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CCF Midweek Mayhem 193 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Victor Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogie McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevens's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Can't Hold Us. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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135 lbs
20 - 19 - 0 |
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142 lbs
13 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogie McGill!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGill forces Stevens back against the cage and clinches.
McGill looking to throw knees to the head but Stevens is blocking nicely.
McGill dodges an elbow strike from Stevens.
McGill misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stevens.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGill.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGill avoids it.
McGill connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stevens's face.
McGill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McGill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevens's efforts to push away.
McGill tries a knee to the head but Stevens blocks it.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGill is defending well for now.
Stevens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGill has him pressed against the cage.
McGill goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stevens prevents it.
Stevens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McGill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGill tries for a takedown but Stevens manages to get underhooks.
McGill lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stevens avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Stevens clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Stevens rolls, trying to escape but McGill keeps control of the position.
McGill tries to keep control of the position but Stevens is staying busy.
McGill avoiding Stevens 's attempts to control his hands.
McGill scores with punches to the body.
Well, with McGill on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Stevens is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Stevens showing good submission defense here.
McGill biding his time, looking for the opening.
McGill's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Stevens wants to control but McGill is having none of it.
McGill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens working to try and regain half guard.
Stevens defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from McGill.
McGill tries to control but Stevens wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McGill sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
McGill trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stevens holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McGill tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Stevens tries to hold on but McGill pushes him away.
McGill jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Stevens manages to avoid the submission attempt.
McGill lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from McGill seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
McGill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stevens can't do much from the bottom here.
McGill goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Stevens has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for McGill but great work by Stevens.
McGill is looking to reverse the position.
McGill keeps trying to improve his position.
McGill tries to escape but Stevens is in control.
McGill tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stevens wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogie McGill dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McGill takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
Stevens clinches up against the cage.
McGill looking to throw knees to the head but Stevens is blocking nicely.
McGill tries a knee to the head but Stevens blocks it.
McGill gets underhooks to prevent Stevens's takedown attempt.
Bogie McGill seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGill lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McGill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGill with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stevens is trying to break free.
Stevens prevents a takedown attempt there.
McGill has hold of one of Stevens's legs. Stevens is fighting the takedown attempt but McGill gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGill.
McGill throws a big elbow that misses.
McGill is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill postures up.
Stevens wants to stand and escape but McGill is having none of it.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Stevens manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
McGill lands a knee to the body.
Stevens manages to break the clinch.
Stevens lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McGill looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Stevens!
McGill has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Stevens!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGill can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stevens is looking to escape.
McGill goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Stevens is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is stalling in the full guard.
McGill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McGill manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McGill is defended easily by Stevens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill forces Stevens back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McGill.
McGill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGill is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Victor Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bogie McGill.
McGill works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing McGill from controlling successfully.
McGill throws a big elbow that misses.
Stevens striking off his back but it's not causing McGill any problems.
McGill is working Stevens over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stevens keeping full guard, as McGill tries to pass.
Stevens wants to stand up but McGill is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stevens is keeping the position for now.
McGill throwing strikes but missing.
McGill engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stevens controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses
and McGill counters with a shoot takedown. Stevens fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogie McGill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Stevens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevens fails to land with a series of punches.
Victor Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McGill.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGill.
McGill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stevens.
Stevens fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGill has Stevens up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGill is defending well for now.
Stevens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McGill has clasped his hands together around Stevens's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGill is working Stevens over with some ground and pound from side control.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet but McGill drags him back down.
McGill tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
McGill in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bogie McGill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stevens is looking for a sweep.
McGill postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stevens is working to avoid the ground and pound but McGill connects with a decent elbow.
McGill throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stevens wants to control but McGill postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens defending against the ground and pound.
McGill passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Stevens!
McGill looking to ground and pound but Stevens is blocking nicely.
McGill throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
McGill controlling the position easily from mount.
McGill landing strikes from the mount and Stevens is in trouble!
McGill trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stevens keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McGill.
McGill breaks from Stevens's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stevens blocking the ground and pound.
McGill throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stevens because McGill loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by McGill there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
McGill looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
McGill raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens avoids a series of strikes thrown by McGill.
McGill throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
McGill sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
McGill sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
McGill lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stevens hang on?
McGill controlling the position easily from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by McGill there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
McGill tries to control but Stevens wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogie McGill really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McGill rushes Stevens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McGill turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Stevens is trying to buck McGill off.
McGill working the ground and pound.
Stevens is trying to get back to half guard.
McGill trying to control the position but Stevens is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGill remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to buck McGill off.
McGill trying to control the action but Stevens is working from the bottom.
McGill working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McGill tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stevens controls the position for a moment.
Stevens prevents McGill from moving into mount.
McGill scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill is looking to take a break and control but Stevens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stevens takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
McGill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stevens keeps working.
McGill misses with the ground and pound.
Stevens wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
McGill grinds an elbow into Stevens's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McGill prevents Stevens from escaping the position.
McGill tries for a kimura but Stevens is defending well.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet.
McGill tries to advance to mount but can't.
McGill working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGill tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McGill has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogie McGill dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stevens feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGills jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stevens throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stevens throws a lazy head kick
and McGill counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McGill working Stevens over with strikes.
Stevens is trying to control but can't.
McGill thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stevens is trying to stand up here but McGill is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, McGill seems content to control.
McGill is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill lands strikes from half guard.
McGill looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stevens is staying active underneath McGill, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McGill wants to stand but Stevens has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McGill content to control rather than advance.
McGill is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McGill uses his free foot to push down on Stevens's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stevens.
Victor Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevens is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens gets back to half guard.
Stevens is trying to stand back up but McGill is controlling him
Still in half guard, McGill seems content to control.
McGill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stevens's head.
McGill missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McGill throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stevens is staying active underneath McGill, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stevens scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stevens misses the shot to the body.
McGill closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McGill lands in his opponent's guard.
Bogie McGill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGill is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McGill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McGill passes Stevens's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McGill works his way into full mount!
McGill is working for a guillotine from mount but Stevens frees his head quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bogie McGill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McGill winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Bogie McGill!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Bogie McGill!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Bogie McGill!
Bogie McGill wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Corozzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvatore Corozzo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salvatore Corozzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow looks to throw the jab but Corozzo is out of range.
Good shot there by Morrow.
Corozzo throws a lazy right hand but Morrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrow looks to land a body kick but Corozzo moved away.
Morrow throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Morrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corozzo. That did some damage!
Corozzo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Morrow misses its intended target.
Morrow misses with a kick to the body
and Corozzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corozzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrow.
Morrow throws a solid leg kick but Corozzo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morrow.
Corozzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Corozzo scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Morrow is predictable there
and Corozzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corozzo lands with a shot to the body.
Corozzo throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corozzo staying out of range there.
Morrow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morrow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morrow has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Corozzo.
A head kick by Morrow misses
letting Corozzo counter with a right hand.
Corozzo looks to land a left hand but Morrow moved out of range nicely.
Corozzo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Corozzo.
Morrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Corozzo is just out of range.
Trent Morrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrow moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Corozzo.
Morrow tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corozzo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morrow throws a leg kick
and Corozzo counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corozzo moves out of range of the body kick from Morrow.
Corozzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morrow throws a low kick but Corozzo moves out of range easily.
Morrow darts in looking for a takedown but Corozzo gets double underhooks and turns Morrow into the cage.
A lazy body kick from Morrow
and Corozzo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Corozzo moves out of range as Morrow throws a body kick.
Morrow throws a body kick that misses.
Morrow misses with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Morrow.
Morrow throws the kick towards the body but Corozzo avoids it.
Morrow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Corozzo's waist but Corozzo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morrow off to one side.
Corozzo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Morrow tries to work over Corozzo's front leg with a kick but Corozzo checks it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Morrow crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Corozzo - the referee stops the clock and Morrow gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Corozzo. Morrow manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Corozzo misses with a looping left.
Corozzo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Morrow swings for the body but Corozzo moves out of range.
Morrow drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Morrow wants to control from the top but Corozzo keeps moving.
Corozzo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Corozzo is controlling Morrow's posture.
Morrow throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrow throws a big elbow that misses.
Morrow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Corozzo controlling the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morrow trying to control but Corozzo is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Corozzo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morrow misses with the body kick
and Morrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Corozzo lands a jab.
Morrow throws a lazy right hand but Corozzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corozzo tried to counter with a leg kick but Morrow avoided it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrow defending well as Corozzo loads up on a big left hand.
Morrow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morrow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morrow there as he acknowledges the shot.
Corozzo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corozzo moves out of range as Morrow strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Corozzo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice shot by Morrow.
Corozzo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A jab from Morrow misses.
Corozzo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrow tries to score with a low kick but Corozzo moves his leg out of the way.
Corozzo throwing a counter right hand but Morrow manages to avoid it.
Corozzo fakes the leg kick and cracks Morrow in the body.
Morrow misses with a kick to the body.
Corozzo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Corozzo throws a right hand that misses
and Morrow counters with a solid body kick.
Morrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Morrow misses
and Corozzo counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Corozzo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morrow.
Corozzo looks to land a left hand but Morrow moved out of range nicely.
Morrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Corozzo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrow throws a hook but Corozzo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow is looking to land body kicks.
Morrow tries to land a leg kick but Corozzo saw it coming and moves away.
Corozzo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Corozzo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Morrow misses with a straight right.
Corozzo swings for the body but Morrow moves out of range.
Morrow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morrow scores with a spinning back kick!
Salvatore Corozzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrow closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Corozzo did well to prevent Morrow getting side control.
Corozzo tries to get to full guard but Morrow has control of the leg.
Morrow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corozzo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morrow.
Corozzo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Morrow.
Morrow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrow throws a strike but Corozzo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morrow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Corozzo is one step ahead there.
Morrow is looking to sweep but instead, Corozzo has passed into half guard.
Morrow keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow tries to roll over but Corozzo keeps him under control.
Morrow wants to control but Corozzo is keeping busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Morrow thows a body kick. Corozzo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Morrow takes a swing at Corozzo's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrow misses the target.
Morrow tries to land a leg kick but Corozzo saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morrow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Corozzo counters with a right hand to the body.
Morrow misses with a hook
and Morrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salvatore Corozzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Corozzo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Corozzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Corozzo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Corozzo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrow throws a body kick that misses
and Corozzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morrow misses with a takedown attempt
and Corozzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrow looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A little feinted left hand from Corozzo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Corozzo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morrow in his tracks.
Corozzo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Corozzo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Corozzo is looking to slow Morrow down with leg kicks.
Morrow throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrow. Corozzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corozzo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Morrow looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Corozzo!
Morrow misses with the ground and pound.
An elbow from Morrow crashes against the mat.
Corozzo tries to bench press Morrow off him but Morrow keeps the position.
Corozzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrow can do to turn this around?
Corozzo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Morrow is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Corozzo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Morrow.
Corozzo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Morrow there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Corozzo tries to reverse the position but Morrow maintains control.
Morrow with a couple of short strikes.
Morrow thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrow throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Morrow thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Morrow with a couple of short strikes.
Morrow with good strikes from the mount here!
Corozzo taking shots to the head.
Corozzo is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corozzo is working hard here to advance position.
Morrow with a couple of short strikes.
Morrow looking to control but Corozzo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morrow throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrow sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Morrow looking to finish Corozzo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Corozzo!
Corozzo tries to lock up and control but Morrow gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morrow throws some wild stikes that Corozzo manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Morrow looking to ground and pound but Corozzo is blocking nicely.
Morrow lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Corozzo hang on?
Morrow looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Morrow throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Morrow has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Corozzo's face.
Morrow working the ground and pound effectively.
Morrow thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morrow cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Morrow with the ground and pound from mount.
Morrow unloads with some shots from mount but Corozzo bucks and avoids them well.
Corozzo blocking the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corozzo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Morrow.
Corozzo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Morrow tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Corozzo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Morrow throws some wild stikes that Corozzo manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Morrow really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Corozzo moves out of range as Morrow strikes.
Morrow dives in and scores a takedown into Corozzo's guard.
Morrow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morrow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morrow tries to free his leg and advance position but Corozzo is retaining full guard.
Corozzo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Corozzo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morrow is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow is looking for a sweep. Corozzo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrow is doing well to control the position and prevent Corozzo from advancing to side control.
Trent Morrow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morrow moves into full guard.
Corozzo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Corozzo won't allow Morrow to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morrow is still trying to improve position.
Morrow is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morrow wants to sweep here but Corozzo controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Corozzo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corozzo blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Corozzo misses the target.
Morrow throws a lazy body kick
and Corozzo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morrow tries to land a front kick but Corozzo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corozzo misses with a body kick.
Corozzo lands a right hook to the body.
Corozzo swings for the body but Morrow moves out of range.
Morrow scores with a crisp jab that stopped Corozzo in his tracks.
Morrow has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Corozzo.
Morrow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morrow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Corozzo finds it's way round the side to connect with Morrow's head.
Morrow ducks under a wild hook from Corozzo.
Corozzo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corozzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corozzo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with a takedown attempt - Corozzo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corozzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrow.
Corozzo loads up on a big right hand but Morrow slips the punch.
Corozzo misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrow goes for a double leg but Corozzo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Corozzo continues to drive forward.
Morrow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Corozzo throws a body punch but Morrow moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Corozzo - just one landing.
Morrow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corozzo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morrow goes for a double leg but Corozzo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Corozzo continues to drive forward.
Corozzo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Salvatore Corozzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Morrow.
Morrow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Corozzo. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Corozzo had his way with Trent Morrow in 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. This is the final round!
Corozzo moves out of range of the body kick.
Corozzo lands a jab to the head.
Corozzo tries to move into range but Morrow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Corozzo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Morrow misses with the body kick
and Corozzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrow misses with a wild combination.
Morrow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Corozzo defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corozzo moves out of range as Morrow throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Corozzo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morrow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morrow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Corozzo is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow throws a sloppy head kick and Corozzo moves out of range easily.
Morrow avoids a kick to the body.
Morrow is looking to land body kicks.
Corozzo slips a straight right by Morrow.
Corozzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corozzo.
Corozzo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morrow.
Corozzo stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Morrow or perhaps it was just good defense by Corozzo, which made it look bad.
Salvatore Corozzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Morrow.
Corozzo lands with a straight right. Morrow didn't see that one coming.
Corozzo stalks Morrow and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morrow's face. Morrow staggers backwards, shaken.
Morrow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Morrow.
Corozzo missing with a left hand there. Morrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corozzo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corozzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrow.
Corozzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrow.
Morrow throws a leg kick but Corozzo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Morrow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morrow motions for Corozzo to come forward. Morrow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morrow misses with a hook. Corozzo ducked under it nicely.
Morrow lands with a right hand.
Corozzo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morrow.
Corozzo misses with a body shot.
Corozzo connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow looks for a takedown but Corozzo sprawls well.
Morrow lands a jab to the head.
Morrow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morrow misses with an uppercut
and Corozzo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corozzo lands a body shot.
Morrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corozzo.
Morrow wants to land a leg kick but Corozzo is out of range.
Corozzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morrow.
Morrow misses with a takedown attempt - Corozzo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morrow closes the distance and clinches up with Corozzo, looking for a takedown. Morrow pushes Corozzo against the cage but Corozzo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Morrow.
Morrow throws a poor cross that misses
and Corozzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice uppercut there from Corozzo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corozzo throws a body kick that misses.
Corozzo throws the left hand but Morrow avoids the punch easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Corozzo checks a leg kick.
Corozzo connects with a leg kick. Morrow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Morrow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corozzo. Corozzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Morrow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Corozzo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Corozzo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Corozzo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salvatore Corozzo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Corozzo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Salvatore Corozzo!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Salvatore Corozzo!
Salvatore Corozzo wins by majority decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Salvatore Corozzo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holy Jenova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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285 lbs
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279 lbs
18 - 18 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Holy Jenova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Stone!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a right hand that Jenova ducks under and follows up with a left that Jenova also avoids with ease.
Stone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jenova slips a straight right by Stone.
Stone throws a low kick but Jenova avoids it.
Jenova really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stone connects with a high kick.
It looks like Holy Jenova has been cut.
Stone scoring well with a low kick there.
Stone misses with a hook. Jenova ducked under it nicely.
Jenova lunges at Stone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stone's hand.
It looks like Aaron Stone has been cut.
Jenova misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Stone misses.
Jenova jabs Stone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jenova scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Stone.
Jenova lands with a kick to the temple. Stone shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jenova is able to avoid easily.
Jenova takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jenova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stone is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jenova.
Jenova blocks a head kick by Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Jenova does no damage.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jenova. Jenova obviously looking to wear him down.
Jenova takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone throws an overhand right that lands on Jenova's shoulder, as Jenova tries to avoid the shot.
Jenova tries to counter by clinching up but Stone breaks away and moves out of range.
Stone throws a body kick that misses.
Jenova has managed to clinch.
Stone tries to work over Jenova's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenova lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Stone.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Jenova.
Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stone is trying to force a seperation but Jenova has the dominant position.
Jenova dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenova lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
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!
Jenova lands a right hand.
Stone is rocked!
Jenova pushes Stone against the cage. Jenova is working some dirty boxing. Jenova pushes off with a quick right hook! Stone goes down! Stone tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Jenova moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holy Jenova!
Holy Jenova bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake Blazing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ondrej Simunek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ondrej Simunek has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Blake Blazing's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blake Blazing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ondrej Simunek!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazing stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Ondrej Simunek has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simunek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Simunek lands an elbow inside.
Blazing takes a shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Simunek.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Simunek.
Simunek leaning against his opponent.
Simunek tries to throw a body punch but Blazing avoids it by throwing Simunek back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simunek leaning against his opponent.
Blazing is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Simunek throws a head punch that misses.
Simunek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simunek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blazing's defenses.
It looks like Blake Blazing has been cut.
Simunek lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Simunek.
Simunek throws an elbow but it misses.
Simunek lands an elbow inside.
Simunek lands an elbow inside.
Simunek working aggressively here.
Simunek lands an elbow inside.
Simunek lands an elbow that stopped Blazing in his tracks for a moment.
Simunek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blazing looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blazing wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Simunek misses with a punch on the inside.
Simunek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simunek lands a nice elbow.
Simunek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blazing is trying to force a seperation but Simunek has the dominant position.
Blazing wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blazing has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Blazing being controlled against the cage.
Simunek misses with a punch to the body.
Simunek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Simunek.
Simunek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blazing blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simunek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blazing backwards.
Blazing is trying to break the clinch but Simunek has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simunek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blazing's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blazing.
Simunek pressing his opponent against the cage.
Simunek lands an elbow just above Blazing 's eye.
Simunek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blake Blazing's cut is getting worse.
Simunek prevents Blazing from breaking the clinch.
Blazing wants to break free but Simunek has control.
Simunek has Blazing pushed against the cage.
Simunek will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blazing up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simunek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blazing up against the cage.
Simunek continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simunek.
Simunek lands a damaging elbow.
Simunek misses with a punch on the inside.
Simunek lands an elbow that stopped Blazing in his tracks for a moment.
Blazing wants to get back to striking at distance but Simunek won't allow it.
Blazing is trying to force a seperation but Simunek has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Simunek throws an elbow but misses.
Blazing blocks an elbow strike from Simunek.
Simunek misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ondrej Simunek dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Simunek tries to close the distance and clinch but Blazing swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blazing throws a counter high kick but Simunek was just alert enough to avoid it.
Blazing scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Simunek tries to clinch but Blazing moves out of range.
Simunek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simunek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blazing is looking to break free of the clinch but Simunek has double underhooks.
Simunek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simunek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simunek misses with an elbow over the top.
Simunek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simunek has a couple of punches blocked by Blazing.
Blazing breaks from the clinch.
Ondrej Simunek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simunek has Blazing up against the cage in a clinch.
Simunek misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simunek lands with a light punch inside.
Simunek has Blazing pushed against the cage.
Simunek lands a nice elbow.
Blake Blazing's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Simunek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blazing prevents a body shot from Simunek.
Blazing dodges an elbow strike from Simunek.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Simunek.
Simunek has Blazing pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Simunek.
Simunek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blazing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Simunek.
Blazing lands with a good body shot.
Simunek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blazing.
A little jabbing left from Simunek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blazing looks to land a combination but Simunek avoids it well.
Blazing 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.
A big right from Simunek misses.
Nice body punch from Blazing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blazing pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Simunek throws the left hand but Blazing avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blazing. Simunek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simunek has closed the distance and engaged Blazing in a clinch.
Simunek will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blazing up against the cage.
Simunek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blazing's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simunek throws an elbow but it misses.
Simunek throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Simunek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Simunek throws an elbow but misses.
Blazing will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Simunek up against the cage.
Blazing working hard to break the clinch.
Simunek gets through Blazing's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Simunek throws an elbow that misses.
Blazing breaks from the clinch.
Simunek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazing ducks under a wild hook from Simunek.
Simunek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blazing moves away.
Blazing dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Simunek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blazing circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blazing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simunek.
Simunek throws out a counter right but Blazing avoids it with no problem.
Simunek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blazing.
Blazing just misses with a punch to the body.
Blazing closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simunek lands a damaging elbow.
Simunek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Blake Blazing's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Simunek lands a body shot.
Blazing dodges an elbow strike from Simunek.
Simunek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blazing's elbow.
Simunek stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ondrej Simunek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blazing moves away from the strike by Simunek.
Blazing throws a series of punches but Simunek avoids them all with ease.
Simunek appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blazing cracks a nice hook into Simunek's ribs.
Simunek cracks Blazing with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blazing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simunek.
A nice inside leg kick there by Simunek. That's going to slow Blazing down.
Simunek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simunek misses with a lunging right hand
and Blazing counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Simunek throws a body shot but no joy.
Simunek closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blazing counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simunek moves in looking to clinch but Blazing pushes him off.
Simunek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simunek connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blazing's hands.
Blazing attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazing misses with the combination.
Blazing tries to clinch up but Simunek circles away and keeps his distance.
Decent striking displayed by Blazing there.
Blazing swats away the attempt to clinch by Simunek.
Blazing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simunek.
Blazing takes a swing at Simunek's ribcage but misses.
Blazing dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake Blazing is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Blazing misses.
Simunek sizes up Blazing with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Simunek thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blazing if he has to take too many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Blazing.
Sloppy strikes from Blazing. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazing throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blazing takes one to the side of the head.
Simunek has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blazing tries to circle away but Simunek has him pinned against the cage.
Simunek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simunek scores with a shot to the side of Blazing's head.
Simunek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blazing's defenses.
Simunek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simunek pressing his opponent against the cage.
Simunek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blazing backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Simunek throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simunek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ondrej Simunek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Simunek is working Blazing over against the cage.
Blazing is trying to force a seperation but Simunek has the dominant position.
Come on Simunek - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Blazing has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blazing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blazing. Simunek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blazing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blazing throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simunek.
Simunek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blazing misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazing works over Simunek's head and body with a nice combination.
Blazing misses with a wild combination.
Simunek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee calls for Simunek to work.
Blazing is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Simunek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blazing's elbow.
Blazing has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Simunek just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blazing's brow.
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!
Blazing tries to circle away but Simunek has him pinned against the cage.
Simunek lands an elbow that stopped Blazing in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Blake Blazing did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Simunek avoids the body shot from Blazing.
Simunek misses with a jab to the body
and Blazing connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Simunek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blazing takes a swing at Simunek's ribcage but misses.
Simunek looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blazing connects with the punch.
Simunek throws a head kick that Blazing semi-blocks.
Blazing lands a jab to Simunek's midsection.
Blazing misses with a double jab.
Simunek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blazing manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blazing is looking to land body kicks.
Simunek swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simunek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Simunek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blazing.
Simunek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blazing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simunek takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simunek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazing walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blazing walks into a straight right hand from Simunek.
Simunek feints and then cracks Blazing's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blazing down.
Blazing fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simunek manages to avoid it.
Simunek thuds his right hand into Blazing's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Simunek closes the distance and clinches.
Simunek misses with a body punch.
Blazing is trying to break the clinch but Simunek is controlling him.
Blazing working hard to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simunek.
Blazing takes a shot to the head.
Blazing can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazing blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blazing blocks the elbow strike.
Simunek effectively controlling the action here.
Simunek misses with a punch to the body.
Blazing looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Simunek lands an elbow inside.
Blazing avoids a wild elbow strike from Simunek.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simunek is struggling to control the position.
Simunek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blazing takes an elbow to the temple.
Blazing is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Blake Blazing's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ondrej Simunek!
Our winner, Ondrej Simunek, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sakari Sammio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleming has chosen T.N.T. as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Scott Fleming enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sakari Sammio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Fleming!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammio thows a leg kick but Fleming checks it
and Fleming counters with a one-two to the body.
Sammio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sammio lands a slapping body shot.
Sammio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sammio lands a leg kick that knocks Fleming off balance momentarily.
Fleming misses with a straight left.
Fleming 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.
Sammio misses with a straight right.
Fleming is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sammio with a body shot.
Sammio throws a hook but Fleming blocks it.
Sammio sets himself, and Fleming steps forward looking for the clinch! Sammio avoids it this time.
Sammio throws a body shot but no joy.
Fleming wants to clinch.
Sammio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming avoids the head kick by Sammio.
A head kick misses from Sammio.
Fleming lands a jab to Sammio's midsection.
Fleming moves out of range of the leg kick from Sammio.
Sammio swings widly with a right hand
and Fleming counters with a straight right hand.
Sammio throws a leg kick but Fleming sees it coming and moves out of range.
And Fleming responds with a good body kick, but Sammio manages to step out the way in time.
Sammio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sammio has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fleming has a takedown stuffed.
Sammio throws a jab when Fleming was well out of range.
Sakari Sammio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sammio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fleming checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sammio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sammio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fleming.
Fleming looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammio sizes up Fleming with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Scott Fleming has been cut.
Sammio throws a leg kick but Fleming checks it.
Sammio misses with an uppercut
and Fleming counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleming misses the shot to the body.
Sammio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fleming unleashes a big counter combination but Sammio bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big left from Sammio misses.
Sammio misses with an uppercut. Fleming saw that one coming.
Sammio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sammio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fleming lands a head kick!
Sammio scores with a hook.
Sammio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fleming pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming moves out of range as Sammio strikes.
Fleming is looking for the big counter here.
Sammio clobbers Fleming with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sammio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sammio throws a series of punches but Fleming moves out of range.
Fleming checks a low kick from Sammio.
Sammio throws a head kick but Fleming moves out of range.
Fleming only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Good work by Fleming as he checks the leg kick.
Sammio throws out a loose jab but Fleming uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sammio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fleming shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fleming landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sammio wants to control but Fleming is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming wants to work for an arm triangle but Sammio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sammio won't allow Fleming to pass to mount.
Fleming is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fleming throwing shots but Sammio is blocking nicely.
Fleming has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sammio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fleming.
Sammio tries to roll over but Fleming keeps him under control.
Fleming is nestled in close to Sammio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fleming sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sammio defending well though.
Sammio is looking to improve his position.
Sammio is in trouble now - Fleming has advanced to mount!
Fleming unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sakari Sammio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scott Fleming's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sammio throws a leg kick
and Fleming finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sakari Sammio is winning the standup battle so far.
Sammio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sammio misses with a left hand
and Fleming counters with a straight right hand.
Sammio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fleming counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Fleming misses.
Fleming checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Scott Fleming is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sammio misses with a wild body shot.
Fleming misses with a takedown attempt - Sammio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fleming 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sammio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fleming manages to avoid it.
Fleming is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fleming checks a leg kick nicely.
Fleming tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sammio thumps Fleming with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming throws a body shot but no joy.
Sammio lands a head shot.
Fleming checks a low kick from Sammio.
Fleming lands a jab to the nose.
Sammio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Sammio misses.
Sammio misses with an uppercut. Fleming saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Fleming misses.
Sammio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fleming.
Sammio throwing a counter right hand but Fleming manages to avoid it.
Sammio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fleming blocks a low kick nicely.
Fleming avoids the head kick by Sammio.
Sammio tries to move into range but Fleming moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sammio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sammio.
Sammio misses with a hook to the body
letting Fleming counter with a right hand.
Sammio dodges the punch combination from Fleming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sammio tried to score with a low kick but Fleming checks it.
Despite the aggression on Fleming's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sakari Sammio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by Fleming.
As Sammio backs off Fleming throws a huge counter combo but Sammio manages to avoid it all.
Fleming misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sammio moves out of range as Fleming throws a body kick.
Sammio scoring well with a low kick there.
Fleming shoots in and gets a takedown into Sammio's guard.
Sammio pushes Fleming off and gets back to his feet.
Sammio throws a leg kick but Fleming moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sammio.
Sammio misses with a wild body shot.
Sammio moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFleming.
Fleming is looking to land body kicks.
Fleming fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sammio misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Fleming releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sammio scores with a nice head shot.
Sammio scores with a leg kick.
Sammio wants to land a leg kick but Fleming is out of range.
A low kick from Sammio misses
and Fleming counters with a nice body kick.
Fleming throws a body punch but Sammio moves out of range.
Sammio throws a lazy head kick
and Fleming counters with a series of strikes. Sammio will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fleming swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sammio tries to clinch
and Fleming cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sammio throws a wild body kick that Fleming sees coming a mile off.
Fleming looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fleming walks into a straight right hand from Sammio.
Fleming scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sammio lands a jab to the nose.
Fleming shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fleming showed some decent athleticism there.
Fleming prevents Sammio from improving his position.
Fleming working the head and body with strikes.
Fleming lands with a punch from half guard.
Sammio is rocked!
Ground and pound from Fleming.
Oh Sammio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sammio trying to control from the bottom.
Sammio tries to roll over but Fleming keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Scott Fleming will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Scott Fleming's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sammio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sammio seems to have got his legs back now.
Fleming paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sammio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sammio gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fleming counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fleming avoids the head kick by Sammio.
Sammio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sammio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sammio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fleming shoots in but Sammio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleming misses with a looping right.
Sammio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sammio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sammio misses with a body shot.
Fleming wants to counter with a clinch but Sammio pushes him away.
Sammio digs a good body shot into Fleming's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sammio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sammio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fleming.
Fleming swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sammio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fleming.
Sammio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fleming manages to avoid it.
Fleming throws out a counter right but Sammio avoids it with no problem.
A low kick from Sammio is predictable there
and Fleming connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fleming takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sammio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fleming checks a leg kick.
Sammio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fleming checks a low kick from Sammio.
Fleming throws out a counter right but Sammio avoids it with no problem.
Fleming's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fleming slips under a jab from Sammio.
Sammio throws a front kick that sends Fleming stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fleming punishes Sammio's body with a nice straight punch.
Sammio misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fleming! But no joy.
Sammio feints and then cracks Fleming's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fleming down.
Sammio throws out a loose jab but Fleming uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fleming appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sammio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Fleming.
Fleming bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fleming landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sammio parries the strikes from Fleming easily there. Fleming is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sammio to escape.
Fleming is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sammio will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Fleming throws a strike aimed at the side of Sammio's head but Sammio avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammio is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fleming tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fleming has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fleming working the ground and pound but Sammio is defending the strikes.
Sammio is looking to reverse the position.
Sammio is trying to control Fleming's posture but Fleming avoids it.
Fleming lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sammio down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleming lands a nice forearm strike.
Fleming lands a nice forearm strike.
Scott Fleming has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fleming lands a strong strike to the head of Sammio. That's dazed him! Fleming looking to finish here. Sammio is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Fleming lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Fleming!
An out of breath and clearly excited Scott Fleming thanked Hellbent for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanaka comes to the cage accompanied by Yuudachi. The crowd seem to be enjoying Watanabe's choice of entrance music: The Handsome Family - Far From Any Road. Takeshi Watanabe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeshi Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Watanabe!
Watanabe misses with the combination.
Watanabe throws a nice looking combination but Tanaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tanaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watanabe tries to bum rush Tanaka with a series of wild strikes but Tanaka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tanaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watanabe.
Watanabe swinging wildly here.
Watanabe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Watanabe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Watanabe can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanabe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tanaka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tanaka drops back looking for a leg! Watanabe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Watanabe manages to kick Tanaka off! Tanaka jumps back into Watanabe's guard.
Tanaka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanaka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watanabe is keeping the position for now.
Watanabe is looking to stand up but Tanaka isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka advances to half guard.
Tanaka tries to pass to full mount but Watanabe defends it.
Tanaka is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Watanabe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Watanabe defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tanaka.
Watanabe is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Tanaka moves to take his opponent's back.
Watanabe is trying to escape but he's just digging himself into more trouble. Tanaka manages to sink in the hooks and gets a rear naked choke to end the fight in impressive fashion.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shinji Tanaka!
Shinji Tanaka 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Willems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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36
144 lbs
19 - 19 - 0 |
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29
155 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lyle Willems!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sven Hansson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willems's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hansson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Willems scrambles back to his feet.
Willems throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Willems ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hansson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hansson jabs Willems to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lyle Willems seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Willems walks into a jab.
Willems needs to keep his hands up - Hansson had a free shot at his head there.
Willems ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hansson moves away.
Willems throws a body shot but no joy.
Hansson stuffs the takedown attempt from Willems. Willems gets slowly back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Hansson blocks the low kick.
Willems has been working on his balance at Fighting Fitness & Freedom, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Hansson.
Willems staying out of range there.
Willems misses with a jab to the body
and Hansson counters with a big right hand! Oh Willems is in trouble here! Hansson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Hansson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Illumi De Medici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoey Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone has chosen Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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28
220 lbs
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Illumi De Medici!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zoey Malone!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Medicis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Medici fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Malone is out of range.
De Medici has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vendetta Alliance London Gym in the buildup to the fight.
De Medici scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Zoey Malone has been cut.
Malone shoots in but De Medici avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good standup being displayed there by De Medici as he connects with a hook.
De Medici throws a leg kick
and Malone counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Malone misses with a combination
and De Medici counters with a two punch combo.
De Medici scores with a spinning back kick!
Malone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Medici misses with a low kick as Malone jumps back.
Malone blocks a jab.
Malone is looking to clinch.
De Medici misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from De Medici. No joy for Malone on that attempt.
A shot to the liver by Malone. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone wants to clinch.
De Medici fires out a quick counter leg kick but Malone just manages to avoid it.
Malone is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Medici sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Illumi De Medici has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoey Malone.
De Medici moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Malone scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Medici lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
Malone tries to throw a body punch but De Medici avoids it by throwing Malone back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from De Medici fails to land.
Malone lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Medici.
De Medici struggles to land a body shot inside as Malone controls his hands.
Malone blocks a body shot from De Medici.
De Medici blocks an uppercut.
Malone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Medici's elbow.
De Medici goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malone misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone throws a punch but it's blocked by De Medici.
Malone tightens his grip and picks De Medici up, before dumping him to the ground. De Medici manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Medici has Malone pulled in close to control his posture.
Malone sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed De Medici's guard.
Malone tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Medici knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
De Medici tries to get to full guard but Malone has control of the leg.
Malone is sneakily working for an arm triangle but De Medici sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Malone stalling away here and it's allowed De Medici to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Malone wants to pass the guard but De Medici is keeping the position.
De Medici trying to keep a closed guard but Malone is proving a slippery customer.
Malone is fighting to break De Medici's control of his arms but De Medici is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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.
De Medici preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Medici has control of Malone's left arm, preventing Malone from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good work by Malone as he checks the leg kick.
Malone throws a head kick that De Medici semi-blocks.
Malone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Medici stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Medici wants it to stay on the feet.
Malone lands with a nice body punch.
Malone tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De Medici defends well and Malone ends up having to push De Medici into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Malone feints and as De Medici raises his hands in defense, Malone changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Malone with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Medici pulls Malone in close to prevent any damage.
De Medici keeping moving, preventing Malone from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoey Malone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zoey Malone's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Malone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Medici was well out of range. Poor timing from Malone.
De Medici connects with a jab.
De Medici ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malone moves away.
A head kick by Malone misses
and Malone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Medici blocks a head kick by Malone.
De Medici swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from De Medici misses its intended target.
Malone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Medici finds it's way round the side to connect with Malone's head.
Malone tries to close the distance and clinch but De Medici swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Medici.
De Medici misses with a wild body shot.
Malone drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Medici defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone throws a hook to the side of De Medici's head but De Medici sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Illumi De Medici is winning the standup battle so far.
Malone goes for a double leg but De Medici avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De Medici continues to drive forward.
De Medici scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Malone moves out of range as De Medici strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Medici.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone tries to clinch up.
De Medici moves into the clinch.
Malone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Malone throws a punch but it's blocked by De Medici.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malone.
De Medici lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
Malone tries to throw a body punch but De Medici avoids it by throwing Malone back against the cage.
Malone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Medici presses Malone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Malone has a couple of punches blocked by De Medici.
De Medici gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Malone.
Malone goes for a takedown attempt but De Medici pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Illumi De Medici has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoey Malone.
De Medici misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone lands with a kick to the temple. De Medici shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Malone tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De Medici defends well and Malone ends up having to push De Medici into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
De Medici lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Medici cracks Malone with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Malone looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can De Medici finish him?
That has opened up Zoey Malone's cut even more.
Malone is breathing heavily.
Malone tries for a takedown but De Medici sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Malone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Medici comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Malone stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but De Medici is on him like rabid pit bull! Malone slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Illumi De Medici!
Illumi De Medici seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Zoey Malone stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn! That sucked!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Horizon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horizon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bring your whole crew kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Leonardo Gomes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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28
284 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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31
249 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Horizon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horizon tries to land a front kick but Gomes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Horizon looks to move away, Gomes throws a big counter combo bu Horizon just gets out of the way.
Gomes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Leonardo Gomes has been cut.
Horizon throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomes.
Horizon throws the kick towards the body but Gomes avoids it.
Gomes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Horizon.
A head kick misses from Gomes.
Horizon misses the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Horizon.
Gomes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Horizon shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horizon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gomes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gomes throws a sloppy head kick and Horizon moves out of range easily.
Horizon is looking for the big counter here.
Horizon misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horizon connects with a leg kick. Gomes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Horizon 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.
Gomes connects with a solid leg kick.
Horizon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Horizon fails with a takedown attempt.
Leonardo Gomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Horizon.
Gomes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gomes.
Horizon follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gomes misses with the combination.
Gomes checks a leg kick nicely.
Horizon connects with a looping right hand.
Horizon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gomes, pushing him back against the cage.
Horizon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horizon misses with some punches.
Horizon misses with a punch to the body.
Gomes lands a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Gomes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gomes.
Gomes throws an elbow that misses.
Horizon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Horizon managing to block the knees to the body from Gomes.
Horizon tries to work over Gomes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomes misses with the head strike.
Horizon looking to slow down the pace here.
Gomes blocks an uppercut.
Horizon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomes slows down the pace here.
Gomes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Horizon has Gomes pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gomes.
Horizon blocks an uppercut.
Gomes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Horizon avoids a wild elbow strike from Gomes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Horizon.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Gomes fails to land.
Gomes tries to land a knee to the head but Horizon blocks with his arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gomes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Horizon trying to land knees to the body.
Gomes tries to stall but Horizon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gomes controlling the action here for a moment.
Gomes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Horizon.
Horizon lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomes backwards.
Gomes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Horizon misses with a punch to the body.
Horizon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horizon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomes is defending well for now.
Horizon is trying to drag Gomes to the mat but Gomes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gomes stalling in the clinch but Horizon improves position.
Horizon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomes controlling the action here for a moment.
Gomes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Horizon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Evan Horizon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Gomes'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.
Gomes blocks a jab.
Gomes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Horizon thows a leg kick but Gomes checks it
and Gomes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horizon staying out of range there.
Gomes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Horizon.
Horizon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Horizon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gomes takes a step back to recover.
Horizon tries a head kick but it misses.
Horizon lands a high kick!
Horizon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horizon misses with a lunging right hand
and Gomes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Horizon really felt that one!
Gomes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Horizon stuns Gomes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horizon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gomes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horizon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horizon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gomes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horizon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horizon looks to throw the jab but Gomes is out of range.
Horizon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And Horizon responds with a good body kick, but Gomes manages to step out the way in time.
Evan Horizon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Horizon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gomes counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Horizon is breathing heavily.
Gomes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Horizon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gomes.
Horizon throws a sloppy head kick and Gomes moves out of range easily.
Horizon wants to land a leg kick but Gomes is out of range.
Gomes throws a big shot that misses.
Gomes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Horizon.
Horizon looks to land a right hand but Gomes moved out of range.
Gomes is looking to counter punch.
Horizon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gomes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horizon slips under a jab from Gomes.
Gomes missing with a left hand there. Horizon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horizon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gomes if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomes cracks Horizon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leonardo Gomes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomes swings for the body but Horizon moves out of range.
Gomes keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomes moves out of range of the leg kick from Horizon.
Horizon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gomes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gomes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Horizon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gomes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gomes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horizon lands a nice hook to Gomes's body. Gomes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Horizon scores with a jab. Gomes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gomes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horizon lands a big head kick that sends Gomes tumbling to the mat! Horizon takes a step backwards and waves Gomes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gomes is rocked!
Gomes throws a hook but Horizon blocks it.
Oh Gomes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horizon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gomes's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomes wants to get back to full guard.
Horizon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gomes seems to have got his legs back now.
Horizon passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is trying to improve his position.
Horizon moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gomes is looking for a sweep.
Gomes is trying to control Horizon's posture but Horizon avoids it.
Gomes stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Gomes trying to remain calm as Horizon controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Horizon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Gomes's cut.
That's time! Gomes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A low kick from Gomes misses
and Horizon counters with a body kick.
Horizon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Horizon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gomes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Horizon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horizon misses with a hook
and Gomes counters with a right hand to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Horizon.
Gomes tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomes tries a low kick but Horizon avoids it.
Horizon lands a brutal head kick. Gomes looks out on his feet and Horizon throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Evan Horizon!
Evan Horizon was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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