanzo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Damozzi. That's going to slow DeVanzo down.
DeVanzo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeVanzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damozzi throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo moves away from the strike by Damozzi.
DeVanzo looks to land a right hand but Damozzi moved out of range.
Damozzi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? DeVanzo is fending him off so far but Damozzi persists. Nope, DeVanzo circles away and we're back to standing.
DeVanzo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Damozzi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Damozzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeVanzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
DeVanzo lands with a right to the head.
DeVanzo lands with a right to the head.
Damozzi managing to block the knees to the body from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo stalls.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damozzi.
DeVanzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Damozzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damozzi lands with a light punch inside.
Damozzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but DeVanzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but DeVanzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Damozzi - that landed with a thud.
Artie DeVanzo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Damozzi.
DeVanzo misses with the head strike.
Damozzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damozzi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, DeVanzo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damozzi working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Damozzi.
Damozzi is pressed up against the cage. DeVanzo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Damozzi down to the mat. Damozzi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Damozzi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Damozzi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Damozzi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
DeVanzo throws a half hearted mid kick.
DeVanzo tries to clinch
and Damozzi counters with a straight right hand.
DeVanzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
DeVanzo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi misses with a head kick.
DeVanzo wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo checks a leg kick.
DeVanzo throws a right and a left that Damozzi avoids nicely.
Damozzi moves out of range as DeVanzo strikes.
Damozzi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Damozzi scores with a head kick.
DeVanzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Damozzi.
DeVanzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Damozzi.
Damozzi tries a low kick but DeVanzo avoids it.
Damozzi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but DeVanzo is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi throws a head kick that DeVanzo semi-blocks.
DeVanzo tries to land a front kick but Damozzi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
DeVanzo misses with a wild body shot.
DeVanzo catches Damozzi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damozzi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts DeVanzo as he jumps to the side.
Artie DeVanzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Damozzi.
Damozzi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DeVanzo. DeVanzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Damozzi thumps DeVanzo with a low kick.
Damozzi thows a leg kick but DeVanzo checks it
and DeVanzo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Damozzi's knee momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by DeVanzo there.
DeVanzo slips a straight right by Damozzi.
DeVanzo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
DeVanzo clinches up with Damozzi and pushes him back against the cage.
DeVanzo has Damozzi pressed against the cage, preventing Damozzi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
DeVanzo prevents a body shot from Damozzi.
Damozzi lands a left hand.
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 Artie DeVanzo 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!
Damozzi misses the jab.
It looked like DeVanzo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab by DeVanzo.
Damozzi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Damozzi throws a looping overhand right but DeVanzo ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Damozzi misses.
A jab from Damozzi does it's job there.
DeVanzo with a nice cross.
Damozzi with a nice cross.
DeVanzo throws a front kick aimed at Damozzi's knee but Damozzi avoids it well.
DeVanzo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Damozzi was covering up waiting for the punch and DeVanzo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Damozzi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
DeVanzo wants to sweep but Damozzi has passed to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo is looking to reverse the position.
DeVanzo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Damozzi.
DeVanzo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
DeVanzo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
DeVanzo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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.
Damozzi tries to roll over but DeVanzo keeps him under control.
Damozzi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Damozzi trying to keep a closed guard but DeVanzo is proving a slippery customer.
DeVanzo slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi gets back to full guard.
Damozzi looking to hit a scissor sweep but DeVanzo is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells DeVanzo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
DeVanzo lands a couple of digs.
Damozzi wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Damozzi pulls DeVanzo in to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
DeVanzo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Damozzi gets a clinch.
DeVanzo misses with the head strike.
DeVanzo throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi looking to stall.
DeVanzo lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damozzi.
DeVanzo gets underhooks to prevent Damozzi's takedown attempt.
Damozzi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeVanzos head.
A short uppercut from DeVanzo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damozzi tries to work over DeVanzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
DeVanzo lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeVanzo tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by DeVanzo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artie DeVanzo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think DeVanzo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artie DeVanzo!
An out of breath Artie DeVanzo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Legstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legstrong's entrance music is Oshi - God Hour. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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230 lbs
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25
265 lbs
14 - 4 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Legstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, William King!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Legstrong, as that shot connected.
Legstrong thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A clash of legs there as Legstrong blocks the low kick.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Legstrong.
Legstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Legstrong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of King's head.
Legstrong scores with a jab. King acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lance Legstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legstrong lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
Legstrong lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
Legstrong scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Legstrong does a little dance to reset his feet.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Legstrong misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
Legstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Legstrong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King digs a good body shot into Legstrong's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Legstrong misses the target.
King appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Legstrong dives in and scores a takedown into King's guard.
Legstrong is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
King is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Legstrong stopping the sweep attempt from King.
Legstrong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
King controls Legstrong momentarily but Legstrong frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Legstrong throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and King releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Legstrong's jab looks to have found its range, popping King under the eye.
Legstrong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Legstrong misses the target.
King throws a low kick but Legstrong moves out of range easily.
King slips a straight right by Legstrong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Legstrong lands in his opponent's guard.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Legstrong is one step ahead there.
King can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Legstrong controls the pace.
King wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Legstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Legstrong being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
King working a defensive guard but Legstrong passes into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
King wants to improve his position but Legstrong is controlling well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Legstrong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legstrong manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Legstrong blocks a low kick nicely.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King throws a leg kick but Legstrong moved away.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Legstrong throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
King tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
King swings for the body but Legstrong moves out of range.
Legstrong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
King scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Lance Legstrong has been cut.
King misses with a kick to the body
and Legstrong counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for King!
Legstrong tries to move to mount but King blocks the move with his legs.
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Legstrong tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
King is not content to let Legstrong control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King prevents Legstrong from moving into mount.
Legstrong is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but King is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Legstrong staying calm.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Legstrong jabs King right on the nose. King blinks but takes it well.
William King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Legstrong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Legstrong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
King takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Legstrong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Legstrong misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong thows a left - swing and a miss!
King feints a counter leg kick.
Legstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Legstrong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King misses with a low kick.
It looked like Legstrong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King gets caught napping as Legstrong dives in and scores a takedown. King manages to retain guard.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Legstrong is one step ahead there.
King wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Legstrong trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong stays in close to King's body and controls the position.
Legstrong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Legstrong wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Legstrong controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Legstrong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Legstrong scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.
Legstrong throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a leg kick.
Legstrong takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Legstrong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Legstrong gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King slips under a jab.
Legstrong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
King throws a nice outside leg kick.
Legstrong looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
King moves out of range as Legstrong strikes.
King walks into a straight right hand from Legstrong.
Legstrong shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Legstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Legstrong throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. King tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Legstrong is in King's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King has an active guard here but Legstrong has managed to pass into half guard.
King trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lance Legstrong's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
King ducks under a wild hook from Legstrong.
King throws a low kick but it's checked well by Legstrong.
King fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Legstrong.
Legstrong goes for a double leg but King avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as King continues to drive forward.
Legstrong backing away here, and King unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Legstrong.
Legstrong is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. King knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
King is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legstrong is trying to maintain the position but King is very close to passing his half guard.
King throws a strike but Legstrong avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Legstrong trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Legstrong tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Legstrong blocks the low kick.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Legstrong.
Legstrong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Legstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Legstrong lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King motions for Legstrong to come forward. King throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Legstrong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Legstrong throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Legstrong closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming King to the mat! King manages to get full guard.
Legstrong being controlled here momentarily.
Legstrong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Legstrong got a little sloppy there for a moment and King has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Legstrong has managed to get both his arms back between King's legs - danger averted.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now King is on top in guard.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Legstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
Legstrong has his hands on King's head, controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
William King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Legstrong seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King slips a jab from Legstrong.
King misses with a body shot.
Legstrong misses with a straight right.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Legstrong finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Legstrong throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King cracks the inside of Legstrong's front leg.
Legstrong throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
Lance Legstrong is winning the standup battle so far.
Legstrong moves out of range of the body kick.
Legstrong shoots in looking for a takedown. King tries to sprawl out of it but Legstrong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. King manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Legstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King blocks a jab.
King takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King slips under a jab.
King throws a leg kick but Legstrong moved away.
King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Legstrong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King scrambles back to his feet.
Legstrong misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Legstrong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Legstrong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Legstrong!
Lance Legstrong decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Paul Wani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Rubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wani comes to the cage accompanied by *South* Sudan. Timur Rubin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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240 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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256 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Paul Wani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Rubin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Rubin misses its intended target.
Rubin lands a lovely overhand right.
Wani thows a body kick. Rubin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wani looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rubin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wani.
Rubin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wani misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rubin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wani manages to escape and get back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubin misses with a jab to the body
and Wani counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rubin thinking.
Rubin misses with a right hand
and Wani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rubin tries to clinch there but Wani circles away.
Wani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rubin shoots in looking for a takedown. Wani tries to sprawl out of it but Rubin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wani manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wani takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wani takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rubin tries to clinch there but Wani circles away.
Wani seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rubin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rubin lands a nice hook to Wani's body. Wani takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rubin throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Rubin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rubin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wani takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rubin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wani.
Wani misses with a looping right.
Rubin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin misses with a straight left.
Rubin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rubin misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wani fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rubin checks it well.
Wani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rubin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wani misses with a kick to the body.
Wani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That kick from Wani tenderised Rubin's leg. Rubin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wani circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Wani misses the target.
Wani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rubin moves away.
Rubin feints the counter takedown.
Nice body punch from Wani.
John Paul Wani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wani takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A low kick from Rubin misses
and Wani counters with an inside leg kick.
Rubin misses with a leg kick.
Wani misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wani scores with a kick to the body.
Rubin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rubin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Timur Rubin has been cut.
Rubin misses with a body punch
and Wani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rubin's sensitive parts.
Rubin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rubin misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Wani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wani takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wani looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wani misses the jab.
Rubin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wani.
Wani misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wani.
Wani works Rubin's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wani lands a really nice looking cross but Rubin seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubin moves out of range of the body kick from Wani.
Wani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rubin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wani.
Rubin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rubin looks to land a right hand but Wani moved out of range.
Wani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rubin was well out of range. Poor timing from Wani.
Wani throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rubin on the side of the head.
Wani lands with a right hand.
Rubin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wani scores with a push kick.
Wani throws a looping overhand right but Rubin ducks down to avoid it.
Rubin throws a right and a left that Wani avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Rubin misses.
Wani was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wani connects with a nice looking jab.
Timur Rubin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rubin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Paul Wani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timur Rubin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rubin checks the leg kick.
Wani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rubin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rubin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wani scores with a hook to the body. Rubin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rubin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wani counters with a thumping low kick.
Rubin misses with a hook to the body
and Wani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wani takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wani connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rubin momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wani. That's going to slow Rubin down.
Rubin connects with a jab.
Rubin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wani throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Rubin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wani darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Rubin misses the shot to the body.
Wani is looking to counter punch.
Rubin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rubin throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wani keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
John Paul Wani is winning the standup battle so far.
Wani connects with a solid leg kick.
Wani throws a body shot but no joy.
Wani lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rubin connects with a body shot.
Rubin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wani moves away.
Wani misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Rubin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rubin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rubin misses with a body shot.
Rubin drives through and clinches with Wani against the cage.
Wani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wani lands a jab to the nose.
Wani connects with a solid leg kick.
Rubin throws a right and a left that Wani avoids nicely.
Wani throws a big counter combination but Rubin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Rubin misses with a straight right.
Wani blocks a low kick nicely.
Wani lands the left hand.
Wani misses with a low kick.
Wani bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rubin's head.
Wani takes a swing at Rubin's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Wani.
Wani connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wani is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rubin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rubin advances nicely into full mount.
Rubin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rubin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wani because Rubin loaded up on that one.
Wani wants to control but Rubin is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin punching from mount but Wani doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wani tries to hold on but Rubin pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rubin unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Wani wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Rubin celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timur Rubin!
Timur Rubin 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giacomo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Benvenuti might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Eye Peas - Let's get retarded. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giacomo Benvenuti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Severn!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Benvenuti - just one landing.
It looks like Chris Severn has been cut.
Severn moves out of range as Benvenuti throws a body kick.
Benvenuti feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Severn sprawling to the canvas! Severn rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Benvenuti finish him?!
Severn throws a head kick but Benvenuti moves out of range.
Benvenuti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Severn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Benvenuti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Benvenuti as he checks the leg kick.
Severn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benvenuti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Severn throws a head kick but Benvenuti moves out of range.
Benvenuti misses with a hook.
A low kick from Severn misses
and Benvenuti counters with a crisp right hand that drops Severn! Benvenuti lets Severn back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Severn is rocked!
Severn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Severn throws a hook but Benvenuti blocks it.
Benvenuti connects with a body shot that sends Severn's belly button to the back.
Benvenuti feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Severn sprawling to the canvas! Severn rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Benvenuti finish him?!
Severn is still on wobbly legs! Can Benvenuti finish him?
That has opened up Chris Severn's cut even more.
Benvenuti looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Benvenuti backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Severn's temple! It sends Severn violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Benvenuti celebrates and the doctors try to help Severn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Giacomo Benvenuti!
Giacomo Benvenuti decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shinyo Jintao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shintaro Nomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shintaro Nomo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shinyo Jintao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shintaro Nomo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomo looks to throw the jab but Jintao is out of range.
Jintao misses with an uppercut
and Nomo counters with a left to the body.
Nomo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Nomo there.
Jintao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jintao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jintao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Nomo misses its intended target.
Jintao throws the left hand but Nomo avoids the punch easily.
Nomo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jintao lands an overhand right.
A shot to the body from Nomo misses
and Jintao counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jintao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jintao tries to land a front kick but Nomo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nomo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jintao throws a hook but Nomo avoids it easily.
Nomo cracks Jintao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jintao staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nomo checks a leg kick.
Nomo misses with a wild combination.
Jintao misses with a hook.
Nomo misses with a wild body shot.
Nomo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jintao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jintao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jintao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jintao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nomo throws a series of punches but Jintao avoids them all with ease.
Jintao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jintao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nomo misses with an uppercut.
Nomo throws a front kick aimed at Jintao's knee but Jintao avoids it well.
Jintao tries to sprawl but Nomo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jintao wants to get back to his feet.
Jintao is defending against the submission attempts here by Nomo.
Jintao regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jintao is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nomo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jintao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jintao holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo tries to free his leg and advance position but Jintao is retaining full guard.
Nomo stops Jintao from standing up.
Nomo looking to sit in guard and control but Jintao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nomo looking for subs off his back but Jintao has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nomo wants to control but Jintao is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nomo is looking to land body kicks.
Jintao is looking for a counter combo.
Nomo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Jintao misses with a low kick.
Jintao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jintao throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jintao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jintao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jintao lands an overhand right.
Jintao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nomo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nomo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jintao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jintao wants it to stay on the feet.
Nomo swings for the body but Jintao moves out of range.
Nomo just misses with a punch to the body.
It appears Jintao was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nomo, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shintaro Nomo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nomo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Jintao misses.
Nomo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nomo swings widly with a right hand
and Jintao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nomo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nomo ducks under a wild hook from Jintao.
Nomo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jintao.
Jintao throws the kick towards the body but Nomo avoids it.
Nomo avoids a kick to the body.
Nomo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Nomo backs away, Jintao returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big right from Jintao misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jintao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jintao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jintao tries to land a front kick but Nomo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nomo lands with a good body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jintao!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jintao!
Jintao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nomo moves away.
Jintao throws a body punch but Nomo moves out of range.
Nomo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jintao. Jintao obviously looking to wear him down.
Jintao throws a poor cross that misses
and Nomo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jintao moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for Jintao.
Jintao misses with a looping left.
Jintao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nomo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nomo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nomo takes a swing at Jintao's ribcage but misses.
Jintao was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nomo throws a head kick that misses.
It appears Jintao was looking to counter with a kick there.
Shinyo Jintao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jintao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jintao scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Jintao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Jintao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice side step and Nomo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jintao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nomo moves forwards but Jintao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jintao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nomo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jintao misses with a body kick.
Jintao scores with a hook to the body. Nomo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nomo misses with a wild body shot.
Jintao throws a counter high kick but Nomo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jintao lands a jab to Nomo's midsection.
Jintao looks to land a right hand but Nomo moved out of range.
Nomo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid body kick from Jintao.
Jintao's corner calls for a 1-2. Jintao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nomo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jintao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jintao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nomo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jintao avoids the body shot from Nomo.
Jintao clinches up against the cage.
Jintao prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jintao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jintao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nomo's elbow.
Nomo tries to break the clinch but Jintao is controlling the position.
Jintao scores with a shot to the side of Nomo's head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jintao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jintao lands with a short shot to the head.
Jintao manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Jintao.
Nomo blocking some punches.
Jintao lands with a left to the head.
Jintao lands a body shot.
Jintao has Nomo pressed against the cage.
Nomo blocks a body shot from Jintao.
Jintao scores with a shot to the side of Nomo's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomo tries for a takedown but Jintao manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinyo Jintao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
That's time! Jintao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nomo misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Nomo.
Jintao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jintao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nomo's sensitive parts.
Jintao misses with a jab to the body
and Nomo counters with a nice uppercut.
Nomo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jintao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nomo.
Nomo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nomo staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jintao lands a jab to Nomo's midsection.
Nomo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jintao was well out of range. Poor timing from Nomo.
Nomo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jintao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nomo thinking.
Jintao swings for the body but Nomo moves out of range.
Nomo lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jintao digs a good hook to Nomo's body.
Nomo throws a head kick but Jintao moves out of range.
Jintao scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nomo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nomo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jintao tries to land a front kick but Nomo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nomo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jintao as he avoids it easily.
Nomo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That kick from Jintao tenderised Nomo's leg. Nomo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shinyo Jintao is winning the standup battle so far.
Nomo avoids the body shot from Jintao.
Nomo missing with a left hand there. Jintao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jintao - that will leave a mark!
A slapping leg kick lands for Jintao.
Nomo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jintao moves away from the strike by Nomo.
Jintao thinks about countering with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jintao scores with a punch to the head.
That has opened up Shintaro Nomo's cut even more.
Jintao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jintao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nomo digs a good body shot into Jintao's ribs.
Nomo throws a body punch but Jintao moves out of range.
Jintao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nomo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Jintao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jintao - that will leave a mark!
Nomo throws a body kick that misses
and Jintao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jintao lands a jab to the nose.
Jintao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jintao lands a nice looking body kick.
A leg kick checked by Jintao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jintao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jintao throws a sloppy head kick and Nomo moves out of range easily.
Jintao's corner calls for a 1-2. Jintao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The cut above Shintaro Nomo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A swing and a miss from Jintao.
Nomo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nomo throws a push kick but Jintao slaps the foot to one side.
Jintao connects with a leg kick. Nomo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jintao throws a series of punches but Nomo avoids them all with ease.
Nomo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jintao counters with a good low kick that Nomo was not able to check.
Jintao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nomo can do to turn this around?
Jintao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nomo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nomo throws a body shot but no joy.
Nomo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jintao counters with a nice uppercut.
Nomo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jintao rather than just go for the knockout.
Nomo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jintao was well out of range. Poor timing from Nomo.
Nomo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jintao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jintao lands a nice looking body kick.
Jintao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nomo.
Nomo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Jintao was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nomo.
Jintao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nomo's calf.
Jintao misses with a kick to the body.
Jintao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nomo. Jintao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jintao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nomo throws a hook but Jintao avoids it easily.
Nomo moves out of range as Jintao throws a body kick.
Jintao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nomo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jintao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinyo Jintao showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jintao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinyo Jintao!
A very excited looking Shinyo Jintao 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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pop
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