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EVO 240: Bowdrie vs Hess PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dark Fear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frane Harm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harm has chosen gangs of new york as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Frane Harm enters the cage!
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213 lbs
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223 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dark Fear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frane Harm!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fear displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harm throws out the jab.
Fear takes the fight into the clinch.
Fear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fear misses with a punch on the inside.
Fear lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harm blocks the elbow strike.
Harm throws a punch but it's blocked by Fear.
Harm cracks Fear with a nice body shot.
Fear tries a knee to the head but Harm blocks it.
Harm pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fear is pressed up against the cage. Harm has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fear down to the mat. Fear avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harm misses with a hook. Fear ducked under it nicely.
Harm looks to land a body kick but Fear moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Fear on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harm gets tackled into the cage by Fear. Fear maintains the clinch.
Harm gets through Fear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harm lands a hook that snaps the head of Fear backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fear.
Harm comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Dark Fear has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harm.
Harm holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fear misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harm is working Fear over against the cage.
Harm taking a breather.
Fear is stalling here.
Harm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fear creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fear comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fear breaks the clinch.
Harm throws the left hand but Fear avoids the punch easily.
Harm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Fear.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harm scores with a nice strike.
Fear fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dark Fear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fear tries to close the distance and clinch but Harm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice jab there from Harm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harm scores with a nice strike.
Fear gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fear lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harm lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fear stalling.
Harm pushes off an throws an elbow but Fear leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fear looking to slow down the pace here.
Fear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harm throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harm scores with a jab to the head.
Fear moves in looking to clinch but Harm pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harm scores with a spinning back kick!
Sloppy strikes from Harm. Those never looked like landing.
Fear wants to clinch.
Fear throws a nice looking combination but Harm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Harm.
Harm scores with a decent looking hook.
Harm throws a push kick but Fear slaps the foot to one side.
Harm throws the left hand but Fear avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fear looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fear.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fear has managed to clinch.
Fear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fear wants to clinch up but Harm keeps it at a distance.
Harm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Harm misses its intended target.
Harm circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harm counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harm lands with a nice body punch.
Harm throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Fear on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harm looks to land a left hand but Fear moved out of range nicely.
Fear closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harm counters with a left to the body.
Fear avoids a kick to the body.
Harm scores with a kick to the body.
Harm misses with a jab to the body
and Fear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frane Harm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dark Fear's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Harm. Beautiful body shot.
Fear slips a straight right by Harm.
Fear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fear tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harm counters with a left and a right that stings Fear.
Harm jabs at Fear's body.
Harm scores with a kick to the body.
Harm bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fear's head backwards.
Fear tries to clinch there but Harm circles away.
Fear doesn't manage to clinch there - Harm circles away.
Harm lands a nice hook to Fear's body. Fear takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fear rushes Harm and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fear breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harm.
Harm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fear drives through and clinches with Harm against the cage.
Fear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fear tries to clinch but Harm is having none of it.
Harm is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Harm finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A left lands for Harm.
Harm explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harm.
Harm lands a really nice looking cross but Fear seems unphased.
Harm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fear.
Harm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Harm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fear.
Harm throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fear stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harm throws a nice head kick!
Harm lands a jab to the nose.
Fear has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harm lands a leg kick that knocks Fear off balance momentarily.
Harm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fear misses with a wild combination.
Harm misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harm scores with a jab to the head.
Nice shot by Harm.
Fear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harm scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harm shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fear manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fear preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harm content to stall in guard here.
Fear keeping moving, preventing Harm from controlling successfully.
Fear preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harm tries to free his leg and advance position but Fear is retaining full guard.
Harm is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fear working a defensive guard here.
Fear will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fear working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harm.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Harm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fear was well out of range. Poor timing from Harm.
Frane Harm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harm lands with an overhand left.
Harm jabs Fear to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harm lands a lovely overhand right.
Harm lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fear tries to clinch there but Harm circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Fear. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harm circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harm misses with a hook.
Harm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fear.
Fear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Harm.
Fear instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harm misses with a punch to the body.
Harm stalling the fight.
Fear misses with some punches.
Fear tries to throw a body punch but Harm avoids it by throwing Fear back against the cage.
Harm avoids the elbow strike from Fear, against the cage.
Harm lands with a left to the head.
Harm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fear working aggressively here.
Harm blocks an elbow strike from Fear.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frane Harm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dark Fear's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fear takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fear fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fear swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Harm releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice jab there from Harm.
Fear tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fear moves out of range of the strikes.
Fear has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harm.
Fear misses with a few strikes there.
Harm swats away the attempt to clinch by Fear.
Harm misses with a head kick.
Fear is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fear drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fear pushes Harm up against the cage in a clinch.
Fear throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harm.
Fear blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harm misses with a body punch.
Fear struggles to land a body shot inside as Harm controls his hands.
Harm has Fear pressed against the cage.
Harm has Fear pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fear manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fear blocks a body shot from Harm.
Nice elbow from Fear.
It looks like Frane Harm has been cut.
Fear cracks Harm with a nice body shot.
Fear lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fear tries to clinch up but Harm circles away and keeps his distance.
Fear fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harm works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Harm misses.
Fear wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fear fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harm feints the counter takedown.
Harm looks to throw the jab but Fear is out of range.
Fear wants to clinch up but Harm keeps it at a distance.
Fear tries to clinch up.
Fear clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fear backwards.
Harm lands a body punch.
Harm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fear lands a left hand.
Fear working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fear gets through Harm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harm digs a right hand underneath Fear's ribcage. Fear let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fear.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harm stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fear creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fear pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harm'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.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harm.
Fear tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Harm.
Nice body punch from Fear - that landed with a thud.
Harm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fear looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Harm.
Fear is rocked!
A short uppercut from Harm.
Oh Fear is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harm unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Fear! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Harm is unloading with more strikes now! Fear drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frane Harm!
An out of breath Frane Harm thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Skarsgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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270 lbs
40 - 19 - 1 |
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244 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
40 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thor Skarsgard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skarsgard swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Skarsgard was not able to check.
Jones lands a jab to Skarsgard's midsection.
A head kick misses from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Skarsgard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
Thor Skarsgard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skarsgard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones 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.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Skarsgard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Skarsgard 's knee.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Skarsgard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skarsgard throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Skarsgard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skarsgard blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones lands a big head kick that sends Skarsgard tumbling to the mat! Jones takes a step backwards and waves Skarsgard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Thor Skarsgard has been cut.
Jones darts in and clinches Skarsgard up against the cage.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Skarsgard controls the action.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skarsgard moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Skarsgard's head back.
Skarsgard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Skarsgard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Skarsgard is breathing heavily.
Skarsgard throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Skarsgard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Skarsgard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Skarsgard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skarsgard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Skarsgard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Skarsgard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Skarsgard moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Skarsgard drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones lands a big uppercut and Skarsgard crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Skarsgard looks OK. Jones waves Skarsgard back to his feet!
Skarsgard is rocked!
A jab from Jones misses.
Skarsgard throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Skarsgard to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Jones!
Jack Jones spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Thor Skarsgard stepped up to the mic, saying 'At HW, all it takes is one lucky punch. Congrats to the new champion, I will be back stronger than ever. Thank you to all my fans, coaches, and my team back home.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macho Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Super Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Macho Randy!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy clinches.
Randy lands a shot to the body.
Man working aggressively here.
Randy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Man.
Randy looks winded!
Man misses with a body punch.
Man gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Man controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randy keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man landing with the ground and pound.
Randy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Randy being controlled here, momentarily.
Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Man trying to control but Randy is working from the bottom.
Randy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Randy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Man.
Man on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Randy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Randy tries to move into range but Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Randy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Randy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Man with a body shot.
Man scores with a kick to the body.
Randy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
Man looks to land a body kick but Randy moved away.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Randy.
Randy scoring well with a low kick there.
Man walks into a straight right hand from Randy.
Randy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Randy.
Randy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Randy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Randy throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Randy throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Randy throws an elbow but misses.
Randy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Super Man has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Man.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Randy misses with the head strike.
Randy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Randy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Randy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Randy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We've been hearing that Man has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Man throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Randy taking a bit of punishment here - Man scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man takes a little break here. Randy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Man lands a decent elbow from side control.
Man lands a few punches from side control.
Randy is looking for a sweep.
Man misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man lands an elbow.
Man just content to control the position.
Randy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Man trying to control the position but Randy is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Super Man'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.
Randy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man misses with a body shot.
Macho Randy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Randy - just one landing.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Randy's head.
Randy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Randy avoids the body shot from Man.
Man tries to score a power double leg takedown but Randy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Man somewhat.
Randy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Randy can do to turn this around?
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man swings for the body but Randy moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man scores with a jab to the head.
Randy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Man counters with a shoot takedown. Randy fights it but they end up in guard.
Man might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Man controls from within his opponent's guard.
Man throwing strikes from guard but Randy blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Randy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Man puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Randy is refusing to be controlled, as Man sits in half guard.
Super Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Randy taking some punishment here, with Man in his half guard.
Man throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Man trying to mount his opponent but Randy defends it.
Man controlling the action here.
Man moves nicely into side control.
Man trying to control the action but Randy is working from the bottom.
Man is really struggling to control Randy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man controls the position from side control.
Randy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Man lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Man working the ground and pound but Randy is defending the strikes.
Man has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Man has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Randy!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Man controlling the position easily from mount.
Man landing strikes from the mount and Randy is in trouble!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Randy is looking to escape.
Randy is desperately trying to improve his position but Man has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Super Man's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Randy tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Super Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Randy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Randy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Man throws a shot to the body.
Man gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ground and pound from Man seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Man grinds an elbow into Randy's temple.
Randy is not content to let Man control the position.
Man controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands a decent elbow from side control.
Man trying to control the action but Randy is working from the bottom.
Man working the ground and pound but Randy is defending the strikes.
Macho Randy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Super Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Man controlling the position.
Man misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Man in side control, throwing shots but Randy defends.
Man in side control lands a decent elbow.
Man controls the position.
Man scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Randy to see if he's OK.
Man wants to control but Randy is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy is trying to escape the position but Man is controlling the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Randy 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 Man has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Man and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Man lands a really nice looking cross but Randy seems unphased.
Man pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Randy throws a low kick but Man moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with an uppercut. Randy saw that one coming.
Good work by Man as he checks the leg kick.
Man cracks Randy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Randy missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man tries to counter with a takedown but Randy is quick to defend against it.
Man throws a predictable looking body shot
and Randy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Man moves into the clinch.
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Randy backwards.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Randy is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Randy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man.
Man is leaning against Randy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Randy backwards.
Randy is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Man tries a body shot but Randy blocks it.
Man drops Randy with a big right hand! Man charges in looking to finish - Randy manages to keep Man in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Man is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Super Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Super Man!
Super Man decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slim Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Noah Gundersen - Oh Death. Duggan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slim Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Duggan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Duggan.
Crowe throws a quick counter head kick but Duggan was just out of range.
Duggan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duggan can pounce on him.
Crowe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duggan throws a low kick, looking for Crowe's leg but Crowe calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Crowe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range.
Duggan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crowe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duggan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Dean Duggan has been cut.
A low kick from Duggan misses
and Crowe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dean Duggan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Duggan misses
and Duggan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Crowe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Duggan - the referee stops the clock and Crowe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Duggan. Crowe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crowe.
Duggan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crowe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Crowe.
Crowe feints and then cracks Duggan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duggan down.
Crowe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duggan. That did some damage!
Crowe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Duggan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duggan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duggan moves into the clinch successfully.
A short body shot lands from Crowe as the two fighters clinch.
Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duggan.
A nice left hand lands by Duggan.
Crowe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crowe scores with a jab. Duggan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe misses the jab.
Duggan misses with a body shot
and Crowe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That has opened up Dean Duggan's cut even more.
Duggan scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duggan. Crowe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crowe's corner calls for a 1-2. Crowe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Duggan moves into range and clinches up with Crowe.
Crowe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crowe blocking some punches.
Crowe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duggan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duggan throws a leg kick that misses.
Crowe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crowe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crowe checks a leg kick.
Crowe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Duggan thows a leg kick but Crowe checks it
and Crowe counters with a three punch combo that has Duggan backing up. Duggan nods at Crowe to acknowledge the strikes.
Duggan connects with a body shot that sends Crowe's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crowe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Duggan misses with a low kick.
Duggan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duggan ducks under a wild hook from Crowe.
Crowe misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duggan. That's going to slow Crowe down.
A big right from Duggan misses.
Crowe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crowe lands a nice shot to the body.
Duggan is looking to slow Crowe down with leg kicks.
Duggan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duggan avoids the body shot from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Duggan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a looping left.
Duggan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crowe counters with a big head kick but Duggan shrugs it off.
Good work by Duggan as he checks the leg kick.
Duggan misses with a body shot
and Crowe counters with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circling - Crowe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duggan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crowe rather than just go for the knockout.
Crowe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Duggan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duggan throws a body punch but Crowe moves out of range.
Duggan throws a leg kick
enabling Crowe to counter with a crisp jab.
Duggan throws a lazy right hand but Crowe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Slim Crowe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dean Duggan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Duggan throws a leg kick
and Crowe makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Duggan really felt that one!
Duggan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Duggan.
Duggan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crowe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Duggan moves forwards but Crowe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Duggan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duggan pushes Crowe up against the cage in a clinch.
Crowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crowe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Duggan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crowe's efforts to push away.
Duggan tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Duggan controls his hands.
Crowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crowe lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crowe.
Duggan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duggan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Duggan forces Crowe back against the cage and clinches.
Crowe blocks a body shot from Duggan.
Crowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crowe working aggressively here.
Duggan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crowe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duggan.
Crowe scores with a jab. Duggan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crowe scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Crowe misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is looking to score with low kicks.
Slim Crowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Crowe lands a nice shot to the body.
Crowe moves away from the strike by Duggan.
Crowe loads up on a big right hand but Duggan slips the punch.
Duggan throws a leg kick
and Crowe counters with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Duggan misses.
As Duggan backs away, Crowe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Duggan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crowe. That did some damage!
Duggan throws a lazy uppercut
and Duggan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The cut above Dean Duggan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crowe.
Duggan lands a body shot.
Crowe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Duggan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crowe.
Duggan checks a low kick from Crowe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan throws a series of punches but Crowe moves out of range.
Crowe thumps Duggan with a low kick.
Duggan scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crowe.
Duggan cracks a nice hook into Crowe's ribs.
Crowe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duggan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crowe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Crowe half committed to a counter leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crowe 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 Duggan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duggan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Duggan misses the body punch
and Crowe counters with a straight right hand.
Duggan scores with a decent looking hook.
Crowe looks to land a right hand but Duggan moved out of range.
Duggan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Duggan looks to land a left hand but Crowe moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws an off balance right hand
and Duggan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Duggan.
Duggan throws an overhand right that lands on Crowe's shoulder, as Crowe tries to avoid the shot.
Duggan throws a hook to the side of Crowe's head but Crowe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duggan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crowe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crowe throws a counter high kick but Duggan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Duggan connects with a body shot that sends Crowe's belly button to the back.
Duggan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Duggan as he connects with a hook.
Crowe checks the leg kick.
Crowe swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duggan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dean Duggan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dean Duggan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Crowe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crowe throws out a leg kick but Duggan moves out of range and Crowe only half commits.
Crowe throws a body punch but Duggan moves out of range.
Duggan misses with an attempted mid kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Crowe misses its target.
An inside leg kick lands from Crowe.
Duggan throws a solid leg kick but Crowe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Duggan.
Duggan blocks a leg kick.
Crowe throws a hook to the side of Duggan's head but Duggan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Duggan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Duggan misses with a few strikes there.
A quick step to the side and Crowe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan lands with a right hand.
Duggan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crowe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crowe looks to throw the jab but Duggan is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duggan moves away.
A lazy body kick from Duggan
and Crowe counters with a good, hard body kick but Duggan shrugs it off.
Duggan scores with a shot to the body.
Crowe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duggan's head.
A solid body kick from Duggan.
Duggan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crowe.
A big right from Duggan misses.
Crowe checks a leg kick.
Crowe tries to land a leg kick but Duggan saw it coming and moves away.
Duggan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Duggan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Crowe. That one must have hurt.
Duggan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duggan has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Duggan in his tracks.
A big left from Duggan misses.
Crowe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Duggan just manages to avoid it.
Crowe cracks Duggan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body kick from Duggan.
Duggan thuds his right hand into Crowe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick from Crowe lands but Duggan takes it in his stride.
Duggan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crowe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Duggan just manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Crowe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crowe moves out of range of the strikes.
Crowe tries a head kick but it misses.
Crowe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dean Duggan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duggan scores with a push kick.
Duggan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crowe.
Duggan connects with a body shot.
Crowe misses with a low kick as Duggan jumps back.
Duggan connects with a solid leg kick.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Crowe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Duggan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crowe misses with a lunging right hand
and Duggan counters with a nice leg kick.
Crowe throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Duggan throws a leg kick but Crowe checks it.
Crowe moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crowe throws a head kick but Duggan moves out of range.
Crowe cracks the inside of Duggan's front leg.
Crowe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Duggan checks a leg kick.
Duggan blocks a low kick nicely.
Crowe walks into a jab.
Crowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crowe misses with a two punch combination.
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 Slim Crowe.
I think Crowe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slim Crowe!
In his post fight interview, Slim Crowe started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Dantes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Bane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Dantes!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bane manages to avoid it.
Dantes swings widly with a right hand
and Bane counters with a crisp one two that drops Dantes! Bane thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dantes to his feet! Dantes is in big trouble!
Dantes throws the left hand but Bane avoids the punch easily.
Bane appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dantes was well out of range. Poor timing from Bane.
Dantes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dantes lands a jab to the nose.
Dantes scores with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Dantes.
A jab from Bane misses.
Bane misses with an uppercut.
Bane has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
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!
Bane goes for a double leg but Dantes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dantes continues to drive forward.
Bane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dantes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bane counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bane.
A head kick misses from Dantes.
Bane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dantes finds it's way round the side to connect with Bane's head.
Dantes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dantes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dantes throws a lazy uppercut
and Bane counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dantes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bane lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dantes misses with a looping left.
Bane throws a counter high kick but Dantes was just alert enough to avoid it.
Dantes throws a body shot but no joy.
Dantes throws a poor cross that misses
and Bane counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dantes! Bane lets Dantes back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Dantes is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dantes drops his hands momentarily. Bane doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Dantes staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Dantes doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucas Bane!
A very excited looking Lucas Bane made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dzuzaska Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guzman comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac- Ambitionz Az a Ridah. Rivers is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cyco Vision. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
29 - 18 - 2 |
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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
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dzuzaska Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guzman as he avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Guzman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rivers keeps Guzman at a distance using the push kick.
Rivers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivers misses with a wild combination.
Guzman 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.
Rivers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rivers misses with a takedown attempt - Guzman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Guzman went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice defenses there by Guzman.
Guzman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rivers throws a low kick but Guzman avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guzman misses with a body shot.
Rivers scores with a one two! Guzman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rivers lunges at Guzman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guzman's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rivers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guzman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rivers lands with a nice body kick.
Stan Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Guzman.
Guzman misses with a body kick.
Rivers is looking for the big counter here.
Guzman misses with a left hand
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Guzman.
Guzman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivers connects with a looping right hand.
Dzuzaska Guzman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guzman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rivers cracks the inside of Guzman's front leg.
Rivers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guzman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guzman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rivers.
Guzman throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Rivers misses.
Guzman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rivers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Guzman scrambles back to his feet.
Rivers scores with a kick to the body.
Guzman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rivers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Guzman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Guzman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rivers checks it well.
Guzman throws a series of punches but Rivers avoids them all with ease.
That kick from Guzman tenderised Rivers's leg. Rivers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rivers misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rivers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guzman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guzman misses with a hook. Rivers ducked under it nicely.
Rivers now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Guzman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivers counters with a one-two to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Guzman 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 Rivers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rivers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Guzman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick from Rivers lands but Guzman takes it in his stride.
Guzman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guzman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rivers checks a leg kick.
Guzman with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guzman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guzman tries to throw a body punch but Rivers avoids it by throwing Guzman back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers manages to break the clinch.
Rivers throws a sloppy body shot
and Guzman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rivers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guzman.
Guzman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Rivers.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivers has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Guzman throws a low kick, looking for Rivers's leg but Rivers calmly moves out of range.
Rivers throws a combination. Guzman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rivers cracks Guzman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rivers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Guzman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Guzman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guzman throws a shot from downtown. Rivers moves away and avoids it.
Rivers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Guzman moves out of range as Rivers strikes.
Rivers lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Rivers dominated that round.
That's time! Guzman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Guzman looks to land a body kick but Rivers moved away.
Despite the aggression on Rivers's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Guzman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good work by Rivers as he checks the leg kick.
Rivers thumps Guzman with a low kick.
Rivers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Guzman connects with a leg kick. Rivers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rivers tries to clinch but Guzman is having none of it.
Rivers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guzman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivers.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Guzman.
Rivers is looking for the big counter here.
Guzman misses with a body kick.
Rivers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rivers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers staying out of range there.
Guzman looks to land a body kick but Rivers moved away.
Rivers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guzman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stan Rivers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivers looks to land a combination. Guzman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guzman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman tries a low kick but Rivers avoids it.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guzman as he jumps to the side.
Guzman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
Rivers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rivers.
Guzman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guzman stuns Rivers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guzman throws a nice looking combination but Rivers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Guzman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guzman. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guzman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rivers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stan Rivers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guzman scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivers.
Guzman looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivers is just out of range.
Good work by Rivers as he checks the leg kick.
Rivers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guzman.
Rivers tries to clinch up.
Guzman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Guzman dodges the punch combination from Rivers.
Guzman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch but Guzman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guzman in his tracks.
Rivers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rivers throws a series of punches but Guzman moves out of range.
Rivers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Guzman misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Guzman misses with a body kick.
Rivers throws a right hand that Guzman ducks under and follows up with a left that Guzman also avoids with ease.
Rivers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rivers checks a leg kick.
Guzman connects with the punch.
Guzman scores with a jab.
Guzman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rivers misses with a body kick.
Rivers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Guzman throws a series of punches but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers misses with a takedown
and Guzman counters with a stiff right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rivers checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers checks a low kick from Guzman.
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!
Rivers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Guzman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivers is rocked!
Guzman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Guzman! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dzuzaska Guzman!
After the fight, Dzuzaska Guzman 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.
In defeat, Stan Rivers stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want to thank all you fans for coming out tonight, Museum of Monsters & Madmen for making me look so good,the gang at Montreal Fighter's Gym,all of my loved ones back home,and Mega Jug for letting me fight here in EVOLUTION! I really wanted the win tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vesa Sykk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sykk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27 - 15 - 1 |
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163 lbs
24 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giovani Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vesa Sykk!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro misses the shot to the body.
Castro misses with a looping left.
Castro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've been told by Castro's head coaches at Turbo Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Castro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sykk's calf.
Castro connects with a body shot.
Sykk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castro was well out of range. Poor timing from Sykk.
Castro punishes Sykk's body with a nice straight punch.
Castro throws a series of punches but Sykk moves out of range.
Castro scores with a nice strike.
Castro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sykk.
Sykk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Castro blocks the leg kick.
Castro lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Sykk.
Castro is looking to counter punch.
Castro lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Vesa Sykk has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sykk is rocked!
Sykk lands with a straight right. Castro didn't see that one coming.
Sykk is still on wobbly legs! Can Castro finish him?
Giovani Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sykk.
Sykk seems to have recovered his senses.
Castro takes a swing at Sykk's ribcage but misses.
Sykk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castro can pounce on him.
Sykk slips a jab from Castro.
Castro scores with a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Castro!
Castro throws a hook but Sykk blocks it.
Sykk 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.
Castro misses with the combination.
Sykk scores with a hook to the body. Castro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro scores with a jab. Sykk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sykk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Castro throws the left hand but Sykk avoids the punch easily.
Sykk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Castro with a body shot.
Castro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sykk. Sykk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sykk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sykk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castro is looking to counter punch.
Castro misses with a hook
and Sykk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castro misses with a low kick.
A big right from Castro misses.
A good leg kick by Castro.
Sykk throws the kick towards the body but Castro avoids it.
Sykk lands a nice shot to the body.
Sykk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sykk closes the distance and pushes Castro back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a punch but it's blocked by Sykk.
Sykk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Castro is keeping busy.
Sykk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sykk scores with a shoulder strike.
Castro swings wildly with an uppercut but Sykk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sykk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castro misses with a punch on the inside.
Castro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sykk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castro dodges an elbow strike from Sykk.
Castro scores with a shot to the side of Sykk's head.
Sykk works on Castro's body with a couple of short punches.
Castro misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castro.
Sykk managing to block the knees to the body from Castro.
Castro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Sykk on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Castro fails to land.
Castro lands a nice uppercut.
Castro misses with the head strike.
Sykk gets through Castro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sykk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sykk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sykk slips under a jab from Castro.
Sykk scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovani Castro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vesa Sykk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sykk slips a straight right by Castro.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Sykk.
Castro scores with a jab. Sykk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castro gets a clinch.
Sykk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castro.
A head punch on the inside from Sykk fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castro obliges.
Sykk takes a shot to the head.
Sykk managing to block the knees to the body from Castro.
Castro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castro.
Sykk misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykk misses with a punch on the inside.
Castro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castro throws a punch but it's blocked by Sykk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sykk.
Sykk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castro lands with a left to the head.
Castro blocks an uppercut.
Sykk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
Castro misses with a punch on the inside.
Castro lands with a short shot to the head.
Castro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sykk backwards.
Castro blocks an uppercut.
Castro tries a knee to the head but Sykk blocks it.
Castro tries to land a knee to the head but Sykk blocks with his arms.
Sykk lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sykk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sykk can do to turn this around?
Castro tries to land a knee to the head but Sykk blocks with his arms.
Castro swings wildly with an uppercut but Sykk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castro takes a shot to the head.
Castro breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Castro.
The fighters circling - Sykk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sykk.
Giovani Castro is winning the standup battle so far.
Castro misses with a looping right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sykk, as that shot connected.
Castro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sykk is out of range.
Sykk throws a leg kick but Castro moved away.
Castro moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with a punch on the inside.
Sykk letting Castro take a breather here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sykk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sykk lands with a light punch inside.
Castro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sykk is defending well for now.
Sykk misses with the head strike.
Sykk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sykk misses with a punch on the inside.
Sykk scores with a shoulder strike.
Sykk has a couple of punches blocked by Castro.
Castro swings wildly with an uppercut but Sykk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sykk blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro swings wildly with an uppercut but Sykk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castro looking to stall.
Castro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sykk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sykk lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykk pushes off an throws an elbow but Castro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castro is struggling to control the position.
Castro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Castro misses with some punches.
Castro misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Giovani Castro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vesa Sykk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Castro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castro misses with a wild body shot.
As Castro backs off Sykk throws a huge counter combo but Castro manages to avoid it all.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sykk.
Castro connects with a leg kick. Sykk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Castro wants to clinch.
Castro cracks Sykk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sykk throws out a leg kick but Castro moves out of range and Sykk only half commits.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sykk.
Castro connects with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Sykk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sykk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Sykk lands.
Castro thuds a left hand into Sykk's body.
Castro misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Sykk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sykk ducks under a wild hook from Castro.
Sykk is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Castro connects with a body shot.
Sykk throws a hook but Castro blocks it.
Castro throws the left hand but Sykk avoids the punch easily.
A big head kick from Sykk and Castro is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Castro is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sykk postures up and lands a big shot to Castro's brow.
Oh Castro is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Castro working a defensive guard here.
Sykk throwing strikes from guard but Castro blocks nicely.
Sykk wants to pass the guard but Castro is keeping the position.
Castro looking to control.
Sykk stands up over Castro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sykk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Castro seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Castro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sykk postures up.
Sykk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sykk is looking to work some ground and pound but Castro has wrist control.
Sykk scoring with some ground and pound.
Sykk wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Castro pulls Sykk in close to prevent any damage.
Sykk trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sykk scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sykk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Castro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sykk.
Sykk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Castro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sykk trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castro controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Castro scores with a head kick. Sykk tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykk lands a lovely overhand right.
Castro tried to score with a low kick but Sykk checks it.
Castro avoids the body shot from Sykk.
Sykk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Castro's head.
Castro gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Sykk gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Castro is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vesa Sykk!
A relieved looking Vesa Sykk thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vagner Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vagner Love was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vagner Love!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakoullis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Sotiris Kakoullis has been cut.
Love lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kakoullis's sensitive parts.
Kakoullis throws a good cross that connects.
A punch lands to the side of Kakoullis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kakoullis.
Love is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kakoullis with a body shot.
Kakoullis misses with an uppercut.
Love chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kakoullis can pounce on him.
Love's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kakoullis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Love scrambles back to his feet.
We've been informed that Love 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.
Love throws a hook but Kakoullis blocks it.
Love instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Love.
Kakoullis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love is stalling here.
Kakoullis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Love working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Love lands a hook that snaps the head of Kakoullis backwards.
Love lands a body punch in the clinch.
Love lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kakoullis or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis working aggressively here.
Kakoullis struggles to land a body shot inside as Love controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Love.
Kakoullis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Love fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Love working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kakoullis tries to stall but Love uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Love lands a hook that snaps the head of Kakoullis backwards.
Love throws a punch but it's blocked by Kakoullis.
Love's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Love tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kakoullis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kakoullis tried to counter with a leg kick but Love avoided it.
Love moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kakoullis is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Love, right into the meat.
Love scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kakoullis in his tracks.
Kakoullis takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love throws a hook to the side of Kakoullis's head but Kakoullis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Love smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis lands a lovely overhand right.
Kakoullis lands a leg kick that knocks Love off balance momentarily.
Love swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis slips under a jab from Love.
Love takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Love listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sotiris Kakoullis's cut is getting worse.
Love tries to clinch there but Kakoullis circles away.
Kakoullis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Love.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kakoullis.
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Kakoullis looks to land a body kick but Love moved away.
Love connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kakoullis's hands.
Love takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Love misses.
Kakoullis thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Love avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick lands from Love.
Good work by Love as he checks the leg kick.
Kakoullis defending well as Love loads up on a big left hand.
Love is looking to clinch but Kakoullis is avoiding it.
Love throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Love misses.
Love throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kakoullis to counter with a crisp jab.
Love dips to his left and cracks Kakoullis with an uppercut!
Love is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kakoullis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kakoullis throws a leg kick but Love checks it.
An inside leg kick from Love misses.
Love closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sotiris Kakoullis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good work by Kakoullis as he checks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Kakoullis misses its target.
Love digs a good hook to Kakoullis's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Love, as that shot connected.
A head kick by Love - that's a beauty! Kakoullis is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Love can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vagner Love!
During a confident post fight interview, Vagner Love thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky McColgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varg Veide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McColgan comes to the cage accompanied by The Gael. Veide has chosen Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Taking Care of Business as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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244 lbs
30 - 7 - 0 |
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255 lbs
30 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky McColgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Varg Veide!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - McColgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McColgan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Veide tries a head kick but it misses.
Veide ducks under a wild hook from McColgan.
McColgan throws the left hand but Veide avoids the punch easily.
McColgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veide.
McColgan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Veide can pounce on him.
McColgan misses with a shot to the body
and Veide counters with a left and a right that stings McColgan.
Veide chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Veide scores with a jab to the jaw.
McColgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've been told by McColgan's head coaches at RNC Sport Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from McColgan. Veide does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veide lands a nice looking body shot.
Veide has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McColgan is breathing heavily.
McColgan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Veide paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McColgan misses the shot to the body.
Veide dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Veide.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McColgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veide.
McColgan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rocky McColgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McColgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veide moves away.
A little jabbing left from Veide on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Veide throws a right hand that McColgan ducks under and follows up with a left that McColgan also avoids with ease.
Veide scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Veide connects with a crisp jab.
McColgan misses with a right hand
and Veide counters with a good, hard body kick but McColgan shrugs it off.
Nice body punch from Veide.
Veide connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circling - McColgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McColgan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice defenses there by Veide.
Veide uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McColgan.
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!
Veide's jab looks to have found its range, popping McColgan under the eye.
McColgan is rocked!
A head kick by Veide - that's a beauty! McColgan is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Veide can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Varg Veide!
Varg Veide thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chick Bowdrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Hess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hess has chosen Demiurge as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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260 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chick Bowdrie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Hess!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowdrie ducks under a wild hook from Hess.
Hess fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bowdrie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bowdrie scoring well with a low kick there.
Hess 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.
Bowdrie digs a good body shot into Hess's ribs.
Hess jabs Bowdrie right on the nose. Bowdrie blinks but takes it well.
Hess ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jon Hess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hess misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Hess is predictable there
and Bowdrie counters with a straight right hand.
Hess goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hess tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bowdrie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hess closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bowdrie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bowdrie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hess.
It looks like Chick Bowdrie has been cut.
Bowdrie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hess looks to throw the jab but Bowdrie is out of range.
Bowdrie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hess takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Jon Hess has been cut.
Hess tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bowdrie is able to avoid easily.
Bowdrie tries to work over Hess's front leg with a kick but Hess checks it.
Hess jabs Bowdrie right on the nose. Bowdrie blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bowdrie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hess wants to clinch up but Bowdrie keeps it at a distance.
Bowdrie takes a swing at Hess's ribcage but misses.
Bowdrie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hess circles away quickly and effectively.
And Hess responds with a good body kick, but Bowdrie manages to step out the way in time.
Hess's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bowdrie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hess scrambles back to his feet.
Bowdrie misses with an uppercut. Hess saw that one coming.
Hess tries to counter with a clinch but Bowdrie shakes him off and moves away.
Bowdrie jabs Hess to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hess connects with a solid leg kick.
Hess steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bowdrie.
Hess lands the left hand.
Hess drives through and clinches with Bowdrie against the cage.
Bowdrie lands an uppercut.
Bowdrie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bowdrie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Bowdrie.
Hess looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowdrie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hess is leaning against Bowdrie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hess misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hess tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Hess.
Bowdrie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bowdrie wants to get back to striking at distance but Hess won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Bowdrie.
Hess throws a head punch that misses.
Bowdrie digs a right hand into Hess's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hess's gas tank.
Bowdrie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hess to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chick Bowdrie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowdrie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hess up against the cage.
Bowdrie misses with some punches.
Bowdrie has a couple of punches blocked by Hess.
A body shot lands from Bowdrie.
Hess unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bowdrie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bowdrie misses with some punches.
Bowdrie throws a head punch that misses.
Hess throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hess lands a shoulder strike.
Hess misses with some punches.
Bowdrie prevents a body shot from Hess.
Hess goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bowdrie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bowdrie throws a leg kick but Hess checks it.
Bowdrie sizes up Hess with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hess is looking to slow Bowdrie down with leg kicks.
Hess swings for the body but Bowdrie moves out of range.
Bowdrie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hess moves away.
A nice side step and Hess releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hess blocks the body kick.
Bowdrie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hess.
Bowdrie gets tackled into the cage by Hess. Hess maintains the clinch.
Hess tries a body shot but Bowdrie blocks it.
Bowdrie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hess to keep the fight standing.
Bowdrie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hess lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hess throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bowdries head.
Hess makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hess tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bowdrie manages to break the clinch.
Hess lands with a straight right. Bowdrie didn't see that one coming.
Hess lands with an uppercut that bounces Bowdrie off the cage and back into range.
Bowdrie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hess scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hess pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bowdrie is out of range and Hess settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hess uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowdrie.
Hess cracks Bowdrie with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bowdrie falls to his knees and Hess doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Hess!
During a confident post fight interview, Jon Hess thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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