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Syn 388 - My Will, My Law PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Light Diode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diode comes to the cage accompanied by Warren G and Nate Dogg - Regulate. McCall has chosen Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife as his entrance music. 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Light Diode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth McCall!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall rushes Diode and presses him up against the cage.
Diode escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diode clinches up with McCall and pushes him back against the cage.
Diode misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCall lands a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Diode has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McCall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diode backwards.
McCall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diode blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McCall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diode is defending well for now.
McCall can't find room to land a body shot as Diode controls the action.
A right hand to the body from McCall.
McCall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diode is defending well for now.
Diode lands a hook that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Diode misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diode looking to throw knees to the head but McCall is blocking nicely.
McCall lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diode trying to stall but McCall improves his position.
Diode stalling in the clinch but McCall improves position.
McCall misses with a punch to the body.
McCall lands a damaging elbow.
McCall cracks Diode with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diode takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diode misses with a punch on the inside.
McCall has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diode seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McCall can turn it around.
McCall blocks an elbow strike from Diode.
McCall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diode backwards.
Diode looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diode displaying some good clinch control by pressing McCall up against the cage.
Diode is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Diode tries to work over McCall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diode is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nice body punch from McCall - that landed with a thud.
Diode is breathing heavily.
McCall is struggling to control the position.
Diode scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from McCall.
McCall controlling the action here for a moment.
Diode is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall trying to land knees to the body.
McCall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diode's defenses.
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!
McCall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diodes head.
Diode lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diode throws an elbow but misses.
Diode misses with a knee to the head.
Diode lands an uppercut.
Diode tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCall's elbow.
Diode tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McCall smiles and moves away.
Diode throws a right hand that McCall ducks under and follows up with a left that McCall also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from McCall misses its intended target.
McCall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diode moves into the clinch.
Diode looking to throw knees to the head but McCall is blocking nicely.
Diode is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Light Diode. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCall tries to land knees in the clinch but Diode avoids the damage to the body.
McCall holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McCall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diode.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diode fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Diode.
McCall misses with the head strike.
McCall misses with a punch to the body.
McCall lands a nice shot to the body.
Diode can't find room to land a body shot as McCall controls the action.
Diode manages to break the clinch.
Diode tries to score with a low kick but McCall moves his leg out of the way.
McCall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diode is out of range.
Diode tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diode keeps the fight on the outside.
Diode tries to clinch there but McCall circles away.
Diode clinches up with McCall and pushes him back against the cage.
Diode tries a body shot but McCall blocks it.
McCall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diode pushes McCall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCall throws a punch but it's blocked by Diode.
Diode takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Light Diode has been cut.
McCall has a couple of punches blocked by Diode.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diode gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
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!
Diode trying to control the position from guard on top but McCall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diode being controlled here momentarily.
Diode tries to free his leg and advance position but McCall is retaining full guard.
McCall keeping moving, preventing Diode from controlling successfully.
Diode is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gareth McCall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Light Diode's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diode throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diode throws a sloppy head kick
and McCall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diode wants to clinch but McCall slips to the side
and McCall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diode.
McCall throws a shot from downtown. Diode moves away and avoids it.
McCall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McCall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diode missing with a left hand there. McCall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Diode or perhaps it was just good defense by McCall, which made it look bad.
McCall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diode dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCall. That did some damage!
Diode takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gareth McCall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCall moves into the clinch.
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!
McCall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from McCall.
McCall blocks an elbow strike from Diode.
McCall managing to block the knees to the body from Diode.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall throws an elbow but it misses.
McCall lands a left hand.
Diode is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McCall is defending well.
Diode has McCall pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McCall manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Light Diode. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diode's defenses.
McCall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCall pushes Diode back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McCall lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diode is trying to maintain a safe position but McCall gets an underhook and turns Diode into the cage.
Diode tries for a takedown. No joy.
Diode takes a shot to the head.
Diode with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diode backwards.
Knees to the body from McCall.
Diode blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCall tries to land knees in the clinch but Diode avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for McCall to work.
McCall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diode blocks a body shot from McCall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall tries to stall but Diode uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McCall trying to control the position but instead, Diode has worked for underhooks and has pushed McCall into the cage.
Diode trying to land knees to the body.
McCall gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diode.
Diode throws an elbow but it misses.
McCall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCall tries to work over Diode's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diode has had enough of the clinch but McCall keeps him there for the moment.
Diode is trying to drag McCall to the mat but McCall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Diode avoids a wild elbow strike from McCall.
McCall tries a body shot but Diode blocks it.
Diode blocks the elbow strike.
McCall scores with a shoulder strike.
Gareth McCall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McCall lands a hook that snaps the head of Diode backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McCall as Diode tries to tie him up.
McCall has Diode pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diode looking to throw knees to the head but McCall is blocking nicely.
Diode misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCall is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McCall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from McCall.
McCall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from McCall.
Diode tries to throw a body punch but McCall avoids it by throwing Diode back against the cage.
Diode takes an elbow to the forehead.
McCall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diode backwards.
Diode swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCall taking a breather.
Diode changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McCall fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diode shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diode takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCall.
McCall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diode is rocked!
McCall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oh Diode is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCall moves into the clinch.
McCall is struggling to control the position.
McCall stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on McCall's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
McCall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McCall lands an elbow just above Diode 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCall.
McCall pressing his opponent against the cage.
McCall lands a damaging elbow.
McCall throws a big uppercut that drops Diode! More strikes from McCall and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Diode lies dazed against the cage as McCall celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gareth McCall!
Our winner, Gareth McCall, 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.
In defeat, Light Diode stepped up to the mic, saying 'This is probably the last time you'll ever see me in the ring... it's been a good career but I just can't string together a win anymore so I think I'm going to go ahead and call it quits. Thank you for all the support over my long career and all the best my opponent, who did a real good job. Later'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Zombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Tarczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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200 lbs
20 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinny Zombo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Karol Tarczynski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarczynski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tarczynski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zombo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tarczynski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tarczynski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zombo's hands.
Zombo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tarczynski throws a low kick but Zombo avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Zombo there.
Zombo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A lazy left from Zombo finds it's target.
Zombo takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Vinny Zombo has been cut.
Tarczynski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zombo on the side of the head.
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!
Zombo throws a series of punches but Tarczynski avoids them all with ease.
Zombo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zombo slips under a jab from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski closes the distance and clinches.
Tarczynski throws a punch but it's blocked by Zombo.
Tarczynski misses with some punches.
Tarczynski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zombo is rocked!
Tarczynski lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Zombo to his knees! Tarczynski keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karol Tarczynski!
Vinny Zombo was interviewed post fight and said 'My head hurts.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deidara Zetsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Venom's Theme. The crowd seem to be enjoying Zetsu's choice of entrance music: Make Me. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deidara Zetsu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zetsu's head.
Zetsu doesn't manage to clinch there - Brock circles away.
Deidara Zetsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brock misses the jab.
Brock wants to slow Zetsu down by chopping away at his legs.
Zetsu misses with a body kick.
Zetsu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brock.
Zetsu feints a counter leg kick.
Brock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zetsu has Brock up against the cage in a clinch.
Zetsu misses with a knee strike.
Zetsu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zetsu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brock works on Zetsu's body with a couple of short punches.
Brock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zetsu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brock cracks Zetsu with a nice body shot.
Zetsu with a knee to the head.
It looks like Eddie Brock has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock gets through Zetsu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zetsu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zetsus head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zetsu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zetsu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brock lands a right hand.
Brock tries a body shot but Zetsu blocks it.
Brock lands an uppercut.
Brock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zetsu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brock tries a body shot but Zetsu blocks it.
Brock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zetsu is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Zetsu fails to land.
Brock lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brock lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Zetsu.
Brock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zetsu or not.
Zetsu looks winded!
Brock tries to land knees in the clinch but Zetsu avoids the damage to the body.
Zetsu blocks a body shot from Brock.
Brock misses with a punch to the body.
Brock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zetsu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brock lands a right hand.
It looks like Deidara Zetsu has been cut.
Zetsu tries to stall but Brock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zetsu blocks a body shot from Brock.
Zetsu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brock is keeping busy.
Zetsu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brock avoids it.
A body shot lands from Brock.
Brock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zetsu backwards.
Brock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zetsu misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zetsu's elbow.
Brock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Zetsu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brock lands a shot to the body.
Brock cracks Zetsu with a nice body shot.
Brock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zetsu avoids it.
Brock scores with a shot to the side of Zetsu's head.
Brock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brock lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brock.
A short right from Brock.
Brock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zetsu backwards.
Brock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brock lands an uppercut that drops Zetsu! Brock follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Zetsu is rocked!
Brock working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zetsu is still in real trouble! Can Brock finish him?
Brock working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Zetsu!
Zetsu seems to have recovered his senses.
Brock throwing strikes but Zetsu bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Brock wants to sweep here but Zetsu controlling him for the moment.
Brock looking to control.
Zetsu trying to control but Brock is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zetsu chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zetsu manages to get himself to full guard.
Brock with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brock dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zetsu throws a jab when Brock was well out of range.
Zetsu cracks Brock with an open hand slap.
Zetsu blocks the body kick.
Brock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zetsu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brock is looking to slow Zetsu down with leg kicks.
Zetsu closes the distance and clinches.
Zetsu tries to land knees in the clinch but Brock avoids the damage to the body.
Brock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zetsu can do to turn this around?
Brock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zetsu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brock blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Zetsu.
Brock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zetsu's elbow.
Zetsu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zetsu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zetsu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brock.
Brock tries a body shot but Zetsu blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zetsu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brock.
Brock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Zetsu fails to land.
Zetsu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zetsu misses with the head strike.
Brock throws a punch but it's blocked by Zetsu.
Zetsu struggles to land a body shot inside as Brock controls his hands.
Brock misses with a body punch.
Brock working aggressively here.
Zetsu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Brock as the two fighters clinch.
Zetsu is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Brock - that landed with a thud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brock as Zetsu tries to tie him up.
Zetsu blocks a body shot from Brock.
Zetsu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Eddie Brock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Brock.
Brock misses with a punch to the body.
Brock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zetsu's elbow.
Brock trying to land knees to the body.
Brock lands a hook that snaps the head of Zetsu backwards.
That has opened up Deidara Zetsu's cut even more.
Brock lands a body punch.
Brock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brock scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Brock.
Brock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brock lands an uppercut.
Brock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zetsu is rocked!
Brock drops Zetsu with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Zetsu is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eddie Brock!
A victorious Eddie Brock thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Bickle told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giovani Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Bickle !
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Castro.
Castro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Castro connects with a nice looking jab.
Castro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bickle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bickle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Castro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Castro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Castro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bickle is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Castro with a body shot.
Bickle connects with a nice looking jab.
Bickle throws a body kick that misses.
Bickle throws a body punch but Castro moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bickle , right into the meat.
Castro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bickle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bickle blocks a jab.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
Castro throws a shot from downtown. Bickle moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castro. Bickle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bickle connects with a right hand. Castro shakes it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bickle .
Castro moves out of range of the body kick from Bickle .
Bickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castro manages to avoid it.
Castro blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle thuds his right hand into Castro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bickle .
A punch lands to the side of Bickle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Castro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Castro digs a good body shot into Bickle 's ribs.
Castro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bickle .
Bickle takes a swing at Castro's ribcage but misses.
Castro misses with a body kick.
Castro throws the kick towards the body but Bickle avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Castro.
Nice defenses there by Bickle .
Castro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bickle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castro lands a lovely overhand right.
Bickle throws a looping overhand right but Castro ducks down to avoid it.
Bickle lands with an uppercut that bounces Castro off the cage and back into range.
We've been informed that Bickle has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Castro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Castro blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands a hook that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
Bickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bickle is trying to push Castro away but Castro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Castro struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.
Castro looking to throw knees to the head but Bickle is blocking nicely.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castro lands a hook that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Bickle lands a hook that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
Bickle blocks an uppercut.
Bickle 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bickle blocks an uppercut.
Castro digs a right hand underneath Bickle 's ribcage. Bickle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Castro misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Castro.
Castro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bickle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch lands to the side of Castro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Castro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bickle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castro throws a jab when Bickle was well out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Castro.
Castro avoids the body shot from Bickle .
Castro digs a good hook to Bickle 's body.
Castro blocks a jab.
Castro lands with a cross.
Castro throws a jab when Bickle was well out of range.
Bickle throws a fast counter high kick but Castro manages to duck under it in time.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Castro throws the kick towards the body but Bickle avoids it.
Castro throws an overhand right that lands on Bickle 's shoulder, as Bickle tries to avoid the shot.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bickle .
Bickle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Castro is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickle slips a straight right by Castro.
Castro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bickle counters with a straight right hand.
Castro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bickle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bickle throws a push kick but Castro slaps the foot to one side.
Castro misses with a straight right.
Castro moves forwards but Bickle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castro. Bickle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bickle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castro has time to react.
Bickle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Castro misses with a hook.
Bickle misses with a body kick.
Castro moves out of range of the strikes.
Bickle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bickle manages to avoid it.
Castro misses the jab.
Bickle misses with a low kick.
Bickle misses with a low kick as Castro jumps back.
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 Giovani Castro will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bickle throws a jab when Castro was well out of range.
Castro missing with a left hand there. Bickle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bickle thinks about the counter body kick.
Bickle throws a leg kick but Castro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Bickle .
Bickle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bickle misses with a low kick as Castro jumps back.
Castro misses with a kick to the body.
Bickle steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bickle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bickle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castro lands with a straight right. Bickle didn't see that one coming.
Castro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bickle looks to land a right hand but Castro moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle tries a head kick but it misses.
Bickle blocks a leg kick.
Bickle throws a hook to the side of Castro's head but Castro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy left from Castro finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bickle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bickle looks to land a body kick but Castro moved away.
As Bickle backs away, Castro returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro lands with a hook. Bickle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Castro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bickle .
Castro misses with a hook.
Bickle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Castro throws a jab when Bickle was well out of range.
Bickle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Castro takes one to the side of the head.
Castro throws a jab when Bickle was well out of range.
Bickle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bickle misses with a head kick.
Castro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Castro wants to clinch up but Bickle keeps it at a distance.
Castro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab by Bickle .
Castro misses with a straight right.
Bickle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Castro throws a shot from downtown. Bickle moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bickle misses with a leg kick.
Castro throws a big shot that misses.
Bickle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a leg kick which misses Bickle 's front leg but catches the back leg as Bickle tries to avoid it.
Bickle misses with a straight left.
Bickle tries to move into range but Castro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bickle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bickle scores with a head kick. Castro tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Castro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bickle swats away the attempt to clinch by Castro.
Bickle blocks a leg kick.
Bickle staying out of range there.
It seemed like Bickle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Castro checks a low kick from Bickle .
Castro throws a body shot but no joy.
Castro on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Castro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bickle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bickle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castro misses with a looping right.
Castro tries to bum rush Bickle with a series of wild strikes but Bickle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bickle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bickle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bickle slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Castro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bickle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Castro misses with a straight left.
Bickle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bickle throws a right and a left that Castro avoids nicely.
Bickle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Castro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bickle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bickle tries a head kick but it misses.
Castro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bickle is looking to chop away at Castro's legs.
Bickle misses with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Bickle finds it's target.
Castro fails to land with a series of punches.
Bickle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Castro misses its intended target.
Bickle lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bickle throws the left hand but Castro avoids the punch easily.
Castro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Castro avoids the head kick by Bickle .
Bickle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castro.
Castro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Castro throws a body punch but Bickle moves out of range.
Castro defending well as Bickle loads up on a big left hand.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bickle .
Bickle throws out a loose jab but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle slips a straight right by Castro.
Castro misses with an uppercut.
Bickle checks the leg kick.
Castro looks to score with a jab to the body but Bickle is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castro avoids a kick to the body.
Castro is looking to counter with a body kick.
That kick from Bickle tenderised Castro's leg. Castro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bickle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castro connects with a nice looking jab.
Castro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Giovani Castro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Castro looks for the body kick but Bickle saw that one coming.
Bickle keeps Castro at a distance using the push kick.
Castro moves out of range of the leg kick from Bickle .
Bickle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Castro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slow jab from Castro misses its intended target.
A big right from Castro misses.
Bickle feints and then cracks Castro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Castro down.
Castro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bickle moves out of range of the strikes.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
Bickle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Castro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little feinted left hand from Castro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Castro misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Bickle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Castro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bickle is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Castro thumps Bickle with a low kick.
Bickle throws the kick towards the body but Castro avoids it.
Castro looks to land a right hand but Bickle moved out of range.
Bickle blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle misses with a head kick.
Castro throws a poor cross that misses
and Bickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bickle delivers a nice body kick.
A cross from Bickle lands.
Bickle wants to slow Castro down by chopping away at his legs.
Bickle misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Bickle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Castro throws out a leg kick but Bickle moves out of range and Castro only half commits.
A nice inside leg kick there by Castro. That's going to slow Bickle down.
Castro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Castro slips a jab from Bickle .
Castro throwing a counter right hand but Bickle manages to avoid it.
Castro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bickle appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Castro blocks a head kick by Bickle .
Castro lands a jab to Bickle 's midsection.
Castro feints a jab promting Bickle to slip. Castro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bickle slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro throws a jab but it's blocked by Bickle .
Bickle tries a quick counter leg kick but Castro is wise to it.
Bickle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from Castro.
Castro throws an off balance right hand
and Bickle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castro tests Bickle 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bickle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Castro is out of range.
Castro throws a series of punches but Bickle avoids them all with ease.
Castro throws a leg kick which misses Bickle 's front leg but catches the back leg as Bickle tries to avoid it.
Castro misses the jab.
Bickle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
Bickle takes one to the side of the head.
Bickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bickle .
A slow jab from Castro misses its intended target.
Castro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bickle counters with a nice uppercut.
Castro throws a hook but Bickle avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Bickle .
Bickle is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Castro eats them both and turns towards Bickle to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Castro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bickle 's sensitive parts.
Castro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bickle .
Some bone on bone action there as Castro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bickle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Castro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Castro misses with a looping left.
Bickle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Castro misses with a looping left.
Bickle lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bickle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bickle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Giovani Castro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Castro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castro throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Castro.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bickle . That's going to slow Castro down.
Castro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bickle 's head.
Castro moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Bickle scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle scores with a shot to the side of Castro's head.
Castro can't find room to land a body shot as Bickle controls the action.
Castro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Bickle can't find room to land a body shot as Castro controls the action.
Bickle misses with a body punch.
Travis Bickle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Bickle .
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Travis Bickle .
Well Castro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Giovani Castro!
A very excited looking Giovani Castro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Furious George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Janus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George comes into the arena with Lamb of God - Descending blaring out of the sound system. Hugh Janus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Furious George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugh Janus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janus tries to clinch there but George circles away.
George lands a jab-cross combination.
Janus wants to clinch up but George keeps it at a distance.
Janus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Janus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Janus stuffs the takedown attempt from George. George gets slowly back to his feet.
Janus instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janus connects with a nasty looking knee right to George's face.
George jumps guard but Janus turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Janus crunches a lovely knee into George's ribcage.
Janus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Janus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Janus lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George jumps guard but Janus turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furious George. That's going to take a lot out of him.
George is trying to push Janus away but Janus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Janus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
George wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Janus has him pressed against the cage.
George taking a breather.
George has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Janus after a bit of a struggle.
George fails to pull the fight into his guard.
George is working for takedown but Janus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Janus blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
Janus crunches a lovely knee into George's ribcage.
Janus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Janus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
George tries a body shot but Janus blocks it.
Janus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Janus lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George is trying to maintain a safe position but Janus gets an underhook and turns George into the cage.
Janus lands a knee to the body.
George wants to break the clinch but can't.
George wants a takedown but no success here.
Janus lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Janus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Janus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through George's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
Janus misses with a knee strike.
George tries to throw a body punch but Janus avoids it by throwing George back against the cage.
Janus landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janus.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
Janus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Janus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
George takes a knee to the side of the body.
Janus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janus misses with a knee to the head.
George takes an elbow to the forehead.
George swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Janus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
George digs a right hand into Janus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Janus's gas tank.
Janus tries a knee to the head but George blocks it.
George lands with a left to the head.
Janus working George over with knees to the body.
George wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Janus misses with a knee strike.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
Janus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but George blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janus.
George swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Janus avoiding damage.
Janus lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Janus blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Janus crunches a lovely knee into George's ribcage.
A bit of stalling here from Janus.
Janus with a knee to the head.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Janus with a knee to the head.
Janus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
George working aggressively here.
Janus with a knee to the head.
George is rocked!
Janus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. George is defending well for now.
George breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Janus clinches with his opponent.
George is trying to break the clinch but Janus is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Janus 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.
Janus tries to clinch but George is having none of it.
George tries to counter with a takedown but Janus is quick to defend against it.
Janus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Janus lands an elbow inside that George shrugs off.
George takes an elbow to the temple.
Janus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and George avoids it.
George goes for a takedown in the clinch but Janus prevents it.
George lands with a right to the head.
George lands with a short shot to the head.
Janus misses with a knee to the head.
Janus lands a nice knee to the body.
George swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George has had enough of the clinch but Janus keeps him there for the moment.
George tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Janus just stands there and leans against the cage.
George pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Janus wants to clinch.
George changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janus wants to clinch.
George circles away from the clinch attempt.
George half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Janus rushes George and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
George lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Janus lands an elbow just above George 's eye.
George trying to control the position but instead, Janus has worked for underhooks and has pushed George into the cage.
Janus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
George is looking to break free of the clinch but Janus has double underhooks.
Janus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
George tries to break free but Janus pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janus blocking some punches.
Janus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has George in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Janus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Janus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Janus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Janus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Janus lands a nice elbow.
George wants to get back to striking at distance but Janus won't allow it.
George breaks the clinch.
Janus wants to clinch up but George keeps it at a distance.
George takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
George rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Janus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Janus doesn't manage to clinch there - George circles away.
Janus feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! George collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hugh Janus!
Hugh Janus took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Arcticus University: London for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Maake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Spiteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spiteri has chosen AC/DC -TNT as his entrance music. Dave Spiteri has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cedric Maake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Spiteri!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiteri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maake finds it's way round the side to connect with Spiteri's head.
Spiteri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spiteri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spiteri digs a good body shot into Maake's ribs.
Cedric Maake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiteri misses with a low kick.
Maake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spiteri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Spiteri throws a right hand that Maake ducks under and follows up with a left that Maake also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Maake.
A quick step to the side and Maake tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spiteri.
A good leg kick by Spiteri.
Maake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spiteri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spiteri checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Spiteri keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spiteri.
Maake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spiteri is out of range.
Spiteri throws a one two combo.
Maake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spiteri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maake scrambles back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spiteri gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maake works his way to full guard. Good work.
Spiteri postures up in Maake's guard and throws a big left but Maake blocks it.
Spiteri showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Maake is trying to control the position but Spiteri postures up.
Spiteri stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maake has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Maake looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Spiteri working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spiteri is in close to Maake's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spiteri gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Spiteri is looking to work some ground and pound but Maake has wrist control.
Maake trying to control the position.
Spiteri lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri throws a big right hand that misses.
Maake working for a triangle but Spiteri defends it easily.
Maake is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Spiteri defends well.
Maake has momentary wrist control but Spiteri slips an elbow through the middle.
Spiteri is pushing down on Maake's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maake is fighting to maintain full guard but Spiteri has managed to sneak the leg through.
Spiteri scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maake is pressing down on Spiteri's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Maake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spiteri doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spiteri manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maake keeping moving, preventing Spiteri from controlling successfully.
Spiteri postures up in Maake's guard and throws a big left but Maake blocks it.
Maake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spiteri landing some decent shots from guard.
Maake is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Spiteri is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dave Spiteri will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spiteri with a nice cross.
Spiteri slips a jab from Maake.
A telegraphed right hand from Maake misses the target.
No joy there for Maake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spiteri ducks under a wild hook from Maake.
Maake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spiteri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maake. That did some damage!
Maake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spiteri.
Spiteri with a jab.
Maake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spiteri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spiteri blocks a leg kick.
Spiteri avoids the body shot from Maake.
Maake throws a poor cross that misses
and Spiteri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maake lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Spiteri.
Spiteri slips under a jab from Maake.
Spiteri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spiteri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maake throwing a counter right hand but Spiteri manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake blocks a jab.
Spiteri takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spiteri slips a straight right by Maake.
Maake throws a lazy uppercut
and Spiteri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spiteri lands a jab.
Maake closes the distance and clinches.
Spiteri has hold of one of Maake's legs. Maake is fighting the takedown attempt but Spiteri gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Maake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maake working for a triangle but Spiteri defends it easily.
Spiteri distracts Maake with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Spiteri throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spiteri landing some decent shots from guard.
Dave Spiteri has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spiteri trying to control the position from guard on top but Maake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maake is trying to control the position but Spiteri postures up.
Maake looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Spiteri is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Spiteri postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Spiteri keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maake's head.
Spiteri wants to control from the top but Maake keeps moving.
Maake is trying to keep Spiteri in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maake looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Spiteri has picked Maake up and slammed him! Maake can't keep hold of the triangle and Spiteri manages to pass to side control!
Spiteri looks up at the clock and then as Maake takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Spiteri smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Maake is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Spiteri is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Spiteri looking to finish Maake with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maake!
Spiteri lands a big shot there that rocks Maake but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Maake bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Maake trying to control but Spiteri is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Spiteri is on top in guard.
Maake pulls Spiteri in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Spiteri distracts Maake with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Spiteri postures up in Maake's guard and throws a big left but Maake blocks it.
Spiteri connects with a couple of short punches.
Spiteri is working Maake over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Spiteri can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maake keeping moving, preventing Spiteri from controlling successfully.
Maake has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Spiteri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spiteri scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Spiteri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Spiteri moves away from the strike by Maake.
A combination from Maake does no damage.
Maake throws a shot from downtown. Spiteri moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Spiteri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Spiteri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spiteri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maake. That did some damage!
Spiteri tries to clinch up.
Spiteri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maake.
Spiteri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Spiteri to counter with a crisp jab.
Maake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spiteri takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Maake.
Maake tries to clinch but Spiteri is having none of it.
Cedric Maake is winning the standup battle so far.
Maake lands with a right hand.
Spiteri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spiteri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri scoring well with a low kick there.
Maake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maake misses with the combination.
Spiteri lands the left hand.
Maake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spiteri counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spiteri.
Spiteri misses with a low kick.
Spiteri scores with a sloppy right hand. Maake should have avoided that one.
Spiteri lands a nice shot to the body.
No joy there for Maake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spiteri appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maake misses with a left hand
and Spiteri counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Maake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cedric Maake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spiteri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maake throws a big shot that misses.
Spiteri feints the counter takedown.
Maake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spiteri throws a body punch but Maake moves out of range.
Spiteri decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Spiteri working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Maake looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Spiteri pushes past his half guard into mount!
Maake wants to hold on but Spiteri pushes him away.
Spiteri raining down hammerfists from mount.
Spiteri with shots to the head and body - Maake looks very uncomfortable down there.
Maake wants to control but Spiteri is having none of it.
Maake in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maake is rocked!
Spiteri lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Maake is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maake is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Spiteri.
Maake is wriggling around trying to escape.
Spiteri pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Spiteri raining down shots from the mount!
Spiteri lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Maake! Spiteri sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Maake and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dave Spiteri!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dave Spiteri thanked GREEN!160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Vinetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinetto has chosen Twisted Insane - The Dookie Monster as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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213 lbs
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210 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dudley Bradshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Vinetto!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinetto throws an off balance right hand
and Bradshaw counters with a two punch combo.
Bradshaw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vinetto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab lands there for Vinetto.
Vinetto 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.
Vinetto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vinetto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinetto lands a nice shot that snaps Bradshaw's head back.
Vinetto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bradshaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradshaw moves out of range of the body kick.
Vinetto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vinetto misses with a double jab
and Bradshaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bradshaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bradshaw appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
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!
Vinetto lands a nice shot that snaps Bradshaw's head back.
Vinetto lands with a cross.
Vinetto ducks under a wild hook from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Victory Gym and Spa in the buildup to the fight.
Bradshaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vinetto.
Bradshaw fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinetto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bradshaw ducks right into an uppercut from Vinetto.
Bradshaw avoids the body shot from Vinetto.
Bradshaw lands a nice hook to Vinetto's body. Vinetto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vinetto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bradshaw. That did some damage!
Vinetto lands with a nice body kick.
Vinetto misses with an uppercut.
Vinetto loads up on a big right hand but Bradshaw slips the punch.
Vinetto cracks Bradshaw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bradshaw connects with a jab.
Vinetto jabs Bradshaw right on the nose. Bradshaw blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradshaw throws a leg kick
and Vinetto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bradshaw on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bradshaw misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinetto! But no joy.
Bradshaw lands with a shot to the body.
Bradshaw closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vinetto did well to prevent Bradshaw getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bradshaw is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vinetto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vinetto pulls Bradshaw in close to his closed guard and prevents Bradshaw from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vinetto keeping full guard, as Bradshaw tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw throwing strikes but missing.
Vinetto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bradshaw stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vinetto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vinetto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Vinetto manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bradshaw trying to keep a closed guard but Vinetto is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bradshaw tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bradshaw is working hard here to advance position.
Vinetto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Vinetto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vinetto lands with an uppercut that bounces Bradshaw off the cage and back into range.
Vinetto tries to move into range but Bradshaw moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vinetto misses with a looping right.
Vinetto lands a nice shot that snaps Bradshaw's head back.
The crowd cheers as Bradshaw lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vinetto doesn't seem phased though.
Bradshaw takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Good leg kick by Vinetto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice shot lands for Bradshaw.
Bradshaw misses with a head kick.
Vinetto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bradshaw takes a swing at Vinetto's ribcage but misses.
Vinetto moves out of range of the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vinetto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradshaw.
Vinetto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bradshaw half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vinetto throws a wild body kick that Bradshaw sees coming a mile off.
Nice uppercut there from Vinetto.
Bradshaw has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vinetto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Bradshaw misses.
Bradshaw connects with a body shot.
Vinetto tries to clinch but Bradshaw moves out of range.
Vinetto looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradshaw is just out of range.
Bradshaw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bradshaw throws the left hand but Vinetto avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Vinetto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vinetto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bradshaw connects with an inside leg kick.
Vinetto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bradshaw. Bradshaw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bradshaw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vinetto to score with a decent uppercut.
Vinetto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bradshaw misses with a jab to the body
and Vinetto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinetto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vinetto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradshaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinetto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradshaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinetto.
Bradshaw throws a sloppy body shot
and Vinetto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vincent Vinetto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinetto defending well as Bradshaw loads up on a big left hand.
Bradshaw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vinetto is looking to clinch.
Bradshaw misses with a body shot
and Vinetto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Vinetto as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinetto. Bradshaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bradshaw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bradshaw throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vinetto counters with a body kick.
Bradshaw takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vincent Vinetto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vinetto scores with a leg kick.
Bradshaw misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vinetto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bradshaw scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bradshaw loads up on a big right hand but Vinetto slips the punch.
Vinetto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bradshaw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vinetto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bradshaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bradshaw is predictable there
letting Vinetto counter with a right hand.
Vinetto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by Bradshaw as he connects with a hook.
A jab lands there for Vinetto.
Bradshaw takes a swing at Vinetto's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradshaw. Vinetto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vinetto closes the distance and clinches.
Vinetto working aggressively here.
Vinetto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vinetto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vinetto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bradshaws head.
Vinetto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Vinetto fails to land.
Bradshaw tries to throw a body punch but Vinetto avoids it by throwing Bradshaw back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinetto's elbow.
Bradshaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vinetto backwards.
Bradshaw tries to throw a body punch but Vinetto avoids it by throwing Bradshaw back against the cage.
Vinetto lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vinetto.
Bradshaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bradshaw is trying to force a seperation but Vinetto has the dominant position.
Bradshaw tries to score a body lock takedown but Vinetto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vinetto lands a shoulder strike.
Vinetto misses with a body punch.
Vinetto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradshaw has a couple of punches blocked by Vinetto.
Vinetto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bradshaw working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Vinetto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vinetto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vinetto cracks Bradshaw with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bradshaw checks a low kick from Vinetto.
Bradshaw stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vinetto.
Bradshaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Vinetto.
Bradshaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradshaw stalks Vinetto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vinetto's face. Vinetto staggers backwards, shaken.
Bradshaw looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bradshaw avoids a kick to the body.
Bradshaw digs a good body shot into Vinetto's ribs.
Bradshaw lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinetto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bradshaw. That did some damage!
Vinetto misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Bradshaw misses
and Vinetto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vinetto keeps Bradshaw at a distance using the push kick.
Vinetto blocks the body kick.
Bradshaw misses the body punch
and Bradshaw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vinetto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bradshaw throws a hook but Vinetto avoids it easily.
Dudley Bradshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradshaw shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vinetto is trying to defend but Bradshaw finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vinetto has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bradshaw is on him like a limpet, forcing Vinetto back against the cage.
Bradshaw will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradshaw blocks a body shot from Vinetto.
Bradshaw lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bradshaw working hard to break the clinch.
Vinetto misses with some punches.
Bradshaw blocks a body shot from Vinetto.
Vinetto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bradshaw backwards.
Vinetto working aggressively here.
Bradshaw wants to take the fight to the mat but Vinetto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vinetto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradshaw's elbow.
Bradshaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vinetto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vinetto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bradshaw looks to land a body kick but Vinetto moved away.
Vinetto lands an overhand right.
Bradshaw misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vinetto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bradshaw's hands.
Bradshaw misses the shot to the body.
Vinetto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vinetto scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vinetto misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Vinetto.
Vinetto has a couple of punches blocked by Bradshaw.
Vinetto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vincent Vinetto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vinetto gets underhooks to prevent Bradshaw's takedown attempt.
Vinetto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bradshaw trying to stall but Vinetto improves his position.
Vinetto works on Bradshaw's body with a couple of short punches.
Vinetto digs a right hand underneath Bradshaw's ribcage. Bradshaw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dudley Bradshaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Vinetto.
Vinetto cracks Bradshaw with a nice body shot.
Vinetto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bradshaw or not.
Vinetto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bradshaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Vinetto fails to land.
Vinetto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vinetto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vincent Vinetto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vinetto stuns Bradshaw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vinetto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bradshaw's head.
Vinetto cracks the inside of Bradshaw's front leg.
Bradshaw gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinetto lands a jab to Bradshaw's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Vinetto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vinetto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Vinetto!
Vincent Vinetto tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Esqueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esqueda's entrance music is Cant del Barça. A fine choice. Santa Cruz has chosen 50 cent P.I.M.P as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Esqueda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Esqueda, as that shot connected.
Santa Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Esqueda off balance momentarily.
Esqueda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Esqueda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Santa Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Esqueda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esqueda sizes up Santa Cruz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Santa Cruz blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Esqueda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Esqueda.
Esqueda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santa Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
Santa Cruz throws a leg kick but Esqueda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Santa Cruz is looking to slow Esqueda down with leg kicks.
Santa Cruz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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!
Esqueda checks a leg kick nicely.
Esqueda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santa Cruz counters with a shoot takedown. Esqueda fights it but they end up in guard.
Santa Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Cruz looking to sit in guard and control but Esqueda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Esqueda wants to control from the top but Santa Cruz keeps moving.
Esqueda cracks Santa Cruz with a solid left hand.
Esqueda throws a big right hand that misses.
Esqueda postures up.
Esqueda throws a big elbow that misses.
Santa Cruz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Esqueda has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santa Cruz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Santa Cruz being controlled here, momentarily.
Santa Cruz is trying to keep Esqueda in close.
Esqueda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santa Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Santa Cruz working a defensive guard but Esqueda manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz is looking to regain half guard here but Esqueda keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esqueda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santa Cruz keeps working.
Santa Cruz gets back to half guard.
Santa Cruz wants to improve his position but Esqueda is controlling well.
Esqueda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz wants to control but Esqueda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've been hearing that Esqueda has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Santa Cruz is staying active underneath Esqueda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Esqueda scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Santa Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santa Cruz wants to improve his position but Esqueda is controlling well.
Esqueda working over Santa Cruz with some ground and pound. Santa Cruz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santa Cruz is looking to control Esqueda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santa Cruz avoid being mounted?
Esqueda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Esqueda dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Santa Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Esqueda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Esqueda clobbers Santa Cruz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Esqueda wants to slow Santa Cruz down by chopping away at his legs.
Esqueda misses with a wild body shot.
Esqueda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Santa Cruz throws a leg kick
and Esqueda decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santa Cruz's guard.
Santa Cruz has his hands on Esqueda's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santa Cruz trying to keep a closed guard but Esqueda is proving a slippery customer.
Esqueda throws a big right hand that misses.
Santa Cruz looking to control.
Esqueda throwing strikes from guard but Santa Cruz blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Esqueda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Esqueda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santa Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Esqueda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santa Cruz can do to turn this around?
Esqueda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santa Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Esqueda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santa Cruz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Esqueda has managed to get both his arms back between Santa Cruz's legs - danger averted.
Santa Cruz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Esqueda postures up in Santa Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Santa Cruz blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda throwing strikes from guard but Santa Cruz blocks nicely.
Esqueda trying to control the position from guard on top but Santa Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esqueda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santa Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Esqueda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Esqueda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Esqueda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Santa Cruz tries to clinch up.
Santa Cruz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santa Cruz there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santa Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Esqueda, pushing him back against the cage.
Esqueda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esqueda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esqueda scores with a shot to the side of Santa Cruz's head.
Santa Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Esqueda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santa Cruz prevents a body shot from Esqueda.
Santa Cruz blocks a body shot from Esqueda.
Santa Cruz prevents a body shot from Esqueda.
Esqueda misses with a punch to the body.
Santa Cruz pulls guard effortlessly.
Esqueda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santa Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Esqueda distracts Santa Cruz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Esqueda throwing strikes from guard but Santa Cruz blocks nicely.
Santa Cruz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda won't allow Santa Cruz to get back to his feet.
Esqueda chips away with some ground and pound.
Esqueda throwing strikes from guard but Santa Cruz blocks nicely.
Santa Cruz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Esqueda defends well.
Santa Cruz doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santa Cruz working a defensive guard here.
Esqueda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santa Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Esqueda dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Santa Cruz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Esqueda pulls Santa Cruz in close to prevent any damage.
Santa Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Esqueda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santa Cruz is pushing down on Esqueda's leg trying to pass to half guard. Esqueda is fighting to maintain full guard but Santa Cruz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Esqueda moves into full guard.
Gerard Esqueda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santa Cruz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esqueda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santa Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Esqueda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santa Cruz defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Esqueda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esqueda is looking for a triangle here but Santa Cruz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Esqueda tries to bench press Santa Cruz off him but Santa Cruz keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santa Cruz landing strikes.
Esqueda prevents Santa Cruz from moving into mount.
Esqueda gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Esqueda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santa Cruz.
Esqueda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santa Cruz is nestled in close to Esqueda, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Esqueda wants to get back to full guard.
Esqueda trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Esqueda's head.
Rafael Santa Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gerard Esqueda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Esqueda controlling the position well.
Santa Cruz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santa Cruz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Esqueda keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Esqueda continues to stall.
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.
Santa Cruz wants to free his trapped foot but Esqueda is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Esqueda wants to control but Santa Cruz is keeping busy.
Santa Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Esqueda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santa Cruz slips under a jab from Esqueda.
Esqueda scores with a jab. Santa Cruz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Santa Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rafael Santa Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santa Cruz wants to clinch up but Esqueda keeps it at a distance.
Santa Cruz tries to clinch there but Esqueda circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santa Cruz is looking to clinch but Esqueda is avoiding it.
Esqueda half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gerard Esqueda is winning the standup battle so far.
Santa Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Esqueda pushes him off.
Santa Cruz misses with a low kick as Esqueda jumps back.
A shot to the liver by Esqueda. Beautiful body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Santa Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Esqueda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard Esqueda!
Gerard Esqueda really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that $300 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Mutou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Keiji Mutou has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Keiji Mutou seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiji Mutou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Antonio Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutou on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Ronaldo is trying to push Mutou away but Mutou has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ronaldo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ronaldo breaks the clinch.
Mutou fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mutou moves into the clinch successfully.
Ronaldo's coach down at ELITE GYM 40CAP was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ronaldo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Mutou controls the action.
Mutou has Ronaldo pressed against the cage.
Mutou wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Mutou - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mutou is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've been hearing reports that Mutou has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mutou lands with a light punch inside.
Ronaldo works on Mutou's body with a couple of short punches.
Mutou is looking to control Ronaldo's arms but Ronaldo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mutou has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Keiji Mutou.
Mutou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mutou has Ronaldo up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ronaldo being controlled against the cage.
Mutou has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ronaldo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mutou tightens his grip and picks Ronaldo up, before dumping him to the ground. Ronaldo manages to land in guard.
Ronaldo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mutou stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Ronaldo has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Mutou manages to get his head free but now Ronaldo has transitioned to an armbar! Mutou grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Ronaldo! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Ronaldo!
Antonio Ronaldo made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I do this for Braaazzzillll.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Salwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Hessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clinton Hessler told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Salwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clinton Hessler!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salwa loads up on a big right hand but Hessler slips the punch.
We've been told by Salwa's head coaches at Datsik's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hessler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salwa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hessler throws a push kick but Salwa slaps the foot to one side.
Hessler tries to keep at a distance but Salwa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hessler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salwa's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hessler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Salwa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hessler tries to stall but Salwa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Salwa.
Hessler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Salwa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salwa blocking some punches.
Salwa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hessler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salwa blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hessler.
Salwa scores with a shoulder strike.
Hessler looking to slow down the pace here.
Salwa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hessler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hessler is working Salwa over against the cage.
Salwa throws a head punch that misses.
Salwa scores with a hook to the body.
Hessler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hessler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hessler lands with a short shot to the head.
Salwa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hessler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salwa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hessler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hessler trying to stall but Salwa improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hessler.
Hessler misses with a body punch.
Hessler lands with a light punch inside.
Come on Hessler - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Salwa misses with a punch to the body.
Hessler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hessler misses with a body punch.
Hessler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salwa throws a head punch that misses.
Hessler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hessler tries a body shot but Salwa blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salwa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salwa taking a breather.
Hessler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hessler blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hessler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salwa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Salwa lands a right hand.
Salwa lands a left hand.
Hessler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salwa tries to break free but Hessler pushes him back against the cage.
Salwa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salwa swings wildly with an uppercut but Hessler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salwa breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Salwa.
Salwa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hessler. That did some damage!
Hessler lands a nice looking kick to the body. Salwa takes a step back to recover.
Salwa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Salwa throws a sloppy head kick
and Hessler counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hessler throws a push kick but Salwa slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salwa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hessler.
Salwa throws a low kick, looking for Hessler's leg but Hessler calmly moves out of range.
Salwa walks into a straight right hand from Hessler.
Salwa misses with a leg kick
and Hessler counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Salwa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salwa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hessler moves into the clinch.
Salwa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salwa lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Salwa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salwa misses with a hook to the body
and Hessler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Gabriel Salwa has been cut.
Gabriel Salwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salwa lands a head kick!
Salwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hessler.
Hessler checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Clinton Hessler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Salwa'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.
Hessler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Salwa, right into the meat.
A head kick by Salwa misses
and Hessler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hessler.
Hessler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hessler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salwa throws a head punch that misses.
Salwa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hessler can't find room to land a body shot as Salwa controls the action.
Hessler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Salwa breaks the clinch.
Hessler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salwa.
Salwa thows a leg kick but Hessler checks it
and Hessler counters with a crisp right that sends Salwa to the canvas! Hessler follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clinton Hessler!
Clinton Hessler took some time post fight to say the following; 'Boom!'.
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