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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brophy.
Jackson leaves Brophy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brophy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jackson was covering up waiting for the punch and Brophy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jackson wriggles free and stands up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brophy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brophy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jackson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Brophy is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson gets back to half guard.
Brophy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jackson controlling the position well.
Brophy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brophy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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.
Jackson wants to sweep but Brophy has passed to side control!
Jackson struggling a bit here.
Brophy decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brophy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Brophy pushes him off.
Jackson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Brophy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Brophy, which made it look bad.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson darts in looking for a takedown but Brophy gets double underhooks and turns Jackson into the cage.
Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Brophy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brophy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brophy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brophy decides to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Brophy won't let him.
Brophy is controlling Jackson's posture.
Brophy has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Jackson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Brophy has tightened it up now! Jackson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Michael Brophy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Callum Pagnozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tino Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kallio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You. Callum Pagnozzi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Callum Pagnozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Tino Kallio!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallio misses with a series of wild punches.
It appears Pagnozzi was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kallio looks to land a body kick but Pagnozzi moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Pagnozzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been told by Pagnozzi's head coaches at El Tico 's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pagnozzi tries for a takedown but Kallio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kallio tries a head kick but it misses.
Kallio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pagnozzi throws a hook to the side of Kallio's head but Kallio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kallio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kallio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pagnozzi feints and then cracks Kallio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kallio down.
Kallio throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio throws a sloppy head kick and Pagnozzi moves out of range easily.
A combination from Kallio does no damage.
Kallio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pagnozzi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pagnozzi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kallio dips to his left and cracks Pagnozzi with an uppercut!
Pagnozzi works Kallio's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio tries to land a body kick
letting Pagnozzi counter with a right hand.
Pagnozzi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kallio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Pagnozzi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kallio doesn't seem phased though.
Pagnozzi staying out of range there.
Pagnozzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kallio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi rushes Kallio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pagnozzi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kallio's efforts to push away.
Pagnozzi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pagnozzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kallio wants to get back to striking at distance but Pagnozzi won't allow it.
Pagnozzi has Kallio pressed against the cage, preventing Kallio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kallio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kallio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Kallio misses
and Pagnozzi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pagnozzi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pagnozzi lands with a hook. Kallio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Crunch! Kallio slams his shin into Pagnozzi's torso.
Tino Kallio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kallio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kallio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pagnozzi cracks Kallio with an open hand slap.
Pagnozzi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pagnozzi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kallio in his tracks.
Pagnozzi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pagnozzi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kallio throws a head kick that misses.
Pagnozzi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kallio will feel that in the morning.
Pagnozzi gets a double leg takedown into Kallio's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pagnozzi wants to take a breather but Kallio manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kallio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pagnozzi is working Kallio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pagnozzi throwing strikes from guard but Kallio blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi advances position into side control!
Pagnozzi trying to control the action but Kallio is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kallio is trying to improve his position.
Kallio gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Callum Pagnozzi dominated that round.
That's time! Pagnozzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pagnozzi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A lazy body kick from Pagnozzi
and Kallio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kallio has a takedown stuffed.
Kallio moves out of range as Pagnozzi strikes.
Kallio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kallio fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pagnozzi to the ground. Kallio is now in Pagnozzi's guard.
Pagnozzi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kallio puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio decides to stand up.
Some bone on bone action there as Kallio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kallio misses with a low kick.
Kallio throws a head kick that misses.
Pagnozzi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnozzi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pagnozzi shoots for a takedown but Kallio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kallio ducks under a wild hook from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pagnozzi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pagnozzi takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pagnozzi.
Kallio misses with a body punch.
Pagnozzi blocks a body shot from Kallio.
Nice body punch from Pagnozzi.
Kallio has a couple of punches blocked by Pagnozzi.
Kallio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kallio ducks right into an uppercut from Pagnozzi.
Kallio keeps Pagnozzi at a distance using the push kick.
Pagnozzi is looking to slow Kallio down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kallio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kallio tries a head kick but it misses.
Kallio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kallio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pagnozzi connects with an inside leg kick.
Kallio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kallio moves out of range of the body kick from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi connects with an inside leg kick.
Kallio 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.
Kallio tries to work over Pagnozzi's front leg with a kick but Pagnozzi checks it.
Pagnozzi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pagnozzi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pagnozzi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kallio can do to turn this around?
Pagnozzi connects with a right hand. Kallio shakes it off.
Pagnozzi throws out a leg kick but Kallio moves out of range and Pagnozzi only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pagnozzi.
Kallio is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pagnozzi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pagnozzi is looking to take a break and control but Kallio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pagnozzi prevents Kallio from improving his position.
Pagnozzi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kallio's head.
Pagnozzi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pagnozzi is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Kallio as he works his way to full guard.
Pagnozzi throws an elbow that misses. Kallio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pagnozzi's guard. Nice move by Kallio!
Kallio wanted to stand there but Pagnozzi had control of the position.
Kallio is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
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 Callum Pagnozzi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pagnozzi.
Kallio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pagnozzi as he jumps to the side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kallio, right into the meat.
Pagnozzi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kallio is trying to defend but Pagnozzi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Callum Pagnozzi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pagnozzi is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Kallio still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Kallio has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio wants to stand but Pagnozzi is controlling his arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnozzi is trying to get back to half guard.
Pagnozzi is trying to control Kallio's posture but Kallio avoids it.
Kallio wants to stand but Pagnozzi has his arm trapped.
Pagnozzi can't do much from the bottom here.
Kallio decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Pagnozzi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pagnozzi fakes the leg kick and cracks Kallio in the body.
Pagnozzi cracks Kallio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kallio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kallio throws a jab but it's blocked by Pagnozzi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pagnozzi misses with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kallio.
Pagnozzi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kallio avoids it.
Kallio misses with a hook. Pagnozzi ducked under it nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pagnozzi or perhaps it was just good defense by Kallio, which made it look bad.
Kallio throws a push kick but Pagnozzi slaps the foot to one side.
Kallio throws a hook but Pagnozzi avoids it easily.
Pagnozzi throws a body kick that misses.
Pagnozzi is looking to land body kicks.
Pagnozzi blocks a head kick by Kallio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Kallio.
Pagnozzi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pagnozzi looks for the body kick but Kallio saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio avoids the head kick by Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi slips a jab from Kallio.
Pagnozzi throws out a powerful jab.
Pagnozzi walks into a left hand.
Pagnozzi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kallio.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pagnozzi.
Kallio is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kallio throws a sloppy head kick and Pagnozzi moves out of range easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kallio.
Kallio tries to land a body kick
and Pagnozzi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pagnozzi scores with a decent looking hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kallio.
Kallio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kallio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallio scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pagnozzi takes one to the side of the head.
Pagnozzi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pagnozzi with a poor takedown
and Kallio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Callum Pagnozzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pagnozzi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kallio.
Callum Pagnozzi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kallio dives in and grabs Pagnozzi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pagnozzi pushes down on Kallio's head and hops out.
Kallio throws a sloppy head kick and Pagnozzi moves out of range easily.
Callum Pagnozzi is winning the standup battle so far.
Pagnozzi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kallio circles away.
Kallio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kallio manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Pagnozzi.
Tino Kallio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body kick there by Pagnozzi.
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 Callum Pagnozzi.
Well Pagnozzi 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Callum Pagnozzi!
After winning the bout, Callum Pagnozzi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neptune Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamey Jasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loveladdy comes into the arena with Simian Mobile Disco - Sacrifice blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neptune Loveladdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamey Jasta!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loveladdy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jasta.
A slow jab from Loveladdy misses its intended target.
Loveladdy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Loveladdy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loveladdy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Loveladdy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Loveladdy scores with a nice strike.
Loveladdy throws a shot from downtown. Jasta moves away and avoids it.
Loveladdy cracks a nice hook into Jasta's ribs.
Jasta connects with the punch.
Loveladdy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jasta.
Loveladdy rushes Jasta and presses him up against the cage.
Jasta looking to stall.
Jasta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Loveladdy is keeping busy.
Jasta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loveladdy swings wildly with an uppercut but Jasta uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Loveladdy fails to land.
Jasta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Loveladdy blocks it with crossed arms.
Jasta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Loveladdy.
Jasta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jasta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loveladdy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jasta avoids it.
Jasta throws an elbow but it misses.
Loveladdy breaks from the clinch.
Loveladdy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jasta needs to keep his hands up - Loveladdy had a free shot at his head there.
Jasta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Loveladdy moves into the clinch.
Loveladdy takes a shot 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!
Loveladdy misses with a punch on the inside.
Loveladdy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loveladdy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jasta.
A chopping leg kick lands by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy throws a solid leg kick but Jasta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Loveladdy.
Loveladdy wants to clinch up but Jasta keeps it at a distance.
Loveladdy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Loveladdy.
Jasta cracks Loveladdy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Loveladdy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jasta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Loveladdy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Loveladdy misses the jab.
Loveladdy tests Jasta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Loveladdy throws a body kick that misses
and Jasta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jasta swats away the attempt to clinch by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy lands a nice shot to the body.
Neptune Loveladdy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy misses with a body kick.
Loveladdy lands with a hook. Jasta tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jasta misses with a hook
and Loveladdy counters with a three punch combo that has Jasta backing up. Jasta nods at Loveladdy to acknowledge the strikes.
Jasta tries a head kick but it misses.
Loveladdy takes a swing at Jasta's ribcage but misses.
Loveladdy looks to land a body kick but Jasta moved away.
Jasta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jasta misses with a looping right.
Jasta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jasta lands with an uppercut that bounces Loveladdy off the cage and back into range.
Jasta lunges at Loveladdy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Loveladdy's hand.
Nice body punch from Loveladdy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Jasta misses.
Loveladdy lands with an overhand left.
Loveladdy is looking to clinch.
Loveladdy looks to throw the jab but Jasta is out of range.
Loveladdy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasta misses the body punch
and Loveladdy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loveladdy throws a right hand that Jasta ducks under and follows up with a left that Jasta also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Jasta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jasta throws an overhand right that lands on Loveladdy's shoulder, as Loveladdy tries to avoid the shot.
Loveladdy takes the fight into the clinch.
Loveladdy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loveladdy has a couple of punches blocked by Jasta.
Loveladdy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jasta blocks an uppercut.
Jasta leaning against his opponent.
Jasta has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Loveladdy after a bit of a struggle.
Jasta missing with knees to the body.
Jasta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loveladdy stalling the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Loveladdy.
Jasta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jasta pushes Loveladdy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neptune Loveladdy dominated that round.
That's time! Loveladdy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Loveladdy defending well as Jasta loads up on a big left hand.
Neptune Loveladdy is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Loveladdy misses its intended target.
Loveladdy misses with a kick to the body.
Jasta misses with a double jab.
Loveladdy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jasta.
Loveladdy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jasta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy blocks a jab.
Jasta throws the left hand but Loveladdy avoids the punch easily.
Loveladdy feints a jab promting Jasta to slip. Loveladdy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jasta slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loveladdy throws a lazy body kick
and Jasta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loveladdy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loveladdy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jasta avoids it.
Loveladdy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Loveladdy ducks under a wild hook from Jasta.
As Jasta looks to move away, Loveladdy throws a big counter combo but Jasta just gets out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loveladdy motions for Jasta to come forward. Loveladdy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jasta is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jasta checks it well.
Jasta tries to land a leg kick but Loveladdy saw it coming and moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Loveladdy.
Jasta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loveladdy.
Jasta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Loveladdy.
Jasta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jasta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loveladdy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jasta counters with a stiff right hand.
Loveladdy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jasta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jasta tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jasta misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loveladdy. Jasta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loveladdy throws a front kick aimed at Jasta's knee but Jasta avoids it well.
Loveladdy lands with a right hand.
Loveladdy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab by Loveladdy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy rushes Jasta and presses him up against the cage.
Loveladdy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loveladdy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Loveladdy moves in looking to clinch but Jasta pushes him off.
Jasta throws a poor cross that misses
and Loveladdy counters with a straight right hand.
Jasta throws a shot from downtown. Loveladdy moves away and avoids it.
Jasta moves out of range as Loveladdy strikes.
Jasta misses with a looping left.
Jasta throws a lazy right hand but Loveladdy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jasta throws the left hand but Loveladdy avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Loveladdy misses.
Loveladdy misses with a hook
and Jasta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loveladdy needs to keep his hands up - Jasta had a free shot at his head there.
Loveladdy throws a body kick that misses
and Jasta counters with a right hand to the body.
Jasta wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasta slips under a jab.
Jasta scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy tries a low kick but Jasta avoids it.
Loveladdy looks to land a left hand but Jasta moved out of range nicely.
Jasta steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy misses with a hook. Jasta ducked under it nicely.
Jasta digs a good hook to Loveladdy's body.
Loveladdy scores with a sloppy right hand. Jasta should have avoided that one.
Jasta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jasta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Loveladdy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jasta.
Loveladdy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jasta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jasta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Loveladdy if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jasta throws a shot from downtown. Loveladdy moves away and avoids it.
Loveladdy throws a chopping leg kick but Jasta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy clinches.
Loveladdy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jasta can do to turn this around?
Loveladdy is trying to push Jasta away but Jasta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jasta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jasta.
A right handed body shot lands from Jasta.
Jasta misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Jasta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jasta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Loveladdy backwards.
Loveladdy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jasta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Loveladdy has him pressed against the cage.
Jasta gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jasta is looking to advance position but Loveladdy won't allow it.
Jasta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jasta wants to pass the guard but Loveladdy is defending well.
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 Neptune Loveladdy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Loveladdy throws a sloppy head kick and Jasta moves out of range easily.
Loveladdy closes the distance but Jasta moves to the side
and Loveladdy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loveladdy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jasta tries a low kick but Loveladdy avoids it.
Loveladdy dips to his left and cracks Jasta with an uppercut!
That kick from Jasta tenderised Loveladdy's leg. Loveladdy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Loveladdy misses with a hook to the body
and Loveladdy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loveladdy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A combination from Jasta does no damage.
Loveladdy is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jasta throws a leg kick but Loveladdy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Loveladdy moves to clinch but Jasta breaks away
letting Jasta counter with a right hand.
Loveladdy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jasta moves out of range of the body kick from Loveladdy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy misses with a left hand
and Jasta counters by clinching up.
Jasta drops down looking for an ankle pick but Loveladdy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jasta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jasta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loveladdy.
Jasta stalks Loveladdy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Loveladdy's face. Loveladdy staggers backwards, shaken.
Loveladdy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jasta.
Jasta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loveladdy.
Jasta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jasta throws an overhand right that lands on Loveladdy's shoulder, as Loveladdy tries to avoid the shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jasta crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Loveladdy - the referee stops the clock and Jasta gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Loveladdy. Jasta manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Loveladdy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jasta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jasta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loveladdy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Loveladdy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jasta.
Nice body punch from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jasta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Loveladdy tries to clinch there but Jasta circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Jasta misses the target.
Loveladdy throws a series of punches but Jasta avoids them all with ease.
Jasta lands a two punch combo.
Loveladdy slips a straight right by Jasta.
Loveladdy fails to land with a series of punches.
Loveladdy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jastas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jasta misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasta lands with a right hand.
Jasta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jasta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Loveladdy misses the body punch
and Loveladdy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loveladdy is rocked!
Jasta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh Loveladdy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jasta takes a swing at Loveladdy's ribcage but misses.
As Jasta looks to move away, Loveladdy throws a big counter combo but Jasta just gets out of the way.
Loveladdy tries to score with a low kick but Jasta moves his leg out of the way.
Loveladdy seems to have got his legs back now.
Loveladdy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loveladdy tries to work over Jasta's front leg with a kick but Jasta checks it.
Jasta throws a right hand that misses
and Loveladdy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jasta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jasta tries to land a front kick but Loveladdy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jasta throws a jab but it's blocked by Loveladdy.
Jasta misses with a looping left.
Jasta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loveladdy moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Loveladdy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jasta takes one to the side of the head.
Jasta misses with a low kick as Loveladdy jumps back.
Jasta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Loveladdy feints and then cracks Jasta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jasta down.
A big right from Loveladdy misses.
Loveladdy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jasta.
Loveladdy lands a jab to the nose.
Jasta looks to throw the jab but Loveladdy is out of range.
Jasta dips to his left and cracks Loveladdy with an uppercut!
Loveladdy lands with a right hand.
Jasta throws a poor cross that misses
and Loveladdy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loveladdy lands a jab-cross combination.
Jamey Jasta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jasta throws a low kick, looking for Loveladdy's leg but Loveladdy calmly moves out of range.
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 Neptune Loveladdy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loveladdy, 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 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Peace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masters comes to the cage accompanied by Simply the Best. Ken Masters is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Ken Masters !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Warren Peace!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peace tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Masters defends well and Peace ends up having to push Masters into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Peace misses with a takedown attempt
and Masters holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Masters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peace's elbow.
Masters manages to break the clinch.
Peace shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Masters sprawls well. Masters wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Peace gets slowly back to his feet.
Ken Masters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Warren Peace.
Peace fails with a takedown attempt.
Peace shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Masters counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peace fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Masters avoids it really well and circles away.
Masters throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Peace counters with a nice body shot.
Masters moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Masters defends it nicely.
Peace shoots in looking for a takedown. Masters tries to sprawl out of it but Peace keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Masters manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Masters wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peace looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Masters is fending him off so far but Peace persists. Nope, Masters circles away and we're back to standing.
Peace scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Peace is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Masters is just riding it out for now. Peace eventually gives up the hold.
Peace is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters trying to control but Peace postures up.
Masters controlling the position well.
Peace is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Masters sees it coming and defends easily.
Peace stalling away here and it's allowed Masters to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Masters is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peace trying to control the position from guard on top but Masters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peace 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.
Masters keeping moving, preventing Peace from controlling successfully.
Peace passes into half guard.
Peace is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
Peace is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Masters defends it well.
Masters moves into full guard.
Masters might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Masters controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peace drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Peace jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Peace being controlled here momentarily.
Peace drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Peace as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Masters screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Peace! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Warren Peace!
Warren Peace bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rony Jason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joaquim Antunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rony Jason!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Antunes, as that shot connected.
Jason blocks a jab.
Jason replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Antunes blocks it well.
Antunes throws a sloppy head kick and Jason moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Jason.
Jason shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice sprawl there from Jason as Antunes shoots in.
Jason throws a leg kick that is checked
so Antunes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Antunes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Antunes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Antunes connects with a couple of short punches.
Jason is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Antunes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Antunes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antunes lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Antunes are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Antunes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Antunes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Antunes is trying to get an arm triangle but Jason is defending well.
Antunes scoring with punches and elbows.
Antunes throws an elbow but Jason slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jason avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Antunes.
Antunes trying to control the action but Jason is working from the bottom.
Antunes in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jason is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Antunes is controlling him well.
Jason is trying to get back to half guard.
Antunes trying to control the action but Jason is working from the bottom.
Antunes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jason, who protects the arm well.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Antunes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Antunes throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Antunes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sloppy strikes there by Antunes.
Jason regains half guard, as Antunes was trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jason defending well though.
Antunes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Antunes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jason trying to control here.
Antunes stalling away here and it's allowed Jason to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Antunes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Antunes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jason looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Antunes is looking to work some ground and pound but Jason has wrist control.
Antunes distracts Jason with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes is in close to Jason's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Antunes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jason keeping moving, preventing Antunes from controlling successfully.
Antunes lands a couple of elbows.
Antunes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jason works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Antunes throwing strikes but missing.
Antunes trying to control but Jason is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Antunes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jason is controlling Antunes's posture.
Antunes is looking to work some ground and pound but Jason has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Antunes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Antunes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jason avoids it really well and circles away.
Jason tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Antunes blocks a head kick by Jason.
Antunes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jason sprawls and moves away.
Antunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jason.
Antunes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Antunes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jason connects with a solid leg kick.
Antunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jason.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antunes connects with a solid leg kick.
Jason throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jason swivels and escapes.
Nice defenses there by Antunes.
Jason swings away with a body shot that misses
and Antunes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jason won't be happy with that.
Check out the look on Antunes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The strikes coming from Antunes are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've been hearing good reports from Antunes's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jason manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jason blocking the ground and pound attempt from Antunes.
Antunes throwing shots but Jason is blocking nicely.
Antunes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jason with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jason tries to roll over but Antunes keeps him under control.
Jason trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jason blocking the ground and pound attempt from Antunes.
Antunes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Antunes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antunes throwing shots but Jason is blocking nicely.
Antunes trying to control from half guard but Jason is working away.
Antunes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jason blocking the ground and pound attempt from Antunes.
Antunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jason can do to turn this around?
Jason tries to roll over but Antunes keeps him under control.
Antunes winds up and cracks Jason with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Antunes misses with a head shot. Jason uses the momentum to regain guard.
Antunes throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes throws a big elbow that misses.
Antunes throws a strike but Jason rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Antunes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Antunes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jason is one step ahead there.
Antunes is working hard here to advance position.
Antunes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jason's guard.
Antunes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Antunes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jason working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antunes.
Antunes preventing the sweep.
Antunes throws a big elbow that misses.
Antunes throws an elbow that misses. Jason uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Antunes's guard. Nice move by Jason!
Antunes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jason can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Antunes has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jason doesn't defend quickly enough and Antunes has managed to lock this one up! Can Jason escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Antunes on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joaquim Antunes!
A relieved looking Joaquim Antunes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is JEW FLOW. Price has chosen Black Label Society - Bleed for Me 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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145 lbs
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146 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Donowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Price!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz moves out of range of the body kick from Price.
Donowitz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Price dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donowitz. That did some damage!
Price looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donowitz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donowitz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A shot to the body from Donowitz misses
and Price counters with a left to the body.
Price throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donowitz scores with the left hand. Price knows he should have avoided that one.
Good shot there by Price.
It looks like Abraham Donowitz has been cut.
Donowitz throws a right and a left that Price avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Price.
Donowitz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Price swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Price scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Price looks to throw a body kick
and Donowitz counters with a good low kick that Price was not able to check.
Price throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
Price misses with a low kick.
And Donowitz counters with a quick kick to the body but Price blocks it.
Donowitz throws a solid leg kick but Price takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Donowitz.
Price misses with a hook. Donowitz ducked under it nicely.
Donowitz tries a low kick but Price avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Donowitz lands a right hook to the body.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Price tries a quick counter leg kick but Donowitz is wise to it.
Price lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donowitz's sensitive parts.
Dan Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Donowitz tries to land a front kick but Price steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Price replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Donowitz blocks it well.
Price lands with a shot to the body.
Price connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donowitz misses with a double jab.
Donowitz tries to land a front kick but Price steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Price fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Price lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz 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.
Price feints and then cracks Donowitz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donowitz down.
Price throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Donowitz.
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but Donowitz is just out of range.
Donowitz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Price just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price tries to score with a low kick but Donowitz moves his leg out of the way.
Price missing with a left hand there. Donowitz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donowitz takes a swing at Price's ribcage but misses.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Price misses with a looping left.
Donowitz works Price's body with a nice hook.
Donowitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Price.
Donowitz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Price. That did some damage!
Donowitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Price lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Donowitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz is looking to wear down Price with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Donowitz throws an off balance right hand
and Price makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Donowitz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donowitz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Price paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donowitz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Price.
Donowitz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a hook to the side of Donowitz's head but Donowitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Price throws a low kick but Donowitz avoids it.
Donowitz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Price.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Donowitz throws a front kick that sends Price stumbling back into the cage.
Price misses with an uppercut
and Donowitz counters with a nice uppercut.
Price scoring well with a low kick there.
Price throws a quick inside leg kick.
Price staying out of range there.
Price checks a low kick from Donowitz.
Donowitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Price misses with a straight right.
Price takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donowitz throws a leg kick which misses Price's front leg but catches the back leg as Price tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Price.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Donowitz tenderised Price's leg. Price is trying to keep his angry face on.
Donowitz throws a leg kick that misses.
Price flicks out a counter leg kick but Donowitz steps away.
Donowitz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Price.
Donowitz moves in looking to clinch but Price pushes him off.
Donowitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Price.
Donowitz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Price's hands.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but Price checks it.
Price lands with a straight right. Donowitz didn't see that one coming.
Price pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donowitz throws a wild body kick that Price sees coming a mile off.
Price blocks the body kick.
Donowitz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Price was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Price motions for Donowitz to come forward. Price throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price lands a nice looking body shot.
Donowitz moves into the clinch.
Donowitz letting Price take a breather here.
Price blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Price dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Donowitz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Price connects with a jab.
Donowitz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
Price throws a head kick that misses.
Donowitz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Price bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Price.
Price fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Donowitz.
Price throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Donowitz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Price wants to slow Donowitz down by chopping away at his legs.
Dan Price seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donowitz throws a low kick but Price avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Price.
Donowitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Price doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
An inside leg kick lands from Donowitz.
Price swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price misses the shot to the body.
Donowitz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Price just manages to avoid it.
Donowitz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Donowitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz thuds his shin into the meat of Price's side.
Price throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Price 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.
Price doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donowitz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Price tries to clinch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Price connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Price.
Donowitz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Price momentarily.
Donowitz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donowitz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Price.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price swings for the body but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Price.
Price avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donowitz throws a push kick but Price slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Price to score with a decent uppercut.
Price jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Price's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A cross from Donowitz lands.
Price tries to land a front kick but Donowitz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donowitz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Price connects with a looping right hand.
Price with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donowitz lands with an overhand left.
Price slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Price thuds a left hand into Donowitz's body.
An inside leg kick from Price misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Price keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Price sizes up Donowitz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A lazy body kick from Price
and Donowitz counters with a stiff right hand.
Price sizes up Donowitz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donowitz misses with a body kick.
Donowitz scores with a jab. Price acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Price bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Donowitz's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Donowitz.
Price lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donowitz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Price takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Donowitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Price sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Price scoring well with a low kick there.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Price.
Donowitz throws a shot from downtown. Price moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Price was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donowitz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donowitz looks for the body kick but Price saw that one coming.
Price checks a low kick from Donowitz.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
Price scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Donowitz doesn't seem bothered though.
Price takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Price shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Donowitz eats them both and turns towards Price to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Donowitz keeps Price at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price tries to land a leg kick but Donowitz saw it coming and moves away.
Donowitz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Donowitz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donowitz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Price.
Price tries to land a leg kick but Donowitz saw it coming and moves away.
Price checks the leg kick.
Price digs a good body shot into Donowitz's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Price. Those never looked like landing.
Donowitz scoring well with a low kick there.
Price throws a body shot but no joy.
Price is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Price throws the kick towards the body but Donowitz avoids it.
A jab from Price does it's job there.
Donowitz connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donowitz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donowitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Price.
Donowitz throws a jab but it's blocked by Price.
Price looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Price will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Abraham Donowitz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Donowitz lands with a cross.
Donowitz checks the leg kick.
Donowitz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Price doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Price moves out of range of the strikes.
Price throws a leg kick that misses.
Donowitz misses the shot to the body.
Donowitz scores with a jab.
Price lands a glancing blow to the side of Donowitz's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Donowitz 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 Price has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Price and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A solid leg kick lands there for Price.
Price dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donowitz. That did some damage!
Donowitz lands with an uppercut that bounces Price off the cage and back into range.
Price lands with a hook. Donowitz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Donowitz misses with a straight left.
Price takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donowitz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Price avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Price.
Donowitz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Price.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Donowitz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Price ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Price.
Donowitz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Price lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donowitz's sensitive parts.
Price wants to land a leg kick but Donowitz is out of range.
Donowitz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Price throws a solid leg kick but Donowitz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Price.
Donowitz misses with a body kick.
Donowitz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Price takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Price chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donowitz.
Price attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Price is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donowitz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
Price avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Price cracks Donowitz with a right hand to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Price.
Price swings for the body but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz misses with a hook
and Price counters with a body kick.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut.
Donowitz tries to clinch up.
Price uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donowitz.
Price misses with the body kick
and Donowitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Price ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
Donowitz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Donowitz throws a big shot that misses.
Donowitz throws a front kick aimed at Price's knee but Price avoids it well.
Donowitz misses with a wild body shot.
Price has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donowitz.
Donowitz looks for the body kick but Price saw that one coming.
Donowitz throws a wild body kick that Price sees coming a mile off.
Donowitz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Price has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Price tries to bum rush Donowitz with a series of wild strikes but Donowitz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donowitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Price swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Price displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Price throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donowitz tries to score with a low kick but Price moves his leg out of the way.
Price connects with a body shot.
Price digs a good body shot into Donowitz's ribs.
Donowitz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Price connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Donowitz finds it's way through Price's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Price.
Donowitz throws a hook to the side of Price's head but Price sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Price flicks out a counter leg kick but Donowitz steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Price.
Price walks into a stiff left hand from Donowitz.
Donowitz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Price misses with a shot to the body
and Donowitz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Price.
Donowitz avoids the head kick by Price.
Donowitz throwing a counter right hand but Price manages to avoid it.
Price throws a low kick but Donowitz moves out of range easily.
Price moves out of range of the body kick from Donowitz.
A little jabbing left from Price on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donowitz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donowitz throws out a leg kick but Price moves out of range and Donowitz only half commits.
Donowitz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by Donowitz there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donowitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Price throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Price.
A nice inside leg kick there by Price. That's going to slow Donowitz down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dan Price just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Abraham Donowitz'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.
Price takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Donowitz slips under a jab from Price.
Donowitz connects with a nice looking jab.
Price checks a leg kick.
Price appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Donowitz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Price.
Donowitz throws a leg kick which misses Price's front leg but catches the back leg as Price tries to avoid it.
Donowitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Donowitz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Price swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donowitz scores with the left hand. Price knows he should have avoided that one.
Price needs to keep his hands up - Donowitz had a free shot at his head there.
Price cracks Donowitz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Price scores with a shot to the body.
Donowitz throws a push kick but Price slaps the foot to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donowitz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Price.
Donowitz misses the shot to the body.
Price works Donowitz's body with a nice hook.
Donowitz lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donowitz's calf.
Price throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Price lands a jab to the nose.
Donowitz swings widly with a right hand
letting Price counter with a right hand.
Price moves out of range as Donowitz throws a body kick.
Price stuns Donowitz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Price misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Donowitz misses the target.
Donowitz misses with a hook. Price ducked under it nicely.
Price jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donowitz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Donowitz throws a leg kick
and Price counters with a thumping low kick.
Donowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Price lands with a right hand.
Donowitz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Price's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Donowitz wants to land a leg kick but Price is out of range.
Donowitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Price steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Price.
Price misses with a hook. Donowitz ducked under it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Price.
Price moves out of range as Donowitz throws a body kick.
Price swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Price misses the jab.
Donowitz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Donowitz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Price connects with a leg kick. Donowitz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Donk. Price catches Donowitz right on the button with a cross.
Donowitz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Donowitz.
Donowitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Price swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Donowitz backs off Price throws a huge counter combo but Donowitz manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz staying out of range there.
Price 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.
Donowitz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donowitz throws a leg kick
enabling Price to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Donowitz.
Donowitz throws out a leg kick but Price moves out of range and Donowitz only half commits.
Donowitz throws the left hand but Price avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Price's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Donowitz throws a body kick that misses.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donowitz moves away.
Price lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Donowitz backs up against the cage.
Donowitz works the jab nicely.
Donowitz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donowitz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Price checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Price scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a right and a left that Donowitz avoids nicely.
Donowitz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Donowitz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Price is able to avoid easily.
A low kick from Donowitz is predictable there
enabling Price to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Price escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Donowitz catches Price right on the button with a cross.
Donowitz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Price slips a jab from Donowitz.
The fighters circling - Price throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donowitz quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Donowitz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donowitz lands with a shot to the body.
Price throws a leg kick which misses Donowitz's front leg but catches the back leg as Donowitz tries to avoid it.
Price throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Dan Price will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Abraham Donowitz's cut.
That's time! Donowitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Donowitz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donowitz moves away from the strike by Price.
Donowitz wants to clinch up but Price keeps it at a distance.
Price throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donowitz doesn't manage to clinch there - Price circles away.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
Price throws a low kick but Donowitz avoids it.
Donowitz feinted with a counter takedown.
Donowitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Donowitz misses with a looping left.
Price throws a hook but Donowitz blocks it.
Price fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Donowitz checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz connects with a body shot.
Price cracks Donowitz with an open hand slap.
Price's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Donowitz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Price scrambles back to his feet.
Price thumps Donowitz with a low kick.
Price fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Price.
Price on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Price throws a nice looking combination but Donowitz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donowitz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Price.
Donowitz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Price's head backwards.
Donowitz lands a right hook to the body.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut.
Price walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Price misses with a low kick.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Donowitz throws a leg kick
and Price counters with an inside leg kick.
Price moves out of range as Donowitz strikes.
Price tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Donowitz is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Price looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donowitz tried to score with a low kick but Price checks it.
Price looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abraham Donowitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Price cracks a nice hook into Donowitz's ribs.
Price throws a leg kick which misses Donowitz's front leg but catches the back leg as Donowitz tries to avoid it.
Donowitz's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Donowitz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Price throws a body shot but no joy.
Donowitz thuds a left hand into Price's body.
Donowitz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Price.
Donowitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donowitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Price.
Donowitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Price throws out a leg kick but Donowitz moves out of range and Price only half commits.
Donowitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Donowitz tries to clinch up but Price circles away and keeps his distance.
Donowitz connects with a body shot.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donowitz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Price feints and then cracks Donowitz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donowitz down.
Price fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donowitz throwing a counter right hand but Price manages to avoid it.
Donowitz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Price cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
Donowitz blocks a head kick by Price.
Donowitz throws a jab when Price was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Price.
A leg kick checked by Donowitz.
Price scores with a shot to the body.
Price digs a good hook to Donowitz's body.
Nice jab there from Donowitz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz loads up on a big right hand but Price slips the punch.
Price takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donowitz looks to throw the jab but Price is out of range.
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!
Price slips a jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Price.
Donowitz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Price throws a poor cross that misses
and Donowitz counters with a low kick, right behind Price 's knee.
Price takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Donowitz fakes the leg kick and cracks Price in the body.
Price is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Price throws a head kick that misses.
Donowitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Price tried to score with a low kick but Donowitz checks it.
Price scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Donowitz doesn't seem bothered though.
Price has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Donowitz.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Donowitz, as that shot connected.
Donowitz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Price takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Price lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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 Abraham Donowitz.
I think Price has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Price!
A victorious Dan Price 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boreste Bardanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bardanos's choice of entrance music: My Kingdom Will Come. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Zoran Markovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boreste Bardanos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bardanos scores with a shot to the body.
Markovic dodges the punch combination from Bardanos.
Bardanos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Markovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Markovic throws a leg kick but Bardanos moved away.
A jab from Markovic finds it's way through Bardanos's defenses.
Markovic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Markovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Markovic digs a good hook to Bardanos's body.
A shot to the liver by Markovic. Beautiful body shot.
Bardanos throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bardanos throws a hook but Markovic avoids it easily.
Bardanos misses with an uppercut.
Bardanos 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.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Markovic. Bardanos shrugs it off though.
Bardanos throws a big shot that misses.
Markovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
No luck for Bardanos with that takedown attempt.
Bardanos gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bardanos.
The ground and pound from Bardanos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Markovic bucks up and tries to throw Bardanos off but instead Bardanos has got his back!
Bardanos keeps control of the position as Markovic tries to break free.
Markovic covering up well and avoiding damage.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bardanos's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Markovic wants to get back to his feet.
Markovic avoids the strikes from Bardanos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos lands a shot to the head.
Bardanos gets his hands free as Markovic looks to control.
Markovic defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Bardanos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Markovic trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bardanos manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bardanos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bardanos looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bardanos throwing strikes from guard but Markovic blocks nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bardanos looking to pass the guard.
Bardanos preventing the sweep.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Markovic manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Bardanos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Markovic tries to work over Bardanos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Markovic is struggling to control the position.
Bardanos wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic has a couple of punches blocked by Bardanos.
Bardanos looking for a takedown.
Zoran Markovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boreste Bardanos.
Bardanos misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Markovic.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Markovic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Markovic misses with a body punch.
Markovic misses with the head strike.
Bardanos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Markovic is defending well.
Bardanos misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Markovic.
Markovic slows down the pace here.
Bardanos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Zoran Markovic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Markovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bardanos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Markovic misses with a low kick.
Zoran Markovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Bardanos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A good leg kick by Markovic.
Markovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Markovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bardanos manages to avoid it.
Bardanos throws a lazy right hand but Markovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Bardanos. Beautiful body shot.
Markovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Markovic misses with a body shot.
Markovic thows a body kick. Bardanos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Markovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've been told by Markovic's head coaches at KO Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Markovic just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Bardanos.
Bardanos misses with a takedown attempt - Markovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Markovic misses the shot to the body.
Bardanos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markovic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Markovic misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic misses with a hook.
Bardanos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Markovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Bardanos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Markovic is looking to wear down Bardanos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Markovic throws a looping overhand right but Bardanos ducks down to avoid it.
Bardanos sizes up Markovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zoran Markovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bardanos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Markovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Markovic avoids the body shot from Bardanos.
Markovic throws a hook but Bardanos blocks it.
Bardanos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Markovic misses the shot to the body.
Markovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markovic throws a chopping leg kick but Bardanos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Markovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bardanos on the side of the head.
Bardanos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good leg kick by Markovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Markovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bardanos was well out of range. Poor timing from Markovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos throws a hook but Markovic blocks it.
Markovic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bardanos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bardanos avoids a kick to the body.
Bardanos dips to his left and cracks Markovic with an uppercut!
Bardanos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markovic.
A telegraphed right hand from Bardanos misses the target.
Bardanos connects with a crisp jab.
Markovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bardanos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Markovic.
Bardanos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bardanos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bardanos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Markovic!
Bardanos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Markovic keeps working.
The ground and pound from Bardanos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic tries to escape but Bardanos is in control.
Bardanos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Markovic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bardanos.
Bardanos cracks Markovic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bardanos wants to control but Markovic is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Bardanos crashes against the mat.
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.
Markovic tries to improve position but can't.
The strikes coming from Bardanos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bardanos looking to control but instead Markovic has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Markovic trying to hold on to Bardanos's head to control him but Bardanos postures up.
Bardanos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Markovic is trying to stand back up but Bardanos is controlling him
Bardanos moves nicely into side control.
Bardanos is looking to take a break and control but Markovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Boreste Bardanos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bardanos thuds a left hand into Markovic's body.
Bardanos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Markovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Markovic throws a body punch but Bardanos moves out of range.
Markovic throws a leg kick
and Bardanos counters with a straight right hand.
Bardanos moves out of range of the body kick from Markovic.
Markovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bardanos.
Bardanos misses with a lunging right hand
letting Markovic counter with a right hand.
Bardanos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Markovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Markovic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bardanos counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Markovic!
Markovic throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bardanos manages to avoid it.
Bardanos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Markovic defends it well.
Markovic throws out a loose jab but Bardanos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Markovic tries to score with a low kick but Bardanos moves his leg out of the way.
Markovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bardanos throws a body punch but Markovic moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardanos looks to land a combination. Markovic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zoran Markovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bardanos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bardanos lands in his opponent's guard.
Markovic working a defensive guard here.
Markovic wants to control the position but Bardanos says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bardanos controlling the action here.
Markovic trying to control from the bottom.
Markovic is pressing down on Bardanos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos stands and throws Markovic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Markovic gets back to half guard.
Bardanos is keen to just control but Markovic is a slippery customer.
Bardanos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Markovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Markovic is trying to stand.
Boreste Bardanos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bardanos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Markovic is not content to let Bardanos control the position.
Bardanos stops Markovic from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos throwing shots but Markovic is blocking nicely.
Bardanos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Markovic keeps working.
Bardanos prevents Markovic from standing back up.
Bardanos wants to free his trapped foot but Markovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bardanos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bardanos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Markovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bardanos throws out the jab.
Bardanos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bardanos looks to throw the jab but Markovic is out of range.
Markovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bardanos's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Markovic misses
and Bardanos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bardanos throws a shot to the body.
Markovic throws a leg kick but Bardanos moved away.
Markovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bardanos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bardanos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Markovic staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Markovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bardanos.
Bardanos just misses with a punch to the body.
Markovic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bardanos blocks a head kick by Markovic.
Markovic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bardanos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Markovic's head backwards.
Markovic drops his hands momentarily and Bardanos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Markovic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bardanos counters with a stiff right hand.
Bardanos tests Markovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick from Markovic misses.
Bardanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Markovic is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boreste Bardanos really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Markovic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bardanos will feel that in the morning.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Markovic.
Bardanos throws a big shot that misses.
Markovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bardanos.
Markovic moves away from the strike by Bardanos.
Bardanos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Markovic counter with a right hand.
Bardanos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Markovic catches Bardanos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bardanos misses with a hook. Markovic ducked under it nicely.
Markovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Markovic connects with the punch.
Markovic throws a leg kick but Bardanos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Markovic cracks Bardanos with an open hand slap.
Markovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bardanos manages to avoid it.
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!
Bardanos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markovic.
Bardanos slips a straight right by Markovic.
The fighters circling - Markovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bardanos misses with a takedown attempt - Markovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Markovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardanos misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Bardanos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Markovic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bardanos just manages to avoid it.
Bardanos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markovic lands with a nice body punch.
Decent striking displayed by Bardanos there.
Markovic scores with a nice strike.
Markovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bardanos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Markovic.
Markovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Markovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bardanos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Markovic tries to kick Bardanos off in order to stand up. Bardanos Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bardanos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Markovic wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bardanos trying to control the position but Markovic is working away.
Bardanos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bardanos working away.
Bardanos working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bardanos is looking to take a break and control but Markovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Markovic prevents Bardanos from improving position.
Bardanos tries to advance to mount but Markovic instead regains half guard.
Bardanos is looking to advance position but Markovic won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Markovic has hold of Bardanos's hands but Bardanos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bardanos is keen to just control but Markovic is a slippery customer.
Markovic wants to get back to his feet.
Markovic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bardanos wants to pass the guard but Markovic is keeping the position.
Bardanos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bardanos is looking to work some ground and pound but Markovic has wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Markovic had his way with Boreste Bardanos in that round.
That's time! Markovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bardanos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bardanos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Markovic's guard.
Markovic is trying to keep Bardanos in close.
Bardanos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bardanos looking to sit in guard and control but Markovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bardanos is looking for a triangle but Markovic pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bardanos 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic wants to stand but Bardanos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bardanos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Markovic is one step ahead there.
Markovic looking to pass the guard.
Bardanos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bardanos 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Markovic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bardanos is proving hard to escape from.
Markovic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bardanos is on top in guard.
Bardanos with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos stopping the sweep attempt from Markovic.
Bardanos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bardanos wants to pass the guard but Markovic is keeping the position.
Bardanos stops Markovic from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Markovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Bardanos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Markovic.
Bardanos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Markovic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Markovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bardanos takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic slips under a jab.
Markovic avoids the body shot from Bardanos.
Markovic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Markovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bardanos doesn't seem bothered though.
Bardanos walks into a jab.
Markovic throws a body punch but Bardanos moves out of range.
Markovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bardanos.
Bardanos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Markovic at a distance.
Markovic misses the shot to the body.
Markovic looks for the body kick but Bardanos saw that one coming.
Bardanos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Markovic has time to react.
Bardanos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bardanos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markovic.
Markovic misses with a kick to the body.
Bardanos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Markovic with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bardanos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Markovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A left lands for Markovic.
Markovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Markovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bardanos takes a step back to recover.
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 Zoran Markovic.
I think Markovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zoran Markovic!
A victorious Zoran Markovic 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ice Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoko Gushiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoko Gushiken has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoko Gushiken!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gushiken has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gushiken there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drago looks for the body kick but Gushiken saw that one coming.
Gushiken is looking to clinch but Drago is avoiding it.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gushiken wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gushiken throws a hook but Drago blocks it.
Gushiken just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDrago.
Gushiken throws a poor cross that misses
and Drago counters with a stiff right hand.
Gushiken misses with a double jab.
Drago looks to land a body kick but Gushiken moved away.
Gushiken misses with a body shot.
Drago looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gushiken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drago misses with a head kick.
Gushiken throws a big shot that misses.
Gushiken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drago counters with a straight right hand.
Drago moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago feints and then cracks Gushiken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gushiken down.
Gushiken misses with a hook.
Drago misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken lands a nice looking body shot.
Drago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gushiken wants to clinch.
Drago jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gushiken wants to clinch up but Drago keeps it at a distance.
Drago scores with a jab to the head.
Gushiken loads up on a big right hand but Drago slips the punch.
Gushiken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drago throws out the jab.
Drago clobbers Gushiken with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gushiken throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gushiken connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut lands for Gushiken. That snapped Drago's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gushiken dips to his left and cracks Drago with an uppercut!
Gushiken tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Gushiken lands.
Drago gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Drago.
Drago tried to counter with a leg kick but Gushiken avoided it.
Gushiken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gushiken tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance.
Drago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gushiken lands with an overhand left.
Gushiken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drago throws a body shot but no joy.
Gushiken lands a glancing blow to the side of Drago's head.
Gushiken keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drago connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gushiken tries to clinch up
and Drago counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago wants to land a leg kick but Gushiken is out of range.
Gushiken throws a looping overhand right but Drago ducks down to avoid it.
Drago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gushiken.
Gushiken connects with a body shot.
Drago scores with a shot to the body.
Gushiken loads up on a big right hand but Drago slips the punch.
Gushiken is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drago had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Drago throws a wild body kick that Gushiken sees coming a mile off.
Drago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drago takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Drago lands a nice looking body kick.
Gushiken scores with a hook to the body. Drago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gushiken throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gushiken's corner calls for a 1-2. Gushiken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gushiken takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Gushiken misses.
Drago moves out of range as Gushiken strikes.
Gushiken lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gushiken throws a poor cross that misses
and Drago counters with a slapping leg kick.
Drago blocks a jab.
Drago avoids the body shot from Gushiken.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gushiken misses with a looping left.
Drago looks for the body kick but Gushiken saw that one coming.
Gushiken misses the jab.
Drago tries to land a front kick but Gushiken steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Gushiken dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slapping body kick lands there for Drago.
Gushiken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drago slips a jab and a cross from Gushiken.
Drago throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drago connects with a single shot there.
Drago throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gushiken in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Drago walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gushiken checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drago sets himself, and Gushiken steps forward looking for the clinch! Drago avoids it this time.
Drago defending well as Gushiken loads up on a big left hand.
Gushiken throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Drago might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gushiken takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gushiken looks to land a combination but Drago avoids it well.
Drago is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gushiken cracks Drago with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Drago looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gushiken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drago counters with a body kick that stops Gushiken in his tracks momentarily.
Gushiken misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gushiken moves into the clinch.
Drago blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drago.
Gushiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drago's elbow.
Gushiken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gushiken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drago tries a body shot but Gushiken blocks it.
Gushiken scores with a hook to the body.
Gushiken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gushiken lands a left hand.
Gushiken prevents a body shot from Drago.
Gushiken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gushiken lands a right hand.
Drago misses with some punches.
Drago stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drago has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gushiken after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Gushiken fails to land.
Gushiken slows down the pace here.
Drago throws an elbow but it misses.
Gushiken trying to stall but Drago improves his position.
Drago misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gushiken working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gushiken prevents a body shot from Drago.
Drago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drago jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gushiken walks away with a smile on his face. Drago gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gushiken takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
Gushiken tries to move into range but Drago moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gushiken changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drago tries to score with a low kick but Gushiken moves his leg out of the way.
Gushiken lands a glancing blow to the side of Drago's head.
Gushiken misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gushiken cracks Drago with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gushiken takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gushiken drives through and clinches with Drago against the cage.
Drago wants to stall.
Drago throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drago misses with some punches.
Gushiken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gushiken.
Gushiken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gushiken blocks an uppercut.
Drago blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Drago.
Gushiken lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gushiken swings wildly with an uppercut but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gushiken backwards.
Drago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gushiken scores with a shot to the side of Drago's head.
Gushiken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drago misses with a body punch.
Gushiken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gushiken lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drago.
Gushiken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Drago lands with a short shot to the head.
Gushiken prevents a body shot from Drago.
Gushiken has a couple of punches blocked by Drago.
Drago jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gushiken walks away with a smile on his face. Drago gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ice Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gushiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drago moves away.
Gushiken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gushiken cracks a nice hook into Drago's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yoko Gushiken will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circling - Gushiken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drago looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drago takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No joy there for Gushiken, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gushiken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drago, right into the meat.
Gushiken rushes Drago and presses him up against the cage.
Drago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gushiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drago's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gushiken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago misses with the head strike.
Gushiken gets underhooks to prevent Drago's takedown attempt.
Drago tries to work over Gushiken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gushiken stalling the fight.
Gushiken pushes Drago back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago tries a body shot but Gushiken blocks it.
Drago throws a punch but it's blocked by Gushiken.
Gushiken lands a nice uppercut.
Gushiken blocking some punches.
Gushiken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gushiken blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Drago.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drago.
Gushiken trying to control the position but instead, Drago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gushiken into the cage.
Drago lands an uppercut.
Gushiken lands a left hand.
Gushiken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gushiken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drago goes for a takedown attempt but Gushiken pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gushiken.
Gushiken looks to land a left hand but Drago moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gushiken.
Nice shot by Drago.
Drago chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drago swings for the body but Gushiken moves out of range.
Gushiken takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gushiken misses with a hook. Drago ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Gushiken misses its intended target.
Drago scoring well with a low kick there.
Drago doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gushiken tries to clinch but Drago moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gushiken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gushiken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gushiken is looking to clinch but Drago is avoiding it.
Drago scores with a head kick.
Gushiken is rocked!
Gushiken on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drago. Drago obviously looking to wear him down.
Gushiken cracks Drago with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gushiken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut there from Drago.
Gushiken is still on wobbly legs! Can Drago finish him?
Drago lands an uppercut, right on the button! Gushiken tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ice Drago!
A relieved looking Ice Drago thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Cross Furia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giacomo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross Furia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Vivaldi's Winter. Benvenuti comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Eye Peas - Let's get retarded kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Cross Furia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giacomo Benvenuti!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross Furia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benvenuti moves away.
Cross Furia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Giacomo Benvenuti has been cut.
Cross Furia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benvenuti with a nice cross.
It looks like Dante Cross Furia has been cut.
Cross Furia 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.
Cross Furia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benvenuti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti throws a lazy body kick
and Cross Furia counters with a left to the body.
Cross Furia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benvenuti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Benvenuti misses with a body punch
and Cross Furia counters with a left and a right that stings Benvenuti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benvenuti throws a body kick that misses.
Cross Furia lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross Furia. Benvenuti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benvenuti thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti 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.
Cross Furia seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Benvenuti misses with a body shot.
Benvenuti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cross Furia's sensitive parts.
Jab from Benvenuti.
Cross Furia throws a body shot but no joy.
Benvenuti only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Benvenuti throws a leg kick but Cross Furia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cross Furia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Benvenuti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cross Furia.
Benvenuti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cross Furia misses the shot to the body.
Giacomo Benvenuti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benvenuti tries a low kick but Cross Furia avoids it.
Cross Furia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Benvenutis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cross Furia is looking to wear down Benvenuti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Benvenuti avoids the head kick by Cross Furia.
Cross Furia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti thuds a left hand into Cross Furia's body.
Cross Furia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benvenuti to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Nice jab there from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia swings for the body but Benvenuti moves out of range.
Benvenuti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cross Furia is breathing heavily.
Benvenuti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Benvenuti.
Cross Furia steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Benvenuti. That one must have hurt.
Benvenuti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benvenuti thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Cross Furia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti misses with a kick to the body.
Cross Furia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Benvenuti throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti lands a lovely overhand right.
Cross Furia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benvenuti. Benvenuti obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benvenuti.
Cross Furia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benvenuti.
Cross Furia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cross Furia defending well as Benvenuti loads up on a big left hand.
Benvenuti scoring well with a low kick there.
Benvenuti misses with a hook. Cross Furia ducked under it nicely.
Cross Furia checks a leg kick.
Cross Furia jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Benvenuti misses the body punch
and Cross Furia counters with a nice body kick.
Benvenuti misses with a low kick as Cross Furia jumps back.
Benvenuti lands a left and a right that send Cross Furia crashing to the mat, dazed. Benvenuti thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cross Furia is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benvenuti darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Cross Furia's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Benvenuti before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giacomo Benvenuti!
Giacomo Benvenuti seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Life. Lemieux has chosen Sliwa as his entrance music. Ron Lemieux will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux throws a leg kick which misses Wayne's front leg but catches the back leg as Wayne tries to avoid it.
Lemieux ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Lemieux works Wayne's body with a nice hook.
Lemieux fails with a takedown attempt.
Wayne throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lemieux avoids it.
Wayne 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.
Lemieux closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wayne throws a shot to the body.
Wayne connects with an inside leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lemieux has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lemieux is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wayne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lemieux under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lemieux fails to land the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Wayne misses the target.
Lil Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne is looking to score with low kicks.
Lemieux tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lemieux throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wayne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lemieux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne slips a straight right by Lemieux.
Wayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lemieux.
Lemieux throws a head kick that half lands.
Wayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lemieux.
Wayne is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Wayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lemieux tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lemieux staying out of range there.
Lemieux is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wayne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lemieux's calf.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lemieux manages to avoid it.
Lemieux tries to work over Wayne's front leg with a kick but Wayne checks it.
Wayne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wayne misses with a shot to the body
and Lemieux decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wayne's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lemieux slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lemieux keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wayne's head.
Wayne trying to control the position.
Wayne might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lemieux being controlled here momentarily.
Lemieux is looking to work some ground and pound but Wayne has wrist control.
Lemieux working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lemieux passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wayne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lemieux is working away from the top position though.
Wayne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wayne is staying active underneath Lemieux, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lemieux not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lemieux missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wayne works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wayne keeping moving, preventing Lemieux from controlling successfully.
Wayne trying to control the position.
Lemieux trying to control but Wayne is working from the bottom.
Lemieux is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
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.
Lemieux throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wayne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lemieux trying to control but Wayne is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lemieux with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wayne counters with an outside leg kick.
Lil Wayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Lemieux.
Lemieux connects with a solid leg kick.
Wayne scores with a spinning back kick!
Lil Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wayne rushes Lemieux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wayne is working Lemieux over against the cage.
Wayne effectively controlling the action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Wayne.
Wayne gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Come on Lemieux - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wayne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lemieux is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wayne gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lemieux misses with a looping left.
Lemieux connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wayne takes a swing at Lemieux's ribcage but misses.
Lemieux checks a low kick from Wayne.
Lemieux cracks Wayne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wayne blocks a jab.
Lemieux throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wayne counters with a nice body shot.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lemieux moves away.
Lemieux tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decent striking displayed by Lemieux there.
Lil Wayne is winning the standup battle so far.
Lemieux scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne takes a swing at Lemieux's ribcage but misses.
Wayne avoids the head kick by Lemieux.
Lemieux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wayne is looking to wear down Lemieux with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wayne darts in and clinches Lemieux up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lemieux has Wayne pressed against the cage.
Wayne trying to stall but Lemieux improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lemieux is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Lemieux working aggressively here.
Wayne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lemieux trying to control the position but instead, Wayne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lemieux into the cage.
Lemieux swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wayne throws a punch but it's blocked by Lemieux.
Wayne misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wayne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wayne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wayne blocking some punches.
Lemieux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lemieux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemieux.
Wayne tried to counter with a leg kick but Lemieux avoided it.
Lemieux ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wayne.
Lemieux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lemieux is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lemieux moves out of range as Wayne throws a body kick.
Lemieux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wayne doesn't seem bothered though.
Lemieux scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wayne in his tracks.
Wayne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lemieux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lemieux misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lemieux throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Lemieux moved away.
Wayne thumps Lemieux with a low kick.
Wayne jabs Lemieux right on the nose. Lemieux blinks but takes it well.
Lemieux lands a glancing blow to the side of Wayne's head.
Lemieux avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Lemieux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lemieux misses the shot to the body.
Wayne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wayne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wayne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lemieux ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wayne.
Lemieux throws a push kick but Wayne slaps the foot to one side.
Wayne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Lemieux moves away from the strike by Wayne.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Lemieux moved away.
Lemieux lands a nice shot that snaps Wayne's head back.
Lemieux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
Lemieux misses with a hook to the body
and Wayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lemieux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Wayne throws a body shot but no joy.
Wayne takes a swing at Lemieux's ribcage but misses.
Lemieux is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lemieux is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wayne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lemieux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lemieux.
Lemieux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lil Wayne will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lemieux looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wayne is fending him off so far but Lemieux persists. Nope, Wayne circles away and we're back to standing.
Lemieux buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wayne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lemieux.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lemieux was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Wayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lemieux.
Lemieux checks the leg kick.
Lemieux shoots in and drives through. Wayne sprawls well.
Lemieux misses with a looping left.
Wayne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wayne lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Lemieux does it's job there.
Wayne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lemieux.
Lemieux shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux wants to control from the top but Wayne keeps moving.
Wayne pulls Lemieux in to control the position.
Lemieux with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lemieux wants to control from the top but Wayne keeps moving.
Wayne lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lemieux trying to control the position.
Wayne is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Lemieux has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Wayne is looking to defend but Lemieux has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Wayne! Lemieux pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Wayne taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ron Lemieux!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ron Lemieux made sure he mentioned VIRAL COMBAT, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Lil Wayne was interviewed post fight and said 'Shout out to Stu Pidasol, he'll be missed in this game.'.
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