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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rajja Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovani Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giovani Castro told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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160 lbs
29 - 12 - 2 |
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162 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
29 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Rajja Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giovani Castro!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro throws a series of strikes that have Khan backpedaling.
Khan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Castro's head backwards.
Khan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Castro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castro's corner calls for a 1-2. Castro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khan throws a nice head kick!
Castro throws a body shot but no joy.
Castro blocks a jab.
Khan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castro's waist but Castro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khan off to one side.
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!
Castro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khan slips under a jab from Castro.
Castro moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castro.
Khan blocking some punches.
Castro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Castro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Castro tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Castro back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is trying to drag Castro to the mat but Castro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch on the inside from Castro fails to land.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Castro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Castro lands with a left to the head.
Castro pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Castro.
Castro scores with a jab to the body.
Castro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Khan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan throws a leg kick which misses Castro's front leg but catches the back leg as Castro tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan is looking to counter the offense by Castro and move into the clinch.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Castro's head but Castro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Castro has Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Castro swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castro misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Castro fails to land.
Castro is working Khan over against the cage.
Castro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Castro as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Castro fails to land.
Castro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castro tests Khan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Giovani Castro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castro lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Castro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Castro slips a jab from Khan.
Castro scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Castro misses the target.
Khan connects with the punch.
Khan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Castro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khan throws a lazy uppercut
letting Castro counter with a right hand.
Castro misses the shot to the body.
Castro works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan slips a straight right by Castro.
Nice body punch from Castro.
Castro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Khan misses with a hook.
Castro throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Khan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Castro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Castro counters with a body kick that stops Khan in his tracks momentarily.
Castro connects with a looping right hand.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Castro manages to circle out of the way.
Castro rushes Khan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Castro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castro.
Castro misses with some punches.
Castro scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan pulls guard successfully.
Khan looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Castro has picked Khan up and slammed him! Khan can't keep hold of the triangle and Castro manages to pass to side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan parries the strikes from Castro easily there. Castro is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Khan to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan is looking for a sweep.
Khan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovani Castro 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.
Khan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Castro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan slips a straight right by Castro.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice straight punches there by Castro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Castro.
Castro stuns Khan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Castro has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castro.
Khan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Castro lands with an overhand left.
Castro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khan prevents a body shot from Castro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Castro lands a left hand.
Giovani Castro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Castro misses with a punch on the inside.
Castro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castro breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Castro finds it's way through Khan's defenses.
Castro staying out of range there.
Castro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Castro.
Khan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown. Castro tries to sprawl out of it but Khan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Castro unleashes a big counter combination but Khan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Khan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Castro napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Castro is looking to reverse the position.
Khan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castro keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Khan seems to be working for a kimura but Castro defends the submission attempt.
Castro is concentrating on defense, preventing Khan from advancing position.
Khan thows a huge punch but Castro dodges it nicely.
Castro is trying to maintain the position but Khan is very close to passing his half guard.
Khan wants to pass the guard but Castro is defending well.
Castro is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throwing shots but Castro is blocking nicely.
Castro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khan is working away from the top position though.
Khan throws a strike but Castro avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Castro looking to control.
Khan 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.
Castro is pulling down on Khan's head. It's preventing any offense from Khan, at least for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Khan blocks a leg kick.
Castro throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Castro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Khan there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro clobbers Khan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Giovani Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan blocks a head kick by Castro.
Castro scores with a jab to the body.
Castro lands a head shot.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Giovani Castro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castro cracks Khan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Castro lands a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Castro. Those never looked like landing.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Castro only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Castro closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the cage.
Castro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castro doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
Castro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Castro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khan's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovani Castro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Castro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Castro's corner calls for a 1-2. Castro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khan has his takedown stuffed
and Castro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Castro connects with an inside leg kick.
Castro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Castro lands with a hook. Khan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Castro moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castro.
Khan is looking to counter the offense by Castro and move into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Castro.
Castro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khan cracks Castro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Castro throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khan's head backwards.
Khan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Castro closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the cage.
Castro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Castro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castro tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Castro connects with a leg kick. Khan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Khan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Khan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castro scores with a hook.
Castro throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Castro misses with a hook.
Khan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Khan looks to land a body kick but Castro moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Castro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Castro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Castro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Castro connects with a single shot there.
Castro looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Castro cracks the inside of Khan's front leg.
Castro moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Khan has managed to clinch.
Castro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan needs to keep his hands up - Castro had a free shot at his head there.
Khan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khan is rocked!
Castro moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rajja Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Castro throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Castro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Castro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Giovani Castro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Castro lands a shot to the body.
Castro has Khan pressed against the cage, preventing Khan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Castro blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands a body punch.
Khan tries for a takedown but Castro manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Castro on the inside.
Castro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Castro just stands there and leans against the cage.
Khan just leaning against Castro, taking a breather.
Khan tries to score a body lock takedown but Castro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Castro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khan tries to pull guard but Castro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giovani Castro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Castro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovani Castro!
A relieved looking Giovani Castro 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Birigiz Ignatiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Juan Matus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matus has chosen Crow Spirit as his entrance music. Don Juan Matus has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Birigiz Ignatiev's chin.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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World class MT
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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
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Birigiz Ignatiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Juan Matus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ignatiev.
It looks like Birigiz Ignatiev has been cut.
Matus misses with a body shot.
Matus closes the distance and clinches.
Matus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ignatiev lands a shoulder strike.
Ignatiev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matus letting Ignatiev take a breather here.
Ignatiev lands with a short shot to the head.
Ignatiev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatiev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ignatiev misses with a knee strike.
Ignatiev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignatiev looking to stall.
Matus throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Ignatiev prevents a body shot from Matus.
Ignatiev blocks a body shot from Matus.
A short right from Ignatiev on the inside.
Ignatiev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Matus misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matus prevents a body shot from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev presses Matus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ignatiev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Ignatiev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ignatiev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matus avoids it.
Matus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ignatiev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matus pushes Ignatiev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatiev fails to land.
Matus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ignatiev.
A knee to the head by Ignatiev.
Ignatiev scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Matus.
Matus can't find room to land a body shot as Ignatiev controls the action.
Matus blocks an uppercut.
Matus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Ignatiev as the two fighters clinch.
Matus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matus tries to work over Ignatiev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ignatiev gets through Matus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ignatiev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatiev trying to land knees to the body.
Matus lands a shoulder strike.
Matus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ignatiev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Matus up against the cage.
Matus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Matus.
Matus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatiev misses with a body punch.
Matus misses with a knee strike.
Matus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ignatiev misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Ignatiev on the inside.
A knee to the head by Ignatiev.
Matus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ignatiev lands a shot to the body.
Ignatiev prevents a body shot from Matus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus throws a head punch that misses.
Ignatiev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matus backwards.
Matus breaks from the clinch.
Ignatiev throws an off balance right hand
and Matus counters with a series of strikes. Ignatiev will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ignatiev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ignatiev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Matus has Ignatiev up against the cage in a clinch.
Matus misses with a body punch.
Matus lands with a left to the head.
Matus prevents a body shot from Ignatiev.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matus.
Ignatiev misses with a knee to the head.
Ignatiev looking to throw knees to the head but Matus is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Ignatiev.
Matus presses Ignatiev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Matus lands with a short shot to the head.
Matus pushes Ignatiev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ignatiev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ignatiev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ignatiev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matus backwards.
Ignatiev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignatiev's elbow.
Matus lands a hook that snaps the head of Ignatiev backwards.
Matus tries a body shot but Ignatiev blocks it.
Matus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatiev.
Matus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatiev throws a lazy body kick
and Matus counters with a stiff right hand.
Matus tries a head kick but it misses.
Ignatiev throwing a counter right hand but Matus manages to avoid it.
Matus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 Birigiz Ignatiev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Birigiz Ignatiev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ignatiev wants to clinch up but Matus keeps it at a distance.
We've been told by Ignatiev's head coaches at The Jungle Elite MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ignatiev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ignatiev dodges the punch combination from Matus.
Matus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatiev manages to avoid it.
Matus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ignatiev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Matus 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.
Matus misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ignatiev.
Ignatiev misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus throws a punch but it's blocked by Ignatiev.
A short right from Ignatiev on the inside.
Matus lands a nice uppercut.
Matus pushes Ignatiev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ignatiev pushes Matus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Matus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matus misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatiev tries a body shot but Matus blocks it.
Ignatiev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ignatiev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matus.
Matus with a knee to the head.
Matus tries to throw a body punch but Ignatiev avoids it by throwing Matus back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Matus as the two fighters clinch.
Matus lands a nice uppercut.
Matus breaks from the clinch.
Ignatiev misses with a double jab
and Matus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ignatiev ducks under a wild hook from Matus.
Ignatiev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Don Juan Matus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ignatiev is looking to clinch.
Matus throws a jab when Ignatiev was well out of range.
Matus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Matus throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ignatiev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matus keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatiev manages to avoid it.
Matus thumps Ignatiev with a low kick.
Ignatiev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ignatiev has managed to clinch.
Ignatiev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Birigiz Ignatiev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matus looking to throw knees to the head but Ignatiev is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Ignatiev scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matus.
Matus misses with a punch on the inside.
Ignatiev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ignatiev misses with some punches.
Matus lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ignatiev on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Ignatiev as the two fighters clinch.
Ignatiev with a knee to the head.
Ignatiev tries to land a knee to the head but Matus blocks with his arms.
Ignatiev scores with a knee to the head.
Ignatiev scores with a knee to the head.
Matus blocking some punches.
Matus tries a body shot but Ignatiev blocks it.
Ignatiev tries to throw a body punch but Matus avoids it by throwing Ignatiev back against the cage.
Ignatiev lands with a short shot to the head.
Matus blocks a body shot from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev trying to stall but Matus improves his position.
Ignatiev lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Matus.
Ignatiev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matus's elbow.
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!
Matus can't break the clinch.
Matus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ignatiev slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev blocking some punches.
Ignatiev blocks a body shot from Matus.
Matus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matus blocks a body shot from Ignatiev.
Matus misses with some punches.
A knee to the head by Matus.
Ignatiev is rocked!
A short left from Ignatiev.
Oh Ignatiev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matus misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatiev fails to land.
Ignatiev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matus trying to land knees to the body.
Matus can't find room to land a body shot as Ignatiev controls the action.
Ignatiev seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matus.
Matus can't find room to land a body shot as Ignatiev controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ignatiev backwards.
Ignatiev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matus takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Don Juan Matus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Birigiz Ignatiev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Matus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Matus.
Matus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ignatiev rushes Matus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ignatiev.
Ignatiev misses with a knee to the head.
Matus lands a nice uppercut.
Ignatiev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matus has Ignatiev pressed against the cage.
Ignatiev tries to land a knee to the head but Matus blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus tries to throw a body punch but Ignatiev avoids it by throwing Matus back against the cage.
Ignatiev working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatiev fails to land.
Ignatiev trying to land knees to the body.
Ignatiev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matus's elbow.
Ignatiev lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatiev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matus blocks it with crossed arms.
Matus misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Matus.
Ignatiev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ignatiev tries a body shot but Matus blocks it.
Matus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matus tries to throw a body punch but Ignatiev avoids it by throwing Matus back against the cage.
Ignatiev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matus blocks an uppercut.
Ignatiev misses with a knee strike.
Matus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matus pushes Ignatiev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatiev fails to land.
Ignatiev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matus lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatiev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ignatiev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev trying to control the position but instead, Matus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ignatiev into the cage.
Matus scores with a shot to the side of Ignatiev's head.
Matus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ignatiev backwards.
Matus blocking some punches.
Ignatiev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ignatiev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignatiev landing knees to the body.
Matus misses with a punch on the inside.
Ignatiev presses Matus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Matus digs a right hand into Ignatiev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ignatiev's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ignatiev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matus scores with a knee to the head.
Matus struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignatiev controls his hands.
Ignatiev tries to throw a body punch but Matus avoids it by throwing Ignatiev back against the cage.
Matus blocks an uppercut.
Ignatiev lands a hook that snaps the head of Matus backwards.
Matus lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus blocks an uppercut.
Ignatiev connects with a knee to the head.
Matus throws a head punch that misses.
Matus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matus lands a nice uppercut.
Matus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatiev blocks a body shot from Matus.
Ignatiev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Matus.
Ignatiev tries a knee to the head but Matus blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matus.
Ignatiev misses with the head strike.
Matus lands a big right hand that drops Ignatiev! The killer instinct kicks in and Matus finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Matus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Juan Matus!
Don Juan Matus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Landon Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin comes to the cage accompanied by Ratamahatta. Landon Austin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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29
220 lbs
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28
215 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Austin.
Austin connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Austin is just out of range.
Austin motions for Smith to come forward. Austin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Austin was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Austin ducks down to avoid it.
Smith works Austin's body with a nice hook.
Austin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Austin moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Austin lands with a cross.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Austin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith with a jab.
Austin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Austin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Austin scoring well with a low kick there.
Devon Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Austin lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Austin throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Austin.
It looks like Devon Smith has been cut.
Austin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith throws a counter combo.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Austin counters with an outside leg kick.
Austin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith with a jab.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Austin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Austin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith throws a combination. Austin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice cross by Austin.
Austin throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Austin tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Austin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith misses the jab.
Austin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Austin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A swing and a miss from Austin.
Smith tries to counter with a clinch but Austin shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Austin keeps the fight on the outside.
Austin walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin moves away from the strike by Smith.
Austin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Austin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Austin doesn't seem bothered though.
Austin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That has opened up Devon Smith's cut even more.
Both fighters circling a little - Austin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Austin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Austin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Austin backs off Smith throws a huge counter combo but Austin manages to avoid it all.
Austin thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Austin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devon Smith's cut.
That's time! Austin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Austin gets a clinch.
Austin trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Austin into the cage.
Austin lands with a right to the head.
Austin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Austin tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Austin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Austin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Austin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith punishes Austin's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Austin lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Austin seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Austin moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Austin throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Austin ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Austin.
Austin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Austin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Austin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Austin.
Landon Austin is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith moves out of range as Austin throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Austin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smith really felt that one!
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Austin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Austin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Austin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Austin.
Austin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith blocks a head kick by Austin.
Smith thuds a left hand into Austin's body.
Austin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The cut above Devon Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Austin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Austin.
Austin scores with a body shot.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Austin misses with a body kick.
Nice shot by Austin.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Austin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Austin misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Austin. That's going to slow Smith down.
Smith misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
It looked like Austin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith punishes Austin's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Austin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Landon Austin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Devon Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Smith misses with a body shot
and Austin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Austin rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith lands with a straight right. Austin didn't see that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Austin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Austin.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Decent striking displayed by Austin there.
Devon Smith's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Austin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Austin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Austin with a nice cross.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Austin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Austin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Austin thinks about countering with a body kick.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Devon Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Landon Austin!
Landon Austin 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Dias Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
212 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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212 lbs
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Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah throws a series of punches but Dias Jimenez avoids them all with ease.
Dias Jimenez scores with a nice right hand.
Dias Jimenez stuns Judah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Judah tries a body shot but Dias Jimenez blocks it.
Dias Jimenez tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dias Jimenez avoids the elbow strike from Judah, against the cage.
Dias Jimenez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Judah.
Judah takes a shot to the head.
Dias Jimenez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dias Jimenez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah misses with a body punch.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow just above Judah 's eye.
It looks like David Judah has been cut.
Dias Jimenez has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dias Jimenezs head.
Judah prevents a body shot from Dias Jimenez.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Judah.
I was talking to Judah's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dias Jimenez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez lands a nice uppercut.
Judah misses with some punches.
Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Dias Jimenez controls the action.
Dias Jimenez blocks an elbow strike.
Dias Jimenez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Judah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Judah blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Judah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dias Jimenez's brow.
Judah misses with some punches.
Judah blocks an elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
Judah is working Dias Jimenez over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dias Jimenez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dias Jimenez misses with an elbow strike.
Dias Jimenez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dias Jimenez throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Dias Jimenez.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Dias Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez lands a left hand.
Dias Jimenez blocks an uppercut.
Dias Jimenez lands a nice elbow.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dias Jimenezs head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Judah.
A right hook to the body lands for Judah.
Judah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Judah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
Judah scores with a hook to the body.
Dias Jimenez blocking some punches.
Dias Jimenez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Judah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Judah throws an elbow that misses.
Judah lands a body punch.
Dias Jimenez throws a head punch that misses.
Dias Jimenez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Judah works on Dias Jimenez's body with a couple of short punches.
Dias Jimenez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Dias Jimenez controls the action.
Good body shot from Judah.
Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but it misses.
Dias Jimenez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Judah avoids the elbow strike from Dias Jimenez, against the cage.
Judah takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dias Jimenez tries to land a knee to the head but Judah blocks with his arms.
Judah digs a right hand into Dias Jimenez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dias Jimenez's gas tank.
Judah lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jimmy Dias Jimenez has been cut.
Dias Jimenez looks winded!
Judah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Judah.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Judah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Judah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dias Jimenez working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judah lands an elbow inside.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dias Jimenez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dias Jimenez misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dias Jimenez misses with an elbow over the top.
Judah throws an elbow that misses.
Judah takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Judah.
A nice right hand lands inside from Judah.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
Judah throws a head punch that misses.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dias Jimenezs head.
Dias Jimenez blocks a body shot from Judah.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Judah.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but misses.
Dias Jimenez lands a left hand.
Dias Jimenez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dias Jimenez is leaning against Judah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah misses with an elbow strike.
Judah blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Dias Jimenez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Dias Jimenez will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Judah has managed to clinch.
Dias Jimenez lands a good knee to the midsection. Judah won't want to take too many of those.
Dias Jimenez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Judah's defenses.
Judah is rocked!
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dias Jimenez lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dias Jimenez.
Oh Judah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Judah lands a nice elbow.
Judah seems to have got his legs back now.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Dias Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
Dias Jimenez throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
Judah takes a shot to the head.
Dias Jimenez takes a shot to the head.
Dias Jimenez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah blocks an elbow strike.
Dias Jimenez working aggressively here.
Dias Jimenez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dias Jimenez blocks an elbow strike.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dias Jimenez pushes off an throws an elbow but Judah leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow that stopped Judah in his tracks for a moment.
David Judah's cut is getting worse.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah throws a head punch that misses.
Judah lands a nice shot to the body.
Judah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez blocks an elbow strike from Judah.
Judah misses with an elbow over the top.
Judah lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez misses with some punches.
Judah throws a punch but it's blocked by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez misses with an elbow strike.
Dias Jimenez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Judah's defenses.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Judah dodges an elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
Judah lands with a left 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!
Dias Jimenez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dias Jimenez tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing Dias Jimenez back against the cage.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow inside.
David Judah's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Judah lands an elbow that stopped Dias Jimenez in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez dodges an elbow strike from Judah.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dias Jimenez misses with an elbow over the top.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Dias Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dias Jimenez pushes Judah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Judah misses with some punches.
Dias Jimenez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dias Jimenez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Judah's defenses.
Dias Jimenez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dias Jimenez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
Dias Jimenez dips a shoulder and cracks Judah with a mighty uppercut! Judah falls back against the cage and Dias Jimenez unloads with a barrage of strikes! Judah is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Dias Jimenez screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
Jimmy Dias Jimenez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Riccuito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Antonio Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Riccuito!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riccuito looks to land a left hand but Ronaldo moved out of range nicely.
Ronaldo misses with a hook. Riccuito ducked under it nicely.
Riccuito walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Riccuito blocks the body kick.
Ronaldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riccuito steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ronaldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronaldo lands a nice looking body kick.
Riccuito throws a leg kick which misses Ronaldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ronaldo tries to avoid it.
Riccuito tries to bum rush Ronaldo with a series of wild strikes but Ronaldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riccuito lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Antonio Ronaldo has been cut.
Riccuito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ronaldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riccuito's sensitive parts.
We've been told by Ronaldo's head coaches at The Studio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut
and Riccuito counters with a body kick that stops Ronaldo in his tracks momentarily.
Ronaldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riccuito manages to avoid it.
Riccuito is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Riccuito fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ronaldo checks it well.
Ronaldo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ronaldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ronaldo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccuito throws the kick towards the body but Ronaldo avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Riccuito 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 Ronaldo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ronaldo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Riccuito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Riccuito moves out of range of the strikes.
Riccuito throws a head kick that Ronaldo semi-blocks.
Ronaldo scoring well with a low kick there.
Riccuito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Riccuito checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ronaldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riccuito can pounce on him.
Nice body punch from Riccuito.
Riccuito throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronaldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riccuito.
It seemed like Riccuito was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ronaldo looks to land a left hand but Riccuito moved out of range nicely.
Ronaldo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but Riccuito moved away.
Ronaldo throws a combination that misses
and Riccuito counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riccuito.
Riccuito scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ronaldo manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Riccuito.
Riccuito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ronaldo. That did some damage!
Riccuito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ronaldo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Riccuito counter with a right hand.
A big right from Ronaldo misses.
Ronaldo sets himself, and Riccuito steps forward looking for the clinch! Ronaldo avoids it this time.
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riccuito was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Riccuito, right into the meat.
Ronaldo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Riccuito dodges the punch combination from Ronaldo.
Riccuito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito scores with a nice body kick.
Ronaldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Riccuito is just out of range.
Ronaldo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Riccuito sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Riccuito checks a leg kick.
Riccuito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ronaldo gets a takedown into half guard.
Ronaldo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Riccuito to regain full guard.
Riccuito trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ronaldo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Riccuito looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Riccuito looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Riccuito!
Riccuito decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crunch! Riccuito slams his shin into Ronaldo's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riccuito pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ronaldo is out of range and Riccuito settles back down.
Ronaldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riccuito manages to avoid it.
Ronaldo misses with a hook.
Ronaldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ronaldo dodges the punch combination from Riccuito.
Antonio Ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronaldo tries for a takedown but Riccuito sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Ronaldo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Riccuito doesn't seem phased though.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riccuito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riccuito is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Riccuito throws the kick towards the body but Ronaldo avoids it.
Ronaldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ronaldo shoots in looking for a takedown. Riccuito tries to sprawl out of it but Ronaldo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Riccuito manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Riccuito will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Ronaldo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ronaldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riccuito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut.
Ronaldo misses with a hook
enabling Riccuito to counter with a crisp jab.
Antonio Ronaldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Riccuito moves out of range as Ronaldo strikes.
Riccuito cracks Ronaldo with an open hand slap.
Riccuito dodges the punch combination from Ronaldo.
Riccuito instigates a clinch.
Ronaldo stalls.
Riccuito is trying to maintain a safe position but Ronaldo gets an underhook and turns Riccuito into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo has a couple of punches blocked by Riccuito.
Riccuito pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ronaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Riccuito controls his hands.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ronaldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ronaldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Riccuito!
Riccuito bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Ronaldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ronaldo throws a lazy right hand but Riccuito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ronaldo scores with a punch to the head.
Riccuito throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ronaldo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ronaldo. Riccuito shrugs it off though.
Riccuito looks for the body kick but Ronaldo saw that one coming.
Ronaldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ronaldo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ronaldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronaldo throws a big shot that misses.
Riccuito bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ronaldo's head backwards.
Ronaldo loads up on a big right hand but Riccuito slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Riccuito misses.
Ronaldo tries to land a leg kick but Riccuito saw it coming and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Riccuito. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Riccuito.
Riccuito connects with the punch.
Ronaldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Riccuito moves away from the strike by Ronaldo.
Riccuito connects with a crisp jab.
Ronaldo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Riccuito lands with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Ronaldo misses the target.
Ronaldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riccuito manages to avoid it.
Ronaldo cracks Riccuito with a good jab.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the side of Riccuito's head but Riccuito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riccuito counters with a body kick.
Riccuito walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ronaldo throws a hook but Riccuito avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito lands a front kick.
Ronaldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riccuito.
Mark Riccuito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riccuito fails to land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Riccuito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Riccuito scores with a kick to the midsection.
Riccuito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ronaldo missing with a left hand there. Riccuito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riccuito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ronaldo can pounce on him.
Ronaldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ronaldo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Riccuito throws a sloppy head kick and Ronaldo moves out of range easily.
Riccuito looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Riccuito throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riccuito needs to keep his hands up - Ronaldo had a free shot at his head there.
Ronaldo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ronaldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Riccuito counters with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riccuito gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a low kick but Riccuito moves out of range easily.
Ronaldo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riccuito doesn't seem bothered though.
Ronaldo throws a sloppy body shot
and Riccuito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ronaldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riccuito.
Ronaldo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Riccuito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ronaldo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Riccuito moves out of range of the strikes.
Riccuito goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ronaldo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Antonio Ronaldo's cut is getting worse.
Riccuito tries to land a front kick but Ronaldo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheers as Ronaldo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Riccuito doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riccuito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riccuito throws a low kick, looking for Ronaldo's leg but Ronaldo calmly moves out of range.
Ronaldo throws a low kick but Riccuito moves out of range easily.
Riccuito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Riccuito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Antonio Ronaldo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Riccuito slips under a jab.
Riccuito doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ronaldo lands a front kick.
Ronaldo tries a low kick but Riccuito avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Riccuito.
Riccuito looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ronaldo lands with a shot to the body.
Riccuito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riccuito thumps Ronaldo with a low kick.
Ronaldo scoring well with a low kick there.
Ronaldo throws a big shot that misses.
Ronaldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Ronaldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ronaldo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Riccuito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ronaldo.
Riccuito throws a leg kick but Ronaldo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ronaldo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronaldo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Riccuito tries a low kick but Ronaldo avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Ronaldo misses the target.
Riccuito feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ronaldo's calf.
Ronaldo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Riccuito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riccuito throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ronaldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riccuito tried to score with a low kick but Ronaldo checks it.
Riccuito lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Riccuito misses the target.
A jab lands there for Ronaldo.
Riccuito throws a body punch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Riccuito moves out of range of the strikes.
Riccuito connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riccuito was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Antonio Ronaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ronaldo throws out the jab.
Nice body kick from Riccuito.
Riccuito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Ronaldo misses
and Riccuito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riccuito cracks the inside of Ronaldo's front leg.
Ronaldo looks to land a left hand but Riccuito moved out of range nicely.
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riccuito was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
Riccuito throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Riccuito takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Riccuito has Ronaldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Riccuito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Riccuito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Riccuito throws an elbow but misses.
Ronaldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riccuito staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riccuito is fending him off so far but Ronaldo persists. Nope, Riccuito circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Ronaldo misses.
A little jabbing left from Riccuito on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ronaldo misses with the body kick
and Riccuito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ronaldo throws a body punch but Riccuito moves out of range.
Riccuito throws a wild body kick that Ronaldo sees coming a mile off.
Riccuito lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Riccuito connects with a body shot that sends Ronaldo's belly button to the back.
Mark Riccuito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ronaldo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ronaldo. That's going to slow Riccuito down.
Ronaldo misses with a low kick.
Ronaldo looks to land a combination but Riccuito avoids it well.
Riccuito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ronaldo misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Ronaldo misses
and Riccuito counters with a straight right hand.
Donk. Riccuito catches Ronaldo right on the button with a cross.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Riccuito counters with a three punch combo that has Ronaldo backing up. Ronaldo nods at Riccuito to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Riccuito counters with a leg kick.
Riccuito jabs Ronaldo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut.
Riccuito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riccuito thinks about the counter body kick.
Riccuito works Ronaldo's body with a nice hook.
Riccuito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ronaldo.
Riccuito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Riccuito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riccuito thows a body kick. Ronaldo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ronaldo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Riccuito is out of range.
Ronaldo tries to work over Riccuito's front leg with a kick but Riccuito checks it.
Ronaldo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Riccuito scoring well with a low kick there.
Ronaldo thows a leg kick but Riccuito checks it
and Riccuito counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ronaldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Riccuito counters with a nice body kick.
Riccuito dips to his left and cracks Ronaldo with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Riccuito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riccuito has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Riccuito!
A victorious Mark Riccuito thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vidar Nord (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Super Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vidar Nord!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nord misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Man avoids the body shot from Nord.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man throws a body punch but Nord moves out of range.
Nord takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Nord.
It looks like Super Man has been cut.
Nord jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Nord.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Man - that will leave a mark!
Nord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Nice body punch from Nord.
Man swings for the body but Nord moves out of range.
Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nord throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Man lands a nice looking body kick.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nord's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Man.
Nord punishes Man's body with a nice straight punch.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nord.
Man fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nord looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A thudding body kick lands there by Man!
Man closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nord manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Man wants to pass the guard but Nord is defending well.
Man performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Man will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nord gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nord wants to sweep but no luck.
We've been hearing that Man has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Man wants to control from the top but Nord keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man preventing the sweep.
Man landing with the ground and pound.
Man controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Man preventing the sweep.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Nord is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nord is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man content to stall in guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nord throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man feints and then cracks Nord's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nord down.
Nord thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Man if he has to take too many more of those.
Nord ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Nord throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nord has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nord scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
An inside leg kick lands from Nord.
Man forces Nord back against the cage and clinches.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nord's elbow.
Nord struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Nord misses with a punch on the inside.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Nord controls the action.
Nord lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nord prevents a body shot from Man.
Nord lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Nord controls the action.
Man misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Nord.
Man is breathing heavily.
Nord misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man is leaning against Nord and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nord lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Nord is trying to keep Man in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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 Super Man will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Super Man'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.
Nord lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Man pushes Nord away with a front kick.
Nord fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nord looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Vidar Nord seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man blocks a head kick by Nord.
Man fakes the leg kick and cracks Nord in the body.
Nord pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nord throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nord connects with a nice looking jab.
Man fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Man throws a body punch but Nord moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Man.
Man scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nord comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nord misses with a kick to the body
and Man counters with a nice kick to the body.
Man thows a body kick. Nord tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nord.
Man is looking to wear down Nord with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That kick from Man tenderised Nord's leg. Nord is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man throws a body punch but Nord moves out of range.
Nord misses with a head kick.
Nord misses with a leg kick
and Man counters with a good, hard body kick but Nord shrugs it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nord.
Nord cracks Man with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nord misses with a kick to the body
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nord throws a front kick aimed at Man's knee but Man avoids it well.
Man tries to clinch up.
Vidar Nord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nord looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
Nord ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Man is looking to chop away at Nord's legs.
Jab, jab by Nord - just one landing.
Man throws out a powerful jab.
Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Man tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Man tries to clinch but Nord is having none of it.
Nord throws a body shot but no joy.
Nord misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nord lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man 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.
Man throws a leg kick but Nord checks it.
Nord looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Man looks to throw a body kick
and Nord counters with a thumping low kick.
Nord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man misses with a body kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Nord, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man shoots in but no luck this time.
Nord takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nord scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Man throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nord counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Super Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Man wants to improve his position but Nord is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nord scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nord is thwarting Man's attempts to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nord prevents Man from improving his position.
Nord trying to control from half guard but Man is working away.
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Man is controlling Nord's trapped leg to prevent Nord from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vidar Nord showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Super Man's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nord motions for Man to come forward. Nord throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man lands a front kick.
Nord takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nord appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nord takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man blocks a low kick nicely.
Man shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nord defends it nicely.
Nord throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Man throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man lands with a good body shot.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nord swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nord crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Man - the referee stops the clock and Nord gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Man. Nord manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Man fakes the leg kick and cracks Nord in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nord lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man shoots in and gets a takedown into Nord's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man advances to half guard.
Man wants to free his trapped foot but Nord is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Man is stalling here. Nord is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Man seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nord has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Man is looking for a sweep.
Nord working the head and body with strikes.
Man is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nord connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Man some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nord wants to lay and pray for a moment but Man keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to buck Nord off but Nord is having none of it.
Nord with the ground and pound but Man regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Man trying to control here.
Nord lands strikes from half guard.
Man trying to control here.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nord.
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.
Nord is trying to control. Man wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Man trying to hold on to Nord's head to control him but Nord postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Man tries a body shot but Nord blocks it.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Nord.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nord stalling.
Nord lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man blocks a body shot from Nord.
A right handed body shot lands from Man.
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 Super Man.
I think Man has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Super Man!
Our winner, Super Man, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Borschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Sheen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheen has chosen Winning! - Charlie Sheen as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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32
255 lbs
30 - 14 - 0 |
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36
266 lbs
36 - 19 - 2 |
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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
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Borschev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charlie Sheen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Borschev lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sheen will feel that in the morning.
Sheen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sheen throws a series of punches but Borschev avoids them all with ease.
Borschev thinks about countering with a head kick.
Borschev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Sheen throws a shot from downtown. Borschev moves away and avoids it.
Sheen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sheen looks winded!
Borschev connects with a jab.
It looks like Charlie Sheen has been cut.
Borschev delivers a nice body kick.
Sheen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Borschev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borschev lands with a shot to the body.
Borschev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sheen has time to react.
That has opened up Charlie Sheen's cut even more.
Borschev throws a sloppy head kick and Sheen moves out of range easily.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Borschev! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dmitry Borschev!
An out of breath Dmitry Borschev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Venger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Mayor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venger comes to the cage accompanied by Live and Let Die. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tommy Mayor enters the cage!
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264 lbs
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291 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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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
23 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Venger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Mayor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayor throws a big shot that misses.
Mayor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It appears Venger was looking to counter with a kick there.
Venger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mayor throws a looping overhand right but Venger ducks down to avoid it.
Venger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tommy Mayor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mayor misses with a left hand
and Venger counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Tommy Mayor has been cut.
No luck for Venger with that takedown attempt.
Venger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mayor is out of range and Venger settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venger throws out a powerful jab.
Mayor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Mayor backs away, Venger returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Venger.
Some bone on bone action there as Venger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Venger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mayor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mayor misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Venger misses the target.
Venger blocks a jab.
Venger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mayor's coach down at The Jungle Elite MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mayor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Venger misses with a body kick.
Mayor misses with a combination
and Venger counters with a good low kick that Mayor was not able to check.
Venger misses with a lunging right hand
and Mayor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Venger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mayor is out of range and Venger settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mayor! But no joy.
Mayor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Venger throws an overhand right that lands on Mayor's shoulder, as Mayor tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venger throws a body kick that misses.
Venger wants to land a leg kick but Mayor is out of range.
Venger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Mayor does it's job there.
Venger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big right from Venger misses.
Venger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayor throws out the jab.
Tommy Mayor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Venger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mayor.
Venger throws a head kick that misses.
Mayor throws out a counter right but Venger avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Mayor misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayor swings for the body but Venger moves out of range.
Venger throwing a counter right hand but Mayor manages to avoid it.
Venger clobbers Mayor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That has opened up Tommy Mayor's cut even more.
Mayor cracks the inside of Venger's front leg.
Mayor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Venger's sensitive parts.
Mayor throws a hook but Venger blocks it.
Venger misses with a looping left.
Mayor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mayor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Venger.
Venger dodges the punch combination from Mayor.
Venger appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mayor looks to score with a jab to the body but Venger is just out of range.
Mayor connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Venger moves away.
Mayor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Venger. Venger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mayor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Venger counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Mayor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot by Mayor.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Venger, as that shot connected.
The cut above Tommy Mayor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mayor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mayor lands a nice hook to Venger's body. Venger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Venger throws a body shot but no joy.
Mayor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Venger throws out the jab.
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 Vladimir Venger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Mayor's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice jab there from Venger.
Mayor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mayor moves away from the strike by Venger.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mayor.
Donk. Mayor catches Venger right on the button with a cross.
Venger misses with a left hand
enabling Mayor to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Venger.
Mayor misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mayor throws an off balance right hand
and Venger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Venger.
Mayor cracks Venger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vladimir Venger is winning the standup battle so far.
Venger misses with a lunging right hand
and Mayor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mayor lands a big uppercut and Venger crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Venger looks OK. Mayor waves Venger back to his feet!
Venger is rocked!
Mayor cracks Venger with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Mayor!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Hanttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
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240 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
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Hanttonen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanttonen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dobson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanttonen.
Hanttonen forces Dobson back against the cage and clinches.
Dobson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dobson lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Marko Hanttonen has been cut.
Dobson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanttonen lands a left hand.
Dobson pushes Hanttonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dobson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanttonen backwards.
Dobson lands a left hand.
Hanttonen has a couple of punches blocked by Dobson.
Dobson tries to throw a body punch but Hanttonen avoids it by throwing Dobson back against the cage.
Dobson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanttonen blocks a body shot from Dobson.
Dobson tries to work over Hanttonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dobson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dobson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanttonen gets through Dobson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dobsons head.
Dobson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanttonen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dobson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hanttonen can turn it around.
Hanttonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hanttonen fails to land.
Hanttonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanttonen lands an uppercut.
Dobson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanttonen looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Dobson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dobson lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanttonen backwards.
Hanttonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanttonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dobson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dobson breaks the clinch.
Dobson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanttonen looks to land a right hand but Dobson moved out of range.
Dobson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hanttonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Dobson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanttonen.
Dobson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hanttonen on the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hanttonen checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hanttonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanttonen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hanttonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanttonen tries a head kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Dobson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hanttonen.
Good standup being displayed there by Dobson as he connects with a hook.
A head kick from Dobson lands but Hanttonen takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Marko Hanttonen's cut even more.
Hanttonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hanttonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The cut above Marko Hanttonen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dobson is trying to pull guard but Hanttonen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hanttonen has a couple of punches blocked by Dobson.
Dobson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanttonen misses with the head strike.
Dobson lands a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hanttonen obliges.
Dobson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hanttonen smiles and moves away.
Hanttonen scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hanttonen is out of range.
Dobson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanttonen throws out the jab.
Dobson is looking to land body kicks.
Hanttonen has Dobson up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dobson.
Hanttonen looking to slow down the pace here.
Dobson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Dobson as the two fighters clinch.
Hanttonen looking to throw knees to the head but Dobson is blocking nicely.
Dobson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanttonen controls his hands.
Dobson presses Hanttonen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hanttonen looks winded!
A short right from Dobson.
Dobson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanttonen backwards.
Hanttonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dobson lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobson scores with a shoulder strike.
Marko Hanttonen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hanttonen blocks a body shot from Dobson.
Dobson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanttonen's elbow.
A short uppercut from Dobson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dobson as Hanttonen tries to tie him up.
Dobson gets through Hanttonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dobson blocking some punches.
Hanttonen tries to land a knee to the head but Dobson blocks with his arms.
Hanttonen prevents a body shot from Dobson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hanttonen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hanttonen blocks an uppercut.
Dobson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanttonen's elbow.
Dobson avoids the elbow strike from Hanttonen, against the cage.
Hanttonen blocks an uppercut.
Dobson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dobson scores with the left hand. Hanttonen knows he should have avoided that one.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marko Hanttonen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ben Dobson!
A relieved looking Ben Dobson 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 Calm Like A Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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257 lbs
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229 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calm Like A Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Genghis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan avoids the head kick by A Bomb.
Genghis Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by A Bomb.
A Bomb misses with a body punch
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan with a jab.
A Bomb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A Bomb swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan lands with a nice body kick.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but A Bomb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A Bomb throws a body kick that misses.
A Bomb has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Masaru Fighting Systems II in the buildup to the fight.
Khan missing with a left hand there. A Bomb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A Bomb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A Bomb was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab from Khan finds it's way through A Bomb's defenses.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from A Bomb.
Khan connects with a crisp jab.
A Bomb misses with a wild body shot.
Khan blocks a head kick by A Bomb.
A Bomb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and A Bomb is able to avoid easily.
A Bomb fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Jab by Khan.
Khan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A lazy body kick from A Bomb
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. A Bomb should have avoided that one.
A Bomb swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Khan scores with a four punch combination!
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
Jab from Khan.
Khan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. A Bomb checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A counter left hand to the body from A Bomb misses its target.
A Bomb throws a body kick that misses.
Khan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! A Bomb had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A Bomb misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Khan.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. A Bomb takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A Bomb on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Khan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling A Bomb to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Genghis Khan has been cut.
A Bomb fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khan on the side of the head.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A Bomb checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Khan.
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!
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A Bomb takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A Bomb is looking to wear down Khan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A Bomb pushes Khan away with a front kick.
A Bomb scores with a jab to the body.
Khan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A Bomb fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A Bomb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genghis Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Genghis Khan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No joy there for A Bomb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khan misses with a low kick.
A Bomb swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It appears A Bomb was looking to counter with a kick there.
Khan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and A Bomb finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from A Bomb.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A Bomb defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
A Bomb is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Khan blocks a low kick nicely.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Genghis Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A Bomb just misses with a punch to the body.
A Bomb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but A Bomb is just out of range.
A Bomb cracks the inside of Khan's front leg.
Khan throws a leg kick but A Bomb sees it coming and moves out of range.
A Bomb moves away from the strike by Khan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. A Bomb does a little dance to reset his feet.
A Bomb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A Bomb scores with a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether A Bomb might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by A Bomb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking to score with low kicks.
Khan checks a leg kick.
A Bomb misses with a body shot.
Khan throws out a counter right but A Bomb avoids it with no problem.
A Bomb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from A Bomb.
Khan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by A Bomb.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and A Bomb counters with a head kick.
A Bomb throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as A Bomb blocks the leg kick.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan lands a head kick!
A Bomb moves away from the strike by Khan.
It looked like A Bomb was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khan.
A Bomb walks into a left hand.
A Bomb has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A Bomb throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Khan slips a jab from A Bomb.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khan! But no joy.
Khan misses the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for A Bomb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb misses the body punch
and Khan counters with an inside leg kick.
A Bomb throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khan 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 A Bomb has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from A Bomb and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from A Bomb misses the target.
A Bomb throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
Khan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A Bomb lands a big head kick that sends Khan tumbling to the mat! A Bomb takes a step backwards and waves Khan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Khan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A Bomb slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can A Bomb finish him?
Crack! A Bomb connects with the perfect overhand right and Khan falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for A Bomb!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Calm Like A Bomb!
A relieved looking Calm Like A Bomb 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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