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T143: Viral Pandemonium PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Borin Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anabolinen Steroidi Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chim comes into the arena with David Guetta & Showtek - Bad ft. Vassy blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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158 lbs
26 - 9 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Borin Chim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anabolinen Steroidi Jr!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steroidi Jr throws out the jab.
Chim swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steroidi Jr checks a leg kick.
Steroidi Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Chim.
Chim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steroidi Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steroidi Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steroidi Jr blocks a head kick by Chim.
Chim 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.
Steroidi Jr looks to land a right hand but Chim moved out of range.
Steroidi Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chim finds it's way round the side to connect with Steroidi Jr's head.
Steroidi Jr gets caught flat footed, as Chim shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chim wants to control from the top but Steroidi Jr keeps moving.
Steroidi Jr working for a triangle but Chim defends it easily.
Chim passes Steroidi Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim wants to control but Steroidi Jr is keeping him busy.
Steroidi Jr wants to improve his position but Chim is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Steroidi Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Steroidi Jr is looking for a triangle but Chim pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chim chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr keeping moving, preventing Chim from controlling successfully.
Chim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steroidi Jr's head.
Chim trying to control the position from guard on top but Steroidi Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chim landing with the ground and pound.
Chim scoring with some ground and pound.
Steroidi Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Chim sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim stopping the sweep attempt from Steroidi Jr.
Chim trying to control the position from guard on top but Steroidi Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chim advances position into side control!
Chim cracks Steroidi Jr with a big right hand but Steroidi Jr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chim wants to control but Steroidi Jr is keeping him busy.
Steroidi Jr is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr prevents Chim from moving into mount.
Chim scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Steroidi Jr's face as Chim controls the position.
Steroidi Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Chim misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Steroidi Jr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chim's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steroidi Jr is looking for a sweep. Chim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borin Chim dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chim slips under a jab from Steroidi Jr.
Chim smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steroidi Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good exchange - Chim coming out on top.
Steroidi Jr takes one to the chin there.
Chim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steroidi Jr.
As Steroidi Jr looks to move away, Chim throws a big counter combo but Steroidi Jr just gets out of the way.
Chim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steroidi Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chim.
Chim connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steroidi Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chim.
Chim throws a looping overhand right but Steroidi Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Chim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steroidi Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr throws a lazy right hand but Chim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steroidi Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steroidi Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chim.
Borin Chim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Steroidi Jr misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Chim misses the target.
Steroidi Jr misses with a looping right.
Steroidi Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chim.
Chim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steroidi Jr moves away.
Steroidi Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steroidi Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chim.
It seemed like Steroidi Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chim has managed to clinch.
Chim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chim has Steroidi Jr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Steroidi Jr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chim breaks the clinch.
Steroidi Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Chim off the cage and back into range.
Chim dives in and scores a takedown into Steroidi Jr's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steroidi Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steroidi Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Steroidi Jr working some strikes from top position.
Steroidi Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chim trying to control the position here.
Chim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr wants to pass the guard but Chim is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steroidi Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steroidi Jr won't allow Chim to sweep him here.
Steroidi Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Steroidi Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steroidi Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steroidi Jr prevents Chim from getting back to his feet.
Steroidi Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Steroidi Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steroidi Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chim throws a low kick but Steroidi Jr moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steroidi Jr! But no joy.
Chim jabs at Steroidi Jr's body.
Steroidi Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chim misses with a combination
and Steroidi Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steroidi Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Chim.
A slow jab from Chim misses its intended target.
A big left from Chim misses.
Steroidi Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steroidi Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Chim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chim jabs Steroidi Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Steroidi Jr misses.
Steroidi Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anabolinen Steroidi Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chim throws a good cross that connects.
Chim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steroidi Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Chim.
Chim moves out of range of the strikes.
Chim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chim thuds a left hand into Steroidi Jr's body.
Chim misses with a straight right.
Chim throws a sloppy head kick
and Steroidi Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chim smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steroidi Jr gets caught napping as Chim dives in and scores a takedown. Steroidi Jr manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chim throws an elbow that misses. Steroidi Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chim's guard. Nice move by Steroidi Jr!
Chim is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Steroidi Jr is controlling him.
Steroidi Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chim wants to control from the top but Steroidi Jr keeps moving.
Steroidi Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chim trying to control the position from guard on top but Steroidi Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chim stopping the sweep attempt from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr keeping moving, preventing Chim from controlling successfully.
Chim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steroidi Jr keeping moving, preventing Chim from controlling successfully.
Borin Chim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steroidi Jr looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chim passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr is looking for a sweep.
Chim looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Steroidi Jr is avoiding damage well.
Steroidi Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chim working the ground and pound but Steroidi Jr is defending the strikes.
Chim working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four 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.
Chim working the body and head with strikes.
Chim trying to control the position but Steroidi Jr is working away.
Chim misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chim postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Chim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steroidi Jr keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borin Chim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chim 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borin Chim!
Borin Chim really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Icky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Thory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Icky comes into the arena with Wrecking Ball blaring out of the sound system. Thory has chosen It's a fight as his entrance music. Vic Thory acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Icky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vic Thory!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thory bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Icky connects with a leg kick. Thory looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Icky takes a swing at Thory's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thory! But no joy.
Icky connects with a solid leg kick.
Icky 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.
Icky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Icky throws an off balance right hand
and Thory counters with a low kick, right behind Icky 's knee.
Icky looks to land a left hand but Thory moved out of range nicely.
Thory scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thory ducks under a wild hook from Icky.
A combination from Icky does no damage.
Icky is looking to land body kicks.
Icky misses with a hook.
Icky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thory at a distance.
Thory shoots for a takedown but Icky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vic Thory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thory lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thory. Icky does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Thory tenderised Icky's leg. Icky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thory is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thory 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thory just misses with a punch to the body.
Icky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thory.
Thory lunges at Icky with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Icky's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thory. Icky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Icky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thory misses with a hook.
Icky throwing a counter right hand but Thory manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Icky.
Thory misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Thory.
Icky throws a body punch but Thory moves out of range.
Icky throws a looping overhand right but Thory ducks down to avoid it.
Icky throws a leg kick that misses.
Thory looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Icky throws a combination that misses
and Thory counters with an inside leg kick.
Thory slips under a jab from Icky.
Icky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thory.
Icky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thory takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thory lands with a cross.
Icky scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thory. Icky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Icky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thory.
Icky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thory.
Thory appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thory looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Icky feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Icky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Icky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thory.
An attempted straight right counter from Icky misses the target.
Thory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Icky.
Thory keeps Icky at a distance using the push kick.
Icky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thory was well out of range. Poor timing from Icky.
Thory checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory fakes the leg kick and cracks Icky in the body.
Icky throws a body shot but no joy.
Icky tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thory is able to avoid easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thory.
Thory's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Icky connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thory scrambles back to his feet.
Thory ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Icky has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thory finds it's way round the side to connect with Icky's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thory. Icky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Icky connects with a nice looking jab.
Thory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thory looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Icky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Icky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Icky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thory was well out of range. Poor timing from Icky.
Donk. Icky catches Thory right on the button with a cross.
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!
Icky scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thory.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Icky is looking to counter punch.
Icky throws a lazy uppercut
and Thory counters with a right hand to the body.
Thory walks into a stiff left hand from Icky.
Thory throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Icky is looking to counter with head kicks.
Thory is looking to score with low kicks.
Icky throws a big counter combination but Thory scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Icky misses with a leg kick
and Thory counters with a low kick, right behind Icky 's knee.
Thory takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thory lands with a good body shot.
Thory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Icky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thory looks to throw the jab but Icky is out of range.
Thory misses with a right hand
and Icky counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thory connects with a body shot.
Icky avoids the head kick by Thory.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thory. That's going to slow Icky down.
Thory digs a good body shot into Icky's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vic Thory will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thory misses with a low kick.
Thory scores with a kick to the body.
Icky is looking to chop away at Thory's legs.
Icky has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Icky there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thory ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Icky misses with a left hand
and Thory counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Icky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Thory backs away, Icky returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Thory scores with a hook.
Icky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thory counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thory looks to land a left hand but Icky moved out of range nicely.
Vic Thory seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thory cracks Icky with a good jab.
Icky throws a leg kick but Thory sees it coming and moves out of range.
Icky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thory. That did some damage!
Icky lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Icky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thory looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Icky throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory misses with an uppercut
enabling Icky to counter with a crisp jab.
Thory tries to score with a low kick but Icky moves his leg out of the way.
Thory throws a looping overhand right but Icky ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Thory.
Thory moves out of range of the body kick.
Icky scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Thory throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Icky looks to score with a jab to the body but Thory is just out of range.
Icky ducks right into an uppercut from Thory.
Thory fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Icky to the ground. Thory is now in Icky's guard.
Thory's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thory's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thory prevents Icky from getting back to his feet.
Thory slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thory accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thory throws a strike but Icky rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Icky controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Icky has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Thory trying to control the position.
Icky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Thory wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Icky throws a body kick that misses.
Icky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thory lands with a hook. Icky tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Icky.
Thory throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Thory with that takedown attempt.
Thory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Icky.
Icky loads up on a big right hand but Thory slips the punch.
Thory connects with a jab.
Icky tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thory is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Thory showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Icky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Icky throws a leg kick which misses Thory's front leg but catches the back leg as Thory tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Thory lands an impressive looking overhand right. Icky doesn't seem phased though.
Icky takes one to the chin there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Icky.
Icky thuds his shin into the meat of Thory's side.
Icky throws a body punch but Thory moves out of range.
A big right from Thory misses.
Thory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Icky.
Icky was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thory scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Icky doesn't seem bothered though.
Thory moves out of range of the body kick from Icky.
Thory misses with a right hand
and Icky counters with a nice uppercut.
Icky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thory.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Icky throws a leg kick but Thory checks it.
Thory swinging wildly here.
Icky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thory swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Icky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icky scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Icky misses its intended target.
Icky misses with a right hand
enabling Thory to counter with a crisp jab.
Icky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Icky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thory throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Icky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thory.
A jab from Icky misses.
Icky connects with a nice looking jab.
Thory looks to throw the jab but Icky is out of range.
Thory scores with a shot to the body.
Icky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thory.
Icky misses with the body kick
and Thory counters with a stiff right hand.
Thory with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thory misses with a wild body shot.
Ricky Icky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icky misses with a head kick.
Thory let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Icky.
Thory tests Icky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Decent striking displayed by Thory there.
Icky throws a leg kick but Thory sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Icky moves away.
Icky appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Icky.
Thory thows a left - swing and a miss!
Icky throws a looping overhand right but Thory ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Thory on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thory connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thory takes a kick to the side of the head.
Icky misses with a shot to the body
enabling Thory to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thory misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thory.
Thory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Icky.
Thory slips a jab from Icky.
Icky looks to land a left hand but Thory moved out of range nicely.
Thory swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Icky looks to throw the jab but Thory is out of range.
Thory keeps Icky at a distance using the push kick.
Thory lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Icky fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thory just manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Icky.
Thory lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thory cracks Icky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Icky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thory counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Icky feints and then cracks Thory's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thory down.
Icky looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thory swings widly with a right hand
and Icky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thory cracks the inside of Icky's front leg.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thory darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot by Thory.
Icky misses with a body shot.
Thory ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Icky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thory flicks out a counter leg kick but Icky steps away.
Thory throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Icky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vic Thory is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Icky.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thory waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Icky.
Thory cracks the inside of Icky's front leg.
Thory throws an off balance right hand
and Icky counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Icky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thory to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vic Thory.
Well Thory has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vic Thory!
After winning the bout, Vic Thory thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Henry Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volya Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaev has chosen Fever as his entrance music. William Henry Bonney could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Volya Nikolaev's chin.
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28
164 lbs
15 - 8 - 1 |
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30
165 lbs
23 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonney displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nikolaev lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nikolaev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bonney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nikolaev gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bonney kicks Nikolaev off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikolaev swings widly with a right hand
and Bonney counters with a three punch combo that has Nikolaev backing up. Nikolaev nods at Bonney to acknowledge the strikes.
Nikolaev manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bonney on his heels. He'll look to pass Bonney's guard now, I'm sure.
Bonney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nikolaev is one step ahead there.
Nikolaev won't allow Bonney to get back to his feet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nikolaev working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Nikolaev won't allow Bonney to sweep him here.
Bonney scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bonney tries to avoid it but Nikolaev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bonney to the ground. Bonney escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bonney keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev cracks Bonney with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bonney swats away the attempt to clinch by Nikolaev.
It looked like Bonney was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nikolaev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bonney tries to avoid it but Nikolaev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bonney to the ground. Bonney escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nikolaev manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bonney on his heels. He'll look to pass Bonney's guard now, I'm sure.
Nikolaev scoring with some ground and pound.
Bonney lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bonney is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bonney stopping the sweep attempt from Nikolaev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bonney has picked Nikolaev up and slammed him! Nikolaev can't keep hold of the triangle and Bonney manages to pass to side control!
You can see the frustration on Nikolaev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nikolaev isn't going anywhere.
Bonney working away.
Bonney decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nikolaev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev throws an overhand right that lands on Bonney's shoulder, as Bonney tries to avoid the shot.
Bonney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nikolaev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nikolaev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bonney slips a jab from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev misses with a left hand
and Bonney counters with a good, hard body kick but Nikolaev shrugs it off.
Nikolaev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bonney defends it nicely.
Bonney wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
William Henry Bonney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volya Nikolaev.
Bonney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck for Nikolaev with that takedown attempt.
Bonney feinted there with a counter leg kick.
William Henry Bonney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev dives in and grabs Bonney's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bonney pushes down on Nikolaev's head and hops out.
Bonney went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bonney moves out of range of the strikes.
Nikolaev fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bonney to the ground. Nikolaev is now in Bonney's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev works over Bonney with some ground and pound from guard.
Bonney is controlling Nikolaev's posture.
Bonney wants to stand up but Nikolaev is controlling him.
Nikolaev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nikolaev preventing the sweep.
Bonney has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nikolaev has passed into side control.
Nikolaev is working Bonney over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nikolaev landing a few strikes.
Nikolaev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bonney taking a bit of punishment here - Nikolaev scoring with strikes.
Bonney can't do much from the bottom here.
Bonney gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Volya Nikolaev will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A left and a right from Nikolaev both land. Nice combination.
Bonney drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nikolaev has a takedown stuffed.
Nikolaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Nikolaev pushes Bonney up against the cage in a clinch.
Nikolaev has clasped his hands together around Bonney's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bonney wants to control but Nikolaev postures up.
Nikolaev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bonney, who protects the arm well.
Bonney is looking to reverse the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikolaev creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bonney sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nikolaev working the ground and pound but Bonney is defending the strikes.
Volya Nikolaev has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney is looking for a sweep.
Nikolaev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bonney, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Bonney's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bonney is looking for a sweep.
Nikolaev cracks Bonney with a big elbow.
Bonney defending against the ground and pound.
Nikolaev trying to control the action but Bonney is working from the bottom.
Bonney is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nikolaev cracks Bonney with a big right hand but Bonney just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Nikolaev seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bonney is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nikolaev asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nikolaev cracks Bonney with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bonney is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nikolaev off and has taken his back!
Nikolaev tries to escape but Bonney has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Nikolaev wants to control his opponent's hands but Bonney gets his hands free.
You can see the frustration on Nikolaev's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikolaev is keeping busy.
Nikolaev trying to control the hands but Bonney won't let him.
Nikolaev is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bonney is staying active.
Nikolaev is keeping busy.
Nikolaev trying to control the hands but Bonney breaks the grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nikolaev rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Nikolaev wants to improve his position but Bonney is controlling well.
Nikolaev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bonney is working away from the top position though.
Nikolaev has a hand on Bonney's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bonney takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nikolaev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nikolaev has given up his back here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volya Nikolaev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Nikolaev misses with a right hand
and Bonney counters by clinching up.
Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nikolaev tries to score a body lock takedown but Bonney shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bonney struggles to land a body shot inside as Nikolaev controls his hands.
Bonney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nikolaev is defending well for now.
Bonney lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bonney tries to throw a body punch but Nikolaev avoids it by throwing Bonney back against the cage.
Bonney working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nikolaev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nikolaev tries to pull guard but Bonney forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonney has a couple of punches blocked by Nikolaev.
Bonney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonney tries to work over Nikolaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nikolaev backwards.
Nikolaev gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nikolaev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bonney blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev is trying to control the action in half guard but Bonney is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bonney controlling the position for now.
Nikolaev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bonney's head.
Bonney trying to control from the bottom.
Bonney is trying to control but Nikolaev manages to pass to mount!
Nikolaev lands a heavy elbow.
Bonney takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bonney really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bonney regains half guard.
Nikolaev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bonney with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney wants to control but Nikolaev is keeping busy.
Nikolaev performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
William Henry Bonney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonney pushes Nikolaev off looking to stand but Nikolaev dives back in and keeps control.
Nikolaev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bonney wants to improve his position but Nikolaev is controlling well.
Nikolaev wants to work for an arm triangle but Bonney is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nikolaev thows a huge punch but Bonney dodges it nicely.
Bonney gets back to full guard.
Nikolaev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bonney is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nikolaev distracts Bonney with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nikolaev is one step ahead there.
Nikolaev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bonney pulls Nikolaev in close to his closed guard and prevents Nikolaev from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nikolaev wants to control from the top but Bonney keeps moving.
Bonney wants to control the position but Nikolaev says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Nikolaev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bonney is trying to stand up here but Nikolaev is controlling him well.
Bonney taking some punishment here, with Nikolaev in his half guard.
Bonney keeping hold of Nikolaev's head, controlling as best he can.
Bonney taking some punishment here, with Nikolaev in his half guard.
Volya Nikolaev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev prevents Bonney from improving his position.
Nikolaev wants to control but Bonney is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonney keeping hold of Nikolaev's head, controlling as best he can.
Bonney has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nikolaev is working away from the top position though.
Bonney is trying to get back to full guard.
Nikolaev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonney keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonney missing with punches from the bottom.
Nikolaev drops an elbow to the side of Bonney's head.
Bonney missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Volya Nikolaev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nikolaev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Volya Nikolaev!
Our winner, Volya Nikolaev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raoul De Muerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Casacci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Muerta might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Crystal Method. Casacci is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Serpente by SUBSONICA. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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28
190 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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30
198 lbs
20 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raoul De Muerta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Casacci!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casacci tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Casacci moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Casacci misses with a leg kick.
Casacci swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Casacci throws a head kick that misses
and De Muerta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good work by Casacci as he checks the leg kick.
De Muerta throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Casacci misses.
Casacci darts in and clinches De Muerta up against the cage.
De Muerta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Casacci is keeping busy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Casacci obliges.
The referee calls for De Muerta to work.
Casacci trying to land knees to the body.
Casacci lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Muerta stalling.
De Muerta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Casacci feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Muerta's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Muerta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Casacci was well out of range. Poor timing from De Muerta.
De Muerta backing away here, and Casacci unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Casacci connects with an inside leg kick.
De Muerta throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Casacci 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab by De Muerta.
De Muerta plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Casacci slips under a jab from De Muerta.
De Muerta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Casacci to score with a decent uppercut.
De Muerta slips a jab and a cross from Casacci.
Max Casacci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Casacci throws a leg kick but De Muerta checks it.
De Muerta swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Casacci misses with a leg kick.
Casacci connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Casacci slips a straight right by De Muerta.
Nice shot lands for De Muerta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casacci digs a good body shot into De Muerta's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta lands a lovely overhand right.
De Muerta wants to land a leg kick but Casacci is out of range.
De Muerta has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Fallen Warriors Gym in the buildup to the fight.
De Muerta misses with a low kick.
Casacci throws a leg kick but De Muerta sees it coming and moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Casacci.
Casacci tries a low kick but De Muerta avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from De Muerta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Casacci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Muerta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Casacci counters with an outside leg kick.
De Muerta lands a head shot.
De Muerta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Casacci moves away from the strike by De Muerta.
De Muerta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Casacci counters with a straight right hand.
De Muerta throws a head kick that misses
enabling Casacci to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick from De Muerta misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Casacci.
Casacci throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Casacci blocks a leg kick.
Casacci shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Casacci throws a low kick but De Muerta avoids it.
Casacci throws a hook but De Muerta blocks it.
Casacci gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Muerta tries a low kick but Casacci avoids it.
De Muerta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from De Muerta misses.
Casacci is looking to chop away at De Muerta's legs.
De Muerta lands a leg kick that knocks Casacci off balance momentarily.
De Muerta slips a straight right by Casacci.
De Muerta ducks under a wild hook from Casacci.
Casacci lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Muerta throws an overhand right that lands on Casacci's shoulder, as Casacci tries to avoid the shot.
Casacci scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Casacci takes a swing at De Muerta's ribcage but misses.
De Muerta avoids the head kick by Casacci.
De Muerta misses with a right hand
and Casacci counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Casacci tries to clinch up.
Casacci swings away with a body shot that misses
and Casacci takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Casacci takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That kick from De Muerta tenderised Casacci's leg. Casacci is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Muerta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Casacci under the eye.
De Muerta throws a right hand that misses
and Casacci counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casacci keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Casacci takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Casacci moves to clinch but De Muerta breaks away
and De Muerta counters with a nice kick to the body.
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 Raoul De Muerta will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De Muerta throws the left hand but Casacci avoids the punch easily.
Casacci lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Muerta takes a step back to recover.
Casacci has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Casacci moves in looking to clinch but De Muerta pushes him off.
De Muerta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Casacci throws a head kick but De Muerta moves out of range.
Casacci scores with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Muerta.
De Muerta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Muerta tries to bum rush Casacci with a series of wild strikes but Casacci uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Muerta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Muerta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Casacci.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Muerta blocks a head kick by Casacci.
De Muerta cracks Casacci with an open hand slap.
De Muerta scores with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Casacci lands a head kick!
De Muerta scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci throws a poor cross that misses
and De Muerta counters with a body kick.
De Muerta moves out of range of the strikes.
De Muerta thuds his right hand into Casacci's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Casacci throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Muerta throws a low kick, looking for Casacci's leg but Casacci calmly moves out of range.
De Muerta connects with an inside leg kick.
De Muerta dips to his left and cracks Casacci with an uppercut!
Casacci is rocked!
Raoul De Muerta is winning the standup battle so far.
Casacci scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Muerta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Casacci moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Casacci throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casacci stalls.
De Muerta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Casacci tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Come on De Muerta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
De Muerta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Casacci up against the cage.
De Muerta is stalling here.
Casacci stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Muerta taking a breather.
De Muerta tries to stall but Casacci uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raoul De Muerta.
Casacci throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and De Muerta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta misses with a wild body shot.
Casacci staying out of range there.
Casacci swings widly with a right hand
and De Muerta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Casacci is looking to clinch.
De Muerta went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Casacci lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Muerta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Casacci on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Muerta. De Muerta obviously looking to wear him down.
Casacci thows a left - swing and a miss!
Casacci takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Casacci tries to clinch but De Muerta is having none of it.
A low kick from Casacci is predictable there
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and De Muerta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Casacci tries to move into range but De Muerta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Muerta swats away the attempt to clinch by Casacci.
Casacci misses with a kick to the body
letting De Muerta counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Muerta. Casacci does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casacci scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Casacci throws a sloppy head kick and De Muerta moves out of range easily.
Casacci looks to land a left hand but De Muerta moved out of range nicely.
Casacci swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Muerta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Casacci on the side of the head.
Casacci has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Muerta.
Casacci throws a body punch but De Muerta moves out of range.
De Muerta sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Casacci takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Muerta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Casacci ducks under a wild hook from De Muerta.
De Muerta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Casacci is out of range.
Casacci lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Casacci throws a hook but De Muerta blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raoul De Muerta dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Casacci fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Muerta misses with a wild body shot.
Casacci bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Muerta swats away the attempt to clinch by Casacci.
De Muerta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Muerta throws a lazy right hand but Casacci sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Muerta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oooooh!!! De Muerta has knocked Casacci down with a huge combo! De Muerta steps away and waves a wobbly Casacci back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Casacci is still on wobbly legs! Can De Muerta finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Casacci fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Muerta manages to avoid it.
Casacci shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Muerta lands a big head kick that sends Casacci tumbling to the mat! De Muerta takes a step backwards and waves Casacci back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Casacci gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Muerta jumps guard but Casacci stands there with De Muerta around his waist. De Muerta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Casacci is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Muerta is defending well for now.
De Muerta has had enough of the clinch but Casacci keeps him there for the moment.
Casacci landing knees to the head.
Casacci seems to have recovered his senses.
It looks like Raoul De Muerta has been cut.
Casacci stalling the fight.
De Muerta slowing the pace effectively.
Casacci misses with some punches.
De Muerta trying to control the position but instead, Casacci has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Muerta into the cage.
Casacci misses with a body punch.
Casacci has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Muerta just leaning against Casacci, taking a breather.
De Muerta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Casacci is keeping busy.
Casacci wants to get back to striking at distance but De Muerta won't allow it.
Max Casacci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta taking a breather.
Casacci misses with a knee strike.
Casacci breaks from the clinch.
De Muerta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Casacci throws out the jab.
De Muerta jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Casacci moves out of range of the body kick from De Muerta.
Casacci pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Muerta is out of range and Casacci settles back down.
Casacci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Casacci throws a leg kick but De Muerta checks it.
Casacci just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDe Muerta.
Casacci throws a hook to the side of De Muerta's head but De Muerta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Casacci throws a poor cross that misses
and De Muerta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Muerta lands a leg kick that knocks Casacci off balance momentarily.
De Muerta throws a push kick but Casacci slaps the foot to one side.
Casacci takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casacci fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Muerta.
De Muerta scores with a jab to the body.
Casacci throws a jab when De Muerta was well out of range.
De Muerta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Casacci throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Muerta feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Casacci sprawling to the canvas! Casacci rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can De Muerta finish him?!
Casacci gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Muerta.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Muerta checks a low kick from Casacci.
Crack! De Muerta connects with the perfect overhand right and Casacci falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for De Muerta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raoul De Muerta!
A very excited looking Raoul De Muerta 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skreba Reijonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bill Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Skreba Reijonen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reijonen throws a nice looking combination but Bronson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bronson throws a lazy right hand but Reijonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reijonen loads up on a big right hand but Bronson slips the punch.
Bronson with a hook.
Reijonen with a hook.
Reijonen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bronson throws a body punch but Reijonen moves out of range.
Reijonen misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Bronson. That snapped Reijonen's head back.
Reijonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Reijonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bronson throws an overhand right that lands on Reijonen's shoulder, as Reijonen tries to avoid the shot.
Bronson throws the left hand but Reijonen avoids the punch easily.
Bronson misses with an uppercut.
Reijonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reijonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Reijonen lands with a nice body punch.
Reijonen drops Bronson with a beautiful combination! Bronson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Reijonen is looking for the KO!
Bronson is rocked!
It looks like Bill Bronson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Reijonen is just out of range.
Oh Bronson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reijonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronson throws out the jab.
Reijonen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Reijonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reijonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reijonen cracks the inside of Bronson's front leg.
Bronson seems to have got his legs back now.
Reijonen moves in looking to clinch but Bronson pushes him off.
Skreba Reijonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reijonen takes a swing at Bronson's ribcage but misses.
Bronson swings for the body but Reijonen moves out of range.
Bronson connects with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Reijonen 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.
Bronson looks to throw the jab but Reijonen is out of range.
Reijonen tries to clinch but Bronson moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bronson misses the target.
Reijonen tries to move into range but Bronson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reijonen clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Bronson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reijonen working aggressively here.
Bronson swings wildly with an uppercut but Reijonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson misses with some punches.
Bronson breaks from the clinch.
Reijonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bronson misses with an uppercut
and Reijonen counters with a solid body kick.
Bronson is looking to clinch but Reijonen is avoiding it.
Some bone on bone action there as Bronson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bronson avoids the body shot from Reijonen.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reijonen punishes Bronson's body with a nice straight punch.
Bronson connects with a right hand. Reijonen shakes it off.
Reijonen lands with an uppercut that bounces Bronson off the cage and back into range.
Reijonen lands with a nice body punch.
Reijonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A right-left combo lands from Bronson.
Reijonen throws a sloppy head kick and Bronson moves out of range easily.
Reijonen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bronson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bronson lands in his opponent's guard.
Bronson stopping the sweep attempt from Reijonen.
Bronson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bronson postures up and lands a big shot to Reijonen's brow.
Bronson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bronson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reijonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reijonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bronson.
Bronson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson trying to control but Reijonen is working from the bottom.
Reijonen is looking to sweep but instead, Bronson has passed into half guard.
Bronson wants to control but Reijonen is keeping him busy.
Bronson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bronson thows a huge punch but Reijonen dodges it nicely.
Reijonen is trying to maintain the position but Bronson is very close to passing his half guard.
Reijonen wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bronson slips a nice elbow through Reijonen's hands, connecting with Reijonen's forehead.
Ground and pound from Bronson.
Bronson 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reijonen regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Skreba Reijonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Bronson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bronson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reijonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronson manages to avoid it.
Bronson rushes Reijonen and presses him up against the cage.
Reijonen has a couple of punches blocked by Bronson.
Reijonen stops a takedown attempt from Bronson.
Bronson cracks Reijonen with a nice body shot.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reijonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bronson prevents a body shot from Reijonen.
Reijonen being controlled against the cage.
Bronson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson wants a takedown.
Bronson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Reijonen tries to roll over but Bronson keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bronson connects with a nice short shot to Reijonen's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bronson misses with a head shot. Reijonen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Reijonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bronson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bronson connects with a couple of short punches.
Reijonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bronson.
Bronson throws a big elbow that misses.
Bronson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bronson is in close to Reijonen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bronson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws a big elbow that misses.
Bronson chips away with some ground and pound.
Reijonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bronson.
Reijonen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reijonen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bronson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Reijonen has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bronson wants to control but Reijonen is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen wants to control the pace but Bronson is squirming around nicely.
Reijonen prevents Bronson from getting the reversal.
Bronson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Bronson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bronson is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Reijonen's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Reijonen is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Reijonen is continuing to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bronson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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 Bill Bronson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Bronson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Reijonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bronson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reijonen's head.
Reijonen throws a leg kick but Bronson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reijonen defending well as Bronson loads up on a big left hand.
Reijonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Reijonen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bronson throws a lazy right hand but Reijonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bronson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Reijonen's guard.
Reijonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bronson.
Bronson throws an elbow that misses. Reijonen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bronson's guard. Nice move by Reijonen!
Bronson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reijonen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bronson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson looking for subs off his back but Reijonen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Well, if Reijonen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Reijonen trying to control from half guard but Bronson is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bronson tries to get to full guard but Reijonen has control of the leg.
Bronson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bronson looking for a sweep. Not yet Bronson, not yet.
Bronson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Reijonen has passed into half guard!
Bronson gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Reijonen postures up.
Reijonen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bronson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reijonen is one step ahead there.
Bronson working for a triangle but Reijonen defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bronson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reijonen is aware though and is defending well.
Bronson has his hands on Reijonen's head, controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bronson shoots in looking for a takedown. Reijonen tries to sprawl out of it but Bronson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reijonen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bronson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reijonen. That one must have hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Skreba Reijonen.
I think Reijonen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bill Bronson!
After winning the bout, Bill Bronson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Loosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Boulami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Boulami's choice of entrance music: The Rock - Mustapha Ibrahim. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28 - 10 - 0 |
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Loosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Boulami!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulami dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Boulami tenderised Loosa's leg. Loosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
A swing and a miss from Loosa.
Boulami takes a swing at Loosa's ribcage but misses.
We've been told by Loosa's head coaches at aLion's MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Omar Boulami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Boulami blocks the leg kick.
Loosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boulami was well out of range. Poor timing from Loosa.
Boulami misses with a body shot.
Boulami fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Loosa, pushing him back against the cage.
Boulami lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Loosa.
Boulami tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loosa being controlled against the cage.
Boulami misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've been informed that Boulami 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loosa tries a body shot but Boulami blocks it.
Loosa misses with a body punch.
Loosa lands a body punch.
Boulami tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loosa's elbow.
Boulami prevents a body shot from Loosa.
Loosa has had enough of the clinch but Boulami keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulami working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boulami tries a body shot but Loosa blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loosa.
Boulami misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boulami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boulami lands a body shot.
Loosa tries a body shot but Boulami blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boulami.
Boulami throws a punch but it's blocked by Loosa.
Loosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Boulami uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boulami misses with some punches.
Boulami taking a breather.
Loosa blocks a body shot from Boulami.
Loosa takes a shot to the head.
Loosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Boulami has double underhooks.
Loosa letting Boulami take a breather here.
Boulami throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Loosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulami struggles to land a body shot inside as Loosa controls his hands.
Boulami lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boulami pressing his opponent against the cage.
Boulami is working for takedown but Loosa is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boulami creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boulami misses with a body punch.
Boulami goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boulami blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boulami softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Loosa blocks a body shot from Boulami.
Boulami lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boulami lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boulami scores with a hook to the body.
Boulami misses with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Loosa working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loosa gets through Boulami's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boulami struggles to land a body shot inside as Loosa controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Loosa.
Loosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boulami uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loosa.
Loosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Boulami.
Boulami slips under a jab.
Loosa connects with a leg kick. Boulami looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boulami getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Loosa stuffs the takedown attempt from Boulami. Boulami gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Loosa misses the target.
Boulami uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loosa.
Boulami is looking to land body kicks.
Loosa is looking to counter punch.
Loosa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boulami throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Loosa is looking to counter punch.
Loosa thuds his right hand into Boulami's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boulami feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Loosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Loosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boulami.
Loosa looks to land a left hand but Boulami moved out of range nicely.
Boulami only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boulami slips a jab from Loosa.
A big right from Loosa misses.
Loosa misses with a low kick.
Boulami ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Loosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boulami jabs at Loosa's body.
Victor Loosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loosa misses with a shot to the body
and Boulami counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Boulami. That snapped Loosa's head back.
Boulami steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loosa.
Nice body punch from Loosa.
Loosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boulami lands with a hook. Loosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Loosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Loosa misses with an uppercut. Boulami saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boulami! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Boulami dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Loosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boulami to score with a decent uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Loosa misses with a punch to the body.
Loosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Loosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boulami checks a low kick from Loosa.
Loosa digs a good hook to Boulami's body.
Good work by Loosa as he checks the leg kick.
Boulami moves out of range of the strikes.
Boulami takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Omar Boulami has been cut.
Loosa throws a hook to the side of Boulami's head but Boulami sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loosa scores with a hook.
Loosa dips to his left and cracks Boulami with an uppercut!
Boulami avoids the body shot from Loosa.
Loosa throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boulami throws a looping overhand right but Loosa ducks down to avoid it.
Loosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boulami throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boulami walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boulami throws a left and a right that both miss
and Loosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boulami scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boulami checks a leg kick nicely.
Boulami lands a two punch combo.
Boulami tries to clinch but Loosa is having none of it.
It looked like Loosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Loosa misses with a right hand
and Boulami counters with a stiff right hand.
Loosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boulami drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boulami connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boulami fakes the leg kick and cracks Loosa in the body.
Loosa's corner calls for a 1-2. Loosa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boulami throws a solid leg kick but Loosa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boulami.
Loosa scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulami moves out of range as Loosa strikes.
Loosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boulami.
Boulami looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Loosa looks to throw the jab but Boulami is out of range.
Boulami scores with a jab to the head.
Boulami throws a low kick, looking for Loosa's leg but Loosa calmly moves out of range.
Loosa throwing a counter right hand but Boulami manages to avoid it.
Loosa throws a right hand that misses
and Boulami counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boulami tries to move into range but Loosa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Loosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Loosa lands a jab.
Boulami scores with the left hand. Loosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Loosa misses with an uppercut
and Boulami cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boulami moves away.
Boulami misses with an uppercut. Loosa saw that one coming.
Loosa throws a looping overhand right but Boulami ducks down to avoid it.
Boulami tries to counter by closing the distance.
Loosa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulami avoids the body shot from Loosa.
Loosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Loosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Boulami.
Loosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boulami circles away quickly and effectively.
Loosa looks to land a right hand but Boulami moved out of range.
Boulami jabs Loosa right on the nose. Loosa blinks but takes it well.
Loosa misses with a hook. Boulami ducked under it nicely.
Boulami throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Loosa on the side of the head.
Loosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boulami. Boulami circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Loosa tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boulami.
Loosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boulami wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Boulami misses.
Loosa throwing a counter right hand but Boulami manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loosa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boulami's head.
Boulami uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Loosa has time to react.
Boulami fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Loosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Loosa throws a shot from downtown. Boulami moves away and avoids it.
Loosa misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Loosa misses.
Boulami swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boulami connects with a body shot.
Boulami tries to clinch up.
Boulami swinging wildly here.
Loosa throwing a counter right hand but Boulami manages to avoid it.
A big right from Loosa misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boulami with a jab.
Boulami throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boulami takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 Victor Loosa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Omar Boulami's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Boulami darts in looking for a takedown but Loosa gets double underhooks and turns Boulami into the cage.
Loosa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Boulami walks into a stiff left hand from Loosa.
Loosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boulami has time to react.
Boulami lands a jab to Loosa's midsection.
Loosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loosa misses with a hook.
Loosa misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Loosa.
Boulami on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Loosa moves away from the strike by Boulami.
Boulami is looking to clinch.
Boulami scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boulami forces Loosa back against the cage and clinches.
Boulami looking to stall.
Boulami fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulami gets control of Loosa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Boulami will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Loosa content to stall in guard here.
Boulami trying to keep a closed guard but Loosa is proving a slippery customer.
Boulami looking to hit a scissor sweep but Loosa is one step ahead there.
Boulami is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Loosa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boulami bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Loosa's guard.
Loosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boulami trying to control the position from guard on top but Loosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boulami is in close to Loosa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boulami with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boulami throwing strikes but missing.
Boulami postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulami works over Loosa with some ground and pound from guard.
Boulami throws a big right hand that misses.
Loosa is looking to sweep but instead, Boulami has passed into half guard.
Boulami passes to full mount!
Boulami is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Loosa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Loosa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Boulami.
Boulami punching from mount but Loosa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Boulami misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boulami is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulami throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Loosa because Boulami loaded up on that one.
Loosa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Boulami tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Boulami cracks Loosa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Boulami unloading with bombs!
Boulami cracks Loosa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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!
Boulami avoids the attempt from Loosa to control.
Boulami thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Boulami breaks from Loosa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Boulami comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boulami has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Boulami!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Omar Boulami waved his t-shirt featuring Hellbent 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robledo Puch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeniy Akulenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puch kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Breathe. Akulenko has chosen Cowboys From Hell as his entrance music. Robledo Puch could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eugeniy Akulenko's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Robledo Puch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Akulenko!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puch moves away from the strike by Akulenko.
Akulenko clinches with his opponent.
Akulenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Akulenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akulenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puch moves away.
Akulenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Puch circles away.
Puch appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Akulenko rushes Puch and presses him up against the cage.
Akulenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Akulenko.
Akulenko slips under a jab from Puch.
Akulenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Puch lands with a right hand.
Akulenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Puch scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Akulenko bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Akulenko.
Puch digs a good hook to Akulenko's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akulenko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Puch checks it well.
Puch feinted with a counter takedown.
Akulenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Puch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Akulenko's waist but Akulenko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Puch off to one side.
Akulenko slips a jab from Puch.
Puch staying out of range there.
Akulenko lands with a cross.
Puch 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.
Akulenko looks to land a right hand but Puch moved out of range.
Akulenko 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.
A slow jab from Puch misses its intended target.
Puch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akulenko needs to keep his hands up - Puch had a free shot at his head there.
Puch throws a hook but Akulenko blocks it.
Akulenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Puch throws a hook but Akulenko blocks it.
Akulenko thuds his right hand into Puch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eugeniy Akulenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akulenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puch drops down looking for a counter takedown but Akulenko sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Puch circles away.
Akulenko slips under a jab from Puch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Puch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Akulenko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Puch scores with a nice head shot.
Puch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Akulenko under the eye.
Akulenko is rocked!
Akulenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puch moves away.
Puch feinted with a counter takedown.
Akulenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Puch finish him?
Puch cracks Akulenko on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Akulenko falls backwards against the cage. Puch follows up with more strikes that drop Akulenko to his knees. Puch keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Akulenko! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robledo Puch!
Robledo Puch really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellbent logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boreste Bardanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Larusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bardanos comes to the cage accompanied by My Kingdom Will Come. Larusso comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Glory of love kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boreste Bardanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Larusso!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bardanos checks the leg kick.
Bardanos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larusso.
Bardanos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larusso throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Larusso.
Larusso walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bardanos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Larusso slips under a jab.
Larusso misses with a low kick as Bardanos jumps back.
Larusso misses with an uppercut
and Bardanos counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Larusso misses.
Bardanos scores with a takedown into Larusso's guard.
Larusso wants to get back to his feet but Bardanos passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larusso is looking to improve his position.
Larusso is looking to control Bardanos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Larusso avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso tries to get to full guard but Bardanos has control of the leg.
Bardanos moves into full mount! Larusso won't be happy about that!
Bardanos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bardanos landing strikes from the mount and Larusso is in trouble!
Bardanos content just to control the position here.
Bardanos landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Bardanos.
Bardanos throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Larusso because Bardanos loaded up on that one.
Bardanos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Larusso is in all sorts of trouble here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bardanos throws a sloppy strike and Larusso uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Larusso has ended up in Bardanos's guard.
Larusso preventing the sweep.
Larusso gets to his feet. Bardanos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Larusso throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Larusso takes a swing at Bardanos's ribcage but misses.
Bardanos scores with a jab to the head.
Larusso throws a body kick that misses.
Larusso loads up on a big right hand but Bardanos slips the punch.
Bardanos punishes Larusso's body with a nice straight punch.
Larusso looks for the body kick but Bardanos saw that one coming.
Bardanos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Larusso attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bardanos works the jab nicely.
Larusso connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bardanos momentarily.
Larusso fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bardanos checks it well.
Bardanos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Larusso's head.
Bardanos's corner calls for a 1-2. Bardanos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larusso scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bardanos. Larusso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larusso.
Bardanos misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larusso misses with an uppercut.
Bardanos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Larusso takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bardanos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Larusso but Larusso pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Larusso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bardanos.
Bardanos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Larusso looks to land a right hand but Bardanos moved out of range.
A clash of legs there as Bardanos blocks the low kick.
Larusso connects with the punch.
Daniel Larusso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larusso misses with a head kick.
It looked like Bardanos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Larusso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bardanos.
Larusso throws a big shot that misses.
Larusso with a hook.
Larusso tries to move into range but Bardanos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Larusso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bardanos misses the shot to the body.
Larusso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bardanos.
It looked like Bardanos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Larusso.
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 Boreste Bardanos will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Larusso misses with a hook. Bardanos ducked under it nicely.
Larusso throws a wild body kick that Bardanos sees coming a mile off.
Larusso misses with a head kick.
Bardanos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Bardanos.
Larusso moves out of range of the strikes.
Larusso throws a lazy right hand but Bardanos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Larusso misses with an uppercut. Bardanos saw that one coming.
Bardanos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Larusso moves out of range of the strikes.
Bardanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Larusso is just out of range.
It looks like Bardanos has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Larusso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larusso misses with a leg kick.
Bardanos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bardanos lands in his opponent's guard.
Larusso manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larusso takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardanos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Larusso counters with a low kick, right behind Bardanos 's knee.
Bardanos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Larusso. Larusso circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bardanos walks into a left hand.
Bardanos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Larusso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Larusso throws a leg kick
so Bardanos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Larusso is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bardanos presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larusso tries to circle away but Bardanos has him pinned against the cage.
Larusso manages to break the clinch.
Larusso throws the kick towards the body but Bardanos avoids it.
Larusso thows a leg kick but Bardanos checks it
and Bardanos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bardanos just misses with a punch to the body.
Larusso looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch combination from Bardanos misses.
Larusso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bardanos misses with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Larusso 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 Bardanos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bardanos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bardanos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larusso stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bardanos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larusso missing with a left hand there. Bardanos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bardanos checks a leg kick.
Bardanos misses with a jab to the body
and Larusso counters with an outside leg kick.
Larusso attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice defenses there by Bardanos.
Larusso throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bardanos.
An inside leg kick from Larusso misses.
Larusso looks to throw the jab but Bardanos is out of range.
Larusso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bardanos.
Bardanos shoots in but Larusso avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Larusso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bardanos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bardanos looks to land a right hand but Larusso moved out of range.
Bardanos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bardanos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Larusso tries to work over Bardanos's front leg with a kick but Bardanos checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos sizes up Larusso with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bardanos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larusso.
Larusso throws an overhand right that lands on Bardanos's shoulder, as Bardanos tries to avoid the shot.
Bardanos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Larusso sprawls and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Bardanos there.
Larusso misses the jab.
Bardanos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Larusso closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Larusso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Larusso tries to move into range but Bardanos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bardanos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bardanos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Larusso swings for the body but Bardanos moves out of range.
Bardanos throws a combination that misses
enabling Larusso to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bardanos ducks under a wild hook from Larusso.
Bardanos blocks a low kick nicely.
Daniel Larusso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larusso throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos moves away from the strike by Larusso.
Larusso chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larusso moves out of range as Bardanos strikes.
A big right from Bardanos misses.
A jab from Larusso finds it's way through Bardanos's defenses.
Bardanos throws a shot from downtown. Larusso moves away and avoids it.
Larusso throws a leg kick but Bardanos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Larusso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Larusso throws a low kick but Bardanos moves out of range easily.
Bardanos misses with a hook. Larusso ducked under it nicely.
Bardanos backing away here, and Larusso unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Larusso scores with a kick to the body.
Larusso stuffs the takedown attempt from Bardanos. Bardanos gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larusso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bardanos.
Bardanos blocks a jab.
Bardanos lands an overhand right.
Bardanos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Larusso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bardanos wants to clinch.
Larusso tries to work over Bardanos's front leg with a kick but Bardanos checks it.
Jab from Bardanos.
Bardanos misses the shot to the body.
Larusso misses the jab.
Bardanos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Bardanos.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bardanos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larusso appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bardanos misses with a shot to the body
and Larusso counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Larusso misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larusso tried to score with a low kick but Bardanos checks it.
Larusso just misses with a punch to the body.
Bardanos looks to land a right hand but Larusso moved out of range.
Bardanos looks to throw the jab but Larusso is out of range.
Larusso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Larusso cracks Bardanos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardanos takes a swing at Larusso's ribcage but misses.
Larusso replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bardanos blocks it well.
Bardanos takes one to the side of the head.
Bardanos misses with a wild body shot.
Bardanos throws a jab when Larusso was well out of range.
Larusso scores with a shot to the body.
Larusso throws a jab when Bardanos was well out of range.
Bardanos throws a body punch but Larusso moves out of range.
Larusso pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bardanos is out of range and Larusso settles back down.
Larusso lunges at Bardanos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bardanos's hand.
Larusso looks to land a right hand but Bardanos moved out of range.
Larusso throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bardanos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Larusso misses with a low kick.
Larusso takes one on the button.
Larusso connects with a leg kick. Bardanos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bardanos takes a swing at Larusso's ribcage but misses.
Larusso connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bardanos cracks Larusso with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larusso walks into a stiff left hand from Bardanos.
Bardanos misses the jab.
Larusso was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bardanos lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Larusso darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bardanos misses with an uppercut.
Larusso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bardanos avoids the body shot from Larusso.
Larusso misses with a low kick.
Larusso with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bardanos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Larusso at a distance.
Larusso jabs at Bardanos's body.
Bardanos scores with the left hand. Larusso knows he should have avoided that one.
Bardanos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bardanos misses the shot to the body.
Bardanos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larusso walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bardanos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso throws a shot to the body.
Larusso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bardanos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bardanos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larusso.
Larusso lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bardanos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bardanos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Larusso throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bardanos scores with a jab to the body.
Larusso scores with a jab. Bardanos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Larusso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donk. Bardanos catches Larusso right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Bardanos.
Larusso darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Bardanos.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bardanos throws a big shot that misses.
Bardanos scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larusso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bardanos.
Larusso only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Larusso takes a swing at Bardanos's ribcage but misses.
Bardanos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Larusso throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bardanos counter with a right hand.
Larusso slaps away a takedown attempt from Bardanos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bardanos throws a jab but it's blocked by Larusso.
Bardanos misses with a straight right.
Good work by Bardanos as he checks the leg kick.
Bardanos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larusso manages to avoid it.
Bardanos moves out of range as Larusso strikes.
Bardanos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Larusso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Larusso missing with a left hand there. Bardanos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larusso throws a right hand that misses
and Bardanos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Larusso throws a lazy right hand but Bardanos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bardanos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Larusso throws a hook but Bardanos avoids it easily.
Larusso scores with a jab. Bardanos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Larusso.
I think Larusso has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Daniel Larusso!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Daniel Larusso waved his t-shirt featuring Hellbent 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Octavio Saades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Belliveau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saades comes to the cage accompanied by The Ho Train. Belliveau has chosen We will rock you as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Octavio Saades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Belliveau!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belliveau goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saades tries to counter with a takedown but Belliveau is quick to defend against it.
Saades misses with a leg kick.
Saades swinging wildly here.
Saades's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Belliveau connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saades scrambles back to his feet.
Saades scores with a push kick.
Belliveau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Belliveau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saades looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saades avoids the body shot from Belliveau.
Saades avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belliveau throws a jab but it's blocked by Saades.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saades throws a lazy right hand but Belliveau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saades misses with a straight right.
Belliveau throws a low kick but Saades avoids it.
Saades thows a left - swing and a miss!
Octavio Saades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Saades.
A left lands for Saades.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belliveau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Saades.
Saades shoots in looking for a takedown. Belliveau tries to sprawl out of it but Saades keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Belliveau manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belliveau. Saades does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Belliveau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saades doesn't seem phased though.
Belliveau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Belliveau lands a nice shot to the body.
Belliveau 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.
Belliveau takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belliveau swings for the body but Saades moves out of range.
Saades swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saades.
Belliveau slips a jab from Saades.
Belliveau is trying to counter with his kicks.
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!
Belliveau lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau misses the shot to the body.
Belliveau throws a lazy right hand but Saades sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saades takes a swing at Belliveau's ribcage but misses.
Saades shoots in and gets a takedown into Belliveau's guard.
Belliveau pushes Saades off and gets back to his feet.
Jab from Belliveau.
Saades throws a looping overhand right but Belliveau ducks down to avoid it.
Saades looks to land a right hand but Belliveau moved out of range.
Belliveau fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saades on the side of the head.
Saades looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belliveau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saades throws a hook but Belliveau avoids it easily.
Belliveau thinks about the counter body kick.
A jab from Saades does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau tries to work over Saades's front leg with a kick but Saades checks it.
A shot to the liver by Saades. Beautiful body shot.
Saades uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Saades.
Belliveau digs a good hook to Saades's body.
Belliveau is looking to land body kicks.
Saades throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belliveau flicks out a counter leg kick but Saades steps away.
Saades lands with a slapping head kick.
Saades misses with a shot to the body
and Belliveau counters with a good low kick that Saades was not able to check.
Belliveau lands a jab to the head.
Saades lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Belliveau throws a push kick but Saades slaps the foot to one side.
Saades lunges at Belliveau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Belliveau's hand.
Belliveau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saades uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau throws a body kick that misses.
Saades appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Saades has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saades there as he acknowledges the shot.
Belliveau is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saades rather than just go for the knockout.
Saades swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saades is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Belliveau moves out of range of the body kick from Saades.
A slow jab from Saades misses its intended target.
Belliveau appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Steve Belliveau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saades throws a hook but Belliveau avoids it easily.
Belliveau misses with a kick to the body.
Saades takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Saades keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belliveau bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saades turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belliveau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saades moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saades walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Belliveau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belliveau moves out of range as Saades throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Belliveau will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Saades.
A jab from Belliveau misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belliveau.
Belliveau takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belliveau attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Octavio Saades is winning the standup battle so far.
Belliveau slips under a jab from Saades.
Saades misses with a lunging right hand
and Belliveau counters with a nice body shot.
Saades throws a lazy right hand but Belliveau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saades connects with the punch.
Belliveau takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Belliveau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Belliveau throws a big shot that misses.
Belliveau scores with a kick to the midsection.
Saades cracks Belliveau with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saades pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saades checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saades throws a leg kick but Belliveau sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saades bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Belliveau moves out of range as Saades throws a body kick.
Saades bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Belliveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saades is looking to score with low kicks.
A slow jab from Belliveau misses its intended target.
Belliveau fails to land with a series of punches.
Saades lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belliveau's sensitive parts.
Belliveau closes the distance and pushes Saades back into the cage.
Belliveau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saades or not.
Saades prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Saades lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belliveau.
Still in the clinch, Saades scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Belliveau.
Stalling in the clinch from Saades.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Saades.
Saades scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Saades prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Saades lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Saades.
Saades swings wildly with an uppercut but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saades stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Saades lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saades's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saades lands a nice shot to the body.
Saades throws a head punch that misses.
Saades is stalling here.
Saades stalling against the cage.
Saades goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Saades.
Belliveau being controlled against the cage.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saades.
Belliveau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saades stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Saades blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saades lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Saades avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Saades lands a left hand.
Belliveau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saades backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saadess head.
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!
Belliveau tries a body shot but Saades blocks it.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belliveau gets through Saades's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saades digs a right hand underneath Belliveau's ribcage. Belliveau let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Belliveau throws a punch but it's blocked by Saades.
Saades lands a shoulder strike.
Saades working aggressively here.
Saades breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Belliveau throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Belliveau misses with a hook.
Saades paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belliveau. Saades does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belliveau.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saades moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Belliveau blocks the leg kick.
Saades misses with a low kick as Belliveau jumps back.
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 Octavio Saades will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Saades misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Saades.
Belliveau misses with the body kick
and Saades counters with a thumping low kick.
Saades checks a leg kick nicely.
Saades swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Belliveau counters with a solid body kick.
Saades pivots, looking for a leg kick but Belliveau is out of range and Saades settles back down.
Belliveau tries to counter by closing the distance.
Belliveau takes a swing at Saades's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau connects with a jab.
Belliveau throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belliveau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saades throws a right hand that misses
and Belliveau counters with a right hand to the body.
Belliveau with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saades closes this distance looking for a takedown but Belliveau circles away.
Saades misses with a looping right.
Belliveau is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belliveau stuns Saades with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saades blocks a low kick nicely.
Saades delivers a nice body kick.
Saades is looking to land body kicks.
Belliveau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saades misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saades misses with an uppercut. Belliveau saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saades at a distance.
A lazy left from Belliveau finds it's target.
Saades 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.
Belliveau takes a swing at Saades's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau tries to close the distance and clinch but Saades swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saades looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belliveau.
Saades lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau needs to keep his hands up - Saades had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belliveau fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saades on the side of the head.
Belliveau moves out of range of the body kick from Saades.
Belliveau swings widly with a right hand
and Saades counters with a nice body shot.
Belliveau lands with a shot to the body.
Belliveau throws the kick towards the body but Saades avoids it.
Saades works Belliveau's body with a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saades.
Belliveau rushes Saades and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saades fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saades tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Belliveau just stands there and leans against the cage.
Saades's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belliveau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saades backwards.
A right hand to the body from Belliveau.
Belliveau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Belliveau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belliveau scores with a shot to the side of Saades's head.
Belliveau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belliveau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saades backwards.
Saades is rocked!
Nice body punch from Belliveau.
Oh Saades is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saades misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Belliveau dips a shoulder and cracks Saades with a mighty uppercut! Saades falls back against the cage and Belliveau unloads with a barrage of strikes! Saades is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Belliveau screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Belliveau!
A less than humble Steve Belliveau misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Octavio Saades stepped up to the mic, saying 'Getting to the final against a future legend was enough of a win for this guy!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brynden Epicity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozzy McKane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Epicity's entrance music is Doomed User by Deftones. A fine choice. McKane is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: SAIL - AWOLNATION. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brynden Epicity!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ozzy McKane!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKane looks to throw the jab but Epicity is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Epicity. Beautiful body shot.
McKane keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from McKane.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McKane has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
McKane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Epicity.
Epicity misses with a lunging right hand
and Epicity takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Epicity misses with a hook.
McKane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left and a right from Epicity both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Ozzy McKane has been cut.
McKane swings widly with a right hand
enabling Epicity to counter with a crisp jab.
Epicity throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and McKane releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McKane connects with a body shot that sends Epicity's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McKane doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McKane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity throws a big shot that misses.
McKane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McKane throws a right and a left that both miss.
McKane gets a takedown into half guard.
McKane is trying to work for a kimura but Epicity is defending well.
Epicity is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and McKane has latched onto it... Big trouble! McKane pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Epicity is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from McKane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ozzy McKane!
Ozzy McKane is the new lightweight champion!
Ozzy McKane 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.
The defeated Brynden Epicity had this to say: 'Is what it is. I came to fight, Ozzy is legit. I'll be back in the octagon in no time and will fight to destroy my opponent like I always do.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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