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Syn 396 - Frontschwein PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dorian Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toga Masotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dorian Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Toga Masotti!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masotti slips a jab and a cross from Yates.
Masotti throws a leg kick which misses Yates's front leg but catches the back leg as Yates tries to avoid it.
Masotti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yates.
Yates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masotti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masotti connects with a high kick.
Masotti rushes Yates and presses him up against the cage.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but Yates blocks with his arms.
Yates has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Masotti uses from the top position.
Yates is trying to keep Masotti in close.
Yates lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Yates slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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!
Masotti wants to control but Yates postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masotti is looking for a sweep.
Yates wants to lay and pray for a moment but Masotti keeps working.
Masotti tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yates controlling from side mount.
Yates trying to control the position but Masotti is working away.
Masotti manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yates looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Masotti is refusing to be controlled, as Yates sits in half guard.
Masotti is looking to improve his position.
Masotti trying to control from the bottom.
Yates is working for a kimura but Masotti is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yates trying to control the pace.
We've been hearing that Yates has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Masotti is looking for a sweep. Yates is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yates seems to be looking for submissions.
Yates prevents Masotti from improving his position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masotti moves away.
Masotti tries to clinch but Yates is having none of it.
Toga Masotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yates gets tackled into the cage by Masotti. Masotti maintains the clinch.
Yates lands an uppercut.
Masotti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yates has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yates taking a breather.
Yates pulls guard effortlessly.
Masotti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yates working a defensive guard here.
Masotti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yates keeping moving, preventing Masotti from controlling successfully.
Masotti gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
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 Dorian Yates will probably get the nod.
That's time! Yates's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Masotti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Masotti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick from Masotti lands but Yates takes it in his stride.
Yates looks to throw the jab but Masotti is out of range.
A low kick from Masotti is predictable there
and Yates counters with a stiff right hand.
Masotti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yates counters with a low kick, right behind Masotti 's knee.
Masotti forces Yates back against the cage and clinches.
Yates is trying to pull guard but Masotti turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yates tries for a takedown but Masotti manages to get underhooks.
Masotti lands a nice knee to the body.
Yates fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dorian Yates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yates avoids it.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Yates managing to block the knees to the body from Masotti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates wants to take the fight to the mat but Masotti manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Masotti effectively controlling the action here.
Yates manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masotti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yates has Masotti pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Masotti manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yates tries to score a body lock takedown but Masotti shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Good body shot from Yates.
Masotti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yates has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yates is looking to take this one to the mat.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but Yates blocks it.
Masotti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yates gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Yates is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Masotti has managed to free his arm - good work.
Masotti is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masotti makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Masotti.
Masotti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yates is one step ahead there.
Masotti is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yates wants to control from the top but Masotti keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Masotti looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masotti.
Yates dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Masotti. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yates blocks a head kick by Masotti.
Yates feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Masotti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Masotti.
Toga Masotti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masotti throws a head kick but Yates moves out of range.
Masotti throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yates takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yates connects with a right hand. Masotti shakes it off.
Yates blocks the body kick.
A lazy body kick from Masotti
and Yates connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Masotti lands a jab to the nose.
Yates lands with a nice body punch.
Yates works Masotti's body with a nice hook.
Yates throws a hook to the side of Masotti's head but Masotti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masotti slips under a jab from Yates.
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 Dorian Yates will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Masotti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Masotti is predictable there
and Yates counters with a stiff right hand.
Yates moves out of range of the leg kick from Masotti.
Both fighters circling a little - Masotti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Masotti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masotti avoids the body shot from Yates.
Masotti wants to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yates 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 Masotti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Masotti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yates throws a head kick that half lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Yates tenderised Masotti's leg. Masotti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Masotti tries to clinch but Yates is having none of it.
Masotti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Yates.
Masotti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yates checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masotti tries to land a front kick but Yates steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Masotti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Masotti ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Masotti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Masotti throws a head kick but Yates moves out of range.
It looked like Yates wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yates swats away the attempt to clinch by Masotti.
Masotti scores with a head kick. Yates tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yates connects with a body shot.
Masotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yates throwing a counter right hand but Masotti manages to avoid it.
Yates misses with an uppercut. Masotti saw that one coming.
Masotti misses with a head kick.
Yates misses with a hook.
Yates throws the kick towards the body but Masotti avoids it.
Toga Masotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dorian Yates is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masotti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yates connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Masotti's hands.
Masotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masotti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot by Yates.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Yates misses.
Yates moves out of range of the body kick.
Masotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Masotti.
Yates throws a lazy right hand but Masotti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yates. That's going to slow Masotti down.
Yates lands a lovely overhand right.
Yates throws a body punch but Masotti moves out of range.
Yates scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Masotti is looking to slow Yates down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masotti has managed to clinch.
Masotti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yates is defending well for now.
Masotti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Masotti will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yates up against the cage.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Masotti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Masotti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yates seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Masotti can turn it around.
Masotti dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masotti looking to throw knees to the head but Yates is blocking nicely.
Yates holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Toga Masotti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Masotti lands a knee to the body.
Masotti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masotti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yates blocks it with crossed arms.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but Yates blocks it.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yates.
Yates blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masotti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yates on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yates lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toga Masotti.
I think Yates has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sacco Vanzetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arttu Mahtisaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanzetti comes to the cage accompanied by Against All Authority - Sacco & Vanzetti. 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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204 lbs
13 - 9 - 1 |
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195 lbs
21 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sacco Vanzetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Mahtisaari!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahtisaari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vanzetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari with the counter takedown but Vanzetti avoids it easily.
Mahtisaari misses with a wild body shot.
Mahtisaari takes a swing at Vanzetti's ribcage but misses.
Mahtisaari throws a jab but it's blocked by Vanzetti.
Vanzetti takes a swing at Mahtisaari's ribcage but misses.
Mahtisaari gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mahtisaari 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.
Vanzetti fails to land with a series of punches.
Vanzetti misses with a wild combination.
Vanzetti misses with a wild body shot.
Vanzetti misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Vanzetti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vanzetti.
Mahtisaari thuds his right hand into Vanzetti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Sacco Vanzetti has been cut.
Mahtisaari moves in looking to clinch but Vanzetti pushes him off.
Mahtisaari feints and as Vanzetti raises his hands in defense, Mahtisaari changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanzetti looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mahtisaari throwing strikes but missing.
Mahtisaari has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mahtisaari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mahtisaari missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mahtisaari wants to pass the guard but Vanzetti is keeping the position.
Mahtisaari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vanzetti will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mahtisaari trying to control the position from guard on top but Vanzetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mahtisaari prevents Vanzetti from getting back to his feet.
Mahtisaari throws a big right hand that misses.
Vanzetti keeping moving, preventing Mahtisaari from controlling successfully.
Mahtisaari postures up in Vanzetti's guard and throws a big left but Vanzetti blocks it.
Mahtisaari keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vanzetti's head.
Vanzetti has momentary wrist control but Mahtisaari slips an elbow through the middle.
Mahtisaari is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mahtisaari throwing strikes but missing.
Mahtisaari wants to control from the top but Vanzetti keeps moving.
Mahtisaari throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mahtisaari with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vanzetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Vanzetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mahtisaari throws a looping overhand right but Vanzetti ducks down to avoid it.
Mahtisaari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Mahtisaari does it's job there.
Decent striking displayed by Mahtisaari there.
Mahtisaari blocks the body kick.
Vanzetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahtisaari moves into the clinch.
Mahtisaari slows down the pace here.
Mahtisaari misses with some punches.
I was talking to Vanzetti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanzetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vanzetti lands a nice shot to the body.
Mahtisaari misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mahtisaari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mahtisaari misses with a punch on the inside.
Vanzetti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mahtisaari lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vanzetti misses with a punch to the body.
Mahtisaari managing to block the knees to the body from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti throws a head punch that misses.
Mahtisaari throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanzetti.
Mahtisaari blocks a body shot from Vanzetti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanzetti prevents a body shot from Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari lands a hook that snaps the head of Vanzetti backwards.
Mahtisaari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mahtisaari lands a hook that snaps the head of Vanzetti backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahtisaari scores with a shoulder strike.
Vanzetti misses with a body punch.
Mahtisaari misses with a body punch.
Mahtisaari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mahtisaari throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanzetti.
Mahtisaari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahtisaari blocks a body shot from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti missing with knees to the body.
Mahtisaari lands a shoulder strike.
Vanzetti misses with a knee to the head.
Vanzetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vanzetti blocking some punches.
Vanzetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mahtisaari misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arttu Mahtisaari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sacco Vanzetti's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The crowd cheers as Mahtisaari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vanzetti doesn't seem phased though.
Mahtisaari works over Vanzetti's head and body with a nice combination.
Vanzetti is rocked!
Arttu Mahtisaari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mahtisaari looks for a takedown but Vanzetti sprawls well.
Oh Vanzetti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vanzetti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vanzetti is looking to wear down Mahtisaari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mahtisaari misses with a straight left.
Vanzetti appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vanzetti seems to have got his legs back now.
Arttu Mahtisaari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanzetti lands a jab to Mahtisaari's midsection.
Mahtisaari steps into range and cracks Vanzetti with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Vanzetti flops backwards and Mahtisaari dives into his guard looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahtisaari trying to control but Vanzetti is working from the bottom.
Mahtisaari missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mahtisaari preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vanzetti wants to get back to his feet but Mahtisaari is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vanzetti is pulling down on Mahtisaari's head to control his posture.
Mahtisaari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanzetti is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mahtisaari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mahtisaari throwing strikes from guard but Vanzetti blocks nicely.
Mahtisaari stays in close to Vanzetti's body and controls the position.
Vanzetti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jab, jab by Mahtisaari - just one landing.
Mahtisaari avoids the body shot from Vanzetti.
Mahtisaari scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mahtisaari clinches with his opponent.
Vanzetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahtisaari works on Vanzetti's body with a couple of short punches.
Mahtisaari has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vanzetti is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mahtisaari blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahtisaari is trying to stall.
Vanzetti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mahtisaari is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mahtisaari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahtisaari stalling in the clinch.
Mahtisaari looking to slow down the pace here.
Vanzetti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mahtisaari controlling the action here for a moment.
Vanzetti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahtisaari has a couple of punches blocked by Vanzetti.
Vanzetti misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanzetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahtisaari misses with the head strike.
Mahtisaari gets through Vanzetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahtisaari scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahtisaari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mahtisaari leaning against his opponent.
Mahtisaari tries a body shot but Vanzetti blocks it.
Vanzetti has a couple of punches blocked by Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahtisaari managing to block the knees to the body from Vanzetti.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mahtisaari.
Vanzetti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mahtisaari avoids it.
Mahtisaari has a couple of punches blocked by Vanzetti.
Mahtisaari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mahtisaari gets through Vanzetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahtisaari struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanzetti controls his hands.
Mahtisaari throws a head punch that misses.
Mahtisaari lands a right hand.
Mahtisaari blocks a body shot from Vanzetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahtisaari misses with a body punch.
Mahtisaari prevents a body shot from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahtisaari uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahtisaari misses with the head strike.
Vanzetti lands with a left to the head.
Vanzetti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari trying to stall but Vanzetti improves his position.
Mahtisaari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mahtisaari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari scores with a hook to the body.
Mahtisaari misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahtisaari misses with the head strike.
Mahtisaari misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mahtisaari fails to land.
Mahtisaari trying to control the position but instead, Vanzetti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mahtisaari into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arttu Mahtisaari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sacco Vanzetti's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mahtisaari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vanzetti tries to avoid it but Mahtisaari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vanzetti to the ground. Vanzetti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vanzetti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vanzetti slips under a jab from Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari cracks Vanzetti with an open hand slap.
Vanzetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahtisaari.
Vanzetti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mahtisaari moves out of range as Vanzetti strikes.
Vanzetti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mahtisaari clobbers Vanzetti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mahtisaari lands with an uppercut that bounces Vanzetti off the cage and back into range.
Mahtisaari steps in with a hook that catches Vanzetti right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Mahtisaari follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Vanzetti looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arttu Mahtisaari!
An out of breath Arttu Mahtisaari thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Spiteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutaali Pekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spiteri comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC -TNT. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Spiteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brutaali Pekka!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiteri throws a series of punches but Pekka avoids them all with ease.
Pekka now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Spiteri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pekka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spiteri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pekka.
Spiteri does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Spiteri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pekka checks a leg kick.
Pekka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spiteri misses with a wild body shot.
Spiteri darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pekka taking some punishment here, with Spiteri in his half guard.
Spiteri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spiteri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pekka defending well though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spiteri is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pekka works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pekka has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at London MMA Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri is in close to Pekka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Spiteri trying to control but Pekka is working from the bottom.
Pekka looking for a sweep. Not yet Pekka, not yet.
Pekka is trying to control the position but Spiteri postures up.
Pekka looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Spiteri passes into side control.
Pekka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spiteri landing a few strikes.
Pekka is holding Spiteri down, trying to stall.
Spiteri working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekka dodges the ground and pound from Spiteri.
Spiteri lands an elbow.
Spiteri lands a few punches from side control.
Spiteri working away.
Pekka is looking to reverse the position.
Spiteri advances nicely into full mount.
Spiteri can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pekka is looking to escape.
Spiteri scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pekka looks a forlorn figure.
Spiteri looking to finish Pekka with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pekka!
Pekka is rocked!
Spiteri lands a big elbow - Pekka is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Pekka is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Dessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravistra Bullkheli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dessler might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tupac - I'm a soldier. Bullkheli has chosen The Heavy - How You Like Me Now? as his entrance music. Billy Dessler 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 14 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Dessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravistra Bullkheli!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dessler is looking to score with low kicks.
Dessler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dessler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bullkheli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bullkheli has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bullkheli moves out of range of the leg kick from Dessler.
Bullkheli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dessler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dessler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bullkheli in his tracks.
Dessler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bullkheli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bullkheli is looking to slow Dessler down with leg kicks.
Billy Dessler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dessler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bullkheli is able to avoid easily.
Dessler just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Bullkheli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bullkheli.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dessler moves out of range as Bullkheli strikes.
Bullkheli throws a shot from downtown. Dessler moves away and avoids it.
Bullkheli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Dessler.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dessler checks a leg kick.
Dessler plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessler connects with a nice looking jab.
Dessler tries to work over Bullkheli's front leg with a kick but Bullkheli checks it.
Bullkheli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bullkheli flicks out a counter leg kick but Dessler steps away.
Bullkheli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dessler is out of range and Bullkheli settles back down.
Bullkheli throws a body punch but Dessler moves out of range.
Bullkheli jabs at Dessler's body.
Dessler darts in and clinches Bullkheli up against the cage.
Bullkheli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dessler's elbow.
Bullkheli dodges an elbow strike from Dessler.
Bullkheli misses with some punches.
Bullkheli breaks the clinch.
Dessler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bullkheli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dessler lands a head kick!
Bullkheli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bullkheli takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dessler needs to keep his hands up - Bullkheli had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bullkheli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dessler in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullkheli misses with a hook
and Dessler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Dessler finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bullkheli moves out of range of the leg kick from Dessler.
Bullkheli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dessler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dessler does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bullkheli thuds a left hand into Dessler's body.
Bullkheli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bullkheli will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dessler throws a hook but Bullkheli blocks it.
Bullkheli throws an overhand right that lands on Dessler's shoulder, as Dessler tries to avoid the shot.
Dessler throws a low kick, looking for Bullkheli's leg but Bullkheli calmly moves out of range.
Bullkheli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dessler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dessler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bullkheli walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dessler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dessler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bullkheli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dessler connects with an inside leg kick.
Dessler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bullkheli lands a nice looking body shot.
Dessler throws a leg kick but Bullkheli checks it.
Dessler connects with a body shot.
Bullkheli misses the jab.
Dessler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bullkheli. Bullkheli obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bullkheli.
Bullkheli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bullkheli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dessler. Dessler obviously looking to wear him down.
Dessler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bullkheli throws out a leg kick but Dessler moves out of range and Bullkheli only half commits.
Dessler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dessler blocks a jab.
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!
Bullkheli scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Dessler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dessler.
Bullkheli moves out of range of the body kick.
Bullkheli tries to land a leg kick but Dessler saw it coming and moves away.
Bullkheli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bullkheli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bullkheli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dessler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bullkheli misses with a hook.
Dessler appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bullkheli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dessler. That did some damage!
Bullkheli swings for the body but Dessler moves out of range.
Dessler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dessler cracks Bullkheli with an open hand slap.
Dessler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dessler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bullkheli. Bullkheli obviously looking to wear him down.
A lazy body kick from Dessler
and Bullkheli counters with a good low kick that Dessler was not able to check.
Dessler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bullkheli.
Dessler cracks the inside of Bullkheli's front leg.
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 Billy Dessler will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bullkheli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bullkheli looks to land a right hand but Dessler moved out of range.
Bullkheli throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dessler.
Bullkheli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dessler was well out of range. Poor timing from Bullkheli.
Dessler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bullkheli.
Dessler lands a leg kick that knocks Bullkheli off balance momentarily.
Bullkheli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bullkheli is looking to slow Dessler down with leg kicks.
Ravistra Bullkheli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bullkheli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dessler pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bullkheli is out of range and Dessler settles back down.
Dessler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bullkheli is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullkheli misses the body punch
and Dessler counters with a low kick, right behind Bullkheli 's knee.
Bullkheli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dessler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dessler takes the fight into the clinch.
Bullkheli prevents a body shot from Dessler.
Bullkheli tries a body shot but Dessler blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullkheli misses with the head strike.
Bullkheli working aggressively here.
Dessler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dessler has a couple of punches blocked by Bullkheli.
Dessler lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Bullkheli.
Bullkheli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dessler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bullkheli's efforts to push away.
Dessler works on Bullkheli's body with a couple of short punches.
Bullkheli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Dessler.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dessler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dessler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dessler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dessler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Dessler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dessler lands a left hand.
Bullkheli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullkheli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Billy Dessler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bullkheli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dessler's elbow.
Dessler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dessler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dessler blocks an uppercut.
Bullkheli blocks a body shot from Dessler.
Bullkheli tries a body shot but Dessler blocks it.
Bullkheli breaks the clinch.
Dessler throws a low kick but Bullkheli avoids it.
Bullkheli misses with a two punch combination.
As Bullkheli backs away, Dessler returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dessler scores with a nice strike.
Dessler doesn't manage to clinch there - Bullkheli circles away.
Bullkheli is looking to score with low kicks.
Dessler moves into the clinch successfully.
Dessler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bullkheli misses with the head strike.
Bullkheli wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Dessler scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bullkheli.
Dessler tries to work over Bullkheli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dessler struggles to land a body shot inside as Bullkheli controls his hands.
Dessler can't find room to land a body shot as Bullkheli controls the action.
Bullkheli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dessler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bullkheli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dessler backwards.
Bullkheli misses with the head strike.
Bullkheli lands a hook that snaps the head of Dessler backwards.
Dessler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bullkheli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dessler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bullkheli.
A jab from Bullkheli does it's job there.
Dessler ducks under a wild hook from Bullkheli.
Dessler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dessler digs a good body shot into Bullkheli's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bullkheli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dessler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dessler throws a leg kick
and Dessler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bullkheli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dessler throws a jab when Bullkheli was well out of range.
Dessler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dessler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bullkheli counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dessler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bullkheli checks the leg kick.
Bullkheli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dessler is able to avoid easily.
Dessler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dessler throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab from Bullkheli misses.
Dessler throws a front kick that sends Bullkheli stumbling back into the cage.
Bullkheli misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Dessler misses the target.
Dessler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bullkheli only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dessler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bullkheli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Billy Dessler will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dessler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dessler. That's going to slow Bullkheli down.
Bullkheli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bullkheli throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dessler tries to land a leg kick but Bullkheli saw it coming and moves away.
Dessler throws a lazy body kick
and Bullkheli counters with a leg kick.
Dessler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dessler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dessler cracks the inside of Bullkheli's front leg.
Dessler scores with a leg kick.
Dessler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullkheli goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dessler bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dessler misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dessler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dessler checks the leg kick.
Dessler throws a lazy body kick
and Bullkheli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessler steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bullkheli. That one must have hurt.
Bullkheli on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dessler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bullkheli scores with a shot to the body.
Dessler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bullkheli just misses with a punch to the body.
As Bullkheli looks to move away, Dessler throws a big counter combo bu Bullkheli just gets out of the way.
Dessler ducks under a wild hook from Bullkheli.
Dessler is looking for a counter combo.
Bullkheli throws a leg kick but Dessler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dessler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dessler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bullkheli scores with a jab.
Dessler wants to slow Bullkheli down by chopping away at his legs.
Bullkheli misses with a straight left.
Bullkheli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A leg kick checked by Bullkheli.
Ravistra Bullkheli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dessler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bullkheli.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dessler looks to throw a body kick
and Bullkheli counters with an inside leg kick.
Bullkheli blocks the body kick.
Dessler connects with a solid leg kick.
Bullkheli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Dessler misses
and Bullkheli counters with a right hand to the body.
Dessler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bullkheli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bullkheli swats away the attempt to clinch by Dessler.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bullkheli crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dessler - the referee stops the clock and Bullkheli gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dessler. Bullkheli manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bullkheli scores with a leg kick.
Dessler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bullkheli, pushing him back against the cage.
Bullkheli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bullkheli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dessler moves away.
Bullkheli has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dessler.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dessler - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullkheli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bullkheli looks to land a left hand but Dessler moved out of range nicely.
Dessler ducks under a wild hook from Bullkheli.
Bullkheli misses with a straight right.
Dessler lands with a hook. Bullkheli tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dessler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bullkheli.
A telegraphed right hand from Bullkheli misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bullkheli. Dessler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bullkheli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dessler.
Bullkheli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bullkheli lands the left hand.
Dessler throws a head kick but Bullkheli moves out of range.
Bullkheli misses with a leg kick.
Dessler slips under a jab.
Bullkheli misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dessler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dessler moves in looking to clinch but Bullkheli pushes him off.
Bullkheli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dessler.
Billy Dessler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullkheli tries to score with a low kick but Dessler moves his leg out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dessler.
Dessler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bullkheli swings for the body but Dessler moves out of range.
Dessler lands with a slapping head kick.
Dessler blocks a leg kick.
Dessler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bullkheli.
Dessler tries to clinch but Bullkheli moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bullkheli. Those never looked like landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dessler. Bullkheli shrugs it off though.
Dessler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Bullkheli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dessler doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bullkheli takes a swing at Dessler's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Billy Dessler.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dessler, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Billy Dessler!
Post fight, Billy Dessler took to the microphone: 'I want a HOF induction. It would be my honour and that's what I'm working towards. I just defended my title again, and before that I took a fight with a beast 205'er on 3 days notice and won. I think I deserve it but I'm going to keep taking titles and keeping mine. Thanks everyone, I'm the real !'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Salwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scot Goodbarrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goodbarrel has chosen The Rumjacks - An Irish Pub Song 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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198 lbs
32 - 12 - 0 |
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190 lbs
13 - 3 - 1 |
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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
32 - 12 - 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
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Scot Goodbarrel!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodbarrel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salwa.
Salwa throws a push kick but Goodbarrel slaps the foot to one side.
Salwa moves away from the strike by Goodbarrel.
Salwa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Goodbarrel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Salwa connects with a jab.
Salwa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Goodbarrel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goodbarrel.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Salwa.
Salwa checks a leg kick.
Salwa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Salwa lands a nice looking body kick.
Salwa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Salwa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salwa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Salwa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Scot Goodbarrel has been cut.
Salwa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Salwa scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salwa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Salwa throws a series of punches but Goodbarrel moves out of range.
Salwa jabs at Goodbarrel's body.
Salwa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goodbarrel's sensitive parts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Goodbarrel, as that shot connected.
It looks like Gabriel Salwa has been cut.
Salwa lands a jab to Goodbarrel's midsection.
Salwa tries to land a body kick
and Goodbarrel counters with a solid body kick.
Salwa throws a wild body kick that Goodbarrel sees coming a mile off.
Salwa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goodbarrel throws out the jab.
Goodbarrel throws a leg kick
and Salwa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Goodbarrel avoids the head kick by Salwa.
Goodbarrel throws out a counter right but Salwa avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot by Goodbarrel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goodbarrel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salwa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodbarrel tries to land a front kick but Salwa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Salwa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salwa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salwa misses with a hook
and Goodbarrel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salwa misses with a lunging right hand
and Goodbarrel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goodbarrel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Salwa is out of range.
Salwa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Goodbarrel avoids the head kick by Salwa.
Salwa throws a head kick that misses.
Goodbarrel misses with a looping left.
Goodbarrel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salwa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Goodbarrel.
Salwa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Goodbarrel. Goodbarrel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Salwa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Goodbarrel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Salwa.
Salwa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Goodbarrel misses with a low kick.
Salwa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Salwa connects with a high kick.
Goodbarrel misses with a body shot.
Salwa misses the shot to the body.
Goodbarrel was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Goodbarrel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salwa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Goodbarrel connects with a looping right hand.
Salwa is rocked!
Salwa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oh Salwa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goodbarrel throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Salwa crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Scot Goodbarrel!
After the fight, Scot Goodbarrel was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Riccuito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyatt has chosen Street fighter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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210 lbs
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Riccuito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Hyatt!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riccuito keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hyatt lands with an overhand left.
Hyatt lands a head shot.
Hyatt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riccuito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riccuito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hyatt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hyatt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from Riccuito does no damage.
Riccuito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hyatt can pounce on him.
Riccuito moves out of range of the leg kick from Hyatt.
Riccuito tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hyatt moves out of range of the body kick.
Hyatt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hyatt jabs Riccuito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Riccuito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Riccuito.
Riccuito throws a leg kick but Hyatt checks it.
Hyatt lands a jab to Riccuito's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccuito avoids the head kick by Hyatt.
Riccuito definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Riccuito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Hyatt misses.
Hyatt throws a head kick that misses.
Hyatt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Riccuito.
Riccuito lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid body kick from Riccuito.
Riccuito throws a front kick aimed at Hyatt's knee but Hyatt avoids it well.
Riccuito throws a head kick that half lands.
Hyatt wants to clinch up but Riccuito keeps it at a distance.
Riccuito looks for the body kick but Hyatt saw that one coming.
Hyatt blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice shot by Hyatt.
Hyatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riccuito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riccuito closes the distance and pushes Hyatt back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt pushes Riccuito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riccuito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hyatt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Riccuito avoiding damage.
Riccuito scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riccuito.
Hyatt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hyatt pushes Riccuito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Hyatt.
It looks like Mark Riccuito has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Hyatt.
Hyatt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riccuito lands an elbow inside that Hyatt shrugs off.
Riccuito pushes Hyatt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hyatt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hyatt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Hyatt.
A short right from Hyatt on the inside.
Riccuito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito misses with some punches.
Hyatt managing to block the knees to the body from Riccuito.
A left hand lands to the body for Hyatt.
Hyatt cracks Riccuito with a nice body shot.
Hyatt blocking some punches.
Hyatt blocking some punches.
Hyatt tries a body shot but Riccuito blocks it.
Hyatt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hyatt tries a body shot but Riccuito blocks it.
Riccuito blocks an elbow strike.
Riccuito lands an elbow inside that Hyatt shrugs off.
Hyatt has a couple of punches blocked by Riccuito.
Hyatt misses with the head strike.
Riccuito lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jimmy Hyatt has been cut.
Riccuito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hyatt avoids it.
Hyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riccuito lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Riccuito landing knees to the body.
Hyatt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Hyatt misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Hyatt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hyatt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Riccuito tries to throw a body punch but Hyatt avoids it by throwing Riccuito back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Riccuito.
Hyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hyatt lands a hook that snaps the head of Riccuito backwards.
Riccuito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyatt blocks an uppercut.
Hyatt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hyatt lands a hook that snaps the head of Riccuito backwards.
Riccuito pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hyatt lands a nice shot to the body.
Riccuito lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riccuito lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riccuito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Riccuito lands with a short shot to the head.
Riccuito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riccuito effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Hyatt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Hyatt will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Riccuito misses with an attempted mid kick.
Riccuito throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hyatt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hyatt checks the leg kick.
Hyatt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Hyatt. That snapped Riccuito's head back.
Hyatt misses the jab.
Hyatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riccuito.
Riccuito throws a counter high kick but Hyatt was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hyatt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riccuito. Riccuito obviously looking to wear him down.
Riccuito throws a leg kick but Hyatt moved away.
Hyatt checks a leg kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Hyatt blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyatt misses with a straight left.
Riccuito misses with a body shot.
Hyatt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hyatt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hyatt scores with a jab. Riccuito acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Hyatt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyatt connects with the punch.
Hyatt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jimmy Hyatt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hyatt misses the jab.
Riccuito throws a big counter combination but Hyatt scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hyatt misses with a looping left.
As Hyatt looks to move away, Riccuito throws a big counter combo bu Hyatt just gets out of the way.
Hyatt lands a head shot.
Riccuito fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hyatt.
Hyatt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Riccuito misses with a few strikes there.
Mark Riccuito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riccuito gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hyatt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Riccuito throws a chopping leg kick but Hyatt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hyatt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Riccuito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riccuito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Riccuito lands a leg kick that knocks Hyatt off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riccuito goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hyatt throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Riccuito.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Riccuito. Hyatt shrugs it off though.
Hyatt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Riccuito throws a front kick aimed at Hyatt's knee but Hyatt avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hyatt.
A cross from Riccuito lands.
Hyatt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riccuito. That did some damage!
Hyatt ducks under a wild hook from Riccuito.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Riccuito.
Riccuito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hyatt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hyatt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hyatt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Riccuito blocks a jab.
Riccuito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hyatt throws the kick towards the body but Riccuito avoids it.
Hyatt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Riccuito eats them both and turns towards Hyatt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Riccuito lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hyatt scores with a jab to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Riccuito.
Hyatt is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hyatt misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Hyatt blocks the leg kick.
Hyatt checks a leg kick.
Riccuito misses with a low kick.
Riccuito blocks a head kick by Hyatt.
Hyatt misses with a straight right.
Hyatt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hyatt catches Riccuito with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Riccuito staying out of range there.
Riccuito misses with a body kick.
Riccuito misses with a low kick.
Riccuito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito thows a leg kick but Hyatt checks it
letting Hyatt counter with a right hand.
Hyatt throws a body kick that misses.
Hyatt scores with a leg kick.
Riccuito misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riccuito checks a low kick from Hyatt.
Hyatt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riccuito doesn't manage to clinch there - Hyatt circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hyatt! But no joy.
Riccuito ducks under a wild hook from Hyatt.
Hyatt throws a jab but it's blocked by Riccuito.
Riccuito walks into a left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Riccuito. That's going to slow Hyatt down.
Hyatt scores with a decent looking hook.
Hyatt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Riccuito on the side of the head.
Hyatt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riccuito.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riccuito misses with a left hand
and Hyatt counters with a two punch combo.
Riccuito gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hyatt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hyatt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hyatt misses the shot to the body.
Riccuito looks to land a body kick but Hyatt moved away.
Hyatt throws a head kick that misses.
Riccuito throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Riccuito slips a jab from Hyatt.
Hyatt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hyatt connects with a looping right hand.
Riccuito has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Riccuito there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hyatt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hyatt looks to land a combination but Riccuito avoids it well.
Riccuito tried to counter with a leg kick but Hyatt avoided it.
Riccuito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riccuito throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riccuito throws a solid leg kick but Hyatt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Riccuito.
Riccuito throws a leg kick but Hyatt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hyatt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Riccuito with a body shot.
Hyatt throws a wild body kick that Riccuito sees coming a mile off.
Riccuito feints a jab promting Hyatt to slip. Riccuito then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hyatt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyatt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riccuito's sensitive parts.
Riccuito connects with a leg kick. Hyatt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riccuito throws the kick towards the body but Hyatt avoids it.
Riccuito doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hyatt scores with a jab to the body.
Riccuito lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Riccuito misses with an uppercut.
Riccuito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hyatt lands with an overhand left.
Riccuito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hyatt.
Riccuito lunges at Hyatt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hyatt's hand.
Hyatt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hyatt avoids the body shot from Riccuito.
Hyatt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mark Riccuito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hyatt is out of range and Riccuito settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Riccuito.
Hyatt misses with an uppercut. Riccuito saw that one coming.
Hyatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hyatt looks to land a left hand but Riccuito moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Hyatt misses.
Some wild striking there from Riccuito.
Hyatt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hyatt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Riccuito throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hyatt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riccuito misses with a body kick.
Hyatt misses with a jab to the body
and Riccuito counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hyatt misses with a straight right.
Hyatt misses with a leg kick
and Riccuito holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Riccuito looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hyatt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riccuito scores with a shoulder strike.
Hyatt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hyatt tries to work over Riccuito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hyatt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riccuito misses with a punch to the body.
Hyatt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hyatt tries to work over Riccuito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Hyatt.
Riccuito throws a head punch that misses.
Hyatt lands a shoulder strike.
Riccuito trying to land knees to the body.
Hyatt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riccuito misses with a body punch.
Hyatt lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyatt avoids the elbow strike from Riccuito, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riccuito just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hyatt's brow.
Hyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riccuito swings wildly with an uppercut but Hyatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyatt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riccuito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyatt's elbow.
Hyatt throws a punch but it's blocked by Riccuito.
Riccuito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jimmy Hyatt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyatt.
Hyatt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hyatt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hyatt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hyatt tries a body shot but Riccuito blocks it.
Hyatt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hyatt works on Riccuito's body with a couple of short punches.
Hyatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hyatt blocking some punches.
Riccuito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Hyatt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hyatt 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Hyatt!
Jimmy Hyatt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Mark Riccuito spoke after the fight, saying '153'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Cliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cliff kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is JAMROCK. Musashi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sword of the Stranger - Mukoh Hadan. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ryu Musashi enters the cage!
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176 lbs
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24
177 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziggy Cliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryu Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cliff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Musashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Musashi. Those never looked like landing.
Musashi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cliff moves out of range as Musashi strikes.
A jab from Cliff does it's job there.
Musashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cliff misses with an uppercut.
Musashi throws a low kick but Cliff avoids it.
Cliff lands a head kick!
Musashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cliff was well out of range. Poor timing from Musashi.
Cliff misses with a body kick.
Musashi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Musashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Musashi connects with a leg kick. Cliff looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cliff tried to score with a low kick but Musashi checks it.
Musashi wants to land a leg kick but Cliff is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cliff scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Cliff.
Musashi moves out of range of the strikes.
Cliff tries a head kick but it misses.
Musashi throws a shot from downtown. Cliff moves away and avoids it.
Musashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cliff throws a shot from downtown. Musashi moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Musashi is predictable there
and Cliff counters with a leg kick.
Musashi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Musashi jabs at Cliff's body.
Cliff lands with an overhand left.
Musashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Musashi slips a jab from Cliff.
Musashi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cliff.
Cliff has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Musashi throws an overhand right that lands on Cliff's shoulder, as Cliff tries to avoid the shot.
Cliff misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musashi throws a body punch but Cliff moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Musashi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cliff passes into side control, despite Musashi's attempt to control the position.
Cliff remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Musashi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cliff's best efforts.
Musashi is looking for a sweep. Cliff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Musashi trying to get back to full guard but Cliff takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi gets back to half guard.
Cliff seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Musashi is looking to improve his position.
Musashi looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Cliff pushes past his half guard into mount!
Musashi is looking to improve his position but Cliff isn't that keen on the idea.
Cliff avoids the attempt from Musashi to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Musashi's face.
Musashi tries to reverse the position but Cliff maintains control.
Cliff landing strikes from the mount and Musashi is in trouble!
Musashi is looking to improve his position but Cliff isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Cliff 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.
A lazy left from Cliff finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Musashi misses the target.
Cliff misses the shot to the body.
Cliff misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Musashi, right into the meat.
Cliff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Musashi can do to turn this around?
Cliff takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cliff misses with a leg kick
and Musashi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Musashi is trying to work for a kimura but Cliff is defending well.
Cliff avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Musashi.
Musashi is working for a kimura but Cliff is defending it quite comfortably.
Musashi is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cliff to regain full guard.
Musashi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cliff's head.
Musashi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cliff is controlling Musashi's posture.
Ziggy Cliff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cliff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Musashi trying to control but Cliff is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Musashi wants to pass the guard but Cliff is keeping the position.
Cliff can't keep his opponent in guard - Musashi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Musashi seems to be working for a kimura but Cliff defends the submission attempt.
Cliff wants to control but Musashi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cliff regains full guard. Nicely done.
Musashi throwing strikes from guard but Cliff blocks nicely.
Musashi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cliff looking to hit a scissor sweep but Musashi is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi looking to sit in guard and control but Cliff gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Musashi looking for subs off his back but Cliff has passed one foot through into half guard.
Musashi actively working from the bottom here.
Musashi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi trying to control but Cliff postures up.
Musashi wants to get back to full guard.
Musashi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Musashi wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cliff landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Musashi wants to get back to full guard.
Musashi gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Musashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cliff keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Cliff on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cliff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Musashi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Musashi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cliff ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
A swing and a miss from Musashi.
Musashi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Musashi.
Musashi tried to score with a low kick but Cliff checks it.
Cliff slips a straight right by Musashi.
Cliff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cliff blocks a jab.
And Cliff counters with a quick kick to the body but Musashi blocks it.
Cliff moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi scores with a shoulder strike.
Cliff lands an uppercut.
Musashi tries to throw a body punch but Cliff avoids it by throwing Musashi back against the cage.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cliff.
Musashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Musashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cliff blocks an uppercut.
Cliff lands a left hand.
Cliff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cliff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Musashi misses with the head strike.
Cliff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Musashi working hard to break the clinch.
Cliff pushes Musashi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cliff.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Musashi.
Musashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cliff misses with the head strike.
Musashi misses with some punches.
Musashi tries a body shot but Cliff blocks it.
Musashi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Musashi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cliff seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Musashi can turn it around.
Cliff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cliff working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cliff is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Musashi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Musashi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cliff takes a swing at Musashi's ribcage but misses.
Cliff does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cliff throws a wild body kick that Musashi sees coming a mile off.
Ryu Musashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Musashi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cliff connects with an inside leg kick.
Musashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cliff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cliff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Musashi can pounce on him.
Musashi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cliff checks the leg kick.
Cliff misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi wants to slow Cliff down by chopping away at his legs.
Musashi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Musashi is rocked!
Cliff takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cliff is looking to clinch but Musashi is avoiding it.
Cliff gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cliff swings wildly with an uppercut but Musashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cliff tries to throw a body punch but Musashi avoids it by throwing Cliff back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cliff.
Musashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Cliff finish him?
Cliff blocking some punches.
Musashi seems to have recovered his senses.
Musashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cliff just leaning against Musashi, taking a breather.
Cliff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ziggy Cliff has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cliff misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cliff.
Musashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff tries to throw a body punch but Musashi avoids it by throwing Cliff back against the cage.
Musashi breaks from the clinch.
Musashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cliff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Musashi, pushing him back against the cage.
Cliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi takes a shot to the head.
Cliff can't find room to land a body shot as Musashi controls the action.
Cliff softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Musashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cliff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Musashi has a couple of punches blocked by Cliff.
Cliff throws a big uppercut that drops Musashi! More strikes from Cliff and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Musashi lies dazed against the cage as Cliff celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ziggy Cliff!
Ziggy Cliff seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Ryu Musashi was interviewed post fight and said 'It was an honor fighting you in your retirement fight. You are a legend and I wish you nothing but the best in your post-MMA life mr. Cliff! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Corll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corll comes to the cage accompanied by South Texas Death Ride. 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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193 lbs
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196 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
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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
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Corll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corll misses with a left hand
letting Escobar counter with a right hand.
Corll misses with a body shot.
Corll misses with a shot to the body
and Escobar moves into the clinch.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Corll.
A short uppercut from Corll.
Corll changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Escobar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Escobar avoids a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Escobar.
Corll throws a head kick that misses
and Escobar counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Corll has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Corll misses with a hook. Escobar ducked under it nicely.
Escobar lands a jab to the nose.
Corll changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Escobar tries to avoid it but Corll manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Escobar to the ground. Escobar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corll misses with a head kick.
A big left from Corll misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Escobar.
Corll checks the leg kick nicely there.
Escobar throws a series of strikes that have Corll backpedaling.
Escobar takes one to the chin there.
Corll throws a low kick but Escobar moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Escobar! But no joy.
Escobar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Corll appears to be looking for a big counter.
Corll slips under a jab from Escobar.
Escobar blocks a low kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Escobar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Escobar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Escobar duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corll with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Corll looking to score a takedown here. Escobar is defending well but Corll drives through and ends up in Escobar's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corll trying to control the position from guard on top but Escobar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corll working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Corll wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Corll throws a big right hand that misses.
Corll preventing the sweep.
Corll throwing strikes but missing.
Corll looking to sit in guard and control but Escobar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to pass the guard but Corll is keeping the position.
Corll is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Escobar tries to free his leg and advance position but Corll is retaining full guard.
Escobar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Corll holds on and takes a little breather.
Corll looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Corll is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Escobar is controlling him.
Escobar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
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.
Corll is trying to control the position but Escobar postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Escobar!
Escobar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Corll loads up on a big right hand but Escobar slips the punch.
Escobar wants to counter the offense by Corll and move into the clinch position.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corll.
Corll tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Corll lands an impressive looking overhand right. Escobar doesn't seem phased though.
Escobar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corll misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Corll fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Escobar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Escobar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Escobar connects with a leg kick. Corll looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Escobar has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Corll bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Escobar's head.
A good leg kick by Corll.
Corll thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corll.
Escobar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Corll goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corll fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escobar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Corll misses the shot to the body.
Escobar scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corll moves out of range of the body kick from Escobar.
Corll half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Escobar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Corll throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dean Corll is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Escobar. No joy for Corll on that attempt.
Pablo Escobar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Corll.
Corll misses with an uppercut.
Escobar lands with a right hand.
Corll throws a body kick that misses
and Escobar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corll throws a leg kick but Escobar checks it.
Corll looks to land a combination but Escobar avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Corll.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corll tries a head kick but it misses.
Escobar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corll dives in for a single leg takedown but Escobar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Corll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corll throws a leg kick
and Corll takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar throws a wild body kick that Corll sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick from Corll misses.
As Corll backs off Escobar throws a huge counter combo but Corll manages to avoid it all.
Escobar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escobar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Escobar cracks Corll with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Escobar thumps Corll with a low kick.
Escobar throws a right and a left that Corll avoids nicely.
A combination from Escobar does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is looking to score with low kicks.
Escobar misses with a body kick.
Corll misses with the body kick
and Escobar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corll has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Escobar.
Corll fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Escobar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Escobar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Corll.
Escobar throws a combination that misses
and Corll counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corll.
Escobar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Escobar lands a lovely overhand right.
Escobar dips to his left and cracks Corll with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corll misses with a right hand
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corll steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
A big left from Escobar misses.
Corll misses with a right hand
and Escobar counters with a thumping low kick.
Corll takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Corll shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Escobar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Corll taking a breather here.
Corll grinds an elbow into Escobar's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Corll throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Corll throws a left and a right that both miss
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Corll blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Escobar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Corll is rocked!
Escobar throws a monster overhand right that drops Corll! Escobar follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobar!
A victorious Pablo Escobar 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vidar Nord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Venger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venger has chosen Live and Let Die as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Vladimir Venger is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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239 lbs
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264 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vidar Nord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Venger!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venger fails to land the takedown.
Venger tries to work over Nord's front leg with a kick but Nord checks it.
Nord misses with a straight right.
Nord stalks Venger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Venger's face. Venger staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Vladimir Venger has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nord.
Venger loads up on a big right hand but Nord slips the punch.
Venger scores with a sloppy right hand. Nord should have avoided that one.
Nord jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Venger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nord keeps Venger at a distance using the push kick.
Nord scores with a head kick. Venger tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nord.
Nord connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick from Nord misses.
Nord throws a head kick that misses.
Venger misses with a hook. Nord ducked under it nicely.
Nord closes this distance looking for a takedown but Venger circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nord cracks Venger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Venger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nord sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Venger tries to work over Nord's front leg with a kick but Nord checks it.
Venger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Venger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Venger.
Nord cracks a nice hook into Venger's ribs.
Venger misses with a straight left.
Nord drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nord bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nord fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Venger.
Nord misses with a hook. Venger ducked under it nicely.
Nord throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Venger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice uppercut there from Nord.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nord on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nord. Nord circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Venger avoids the head kick by Nord.
Nord throws a body kick that misses.
Venger moves out of range as Nord throws a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Venger, right into the meat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nord.
Nord defending well as Venger loads up on a big left hand.
Nord keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Venger.
Nord misses with a lunging right hand
and Nord takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nord swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Venger counters with a straight right hand.
Nord misses with a low kick.
Venger dives in and scores a takedown into Nord's guard.
Venger is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nord wants to sweep here but Venger controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venger trying to control the position from guard on top but Nord is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Venger is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nord controlling Venger's posture.
Venger showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Venger looking to pass the guard.
Venger preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nord misses with a leg kick
and Venger counters with a stiff right hand.
Nord with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Venger to score with a decent uppercut.
Venger gets caught napping as Nord dives in and scores a takedown. Venger manages to retain guard.
Venger is controlling Nord's posture.
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 Vidar Nord will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Venger's cut.
That's time! Nord's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Venger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nord momentarily.
Nord throws a leg kick but Venger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nord feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vengers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nord misses with a hook.
Venger blocks the body kick.
Venger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nord misses with a wild body shot.
Venger throws a chopping leg kick but Nord manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Venger has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nord.
Venger looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nord trying to hold on to Venger's head to control him but Venger postures up.
Nord is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nord does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nord controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Nord is staying active underneath Venger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nord controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Venger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice uppercut there from Venger.
Good work by Nord as he checks the leg kick.
As Venger looks to move away, Nord throws a big counter combo bu Venger just gets out of the way.
Vidar Nord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nord scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Venger doesn't seem bothered though.
Venger avoids the head kick by Nord.
Nord is looking to land body kicks.
Venger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nord smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nord lands with a thumping leg kick.
Venger throws a hook to the side of Nord's head but Nord sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nord connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Venger's hands.
Nord jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Venger throws a lazy uppercut
and Nord counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nord wants to advance to full mount but Venger doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Nord trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nord lands a couple of digs.
Nord missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nord cracks Venger with a solid left hand.
Venger is rocked!
Venger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Venger is still in real trouble! Can Nord finish him?
Venger wants to sweep here but Nord controlling him for the moment.
Venger seems to have recovered his senses.
Venger trying to control the position.
Nord trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Venger managing to control the position.
Nord avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Venger lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Venger looking to pass the guard.
Venger wants to control from the top but Nord keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vidar Nord dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Venger's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Venger throws a shot to the body.
Venger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Venger throws the left hand but Nord avoids the punch easily.
Nord moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Nord misses the target.
Venger looks to score with a jab to the body but Nord is just out of range.
Nord connects with a right hand. Venger shakes it off.
Nord throws a low kick but Venger avoids it.
Venger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nord.
Nord misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Nord as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nord throws a lazy right hand but Venger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nord scores with a punch to the head.
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 Venger.
Venger swings widly with a right hand
and Nord counters with a good low kick that Venger was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venger motions for Nord to come forward. Venger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nord throws a push kick but Venger slaps the foot to one side.
Nord needs to keep his hands up - Venger had a free shot at his head there.
Nord paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Venger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nord. That's going to slow Venger down.
Venger tries to move into range but Nord moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nord throws a head kick that misses.
Venger throws a right and a left that Nord avoids nicely.
A left lands for Venger.
Good leg kick by Nord there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Venger throws a hook to the side of Nord's head but Nord sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Venger throws a jab when Nord was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nord needs to keep his hands up - Venger had a free shot at his head there.
Venger cracks a nice hook into Nord's ribs.
Vladimir Venger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nord misses its intended target.
Nord tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Venger manages to avoid it.
Venger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nord was well out of range. Poor timing from Venger.
Nord connects with a crisp jab.
Nord misses with a hook.
Nord darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Venger blocks a jab.
Venger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Venger misses.
Venger throws a jab when Nord was well out of range.
Nord misses with a kick to the body.
Venger takes a swing at Nord's ribcage but misses.
Nord scores with a nice body kick.
Venger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Venger throws a shot from downtown. Nord moves away and avoids it.
Venger's coach down at Altaca gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Venger's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Venger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nord cracks the inside of Venger's front leg.
Nord throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nord throws a right hand that Venger ducks under and follows up with a left that Venger also avoids with ease.
Nord misses with a double jab.
Venger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nord misses with a wild body shot.
Nord lets loose with a powerful body kick. Venger will feel that in the morning.
Nord tests Venger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Venger slaps away a takedown attempt from Nord, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Venger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venger has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nord lands with a nice body kick.
Nord is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Venger can do to turn this around?
Venger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nord lands a nice hook to Venger's body. Venger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Venger has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nord.
Sloppy strikes from Nord. Those never looked like landing.
Nord throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nord digs a good body shot into Venger's ribs.
Venger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Venger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nord.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Venger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nord shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Venger tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vidar Nord showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nord has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vidar Nord!
An out of breath and clearly excited Vidar Nord thanked Reaper Combatwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Topi Takala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takala has chosen Volga as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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187 lbs
32 - 14 - 1 |
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198 cm
38
188 lbs
42 - 16 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Topi Takala!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop tries to clinch up.
Takala flicks out a counter leg kick but Bishop steps away.
Bishop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bishop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Takala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bishop lands a nice looking body kick.
Takala takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bishop throws a solid leg kick but Takala takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bishop.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takala.
Bishop half committed to a counter leg kick.
Takala looks to land a left hand but Bishop moved out of range nicely.
Takala is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bishop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bishop 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 Takala has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Takala and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Takala steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Takala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Bishop blocks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Takala 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 Bishop has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bishop and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A counter left hand to the body from Bishop misses its target.
Lucas Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bishop connects with a leg kick. Takala looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takala misses with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bishop, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takala lands a right hook to the body.
Takala scores with a sloppy right hand. Bishop should have avoided that one.
Takala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takala will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Takala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bishop closes the distance and clinches.
Takala leaning against his opponent.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Takala avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takala swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Takala.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Takala controls the action.
Bishop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Bishop.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Takala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Takala controls his hands.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takala backwards.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop tries a body shot but Takala blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Takala swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Takala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bishop.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Takala misses with a punch on the inside.
Takala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takala backwards.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Takala throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takala backwards.
Takala lands a hook that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bishop.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
A left hand lands to the body for Takala.
Bishop lands with a left to the head.
Takala prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Takala blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takala blocks an uppercut.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Takala uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala lands with a short shot to the head.
Takala struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.
Takala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takala can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Takala.
Takala misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop tries a body shot but Takala blocks it.
Bishop working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Takala.
Takala misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takala.
Takala blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takala throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Takala scores with a shoulder strike.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Takala misses with the head strike.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Bishop dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
Bishop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Takala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Takala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slapping body kick lands there for Takala.
Bishop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takala counters with a left and a right that stings Bishop.
Takala with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Bishop blocks the low kick.
Bishop tries to counter by clinching up but Takala breaks away and moves out of range.
Topi Takala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Bishop. That snapped Takala's head back.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Takala.
Bishop takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Takala scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takala attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bishop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Bishop misses with a kick to the body.
Bishop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takala. That did some damage!
Takala has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop rushes Takala and presses him up against the cage.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Takala.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takala.
Takala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bishop.
A head punch on the inside from Takala fails to land.
Takala misses with the head strike.
Takala misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Takala.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Takala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop gets through Takala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Takala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takala can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Takala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Takala trying to control the position but instead, Bishop has worked for underhooks and has pushed Takala into the cage.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Lucas Bishop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takala blocking some punches.
Takala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bishop misses with a hook. Takala ducked under it nicely.
Bishop looks to throw a body kick
and Takala counters with a nice uppercut.
Takala misses with a few strikes there.
Good work by Takala as he checks the leg kick.
Bishop's jab looks to have found its range, popping Takala under the eye.
Takala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takala misses with a low kick as Bishop jumps back.
Bishop throws a body kick that misses.
Bishop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Takala on the side of the head.
Bishop digs a good body shot into Takala's ribs.
Takala takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takala.
Bishop throws a low kick, looking for Takala's leg but Takala calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takala.
Bishop moves into the clinch successfully.
Bishop tries to work over Takala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takala can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takala.
Takala prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Takala blocking some punches.
Bishop digs a right hand underneath Takala's ribcage. Takala let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takala struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.
Takala scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bishop lands a hook that snaps the head of Takala backwards.
Takala lands an uppercut.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takala blocks an uppercut.
Bishop working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala presses Bishop against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takala.
Takala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Bishop as the two fighters clinch.
Bishop tries to work over Takala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop pushes off an throws an elbow but Takala leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Takala tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takala can do to turn this around?
Bishop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takala backwards.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Takala - that landed with a thud.
Takala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takala paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Bishop.
Bishop scores with a leg kick.
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.
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 Lucas Bishop will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Takala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bishop throws out the jab.
Takala tries a quick counter leg kick but Bishop is wise to it.
Bishop buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bishop clinches up against the cage.
Takala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takala misses with some punches.
Takala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takala has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Takala's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takala backwards.
Takala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Takala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takala.
Takala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takala blocking some punches.
A short right from Bishop.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takala lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Takala misses with a punch to the body.
Takala lands with a short shot to the head.
Takala lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Takala throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Takala tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takala takes a shot to the head.
Bishop lands with a right to the head.
Takala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takala has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takala takes a shot to the head.
Takala lands with a light punch inside.
Takala wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Takala controls his hands.
Bishop lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop pushes Takala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Topi Takala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala is working Bishop over against the cage.
Takala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takala misses with a punch on the inside.
Takala blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Takala swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Bishop.
Takala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takala lands a nice shot to the body.
Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Takala fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Takala fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Takala misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takala.
Takala misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takala backwards.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Takala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop pushes Takala back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Takala.
Good body shot from Bishop.
Takala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takala misses with a body punch.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Takala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
Bishop gets through Takala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Takala can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Takala misses with some punches.
Takala can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bishop.
Bishop lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Takala lands an uppercut.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bishop.
Bishop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takala backwards.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takala misses with a body punch.
Takala throws a head punch that misses.
Takala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Takala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike.
Takala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Takala misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takala.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bishop, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Bishop!
Our winner, Lucas Bishop, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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