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LEGACY! 52 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bastyn Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manof TheDingos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall comes into the arena with Beast blaring out of the sound system. 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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144 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastyn Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manof TheDingos!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TheDingos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
TheDingos lands a really nice looking cross but Dall seems unphased.
A big right from TheDingos misses.
We've been hearing reports that Dall has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
TheDingos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dall avoids the head kick by TheDingos.
TheDingos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
TheDingos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Manof TheDingos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from TheDingos misses.
TheDingos throws the left hand but Dall avoids the punch easily.
Dall misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Dall misses the target.
TheDingos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Dall.
Dall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dall is looking to land body kicks.
TheDingos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dall.
A little jabbing left from TheDingos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from TheDingos misses.
Dall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
TheDingos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
TheDingos throws a big shot that misses.
TheDingos misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
TheDingos throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TheDingos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall digs a good body shot into TheDingos's ribs.
TheDingos tries a head kick but it misses.
TheDingos connects with the punch.
TheDingos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dall counters with a nice body shot.
Dall misses the jab.
Dall throws out a loose jab but TheDingos uses good head movement to avoid it.
TheDingos swings widly with a right hand
and Dall counters with a nice uppercut.
Dall takes one to the chin there.
Dall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
TheDingos lands with an uppercut that bounces Dall off the cage and back into range.
TheDingos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by TheDingos misses
and Dall counters with a left to the body.
Dall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheDingos throws a right and a left that Dall avoids nicely.
TheDingos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dall looks to land a combination but TheDingos avoids it well.
TheDingos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dall's hands.
TheDingos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
TheDingos misses with a head kick.
Dall throws a quick counter kick to the body but TheDingos avoids it.
Dall misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dall misses the target.
Dall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from TheDingos.
Dall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dall throws a good cross that connects.
TheDingos misses the jab.
Dall feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
TheDingos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dall had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dall throws a shot from downtown. TheDingos moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Dall misses
and TheDingos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall defending well as TheDingos loads up on a big left hand.
TheDingos thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Dall misses the target.
TheDingos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
TheDingos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
TheDingos misses with a head kick.
Dall throwing a counter right hand but TheDingos manages to avoid it.
Dall misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Dall misses.
Dall moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTheDingos.
Nice cross by TheDingos.
TheDingos misses the jab.
Dall misses with a few strikes there.
TheDingos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dall takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Dall. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from TheDingos.
Dall quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manof TheDingos will probably get the nod.
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.
TheDingos moves out of range of the body kick from Dall.
A combination from TheDingos does no damage.
Dall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
TheDingos scores with a nice right hand.
TheDingos tries a head kick but it misses.
Dall is looking to slow TheDingos down with leg kicks.
Dall blocks a head kick by TheDingos.
TheDingos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Dall to counter with a crisp jab.
Dall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and TheDingos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
TheDingos throws a head kick but Dall moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall misses with a low kick.
TheDingos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
TheDingos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
TheDingos misses with a left hand
and Dall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from TheDingos.
TheDingos staying out of range there.
Left hook, right uppercut from TheDingos.
Dall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed TheDingos momentarily.
TheDingos misses with a right hand
and Dall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
TheDingos staying out of range there.
Dall sizes up TheDingos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
A head kick by TheDingos misses
and Dall counters with a series of strikes. TheDingos will be more careful next time no doubt.
TheDingos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall misses with an uppercut. TheDingos saw that one coming.
Dall misses the body punch
and TheDingos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
TheDingos misses with a head kick.
Dall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bastyn Dall is winning the standup battle so far.
TheDingos throws a head kick that misses.
Dall throws a leg kick but TheDingos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dall moves forwards but TheDingos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
TheDingos tries a head kick but it misses.
Dall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by TheDingos.
TheDingos throws a jab when Dall was well out of range.
TheDingos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
TheDingos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dall counters with a nice uppercut.
Dall avoids the head kick by TheDingos.
Dall defending well as TheDingos loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheDingos lands a head kick. Dall smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
TheDingos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
TheDingos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
TheDingos throws the left hand but Dall avoids the punch easily.
Dall appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dall scores with a sloppy right hand. TheDingos should have avoided that one.
TheDingos throws a head kick that misses
and Dall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dall throws a low kick but TheDingos moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from TheDingos! But no joy.
Dall throws a shot from downtown. TheDingos moves away and avoids it.
Dall cracks a nice hook into TheDingos's ribs.
Dall missing with a left hand there. TheDingos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
TheDingos shapes to counter with a head kick.
Dall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
TheDingos checks a low kick from Dall.
Dall misses the jab.
Dall staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TheDingos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
TheDingos lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall lands with an uppercut that bounces TheDingos off the cage and back into range.
Dall lands with a nice body kick.
Dall missing with a left hand there. TheDingos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
TheDingos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
TheDingos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dall throws a big shot that misses.
TheDingos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by TheDingos.
Dall throws a head kick that misses.
TheDingos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
TheDingos dips to his left and cracks Dall with an uppercut!
Dall slips a straight right by TheDingos.
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 Bastyn Dall will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
TheDingos throws a lazy head kick
and Dall counters with a one-two to the body.
TheDingos scores with a jab.
TheDingos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
TheDingos slips under a jab.
TheDingos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
TheDingos misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Dall just misses with a punch to the body.
Dall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but TheDingos was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall.
Nice cross by Dall.
TheDingos throws a wild hook but Dall just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! TheDingos gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Dall raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bastyn Dall!
A victorious Bastyn Dall thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Police Officer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Nicholson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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167 lbs
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158 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Police Officer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jared Nicholson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Officer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Officer throws the left hand but Nicholson avoids the punch easily.
Nicholson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nicholson lands with a good body shot.
Officer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Officer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Officer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nicholson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jared Nicholson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicholson scores with a body shot.
Nicholson looks to land a combination but Officer avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nicholson.
Officer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nicholson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nicholson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicholson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Officer keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Officer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nicholson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Officer gets back to full guard.
Nicholson wants to control from the top but Officer keeps moving.
Nicholson controlling from the top position.
Officer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nicholson won't allow Officer to sweep him here.
Nicholson tries to stand but Officer is controlling from the bottom.
Nicholson trying to control the position from guard on top but Officer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nicholson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Officer is keeping the position for now.
Officer wants to sweep here but Nicholson controlling him for the moment.
Nicholson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Officer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nicholson defends well.
Officer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nicholson controls the pace.
Officer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nicholson is aware though and is defending well.
Officer trying to control the position.
Nicholson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicholson wants to control from the top but Officer keeps moving.
Nicholson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nicholson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Officer's calf.
Officer avoids the body shot from Nicholson.
Officer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Officer lands a jab to the head.
Officer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nicholson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Officer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Officer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Officer prevents Nicholson from improving his position.
Nicholson has his hands clasped together around Officer's back. He's all about the action.
Nicholson is staying active underneath Officer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicholson is doing well to control the position and prevent Officer from advancing to side control.
Nicholson wants to improve his position but Officer is controlling well.
Nicholson is trying to control but can't.
Nicholson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Nicholson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Nicholson wants to improve his position but Officer is controlling well.
Nicholson is looking to control Officer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nicholson avoid being mounted?
Nicholson is not content to let Officer control the position.
Nicholson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Officer trying to control but Nicholson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Nicholson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Officer tries to keep at a distance but Nicholson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nicholson has a couple of punches blocked by Officer.
Officer lands with a left to the head.
Nicholson throws an elbow that misses.
Nicholson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Officers head.
Nicholson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Officer jumps guard.
Nicholson stands and throws Officer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nicholson wants to control but Officer is keeping him busy.
Officer wants to control but Nicholson postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Officer prevents Nicholson from moving into mount.
Officer tries to improve position but can't.
Nicholson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nicholson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Officer is not content to let Nicholson control the position.
Officer is trying to improve his position.
Nicholson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Officer keeps working.
Officer is trying to control Nicholson's posture but Nicholson avoids it.
Officer is looking to regain half guard here but Nicholson keeps moving and retains side control.
Officer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nicholson's best efforts.
Nicholson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nicholson is continuing to stall.
That's two 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.
Officer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nicholson trying to control from half guard but Officer is working away.
Officer wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Nicholson seems content to control.
Officer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nicholson is working away from the top position though.
Nicholson controlling the action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Police Officer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Officer moves into full guard.
Officer has his foot on Nicholson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nicholson works his way back into a safe position though.
Nicholson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Officer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nicholson is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Officer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nicholson defends it easily.
Officer has his foot on Nicholson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nicholson works his way back into a safe position though.
Nicholson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nicholson trying to control the position from guard on top but Officer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nicholson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nicholson won't allow Officer to sweep him here.
Nicholson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Officer trying to keep a closed guard but Nicholson is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jared Nicholson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Officer has a takedown stuffed.
Officer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nicholson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nicholson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Officer clinches.
Nicholson pushes Officer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nicholson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Officer misses with a punch on the inside.
Officer misses with some punches.
Nicholson can't find room to land a body shot as Officer controls the action.
Nicholson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Officer misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nicholson fails to land.
Officer misses with a punch on the inside.
Nicholson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Officer avoids the elbow strike from Nicholson, against the cage.
Nicholson takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicholson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Officer's elbow.
Nicholson working aggressively here.
Officer digs a right hand underneath Nicholson's ribcage. Nicholson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Officer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Officer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Officer.
Officer takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Officer fails to land.
Nicholson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Officer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Officer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nicholson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nicholson blocking some punches.
Nicholson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nicholson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Officer blocks an elbow strike.
Nicholson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nicholson has a couple of punches blocked by Officer.
A body shot lands from Nicholson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicholson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Officer - that landed with a thud.
Officer tries to pull guard but Nicholson won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Police Officer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nicholson.
Officer pushes Nicholson back against the cage and lands a hook 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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Nicholson throws an elbow but misses.
Nicholson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Officer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nicholson prevents it.
Officer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nicholson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nicholson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Officer throws a punch but it's blocked by Nicholson.
Nicholson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Officer pushes Nicholson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Officer avoids a wild elbow strike from Nicholson.
Police Officer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Officer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nicholson after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicholson scores with a shoulder strike.
Nicholson can't find room to land a body shot as Officer controls the action.
Officer scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Officer.
Officer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nicholson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Officer lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nicholson.
Nicholson swings wildly with an uppercut but Officer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicholson can't find room to land a body shot as Officer controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Officer.
Officer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Officer swings wildly with an uppercut but Nicholson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Officer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Officer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nicholson backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Officer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nicholson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicholson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Officer avoids the elbow strike from Nicholson, against the cage.
Officer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Officer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nicholson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nicholson is stalling in the full guard.
Officer looking for a guillotine here but Nicholson defends easily.
Nicholson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Officer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jared Nicholson.
I've got Nicholson 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Nicholson!
During a confident post fight interview, Jared Nicholson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Escrima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Santo Cristo comes into the arena with Que país é esse? blaring out of the sound system. Escrima has chosen Bamboleo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Lethal high kicks
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Escrima!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from De Santo Cristo misses.
Escrima avoids a kick to the body.
De Santo Cristo connects with a single shot there.
Escrima connects with the punch.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch there but Escrima circles away.
Escrima paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Santo Cristo fails with a takedown attempt.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook
and Escrima counters with a stiff right hand.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch up.
De Santo Cristo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Santo Cristo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Santo Cristo trying to control but Escrima is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escrima is pulling down on De Santo Cristo's head. It's preventing any offense from De Santo Cristo, at least for the moment.
De Santo Cristo connects with a couple of short punches.
Escrima has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Escrima working a defensive guard here.
Escrima has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
De Santo Cristo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De Santo Cristo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Santo Cristo prevents Escrima from improving his position.
De Santo Cristo stalling away here and it's allowed Escrima to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Escrima looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Escrima looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
De Santo Cristo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escrima had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Santo Cristo defends it easily.
De Santo Cristo looking to sit in guard and control but Escrima gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Santo Cristo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Santo Cristo controlling Escrima's posture.
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.
De Santo Cristo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Santo Cristo keeping moving, preventing Escrima from controlling successfully.
Escrima trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Santo Cristo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Escrima gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Santo Cristo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Santo Cristo blocks a body shot from Escrima.
De Santo Cristo tries to score a body lock takedown but Escrima shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miguel Escrima will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Escrima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escrima lands with a straight right. De Santo Cristo didn't see that one coming.
De Santo Cristo misses with a leg kick.
Escrima lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from De Santo Cristo misses.
Joao De Santo Cristo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escrima lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Santo Cristo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miguel Escrima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escrima closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from De Santo Cristo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Escrima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Santo Cristo jumps guard.
De Santo Cristo controlling the position.
De Santo Cristo keeping full guard, as Escrima tries to pass.
Escrima slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escrima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Santo Cristo is keeping the position for now.
De Santo Cristo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Santo Cristo has Escrima pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
De Santo Cristo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
De Santo Cristo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two 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.
Escrima staying out of range there.
Escrima replies with a solid counter kick to the body but De Santo Cristo blocks it well.
De Santo Cristo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
De Santo Cristo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Santo Cristo wants to control from the top but Escrima keeps moving.
De Santo Cristo wants to pass the guard but Escrima is keeping the position.
Escrima wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
De Santo Cristo looking to pass the guard.
De Santo Cristo sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo trying to control the position from guard on top but Escrima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Santo Cristo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Santo Cristo wants to control from the top but Escrima keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
De Santo Cristo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escrima was well out of range. Poor timing from De Santo Cristo.
Escrima attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Escrima throws a good cross that connects.
Escrima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Santo Cristo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Santo Cristo feints and then cracks Escrima's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Escrima down.
De Santo Cristo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Escrima on the side of the head.
Miguel Escrima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Santo Cristo blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escrima was well out of range. Poor timing from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escrima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Santo Cristo throws a series of punches but Escrima avoids them all with ease.
De Santo Cristo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escrima circles away quickly and effectively.
De Santo Cristo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Santo Cristo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Santo Cristo there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Santo Cristo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Santo Cristo moves out of range of the leg kick from Escrima.
De Santo Cristo throws a low kick but Escrima avoids it.
A cross from Escrima lands.
De Santo Cristo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escrima misses with a hook.
De Santo Cristo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Escrima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Santo Cristo throws a body punch but Escrima moves out of range.
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 Joao De Santo Cristo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A swing and a miss from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo misses with a few strikes there.
De Santo Cristo misses with an uppercut
and Escrima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Santo Cristo moves out of range of the body kick from Escrima.
De Santo Cristo attempts a counter takedown but Escrima avoids it well and moves away.
De Santo Cristo thuds his right hand into Escrima's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good leg kick by Escrima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Santo Cristo has a takedown stuffed.
De Santo Cristo checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Santo Cristo tries to counter with a takedown but Escrima is quick to defend against it.
Escrima throws out a leg kick but De Santo Cristo moves out of range and Escrima only half commits.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escrima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escrima throws a counter combo.
Escrima misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Escrima.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch up but Escrima circles away and keeps his distance.
Escrima misses with a double jab.
Escrima takes one to the chin there.
Escrima misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escrima closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo blocks a body shot from Escrima.
A head punch on the inside from Escrima fails to land.
Escrima prevents the takedown attempt.
Escrima lands with a right to the head.
Escrima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Santo Cristo jumps into guard, dragging Escrima to the mat.
Escrima avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Escrima trying to move into half guard but instead De Santo Cristo has managed to sweep!
Escrima keeping full guard, as De Santo Cristo tries to pass.
Escrima is trying to keep De Santo Cristo in close.
De Santo Cristo looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Escrima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Escrima looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Escrima wants to hit a switch here but De Santo Cristo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Escrima there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escrima regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escrima has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. De Santo Cristo is working away from the top position though.
Escrima might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control De Santo Cristo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Escrima controlling the position well.
De Santo Cristo is trying to control. Escrima wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Escrima tries to roll over but De Santo Cristo keeps him under control.
Joao De Santo Cristo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Santo Cristo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De Santo Cristo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Escrima actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Santo Cristo is keen to just control but Escrima is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Miguel Escrima.
I think Escrima has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Escrima!
Miguel Escrima thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hardijan Matic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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141 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hardijan Matic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Matic is blocking nicely.
Matic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matic pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Matic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matic managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Matic cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Matic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith wants to clinch up but Matic keeps it at a distance.
Matic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matic avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matic breaks the clinch.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Matic back into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Matic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Matic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hook to the body lands for Matic.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Matic has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Matic stalling in the clinch.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Matic with a knee to the head.
It looks like Matt Smith has been cut.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matic lands a body shot.
Matic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matic keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Matic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Matic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith prevents a body shot from Matic.
Matic throws a head punch that misses.
Matic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matic stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Matic is trying to break free.
Matic wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Matic landing knees to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Matic misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Matic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Matic pushes him off.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matic.
Matic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith lands an elbow just above Matic 's eye.
Matic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith is looking to clinch but Matic is avoiding it.
Smith gets a clinch.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matic tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matic avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Matic misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Matic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Matic tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Matic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been told by Matic's head coaches at Wreckshop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Matic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matic cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matic.
Smith tries to clinch but Matic is having none of it.
Matic appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Matic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Smith can turn it around.
Matic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Matic is blocking nicely.
Matic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Matic circles away.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Matic pushes him off.
Smith clinches.
Matic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matic avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Matic tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Matic dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith prevents Matic from breaking the clinch.
Matt Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matic is defending well for now.
Matic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matic managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Matic can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matic as Smith tries to tie him up.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matic's defenses.
Matic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matic avoids it.
Matic looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Matic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matic throws a body shot but no joy.
Matic misses with a head kick.
Smith darts in and clinches Matic up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Matic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Matic's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Matic managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Matic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matic is defending well for now.
Matic is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Matic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith prevents a body shot from Matic.
Matic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Matic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Matic trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matic into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hardijan Matic.
Smith tries to clinch
and Matic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith slips a jab from Matic.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith working Matic over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matic's efforts to push away.
Matic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matic managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matic avoids it.
Matic has Smith pushed against the cage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matic avoids it.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Matic tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith prevents a body shot from Matic.
Smith tries to stall but Matic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matic tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Matic taking a breather.
Matic is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Matic can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Smith'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. This is the final round!
Matic throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Matic wants to clinch.
Matic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Matic.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Matic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matic swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matic avoids it.
Matic trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matic into the cage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matic avoids it.
Matic 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith blocks a body shot from Matic.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Matic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith clinches.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matic avoids it.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A left hand lands to the body for Matic.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Matic missing with knees to the body.
Matic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Matic pushes him off.
A quick step to the side and Matic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matic avoids it.
Matic avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Matic lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matic tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Matic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matic wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Matic struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Matic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Matic managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Matic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matic clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Matic.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matic.
A bit of stalling here from Matic.
Smith has Matic pressed against the cage, preventing Matic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matic works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Matic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matic avoids it.
Matic throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matic.
Matic blocks an elbow strike.
Matt Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Hardijan Matic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Matic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matic is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matic.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matic looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Matic misses with the head strike.
Smith has Matic pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Matic misses the target.
Matic lands a body shot.
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 Hardijan Matic.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Smith!
Matt Smith gave a mention to Arcticus University: London in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azar Qasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qasi comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Murray has chosen Dead man walking as his entrance music. Azar Qasi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Qasi manages to avoid it.
We've been informed that Murray has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Qasi throws a big shot that misses.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Azar Qasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Qasi defending well as Murray loads up on a big left hand.
Qasi shoots in and drives through. Murray sprawls well.
We've been hearing reports that Qasi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Murray lands an overhand right.
Qasi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murray . Murray obviously looking to wear him down.
Qasi throws a good cross that connects.
Murray lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Qasi throws a big shot that misses.
Murray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Qasi throws out the jab.
Murray tries to land a leg kick but Qasi saw it coming and moves away.
Qasi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murray . Murray obviously looking to wear him down.
Qasi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Murray tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Qasi is in Murray 's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qasi stands and throws Murray 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Qasi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Murray , who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi wants to control but Murray is keeping him busy.
Qasi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Murray rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Qasi's guard! Nice work there by Murray !
Murray would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Murray decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Qasi, up you get!
Qasi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Qasi.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Qasi.
Qasi backing away here, and Murray unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chad Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Qasi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murray . Murray obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws the kick towards the body but Qasi avoids it.
Qasi misses with a wild combination.
Murray connects with a looping right hand.
Qasi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murray .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Qasi.
Donk. Qasi catches Murray right on the button with a cross.
Murray thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Qasi if he has to take too many more of those.
A bone on bone clash there as Qasi blocks the leg kick.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Qasi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Qasi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Qasi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murray misses with an uppercut.
Murray is looking to land body kicks.
Qasi avoids the body shot from Murray .
An attempted straight right counter from Qasi misses the target.
Murray slips a jab and a cross from Qasi.
Murray lets loose with a powerful body kick. Qasi will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi needs to keep his hands up - Murray had a free shot at his head there.
Murray swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Qasi blocks a low kick nicely.
Qasi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Qasi misses with a double jab.
Qasi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murray throws a leg kick but Qasi checks it.
Qasi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murray .
Qasi lands a jab to the head.
Murray staying out of range there.
Murray follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Murray needs to keep his hands up - Qasi had a free shot at his head there.
Murray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Qasi.
Murray slips a jab and a cross from Qasi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murray throws a leg kick but Qasi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murray .
Murray scores with a jab. Qasi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Qasi cracks a nice hook into Murray 's ribs.
Murray tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Qasi is able to avoid easily.
Qasi connects with a nice looking jab.
Qasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Qasi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Qasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray .
Qasi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murray slips under a jab from Qasi.
Qasi misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Murray does it's job there.
Qasi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Qasi as he connects with a hook.
Qasi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chad Murray will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Qasi cracks Murray with an open hand slap.
Qasi takes a swing at Murray 's ribcage but misses.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murray moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murray .
Murray takes one on the button.
Murray looks for the body kick but Qasi saw that one coming.
Murray connects with a single shot there.
Chad Murray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Qasi misses with a combination
and Murray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Qasi thinking.
Murray throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Qasi checks a leg kick.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Qasi blocks the body kick.
Murray attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Qasi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qasi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Murray takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Qasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray .
Murray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice shot lands for Murray .
Qasi catches Murray with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murray slips under a jab from Qasi.
Qasi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A swing and a miss from Murray .
Qasi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Qasi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Murray misses.
Qasi misses with a straight left.
Qasi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Murray misses.
Murray throws a push kick but Qasi slaps the foot to one side.
Nice uppercut lands for Qasi. That snapped Murray 's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Qasi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray scores with a leg kick.
Murray throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murray defending well as Qasi loads up on a big left hand.
Qasi looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Murray as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Qasi misses.
Qasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
Murray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Qasi's calf.
Murray scores with a jab.
Qasi throws a jab but it's blocked by Murray .
Murray gets caught flat footed, as Qasi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Qasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murray keeping full guard, as Qasi tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murray wants to stand up but Qasi is controlling him.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Qasi from controlling successfully.
Qasi won't allow Murray to get back to his feet.
Qasi wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Murray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Qasi doesn't seem phased though.
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.
Murray explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Qasi throws a big shot that misses.
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Qasi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murray 's hands.
Qasi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Qasi checks the leg kick.
Murray throws a hook but Qasi avoids it easily.
Murray lands a jab.
Murray throws a chopping leg kick but Qasi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Qasi lands with a right hand.
Murray lands a jab.
Murray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Qasi.
Qasi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Murray is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Qasi.
Murray is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qasi fails to land with a series of punches.
Murray is still on wobbly legs! Can Qasi finish him?
Qasi misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chad Murray will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Good exchange - Murray coming out on top.
Murray seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Qasi. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Qasi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murray works Qasi's body with a nice hook.
Qasi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murray s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murray moves away from the strike by Qasi.
Murray throws a solid leg kick but Qasi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murray .
Qasi misses with the combination.
Qasi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murray defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Qasi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Murray .
Qasi moves out of range as Murray strikes.
A big left from Qasi misses.
Qasi thuds his right hand into Murray 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Qasi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Qasi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Qasi swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Qasi.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Qasi.
A little jabbing left from Murray on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Qasi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray .
Qasi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Qasi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Qasi.
Murray throws a body punch but Qasi moves out of range.
Qasi dips to his left and cracks Murray with an uppercut!
Murray misses with a low kick.
Murray attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Qasi misses with a looping left.
Murray has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A lazy left from Murray finds it's target.
Murray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Qasi.
Murray throws a wild body kick that Qasi sees coming a mile off.
Qasi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murray throws a wild body kick that Qasi sees coming a mile off.
Qasi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray throws a head kick that misses.
Azar Qasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Qasi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Murray throws a shot to the body.
Murray slips under a jab from Qasi.
Qasi throws a looping overhand right but Murray ducks down to avoid it.
Qasi throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Murray misses with a kick to the body.
Qasi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Qasi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murray throws a low kick, looking for Qasi's leg but Qasi calmly moves out of range.
Qasi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murray counters with a body kick.
Qasi closes the distance and clinches up with Murray , looking for a takedown. Qasi pushes Murray against the cage but Murray circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murray ! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azar Qasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murray . That's going to slow Qasi down.
Murray scores with a kick to the midsection.
Murray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Qasi swings widly with a right hand
and Murray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Qasi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Qasi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Qasi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Qasi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murray throws the kick towards the body but Qasi avoids it.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Qasi.
Qasi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Qasi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murray thumps Qasi with a low kick.
Qasi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Qasi.
Qasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Qasi throws a head punch that misses.
Murray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Qasi backwards.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Qasi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Qasi is rocked!
Murray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Qasi backwards.
Oh Qasi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Qasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murray lands a body punch.
Qasi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Murray .
A combination from Qasi does no damage.
Qasi walks straight into a right hand from Murray - that's dropped him! Murray jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Qasi from any more punishment! Qasi complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chad Murray !
After winning the bout, Chad Murray thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between De Bruyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorne Malvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruyne's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Busta Rhymes - Other Side Of The Road . Lorne Malvo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, De Bruyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorne Malvo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malvo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Malvo misses with a low kick.
Malvo moves out of range of the body kick from Bruyne.
Malvo misses the jab.
Malvo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malvo misses with a head kick.
Malvo misses with a head kick.
Lorne Malvo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Bruyne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bruyne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Malvo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Malvo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Malvo throws a leg kick but Bruyne checks it.
Bruyne checks a low kick from Malvo.
Malvo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malvo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Malvo thuds a left hand into Bruyne's body.
Bruyne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malvo.
Bruyne was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bruyne seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bruyne throws a shot from downtown. Malvo moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malvo cracks Bruyne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bruyne avoids a punch combination nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malvo.
Bruyne moves out of range of the leg kick from Malvo.
Malvo thows a leg kick but Bruyne checks it
and Bruyne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Malvo.
Bruyne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Malvo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bruyne checks it well.
It looked like Bruyne was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Malvo.
Malvo thumps Bruyne with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bruyne.
Malvo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruyne sizes up Malvo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Malvo misses its intended target.
Malvo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malvo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bruyne throws a leg kick but Malvo checks it.
Bruyne backing away here, and Malvo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Malvo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bruyne's head.
Malvo throws a series of punches but Bruyne moves out of range.
Malvo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bruyne has time to react.
Malvo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Bruyne blocks the low kick.
Bruyne lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Malvo misses with an uppercut
and Malvo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruyne motions for Malvo to come forward. Bruyne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruyne misses with a low kick.
Malvo throws a leg kick which misses Bruyne's front leg but catches the back leg as Bruyne tries to avoid it.
Bruyne lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Malvo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bruyne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Malvo will feel that in the morning.
Malvo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bruyne wants to land a leg kick but Malvo is out of range.
Bruyne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bruyne throws a hook to the side of Malvo's head but Malvo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malvo loads up on a big right hand but Bruyne slips the punch.
Malvo closes the distance but Bruyne moves to the side
and Bruyne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bruyne misses with a straight left.
Bruyne looks to score with a jab to the body but Malvo is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Bruyne.
Malvo scores with a sloppy right hand. Bruyne should have avoided that one.
Malvo scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malvo throws a low kick but Bruyne avoids it.
Malvo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Malvo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bruyne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malvo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruyne's sensitive parts.
Bruyne gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bruyne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruyne throws a leg kick that misses.
Malvo lands a head kick!
A good leg kick by Malvo.
Malvo lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A clash of legs there as Bruyne blocks the low kick.
Bruyne throws a leg kick but Malvo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bruyne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorne Malvo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bruyne fails with a takedown attempt.
Bruyne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malvo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruyne.
Bruyne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malvo.
Malvo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Malvo cracks the inside of Bruyne's front leg.
Malvo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malvo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bruyne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruyne checks the leg kick.
Bruyne shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bruyne was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Malvo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bruyne wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne taking a breather here.
Malvo tries to buck Bruyne off but Bruyne is having none of it.
Bruyne laying and praying for a moment but Malvo takes advantage and regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruyne prevents Malvo from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bruyne is thwarting Malvo's attempts to control the position.
Bruyne content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Malvo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bruyne stalling.
Bruyne is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Malvo reverses the position - he's now on top in Bruyne's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo being controlled here momentarily.
Bruyne's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Malvo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruyne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bruyne being controlled here, momentarily.
Bruyne trying to control the position here.
Malvo wants to pass the guard but Bruyne is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A leg kick checked by Bruyne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
De Bruyne dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Malvo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lorne Malvo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid body kick from Malvo.
Malvo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruyne checks a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Malvo.
Bruyne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malvo.
Malvo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malvo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malvo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bruyne lands a right hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Bruyne blocks the leg kick.
Bruyne quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Malvo throws a leg kick which misses Bruyne's front leg but catches the back leg as Bruyne tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malvo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bruyne finds it's way round the side to connect with Malvo's head.
Malvo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruyne.
An attempted straight right counter from Bruyne misses the target.
Malvo throws a wild body kick that Bruyne sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo slips under a jab from Bruyne.
Malvo cracks Bruyne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some bone on bone action there as Bruyne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Malvo.
Bruyne throws the kick towards the body but Malvo avoids it.
Bruyne throws a leg kick
and Malvo counters with a three punch combo that has Bruyne backing up. Bruyne nods at Malvo to acknowledge the strikes.
Malvo cracks Bruyne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Malvo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bruyne.
Bruyne motions for Malvo to come forward. Bruyne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruyne dodges the punch combination from Malvo.
Malvo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Malvo throws a right hand that misses
and Bruyne counters with a nice uppercut.
Good work by Bruyne as he checks the leg kick.
Malvo misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Bruyne was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malvo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruyne. That did some damage!
Malvo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Malvo misses with an uppercut
and Bruyne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bruyne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Malvo misses the jab.
Bruyne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malvo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bruyne thuds his right hand into Malvo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Malvo misses its intended target.
Malvo misses with a body kick.
Bruyne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bruyne tries to land a front kick but Malvo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malvo throws a chopping leg kick but Bruyne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malvo throws a leg kick that misses.
Malvo connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malvo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malvo motions for Bruyne to come forward. Malvo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malvo misses with a double jab.
Bruyne tries to land a front kick but Malvo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malvo avoids the head kick by Bruyne.
Bruyne cracks Malvo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Danga de danga de dang - Malvo scores with a four punch combination!
Malvo throws a solid leg kick but Bruyne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malvo.
Bruyne dips to his left and cracks Malvo with an uppercut!
Malvo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bruyne to score with a decent uppercut.
Bruyne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both fighters circling a little - Malvo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruyne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malvo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Malvo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bruyne counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Malvo throws the left hand but Bruyne avoids the punch easily.
Bruyne tried to counter with a leg kick but Malvo avoided it.
Malvo throws a solid leg kick but Bruyne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malvo.
Malvo connects with an inside leg kick.
Malvo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malvo thumps Bruyne with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Malvo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bruyne doesn't seem phased though.
Malvo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bruyne's calf.
Malvo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bruyne.
Bruyne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Malvo misses with a right hand
and Bruyne counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malvo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorne Malvo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Malvo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorne Malvo!
Lorne Malvo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FJCP Healthy Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obelix De Gaul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Cross Furia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Gaul's entrance music is Asterix and Obelix. A fine choice. Cross Furia has chosen Vivaldi's Winter as his entrance music. Dante Cross Furia will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Obelix De Gaul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Cross Furia!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross Furia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Gaul has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack in the buildup to the fight.
Cross Furia tries a head kick but it misses.
Cross Furia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Gaul.
Cross Furia misses with a right hand
and De Gaul counters with a thumping low kick.
A leg kick checked by Cross Furia.
Cross Furia checks a leg kick.
Cross Furia throws out a counter right but De Gaul avoids it with no problem.
De Gaul with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cross Furia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
De Gaul throws an off balance right hand
and Cross Furia counters with a one-two to the body.
Cross Furia misses with a straight right.
Cross Furia misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Gaul. That's going to slow Cross Furia down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross Furia blocks a low kick nicely.
De Gaul looks to score with a jab to the body but Cross Furia is just out of range.
De Gaul is looking to score with low kicks.
De Gaul lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Gaul throws a lazy body kick
enabling Cross Furia to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Obelix De Gaul has been cut.
Cross Furia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Gaul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross Furia throws a hook but De Gaul avoids it easily.
Cross Furia tries to land a front kick but De Gaul steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cross Furia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Gaul.
De Gaul walks into a straight right hand from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with a head kick.
De Gaul throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Gaul throws the left hand but Cross Furia avoids the punch easily.
Cross Furia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cross Furia throws a front kick aimed at De Gaul's knee but De Gaul avoids it well.
Cross Furia throws the left hand but De Gaul avoids the punch easily.
De Gaul is looking to counter punch.
Cross Furia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Gaul.
The fighters circling - Cross Furia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Gaul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cross Furia.
De Gaul throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cross Furia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Gaul throws a hook but Cross Furia avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul is looking to score with low kicks.
Cross Furia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A jab from De Gaul finds it's way through Cross Furia's defenses.
It looks like Dante Cross Furia has been cut.
De Gaul scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Gaul scores with a nice body kick.
De Gaul lands a big head kick that sends Cross Furia tumbling to the mat! De Gaul takes a step backwards and waves Cross Furia back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cross Furia is rocked!
Cross Furia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Gaul was well out of range. Poor timing from Cross Furia.
De Gaul blocks a head kick by Cross Furia.
Cross Furia throws a head kick that misses.
Cross Furia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Gaul was well out of range. Poor timing from Cross Furia.
De Gaul thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cross Furia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Gaul misses with a hook. Cross Furia ducked under it nicely.
Cross Furia throws a body punch but De Gaul moves out of range.
De Gaul throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Gaul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cross Furia manages to avoid it.
Cross Furia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Gaul throws a sloppy head kick and Cross Furia moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Cross Furia. Beautiful body shot.
De Gaul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Cross Furia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Gaul.
A jab from Cross Furia misses.
It appears De Gaul was looking to counter with a kick there.
De Gaul throws a body punch but Cross Furia moves out of range.
De Gaul connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Gaul lands a leg kick that knocks Cross Furia off balance momentarily.
Cross Furia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cross Furia digs a good body shot into De Gaul's ribs.
Cross Furia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Gaul 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 Cross Furia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cross Furia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Gaul misses with a body kick.
Cross Furia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
De Gaul walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cross Furia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Gaul throws a leg kick but Cross Furia moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cross Furia checks a low kick from De Gaul.
De Gaul scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Gaul, right into the meat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cross Furia.
De Gaul jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
De Gaul throws the left hand but Cross Furia avoids the punch easily.
Cross Furia works the jab nicely.
Cross Furia throws a series of punches but De Gaul moves out of range.
De Gaul throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cross Furia counters with a stiff right hand.
De Gaul cracks Cross Furia with an open hand slap.
Cross Furia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Cross Furia misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Gaul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cross Furia at a distance.
That kick from De Gaul tenderised Cross Furia's leg. Cross Furia is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Gaul throws a wild body kick that Cross Furia sees coming a mile off.
De Gaul tried to score with a low kick but Cross Furia checks it.
Cross Furia lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obelix De Gaul dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cross Furia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Cross Furia lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Gaul doesn't seem phased though.
Cross Furia throws a head kick but De Gaul moves out of range.
It looked like De Gaul wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cross Furia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cross Furia might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Gaul has got the better of the exchanges.
Cross Furia throws a lazy right hand but De Gaul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cross Furia moves out of range as De Gaul strikes.
De Gaul thumps Cross Furia with a low kick.
Cross Furia misses with a hook.
A left lands for De Gaul.
De Gaul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross Furia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Gaul moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cross Furia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Gaul counters with a huge left! Cross Furia is in big trouble! He's backing up but De Gaul isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Cross Furia from any more damage. A dominating finish by De Gaul!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Obelix De Gaul!
Our winner, Obelix De Gaul, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Gennero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Mazzuca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gennero kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wally's Pep Talk. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Gennero !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Mazzuca!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazzuca takes a swing at Gennero 's ribcage but misses.
Gennero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mazzuca rushes Gennero and presses him up against the cage.
Mazzuca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gennero lands a body punch.
Gennero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gennero breaks the clinch.
Gennero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mazzuca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mazzuca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gennero if he has to take too many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Gennero .
Mazzuca throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gennero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Gennero blocks the leg kick.
Mazzuca has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gennero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mazzuca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gennero feints and as Mazzuca raises his hands in defense, Gennero changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mazzuca pulls Gennero in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzuca keeping moving, preventing Gennero from controlling successfully.
Mazzuca is pulling down on Gennero 's head to control his posture.
Mazzuca is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mazzuca is controlling Gennero 's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mazzuca looking for a guillotine here but Gennero defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mazzuca is controlling Gennero 's posture.
Gennero wants to control from the top but Mazzuca keeps moving.
Mazzuca not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mazzuca throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gennero .
Mazzuca doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gennero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gennero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mazzuca.
Mazzuca misses with a series of wild punches.
Mazzuca scores with a decent looking hook.
Gennero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mazzuca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mazzuca is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gennero with a body shot.
Gennero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mazzuca staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gennero tries to clinch but Mazzuca is having none of it.
Mazzuca scores with a shot to the body.
Gennero lands a jab to the nose.
Mazzuca takes a swing at Gennero 's ribcage but misses.
Gennero throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mazzuca is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Gennero tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ed Gennero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gennero . Mazzuca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gennero scores with a hook.
Gennero slips a jab from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gennero .
Gennero lands with a nice combination. Mazzuca backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gennero misses with an uppercut.
Mazzuca throws a leg kick but Gennero moved away.
Mazzuca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gennero scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mazzuca. Gennero shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Gennero . That snapped Mazzuca's head back.
Gennero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mazzuca moves out of range of the leg kick from Gennero .
Gennero misses the jab.
Mazzuca lands a body shot.
Mazzuca tries to score with a low kick but Gennero moves his leg out of the way.
Gennero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gennero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mazzuca.
Gennero was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mazzuca misses the shot to the body.
Gennero throws a right hand that misses
and Mazzuca counters with a stiff right hand.
Mazzuca throws a leg kick but Gennero moved away.
Mazzuca misses with a straight right.
Mazzuca moves out of range of the leg kick from Gennero .
A combination from Gennero does no damage.
Mazzuca now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mazzuca ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gennero throws out a loose jab but Mazzuca uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Gennero dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mazzuca misses with a wild body shot.
Mazzuca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gennero tried to score with a low kick but Mazzuca checks it.
Gennero lands a left and a right that sends Mazzuca crashing to the canvas! Gennero dives into mount looking to finish!
Mazzuca is rocked!
Gennero connects with a bit shot that sees Mazzuca covering up! More strikes from Gennero and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gennero is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Gennero !
After winning the bout, Ed Gennero thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cid Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine Wright (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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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cid Strife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jermaine Wright!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strife checks a leg kick.
Strife shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wright eats them both and turns towards Strife to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Strife misses with a straight right.
Wright wants to counter the offense by Strife and move into the clinch position.
Strife checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Strife misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Strife throws a leg kick that is checked
and Strife takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strife swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Strife checks a leg kick.
Strife quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Strife.
Strife looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Strife looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strife was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Wright checks a leg kick.
Wright let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wright connects with a leg kick. Strife looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Strife digs a good hook to Wright's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strife tries to land a body kick
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strife keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wright.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright throws out a powerful jab.
Strife looks to land a body kick but Wright moved away.
Strife will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Strife throws a push kick but Wright slaps the foot to one side.
A clash of legs there as Strife blocks the low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Strife.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Strife.
Wright avoids the head kick by Strife.
Good exchange - Strife coming out on top.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strife moves away.
Wright throws a head kick but Strife moves out of range.
Wright lands with a good body shot.
Strife cracks Wright with a right hand to the side of the head.
Strife lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strife paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Strife is out of range.
Strife thuds his shin into the meat of Wright's side.
Wright lands a head kick. Strife smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wright checks a leg kick.
Strife wants to slow Wright down by chopping away at his legs.
Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Strife checks it well.
Strife throws a sloppy body shot
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strife tries to keep at a distance but Wright has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strife lands a nice shot to the body.
Strife is leaning against Wright and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strife.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wright managing to block the knees to the body from Strife.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Strife fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Wright.
Strife scores with a shot to the side of Wright's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Strife.
Strife misses with a punch on the inside.
Strife misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strife lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Strife throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wrights head.
Wright manages to break the clinch.
Wright throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Strife.
Strife connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wright momentarily.
Strife throws a chopping leg kick but Wright manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wright follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Strife misses the shot to the body.
Wright gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Wright misses.
Wright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Strife cracks Wright with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Strife misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Strife ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Strife throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wright wants to land a leg kick but Strife is out of range.
Strife quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Strife swinging wildly here.
Strife lands with a cross.
Strife scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wright in his tracks.
Strife checks a leg kick.
Wright is looking to chop away at Strife's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strife looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.
Strife on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wright tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Strife takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cid Strife dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wright throws a hook but Strife avoids it easily.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strife checks a low kick from Wright.
Wright tries to work over Strife's front leg with a kick but Strife checks it.
A quick step to the side and Strife tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strife tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wright is looking to slow Strife down with leg kicks.
Strife throws a body shot but no joy.
Strife fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Strife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Strife.
Wright takes a jab right on the kisser.
Strife thumps Wright with a low kick.
Strife takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strife takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Strife.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Wright walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Strife checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Strife misses with a right hand
and Strife takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Strife checks it well.
Strife checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wright tries to land a body kick
and Strife counters with a low kick, right behind Wright 's knee.
Strife keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright misses with a head kick.
Strife scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Strife uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Strife misses with a kick to the body.
Wright throws a right and a left that Strife avoids nicely.
Strife moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
A shot to the body from Strife misses
and Wright makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Strife throws a leg kick
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Strife connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab by Wright.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strife lands a nice shot to the body.
Strife throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Strife takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Strife scores with a jab to the head.
Wright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cid Strife is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright tries to move into range but Strife moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Strife pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Strife throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Strife thinking.
Wright misses with a leg kick.
Wright lands with a straight right. Strife didn't see that one coming.
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strife has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Strife lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Strife bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strife misses with a hook.
Strife takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Wright tenderised Strife's leg. Strife is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife throws a low kick but Wright avoids it.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright throws a front kick aimed at Strife's knee but Strife avoids it well.
Wright takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Strife lands a right hook to the body.
Wright lands a jab.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Strife's shoulder, as Strife tries to avoid the shot.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Strife was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strife misses the shot to the body.
Strife throws a nice outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Wright blocks the low kick.
Wright throws a body punch but Strife moves out of range.
Strife throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wright avoids it.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wright avoids the head kick by Strife.
Strife scores with a kick to the body.
Wright misses with a low kick as Strife jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife scores with a head kick. Wright tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wright checks a leg kick.
Strife scores with a shot to the body.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Wright does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wright motions for Strife to come forward. Wright throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wright's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Strife misses with a wild body shot.
Strife ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Strife looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Strife connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wright's hands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Strife.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Strife moves out of range and Wright only half commits.
Wright lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Some bone on bone action there as Wright checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
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 Cid Strife will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A clash of legs there as Strife blocks the low kick.
Strife throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strife fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wright has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Strife jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strife scores with a jab.
Wright avoids the body shot from Strife.
Wright throws a chopping leg kick but Strife manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright throws the left hand but Strife avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Strife moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strife throws out the jab.
A big right from Wright misses.
Strife misses with a body shot.
Strife blocks the body kick.
Strife throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife connects with an inside leg kick.
Wright sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Strife throws a chopping leg kick but Wright manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Strife pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strife sets himself, and Wright steps forward looking for the clinch! Strife avoids it this time.
Strife lands a nice looking body shot.
Strife avoids the body shot from Wright.
Strife waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.
Strife lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Strife feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wright's calf.
Strife connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Strife throws a series of punches but Wright avoids them all with ease.
Strife lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Strife works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright moves out of range of the body kick from Strife.
Strife throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright avoids the head kick by Strife.
Wright takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid body kick from Strife.
Strife throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wright blocks the body kick.
Wright has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Strife.
Strife feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wrights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A combination from Wright does no damage.
Strife throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Strife slips the punch.
Wright throws a sloppy body shot
and Strife counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wright's knee momentarily.
Strife misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wright.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife misses with a body kick.
Jab by Strife.
A head kick by Wright misses
and Strife connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strife takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Strife moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright swings away with a body shot that misses
and Strife counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strife lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donk. Strife catches Wright right on the button with a cross.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Strife is out of range.
Strife scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Strife missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strife scores with a kick to the midsection.
Strife feints and then cracks Wright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wright down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wright misses with a body shot
and Strife cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wright throws a body punch but Strife moves out of range.
Strife keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Strife feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wright's calf.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Strife pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strife counters with a two punch combo.
Wright lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strife circles away quickly and effectively.
Wright lands a leg kick that knocks Strife off balance momentarily.
Strife lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wright takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice uppercut lands for Wright. That snapped Strife's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strife uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
It looked like Strife was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wright.
Strife thumps Wright with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cid Strife clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Strife slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Strife.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wright! But no joy.
Strife keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Strife lands with a straight right. Wright didn't see that one coming.
A big right from Strife misses.
Strife wants to land a leg kick but Wright is out of range.
Strife connects with a solid leg kick.
Strife is looking to land body kicks.
Wright swings widly with a right hand
and Strife counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strife thumps Wright with a low kick.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
Strife throws a chopping leg kick but Wright manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Wright is predictable there
and Strife connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Wright 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wright works Strife's body with a nice hook.
Strife throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strife scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Strife checks it well.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Strife lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
Strife scores with a decent looking hook.
Strife lands a nice looking body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Strife.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strife.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wright checks a leg kick.
Strife is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
Strife misses the shot to the body.
Strife takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Strife.
Strife fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Strife bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wright has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wright there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wright lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A cross from Strife lands.
A swing and a miss from Strife.
Strife thuds his shin into the meat of Wright's side.
Strife throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright unleashes a big counter combination but Strife bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wright lands with a nice body kick.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Strife sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strife throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife misses the jab.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Strife moved out of range.
Strife feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strife.
A bone on bone clash there as Wright blocks the leg kick.
Wright wants to counter with a clinch but Strife pushes him away.
Wright scores with the left hand. Strife knows he should have avoided that one.
Strife thuds his shin into the meat of Wright's side.
Strife throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strife.
Wright staying out of range there.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strife.
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Strife.
Wright thows a leg kick but Strife checks it
letting Strife counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Strife.
Strife throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strife misses with a head kick.
Wright connects with a crisp jab.
Wright scores with a push kick.
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
Wright lands with an uppercut that bounces Strife off the cage and back into range.
Wright throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Wright is predictable there
and Strife counters with a straight right hand.
Wright checks the leg kick.
Strife throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Wright has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strife.
Wright keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A low kick from Strife misses
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
You can see that Wright has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Wright lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cid Strife had his way with Jermaine Wright in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Strife keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Strife throwing a counter right hand but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick from Strife.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Strife counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice straight punches there by Wright. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wright.
Strife throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Strife misses.
Wright appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Strife.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Strife connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Strife counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strife throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strife staying out of range there.
Wright jabs at Strife's body.
Wright misses with a body shot
and Strife counters with a good low kick that Wright was not able to check.
Strife cracks Wright with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strife has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Strife throws a nice outside leg kick.
Strife tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strife misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright wants to counter the offense by Strife and move into the clinch position.
Strife throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Strife misses.
Wright fakes the leg kick and cracks Strife in the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wright thumps Strife with a low kick.
Strife takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That kick from Strife tenderised Wright's leg. Wright is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Strife's head but Strife sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wright.
Strife uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright is looking to chop away at Strife's legs.
Jermaine Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Strife.
Nice body kick there by Strife.
Strife throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Strife throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Wright lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Strife delivers a nice body kick.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Strife takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
Strife misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Wright - just one landing.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Strife is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Strife.
Strife throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Wright.
Strife throws out a powerful jab.
Strife scores with a shot to the body.
A cross from Strife lands.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strife sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright takes a swing at Strife's ribcage but misses.
Strife throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Wright is looking to slow Strife down with leg kicks.
Strife misses with a leg kick.
Strife pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Strife works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wright lands with a right hand.
Wright scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strife throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wright.
Wright throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wright thuds a left hand into Strife's body.
Strife scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strife. That's going to slow Wright down.
Wright misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Wright misses.
Wright throws a hook but Strife blocks it.
Strife on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Strife counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright moves into range and connects with a jab.
Strife misses with an attempted mid kick.
Strife slips under a jab.
Strife scores with a body shot.
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 Cid Strife.
Well Strife has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cid Strife!
Cid Strife decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ji Lu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Constantine Kermit (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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269 lbs
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ji Lu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Constantine Kermit!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermit looks to score with a jab to the body but Lu is just out of range.
Lu slips a jab from Kermit.
It looked like Lu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kermit throws a wild body kick that Lu sees coming a mile off.
Kermit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lu misses with a straight right.
Kermit follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kermit slips under a jab.
Kermit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kermit looks to throw a body kick
and Lu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Constantine Kermit has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kermit misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermit gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lu counters with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kermit.
Lu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kermit throws a leg kick
enabling Lu to counter with a crisp jab.
Kermit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lu throws a lazy uppercut
and Kermit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Ji Lu has been cut.
Kermit throws a leg kick
and Lu counters with a nice uppercut.
Lu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kermit is out of range.
Lu moves out of range of the body kick from Kermit.
An attempted straight right counter from Lu misses the target.
Kermit is looking to slow Lu down with leg kicks.
A jab lands there for Kermit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermit lands a nice hook to Lu's body. Lu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kermit misses with a body kick.
Kermit takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kermit thows a leg kick but Lu checks it
and Lu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Constantine Kermit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Kermit tenderised Lu's leg. Lu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kermit is looking to land body kicks.
Lu avoids the body shot from Kermit.
Kermit is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Lu misses its intended target.
Kermit misses with a low kick.
Lu is looking to counter punch.
Lu misses with a hook to the body
and Kermit counters with a good low kick that Lu was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kermit.
Lu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kermit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lu moves away.
Lu throws a shot from downtown. Kermit moves away and avoids it.
Kermit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lu counters with a straight right hand.
That has opened up Constantine Kermit's cut even more.
Kermit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lu misses with a straight right.
Kermit feints a counter leg kick.
Kermit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermit throws a body punch but Lu moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Lu misses its target.
A swing and a miss from Lu.
Kermit is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lu rather than just go for the knockout.
A big left from Kermit misses.
Kermit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lu throws a shot from downtown. Kermit moves away and avoids it.
Kermit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lu throws a hook to the side of Kermit's head but Kermit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kermit.
Lu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kermit tries a low kick but Lu avoids it.
Lu throws the left hand but Kermit avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Constantine Kermit will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kermit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kermit misses with a hook.
Lu is looking to counter punch.
Kermit scores with a hook to the body. Lu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kermit tries to land a body kick
and Lu counters with a stiff right hand.
Kermit scores with a hook to the body. Lu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kermit misses with a body kick.
Lu connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kermit under the eye.
Lu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kermit counters with a thumping low kick.
Kermit staying out of range there.
Kermit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermit looks for the body kick but Lu saw that one coming.
Good work by Lu as he checks the leg kick.
Kermit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lu to score with a decent uppercut.
Lu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kermit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kermit misses with an uppercut
and Lu counters with a right hand to the body.
Kermit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kermit misses with a wild body shot.
Lu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kermit. Lu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kermit has time to react.
Lu moves out of range of the body kick from Kermit.
A little feinted left hand from Lu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That kick from Kermit tenderised Lu's leg. Lu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kermit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kermit blocks a jab.
Kermit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lu with a body shot.
Kermit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kermit.
Kermit is looking to land body kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lu misses the jab.
A left lands for Lu.
A big left from Lu misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermit throws a chopping leg kick but Lu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kermit throws a shot to the body.
Kermit lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kermit misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Lu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kermit jabs Lu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kermit takes one to the chin there.
Kermit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lu misses with a hook to the body
and Kermit counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lu swings widly with a right hand
and Kermit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ji Lu's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kermit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lu's sensitive parts.
Lu takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Kermit misses.
Kermit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lu at a distance.
Kermit throws a hook to the side of Lu's head but Lu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lu misses with a lunging right hand
and Kermit counters with a nice body shot.
Kermit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kermit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lu thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kermit connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Constantine Kermit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kermit throws out a powerful jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kermit. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kermit lands with a good body shot.
Lu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kermit.
Kermit throws a sloppy body shot
and Lu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Constantine Kermit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kermit scores with a jab to the head.
Kermit slips a jab from Lu.
Lu looks to score with a jab to the body but Kermit is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu checks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Kermit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lu connects with a solid leg kick.
Kermit connects with an inside leg kick.
Kermit lands a head shot.
Ji Lu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lu misses the body punch
and Lu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kermit misses with a straight left.
Kermit misses with a looping left.
Kermit takes a swing at Lu's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lu misses with a right hand
and Kermit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kermit missing with a left hand there. Lu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body kick from Kermit.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kermit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kermit tries a head kick but it misses.
Lu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kermit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kermit throws a head kick but Lu moves out of range.
Kermit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kermit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kermit lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kermit scores with a sloppy right hand. Lu should have avoided that one.
Jeez, Ji Lu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kermit wants to land a leg kick but Lu is out of range.
And Lu counters with a quick kick to the body but Kermit blocks it.
Kermit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kermit throws a leg kick
and Lu counters with a nice uppercut.
Kermit misses with a body kick.
A big left from Lu misses.
Kermit throws out a counter right but Lu avoids it with no problem.
Kermit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kermit avoids it.
Lu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermit keeps Lu at a distance using the push kick.
Lu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kermit.
Kermit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lu.
Kermit misses with an uppercut.
Lu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lu moves out of range as Kermit throws a body kick.
Kermit misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Lu misses the target.
Lu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kermit thinks about the counter body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lu might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kermit thumps Lu with a low kick.
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!
Lu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Constantine Kermit really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kermit missing with a left hand there. Lu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lu misses with a jab to the body
letting Kermit counter with a right hand.
Kermit connects with a jab.
Kermit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kermit.
Kermit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kermit throws a hook to the side of Lu's head but Lu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lu with a nice cross.
Kermit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lu just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kermit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lu.
Lu moves out of range of the leg kick from Kermit.
Lu moves out of range of the body kick.
Kermit throws a leg kick which misses Lu's front leg but catches the back leg as Lu tries to avoid it.
Kermit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kermit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kermit throws out the jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good standup being displayed there by Kermit as he connects with a hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ji Lu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Constantine Kermit!
Constantine Kermit is the new heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Constantine Kermit was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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FIGHT
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