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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mo Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos comes into the arena with Sepultura - Nomad blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
163 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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31
170 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Henrique Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mo Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ramos is not content to let Frazier control the position.
Ramos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Frazier off and has taken his back!
Frazier covering up well and avoiding damage.
Frazier avoids the strikes from Ramos.
Frazier is in bad spot here.
Ramos lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Frazier.
Frazier tries to break free.
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!
Frazier is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ramos throwing sloppy strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Ramos gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Ramos gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Ramos apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Frazier displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Frazier connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Frazier is out of range and Ramos settles back down.
Frazier looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ramos throws a shot to the body.
Frazier shoots for a takedown but Ramos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ramos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ramos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ramos misses with a hook to the body
and Frazier counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramos throws a low kick but Frazier avoids it.
Ramos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Frazier doesn't seem bothered though.
Ramos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos takes a swing at Frazier's ribcage but misses.
Ramos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ramos.
Ramos misses the jab.
Ramos tries to work over Frazier's front leg with a kick but Frazier checks it.
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Frazier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frazier is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ramos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Scotty's Yard in the buildup to the fight.
Ramos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Frazier counters with a three punch combo that has Ramos backing up. Ramos nods at Frazier to acknowledge the strikes.
Ramos moves out of range of the body kick from Frazier.
Ramos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Frazier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frazier jabs at Ramos's body.
Ramos's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Mo Frazier has been cut.
Ramos throws a body punch but Frazier moves out of range.
Ramos is looking to wear down Frazier with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
Frazier throws a counter combo.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ramos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Frazier feints a counter leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ramos.
Frazier is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ramos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frazier, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but Frazier avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the ropes.
Ramos pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Frazier gets underhooks to prevent Ramos's takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Ramos.
Ramos is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Frazier gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ramos misses with a body punch.
Ramos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frazier is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ramos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frazier drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ramos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henrique Ramos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mo Frazier.
Frazier misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands with a right hand.
Ramos tries to close the distance and clinch but Frazier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Frazier avoids the head kick by Ramos.
Frazier throws a counter combo.
Ramos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Frazier.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Frazier blocks the low kick.
Nice body kick from Ramos.
Frazier blocks a head kick by Ramos.
Frazier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ramos throws a leg kick but Frazier moved away.
Ramos looks for a takedown but Frazier sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Ramos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mo Frazier's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ramos fails with the takedown.
Henrique Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Frazier releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Frazier to counter with a crisp jab.
Frazier moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ramos doesn't manage to clinch there - Frazier circles away.
Frazier is looking for the big counter here.
Ramos throws a body punch but Frazier moves out of range.
Ramos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frazier is fending him off so far but Ramos persists. Nope, Frazier circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Ramos.
Frazier lands with a hook. Ramos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ramos dodges the punch combination from Frazier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frazier manages to avoid it.
As Ramos backs off Frazier throws a huge counter combo but Ramos manages to avoid it all.
Frazier tries to bum rush Ramos with a series of wild strikes but Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramos 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 Frazier has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Frazier and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Frazier stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramos. Ramos gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henrique Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramos misses with a hook
and Frazier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Ramos misses.
Ramos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ramos throws a body punch but Frazier moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ramos misses.
Henrique Ramos is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramos throws a body kick that misses.
Frazier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
A clash of legs there as Frazier blocks the low kick.
Mo Frazier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frazier closes the distance and clinches up with Ramos, looking for a takedown. Frazier pushes Ramos against the ropes but Ramos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Frazier goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Frazier clobbers Ramos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ramos.
Frazier is breathing heavily.
Ramos blocks a jab.
Ramos gets a clinch.
Frazier tries for a takedown but Ramos manages to get underhooks.
Ramos is looking to control Frazier's arms but Frazier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ramos has his back to the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Ramos fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ramos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ramos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frazier has had enough of the clinch but Ramos keeps him there for the moment.
Ramos misses with a punch to the body.
Frazier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramos lands a slapping body shot.
Frazier has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ramos misses with a straight right.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Frazier stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Ramos follows into mount!
Frazier is rocked!
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!
Ramos drops a big elbow. That's hurt Frazier! More shots from Ramos and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrique Ramos!
Our winner, Henrique Ramos, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Sturmpruegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kshitij Singh Negi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sturmpruegel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BYOB - System of a Down. Kshitij Singh Negi is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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42
177 lbs
27 - 20 - 2 |
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29
185 lbs
26 - 22 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
27 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Sturmpruegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kshitij Singh Negi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturmpruegel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Singh Negi wants to clinch
and Sturmpruegel counters with a left and a right that stings Singh Negi.
Singh Negi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sturmpruegel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sturmpruegel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Singh Negi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sturmpruegel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Singh Negi darts in and clinches Sturmpruegel up against the ropes.
Sturmpruegel blocks an elbow strike.
Singh Negi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel blocks an elbow strike.
Singh Negi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturmpruegel swings wildly with an uppercut but Singh Negi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh Negi lands an elbow just above Sturmpruegel 's eye.
Singh Negi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh Negi misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh Negi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sturmpruegel blocks it with crossed arms.
Singh Negi misses with a knee to the head.
Sturmpruegel avoids a wild elbow strike from Singh Negi.
Sturmpruegel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Singh Negi has him pressed against the ropes.
Sturmpruegel can't find room to land a body shot as Singh Negi controls the action.
Singh Negi keeps control of Sturmpruegel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sturmpruegel tries to break the clinch but Singh Negi is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sturmpruegel stalls.
Sturmpruegel is trying to push Singh Negi away but Singh Negi has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Singh Negi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sturmpruegel is trying to force a seperation but Singh Negi has the dominant position.
Singh Negi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sturmpruegel's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sturmpruegel tries to break free but Singh Negi pushes him back against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sturmpruegel is trying to force a seperation but Singh Negi has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Singh Negi.
Singh Negi misses with a knee to the head.
Singh Negi lands an elbow just above Sturmpruegel 's eye.
Sturmpruegel is trying to break the clinch but Singh Negi has him pressed against the ropes.
Sturmpruegel gets through Singh Negi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sturmpruegel blocks an elbow strike.
Sturmpruegel is trying to break free.
Sturmpruegel can't find room to land a body shot as Singh Negi controls the action.
Singh Negi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sturmpruegel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Singh Negi can turn it around.
Singh Negi missing with knees to the body.
Singh Negi with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Roberto Sturmpruegel has been cut.
Singh Negi throws an elbow but it misses.
Sturmpruegel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sturmpruegel lands a nice shot to the body.
Sturmpruegel throws a head kick that misses
and Singh Negi counters with a two punch combo.
Singh Negi drives through and clinches with Sturmpruegel against the ropes.
Sturmpruegel takes an elbow to the temple.
Singh Negi lands a knee to the body.
Sturmpruegel takes an elbow to the temple.
Sturmpruegel can't find room to land a body shot as Singh Negi controls the action.
Singh Negi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sturmpruegel's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturmpruegel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Singh Negi scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel avoiding damage as Singh Negi throws knees to the body.
Singh Negi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Singh Negi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sturmpruegel is defending well for now.
Singh Negi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel blocks an elbow strike from Singh Negi.
Sturmpruegel wants to break free but Singh Negi has control.
Sturmpruegel wants to get back to striking at distance but Singh Negi won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Singh Negi throws an elbow but misses.
Sturmpruegel is looking to break free of the clinch but Singh Negi has double underhooks.
Singh Negi blocking some punches.
Sturmpruegel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Singh Negi missing with knees to the body.
Sturmpruegel tries to break the clinch but Singh Negi is controlling the position.
Singh Negi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kshitij Singh Negi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Sturmpruegel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sturmpruegel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Singh Negi.
Singh Negi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel swats away the attempt to clinch by Singh Negi.
Sturmpruegel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Singh Negi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sturmpruegel misses with a series of wild punches.
Sturmpruegel throws a body shot but no joy.
Singh Negi closes the distance and pushes Sturmpruegel back into the ropes.
Singh Negi missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturmpruegel misses with a punch on the inside.
Singh Negi tries to land knees in the clinch but Sturmpruegel avoids the damage to the body.
Sturmpruegel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Singh Negi blocks an uppercut.
Sturmpruegel lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Kshitij Singh Negi has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh Negi has Sturmpruegel pressed against the ropes, preventing Sturmpruegel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Singh Negi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sturmpruegel blocks an elbow strike.
Kshitij Singh Negi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Singh Negi lands an elbow that stopped Sturmpruegel in his tracks for a moment.
Singh Negi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sturmpruegel.
A shot in the inside from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel lands a left hand.
Sturmpruegel lands with a light punch inside.
Sturmpruegel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Singh Negi slips a jab and a cross from Sturmpruegel.
Singh Negi throws a counter combo.
Singh Negi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Singh Negi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sturmpruegel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Singh Negi darts in and clinches Sturmpruegel up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel blocks an elbow strike from Singh Negi.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Singh Negi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sturmpruegel's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Sturmpruegel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sturmpruegel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sturmpruegel blocks the elbow strike.
Singh Negi throws an elbow but it misses.
Sturmpruegel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Singh Negi checks a leg kick nicely.
Sturmpruegel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Singh Negi circles away quickly and effectively.
As Sturmpruegel backs off Singh Negi throws a huge counter combo but Sturmpruegel manages to avoid it all.
Sturmpruegel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Singh Negi is looking to clinch but Sturmpruegel is avoiding it.
Sturmpruegel keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sturmpruegel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Sturmpruegel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Singh Negi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sturmpruegel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel throws a solid leg kick but Singh Negi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sturmpruegel.
Singh Negi takes the fight into the clinch.
Sturmpruegel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sturmpruegel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sturmpruegel has a couple of punches blocked by Singh Negi.
Sturmpruegel managing to block the knees to the body from Singh Negi.
Singh Negi prevents Sturmpruegel from breaking the clinch.
Singh Negi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi trying to land knees to the body.
Singh Negi has Sturmpruegel pressed against the ropes, preventing Sturmpruegel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Singh Negi lands an elbow inside that Sturmpruegel shrugs off.
Sturmpruegel avoids the elbow strike from Singh Negi, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Singh Negi.
Sturmpruegel can't break the clinch.
Sturmpruegel working hard to break the clinch.
Singh Negi prevents Sturmpruegel from breaking the clinch.
Sturmpruegel is trying to break the clinch but Singh Negi has him pressed against the ropes.
Singh Negi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturmpruegel breaks the clinch.
Sturmpruegel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Singh Negi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Singh Negi looks to clinch
letting Sturmpruegel counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Sturmpruegel dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Singh Negi checks a low kick from Sturmpruegel.
Singh Negi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sturmpruegel misses with a few strikes there.
Sturmpruegel keeps the fight on the outside.
Singh Negi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sturmpruegel, pushing him back against the ropes.
Singh Negi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sturmpruegel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sturmpruegel is trying to push Singh Negi away but Singh Negi has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sturmpruegel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh Negi has managed to clinch.
Singh Negi working Sturmpruegel over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Singh Negi throws an elbow but it misses.
Sturmpruegel can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sturmpruegel has had enough of the clinch but Singh Negi keeps him there for the moment.
Singh Negi trying to land knees to the body.
Sturmpruegel tries to circle away but Singh Negi has him pinned against the ropes.
Singh Negi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Singh Negi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Singh Negi tries a knee to the head but Sturmpruegel blocks it.
Singh Negi misses with a knee strike.
Sturmpruegel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Singh Negi has him pressed against the ropes.
Singh Negi lands an elbow just above Sturmpruegel 's eye.
Singh Negi lands an elbow that stopped Sturmpruegel in his tracks for a moment.
Sturmpruegel blocks the elbow strike.
Singh Negi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sturmpruegel avoids it.
Sturmpruegel swings wildly with an uppercut but Singh Negi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi lands an elbow inside.
Singh Negi throws an elbow that misses.
Singh Negi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Singh Negi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sturmpruegel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Singh Negi throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturmpruegel working aggressively here.
Singh Negi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Singh Negi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sturmpruegel.
Singh Negi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Singh Negi lands an elbow inside.
Roberto Sturmpruegel's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Singh Negi tries to land knees in the clinch but Sturmpruegel avoids the damage to the body.
Sturmpruegel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Singh Negi pushes off an throws an elbow but Sturmpruegel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Singh Negi trying to land knees to the body.
Sturmpruegel looking to slow down the pace here.
Sturmpruegel managing to block the knees to the body from Singh Negi.
Sturmpruegel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sturmpruegel throws a head punch that misses.
Sturmpruegel working hard to break the clinch.
Singh Negi landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Singh Negi.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Singh Negi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Singh Negi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sturmpruegel.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Singh Negi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sturmpruegel's brow.
Singh Negi misses with an elbow strike.
Sturmpruegel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sturmpruegel dodges an elbow strike from Singh Negi.
Sturmpruegel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Singh Negi prevents Sturmpruegel from breaking the clinch.
Singh Negi blocks an uppercut.
Singh Negi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sturmpruegel is defending well for now.
Singh Negi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturmpruegel working hard to break the clinch.
Sturmpruegel blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kshitij Singh Negi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Singh Negi 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kshitij Singh Negi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kshitij Singh Negi thanked Namunamu Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Uk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Broke & Hungry . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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28
170 lbs
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164 lbs
15 - 12 - 1 |
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateus Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Dong Uk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uk misses with a looping left.
Dong Uk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uk's corner calls for a 1-2. Uk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Mateus Gracie has been cut.
Uk looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie throws out a powerful jab.
Uk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Uk 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.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uk throws out the jab.
Uk loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie throws a front kick that sends Uk stumbling back into the ropes.
Gracie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie cracks Uk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Uk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie moves out of range as Uk strikes.
Uk misses with a wild body shot.
Uk throws a body punch but Gracie moves 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!
Uk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uk throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie tries a low kick but Uk avoids it.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Uk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Uk manages to circle out of the way.
Uk missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uk throws out the jab.
Uk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Uk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Uk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uk throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie has managed to clinch.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Uk's head.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie keeps control of Uk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Uk is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Gracie.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Uk controls his hands.
Uk prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Uk scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uk.
Uk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uk takes a shot to the head.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Uk fails to land.
Uk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uk.
Gracie stalling in the clinch but Uk improves position.
Gracie has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Uk is trying to keep an underhook but Gracie manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Uk dodges it nicely.
Uk trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Uk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk trying to control from the bottom.
Uk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uk defending well though.
Uk wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Uk is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Uk is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Uk avoid being mounted?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Uk is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Uk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Uk moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Uk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gracie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Uk working a defensive guard here.
Gracie lands a couple of digs.
Gracie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Uk has wrist control.
Gracie distracts Uk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
We've been hearing that Gracie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Uk has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Uk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Uk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mateus Gracie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Uk needs to keep his hands up - Gracie had a free shot at his head there.
Uk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Uk.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Uk.
Uk takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Uk lands a right hook to the body.
Uk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uk.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Uk punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Uk stuffs the takedown.
Uk connects with the punch.
Uk throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Uk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uk with a hook.
Gracie swings for the body but Uk moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uk! But no joy.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uk throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Dong Uk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uk checks a leg kick.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uk manages to avoid it.
Uk misses with a body shot
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Uk didn't expect that.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie is working Uk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gracie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie postures up.
Uk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Uk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Uk's head.
Uk 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 fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uk can do to turn this around?
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Uk is retaining full guard.
Gracie is in close to Uk's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gracie landing with the ground and pound.
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!
Uk pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie landing with the ground and pound.
Uk trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie won't allow Uk to sweep him here.
Uk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Uk looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mateus Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Uk's brow.
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Uk dives on top into guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Uk from controlling successfully.
Uk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie has his foot on Uk's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Uk works his way back into a safe position though.
Uk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Uk defends well.
Gracie pushes a forearm under Uk's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Uk is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mateus Gracie!
Post fight, an emotional Mateus Gracie said 'Put that shit in one of your damn forum threads!! Gracie drops the mic and walks out of the cage....'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Auguste Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimm has chosen David Gilmour - There's No Way Out Of Here as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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28
153 lbs
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34
147 lbs
31 - 23 - 2 |
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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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Auguste Grimm!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grimm throws a leg kick that misses.
Grimm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Grimm.
Crowe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That kick from Grimm tenderised Crowe's leg. Crowe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Auguste Grimm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimm blocks a head kick by Crowe.
A shot to the body from Crowe misses
and Grimm makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grimm misses with a kick to the body.
Grimm swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crowe avoids the body shot from Grimm.
Crowe misses with a jab to the body
and Grimm counters with a solid body kick.
Grimm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crowe scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grimm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crowe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grimm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crowe.
Crowe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grimm looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grimm looks for the body kick but Crowe saw that one coming.
Crowe misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Grimm.
Grimm throws a shot to the body.
Grimm moves away from the strike by Crowe.
Grimm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crowe tries for a takedown but Grimm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Auguste Grimm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grimm, right into the meat.
Nice body kick from Grimm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe lands with a cross.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crowe lands with a nice body punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grimm.
An attempted straight right counter from Crowe misses the target.
Grimm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grimm throws the left hand but Crowe avoids the punch easily.
Grimm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm is looking to score with low kicks.
Crowe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grimm doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Crowe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A solid body kick from Grimm.
Crowe moves out of range of the body kick.
Grimm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crowe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grimm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crowe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crowe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grimm throws a leg kick
and Crowe moves into the clinch.
Grimm lands an elbow that stopped Crowe in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crowe.
Crowe is stalling here.
Grimm looking to throw knees to the head but Crowe is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crowe.
Grimm misses with some punches.
Crowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Crowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe blocks a body shot from Grimm.
Grimm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grimm misses with a knee strike.
Crowe is working Grimm over against the ropes.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grimm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Crowe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Auguste Grimm will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crowe throws a jab when Grimm was well out of range.
Grimm is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crowe rather than just go for the knockout.
Crowe connects with the punch.
Grimm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crowe.
Crowe throws a shot to the body.
Crowe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grimm.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grimm, as that shot connected.
Crowe fails with the takedown.
Jab from Grimm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crowe throws out the jab.
Crowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimm manages to avoid it.
Crowe scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe checks a low kick from Grimm.
Grimm checks a leg kick nicely.
Grimm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crowe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grimm.
Grimm thuds his shin into the meat of Crowe's side.
Grimm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grimm just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crowe's corner calls for a 1-2. Crowe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crowe swings for the body but Grimm moves out of range.
Crowe shoots in for a double leg but Grimm sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crowe misses with a jab to the body
and Grimm counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crowe avoids the head kick by Grimm.
Grimm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Grimm scores with a head kick. Crowe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses.
Grimm throws a head kick but Crowe moves out of range.
Grimm throws a right hand that misses
and Crowe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crowe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimm.
Grimm tries a head kick but it misses.
Grimm lunges at Crowe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crowe's hand.
Crowe walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a kick to the body.
Grimm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crowe throws a hook but Grimm blocks it.
A leg kick checked by Grimm.
Grimm lands a nice hook to Crowe's body. Crowe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crowe swings for the body but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grimm throws a sloppy head kick
and Crowe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grimm scores with a decent looking hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grimm.
Grimm misses with a low kick.
Grimm will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crowe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grimm!
Crowe will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Crowe missing with a left hand there. Grimm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grimm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crowe lands a body shot.
Crowe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grimm plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grimm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crowe.
Grimm throws a big counter head kick but Crowe avoids it with no problem.
Grimm dips to his left and cracks Crowe with an uppercut!
Grimm walks into a straight right hand from Crowe.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Crowe. Grimm shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Auguste Grimm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Crowe. Grimm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grimm raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Crowe throws a body shot but no joy.
Crowe motions for Grimm to come forward. Crowe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grimm now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Crowe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crowe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grimm.
Crowe blocks a head kick by Grimm.
Crowe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crowe moves into the clinch.
Grimm misses with an elbow over the top.
Grimm throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grimm's elbow.
Grimm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grimm ducks under a wild hook from Crowe.
A swing and a miss from Crowe.
Grimm lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm lands with a right hand.
Crowe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grimm lands with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Grimm is predictable there
and Crowe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grimm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Grimm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grimm misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grimm breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Grimm.
Grimm swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crowe checks a leg kick.
Crowe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimm.
Grimm blocks a leg kick.
Grimm swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grimm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crowe.
Grimm moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimm stuffs the takedown.
Grimm only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A lazy left from Crowe finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimm tried to score with a low kick but Crowe checks it.
Crowe is looking to counter the offense by Grimm and move into the clinch.
Crowe lands a nice shot that snaps Grimm's head back.
Crowe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crowe connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grimm, right into the meat.
Johnny Crowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grimm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crowe.
Grimm checks the leg kick.
Crowe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A swing and a miss from Crowe.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses.
Grimm connects with a right hand. Crowe shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throws a leg kick but Crowe sees it coming and moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Crowe blocks the leg kick.
Crowe throws a big shot that misses.
Grimm throws a body punch but Crowe moves out of range.
Crowe walks into a straight right hand from Grimm.
Grimm throws a sloppy head kick and Crowe moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Auguste Grimm has been cut.
Grimm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crowe avoids the head kick by Grimm.
A telegraphed right hand from Grimm misses the target.
Grimm lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Auguste Grimm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grimm 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Auguste Grimm!
Auguste Grimm decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shuya Nanahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nanahara comes into the arena with Sail blaring out of the sound system. Shuya Nanahara had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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215 lbs
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222 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shuya Nanahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Domingo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Nanahara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Domingo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nanahara.
Nanahara throws a series of punches but Domingo moves out of range.
Jorge Domingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nanahara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Domingo scoring well with a low kick there.
Domingo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nanahara definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Domingo tests Nanahara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Domingo is looking to clinch.
Domingo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nanahara counters with a nice leg kick.
Nanahara misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Nanahara.
Domingo instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Domingo.
Nanahara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nanahara moves out of range of the strikes.
Nanahara misses with a looping left.
Domingo throws out a loose jab but Nanahara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nanahara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Domingo.
Nanahara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nanahara checks a leg kick.
As Domingo looks to move away, Nanahara throws a big counter combo but Domingo just gets out of the way.
Domingo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Domingo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nanahara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Domingo counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Domingo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Domingo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Nanahara was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Domingo.
Nanahara slips a jab from Domingo.
Domingo tries to clinch there but Nanahara circles away.
Nanahara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Domingo feints and then cracks Nanahara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nanahara down.
Domingo throws a hook but Nanahara avoids it easily.
Nanahara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Domingo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nanahara connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nanahara.
Domingo wants to counter with a clinch but Nanahara pushes him away.
Domingo loads up on a big right hand but Nanahara slips the punch.
Nanahara swings widly with a right hand
and Domingo counters with a straight right hand.
Nanahara takes a swing at Domingo's ribcage but misses.
Domingo tries a quick counter leg kick but Nanahara is wise to it.
Nanahara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nanahara sets himself, and Domingo steps forward looking for the clinch! Nanahara avoids it this time.
Nanahara lands a left and a right that send Domingo crashing to the mat, dazed. Nanahara thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Jorge Domingo has been cut.
Nanahara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Domingo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nanahara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Domingo takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo looking to throw knees to the head but Nanahara is blocking nicely.
Domingo pushes Nanahara back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nanahara blocks a body shot from Domingo.
Nanahara tries to break free but Domingo pushes him back against the ropes.
Domingo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Domingo has Nanahara pressed against the ropes, preventing Nanahara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nanahara working hard to break the clinch.
Domingo misses with a body punch.
Domingo working aggressively here.
Nanahara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nanahara moves away from the strike by Domingo.
Nanahara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Domingo throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jorge Domingo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jorge Domingo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nanahara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Domingo counters with a stiff right hand.
Shuya Nanahara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nanahara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nanahara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nanahara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Domingo.
Nanahara throws a jab but it's blocked by Domingo.
Domingo swings widly with a right hand
and Nanahara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Domingo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Domingo with a jab.
Domingo walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nanahara swings for the body but Domingo moves out of range.
Nanahara throws a lazy head kick
and Domingo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Domingo closes the distance but Nanahara moves to the side
and Nanahara counters with a series of strikes. Domingo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Domingo is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nanahara swinging wildly here.
Domingo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shuya Nanahara is winning the standup battle so far.
Nanahara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Domingo circles away quickly and effectively.
Nanahara looks to throw the jab but Domingo is out of range.
Nanahara lands a big right hand that sends Domingo crashing to the mat! Nanahara stays standing though and waves Domingo back to his feet!
Nanahara throws a body punch but Domingo moves out of range.
Nanahara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Domingo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nanahara 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.
Domingo scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingo misses with an uppercut
and Nanahara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nanahara throws a big shot that misses.
Nanahara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Domingo is still on wobbly legs! Can Nanahara finish him?
Domingo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nanahara. That did some damage!
Domingo seems to have recovered his senses.
Nanahara slips under a jab from Domingo.
Domingo throws a hook but Nanahara avoids it easily.
It looked like Nanahara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nanahara moves forwards but Domingo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nanahara slips a straight right by Domingo.
Nanahara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Domingo.
A cross from Nanahara lands.
Nanahara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Domingo misses with a hook
and Nanahara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Jorge Domingo's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo switches off momentarily and Nanahara cracks him with a monster right hand! Domingo topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Nanahara dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Nanahara!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shuya Nanahara!
Shuya Nanahara seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Breannain Miletich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
160 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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158 lbs
27 - 11 - 0 |
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Breannain Miletich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Silvestre!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miletich.
Silvestre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Miletich throws an overhand right that lands on Silvestre's shoulder, as Silvestre tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Miletich misses its intended target.
Silvestre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miletich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silvestre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miletich, pushing him back against the ropes.
Silvestre stops a takedown attempt from Miletich.
Miletich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Silvestre.
It looks like Breannain Miletich has been cut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Miletich throws an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Silvestre.
Miletich pushes off an throws an elbow but Silvestre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Silvestre avoids a wild elbow strike from Miletich.
Silvestre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miletich's elbow.
I was talking to Miletich's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silvestre misses with the head strike.
Silvestre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silvestre dodges an elbow strike from Miletich.
Silvestre lands a body shot.
Miletich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvestre lands an elbow that stopped Miletich in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre tries a body shot but Miletich blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Miletich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silvestre's brow.
Miletich lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Miletich throws an elbow but misses.
Silvestre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvestre lands a hook that snaps the head of Miletich backwards.
Miletich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Miletich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miletich is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Silvestre can't fight it off and eventually Miletich manages to take the fight to the floor. Silvestre looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silvestre pushes Miletich off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvestre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silvestre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silvestre slips a straight right by Miletich.
A little jabbing left from Silvestre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Miletich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silvestre defending well as Miletich loads up on a big left hand.
Miletich throws a body punch but Silvestre moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silvestre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miletich's hands.
Silvestre moves into the clinch.
Miletich tries a body shot but Silvestre blocks it.
Miletich throws an elbow that misses.
Silvestre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miletich backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miletich.
Silvestre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miletich lands a damaging elbow.
Silvestre digs a right hand underneath Miletich's ribcage. Miletich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Miletich throws a head punch that misses.
Miletich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miletich throws a head punch that misses.
Silvestre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Miletich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silvestre's brow.
Miletich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miletich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silvestre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Miletich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miletich misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miletich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miletich is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silvestre avoids a wild elbow strike from Miletich.
Miletich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silvestre throws a punch but it's blocked by Miletich.
Miletich lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Daniel Silvestre has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Miletich throws an elbow that misses.
Miletich misses with an elbow strike.
Miletich struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvestre controls his hands.
Silvestre lands a body punch.
Silvestre blocks an elbow strike from Miletich.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silvestre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miletich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvestre.
Silvestre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miletich misses with an elbow over the top.
Miletich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvestre's elbow.
Silvestre lands a left hand.
Silvestre working aggressively here.
Silvestre lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvestre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silvestre digs a right hand underneath Miletich's ribcage. Miletich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miletich.
Silvestre lands a shot to the body.
Miletich blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silvestre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silvestre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silvestre tries to work over Miletich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silvestre dodges an elbow strike from Miletich.
Silvestre stalling in the clinch but Miletich improves position.
Silvestre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miletich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Silvestre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silvestre avoids the elbow strike from Miletich, against the ropes.
Miletich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miletich pushes off an throws an elbow but Silvestre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Miletich misses with an elbow strike.
Miletich scores with a shoulder strike.
Miletich tries a body shot but Silvestre blocks it.
Silvestre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Silvestre will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Miletich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Miletich throws a lazy uppercut
and Silvestre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miletich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvestre moves away.
Silvestre throws a leg kick but Miletich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Miletich was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silvestre.
Miletich loads up on a big right hand but Silvestre slips the punch.
Silvestre throws a nice looking combination but Miletich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silvestre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miletich.
Miletich throws a big counter combination but Silvestre scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Miletich. Those never looked like landing.
Silvestre lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Daniel Silvestre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silvestre lands a nice looking body shot.
Silvestre lunges at Miletich with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miletich's hand.
Silvestre thuds a left hand into Miletich's body.
Miletich throws a hook but Silvestre blocks it.
Miletich sets himself, and Silvestre steps forward looking for the clinch! Miletich avoids it this time.
Silvestre stuns Miletich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silvestre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Silvestre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silvestre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silvestre throws a right and a left that Miletich avoids nicely.
Silvestre scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre has managed to clinch.
Silvestre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silvestre avoids the elbow strike from Miletich, against the ropes.
Miletich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miletich takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Miletich - that landed with a thud.
Miletich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miletich is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Miletich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silvestre trying to control the position but instead, Miletich has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silvestre into the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silvestre avoids the elbow strike from Miletich, against the ropes.
Silvestre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miletich misses with an elbow strike.
Silvestre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miletich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miletich lands an elbow inside.
Miletich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Silvestre.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Miletich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silvestre's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miletich.
Miletich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silvestre lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Miletich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silvestre's brow.
Silvestre avoids a wild elbow strike from Miletich.
Silvestre blocks the elbow strike.
Miletich lands a shoulder strike.
Silvestre looking to stall.
Silvestre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miletich backwards.
Miletich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silvestre misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Miletich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silvestre's brow.
Miletich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miletich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silvestre dodges an elbow strike from Miletich.
Silvestre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miletich is keeping busy.
Miletich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Miletich.
Silvestre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Miletich throws an elbow but misses.
Daniel Silvestre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miletich.
A shot in the inside from Silvestre.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silvestre lands a shot to the body.
Miletich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miletich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silvestre lands a nice uppercut.
Miletich tries to throw a body punch but Silvestre avoids it by throwing Miletich back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silvestre.
Miletich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Miletich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miletich throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Miletich throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre dodges an elbow strike from Miletich.
Miletich scores with a shot to the side of Silvestre's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvestre lands a right hand.
Miletich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Silvestre blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Silvestre.
Silvestre pushes off an throws an elbow but Miletich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Silvestre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Miletich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silvestre misses with a body punch.
Silvestre avoids a wild elbow strike from Miletich.
Silvestre misses with a body punch.
Silvestre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miletich backwards.
Miletich throws an elbow that misses.
Silvestre blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silvestre struggles to land a body shot inside as Miletich controls his hands.
Silvestre tries to work over Miletich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miletich throws a head punch that misses.
Miletich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvestre tries to throw a body punch but Miletich avoids it by throwing Silvestre back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silvestre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Miletich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silvestre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miletich misses with a hook.
Silvestre is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Miletich rather than just go for the knockout.
Silvestre lands with a kick to the ribs.
A low kick from Silvestre misses
and Miletich counters with a one-two to the body.
Miletich walks into a left hand.
Miletich tries to clinch but Silvestre is having none of it.
Miletich sizes up Silvestre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silvestre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miletich manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Silvestre as he connects with a hook.
Miletich misses with a shot to the body
and Silvestre counters with an outside leg kick.
Silvestre has closed the distance and engaged Miletich in a clinch.
Miletich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miletich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silvestre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silvestre gets through Miletich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silvestre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miletich.
Miletich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silvestre lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletich misses with an elbow over the top.
Silvestre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silvestre misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silvestre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miletich is rocked!
Silvestre looking to stall.
Miletich pushes off an throws an elbow but Silvestre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Miletich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silvestre cracks Miletich with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Silvestre.
Silvestre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvestre scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Miletich.
Silvestre lands a hook that snaps the head of Miletich backwards.
Silvestre tries to throw a body punch but Miletich avoids it by throwing Silvestre back against the ropes.
Miletich struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvestre controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Silvestre.
Silvestre lands a left hand.
Oh Miletich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Miletich seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miletich misses with a punch on the inside.
Silvestre can't find room to land a body shot as Miletich controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Silvestre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silvestre has Miletich pressed against the ropes.
Miletich lands a nice shot to the body.
Silvestre misses with a punch to the body.
Silvestre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miletich's defenses.
Silvestre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miletich working aggressively here.
Miletich lands an elbow that stopped Silvestre in his tracks for a moment.
Silvestre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvestre lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Miletich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silvestre's brow.
Miletich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miletich misses with an elbow over the top.
Silvestre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silvestre lands a shoulder strike.
Silvestre lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silvestre.
Miletich misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silvestre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silvestre just leaning against Miletich, taking a breather.
Miletich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miletich misses with a punch on the inside.
Silvestre dips a shoulder and cracks Miletich with a mighty uppercut! Miletich falls back against the ropes and Silvestre unloads with a barrage of strikes! Miletich is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Silvestre screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Silvestre!
Our winner, Daniel Silvestre, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sacco Vanzetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanzetti kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Against All Authority - Sacco & Vanzetti. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sacco Vanzetti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lorenzo Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanzetti blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Vanzetti was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vanzetti blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Vanzetti misses with a body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ortiz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ortiz prevents a body shot from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
Vanzetti lands an elbow that stopped Ortiz in his tracks for a moment.
Ortiz misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ortiz.
Vanzetti lands with a short shot to the head.
Vanzetti looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Ortiz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vanzetti backwards.
Ortiz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vanzetti lands a good knee to the midsection. Ortiz won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ortiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ortiz misses with some punches.
Vanzetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vanzetti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Ortiz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanzetti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
I was talking to Vanzetti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vanzetti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
Ortiz prevents a body shot from Vanzetti.
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanzetti tries to throw a body punch but Ortiz avoids it by throwing Vanzetti back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Ortiz fails to land.
Ortiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ortiz tries a body shot but Vanzetti blocks it.
Vanzetti managing to block the knees to the body from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vanzettis head.
Vanzetti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ortiz or not.
Vanzetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ortiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanzetti's elbow.
Vanzetti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ortiz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ortiz blocks an uppercut.
Ortiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vanzetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vanzetti trying to land knees to the body.
Ortiz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vanzetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ortiz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanzetti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vanzetti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ortiz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vanzetti blocks a body shot from Ortiz.
Ortiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanzetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanzetti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ortiz throws a head punch that misses.
Ortiz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ortiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ortiz.
Ortiz tries to work over Vanzetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Vanzetti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vanzetti misses with a punch to the body.
Vanzetti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vanzetti misses with a knee strike.
Ortiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vanzetti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz blocks a body shot from Vanzetti.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Vanzetti throws knees to the body.
Ortiz misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ortiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanzetti's elbow.
Ortiz scores with a shoulder strike.
Vanzetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanzetti tries to work over Ortiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vanzetti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Ortiz tries to work over Vanzetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vanzetti lands a knee to the head.
Vanzetti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ortiz's defenses.
Vanzetti tries to land knees in the clinch but Ortiz avoids the damage to the body.
Vanzetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ortiz takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanzetti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Ortiz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanzetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ortiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanzetti tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
Vanzetti lands a knee to the head.
Ortiz lands a right hand.
Vanzetti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vanzetti lands a shoulder strike.
Vanzetti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ortiz is defending well for now.
Ortiz lands with a light punch inside.
Ortiz avoids the elbow strike from Vanzetti, against the ropes.
Vanzetti blocks a body shot from Ortiz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanzetti.
Ortiz throws a head punch that misses.
Ortiz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ortiz scores with a shoulder strike.
Ortiz working aggressively here.
Vanzetti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vanzetti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortiz's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz tries to land a knee to the head but Vanzetti blocks with his arms.
Ortiz lands a body shot.
Ortiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vanzetti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ortizs head.
Ortiz blocks an elbow strike from Vanzetti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sacco Vanzetti 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.
Ortiz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vanzetti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A leg kick checked by Vanzetti.
Vanzetti throws a lazy right hand but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ortiz scores with a jab. Vanzetti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vanzetti blocks a leg kick.
Vanzetti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vanzetti connects with an inside leg kick.
Vanzetti misses with a straight right.
A big left from Vanzetti misses.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vanzetti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Vanzetti moves into the clinch.
Ortiz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ortiz lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Sacco Vanzetti has been cut.
Ortiz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz has a couple of punches blocked by Vanzetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Ortiz on the inside.
Ortiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vanzetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanzetti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortiz's elbow.
Ortiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sacco Vanzetti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ortiz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vanzetti.
Vanzetti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ortiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vanzetti tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ortiz managing to block the knees to the body from Vanzetti.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vanzetti.
Ortiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vanzetti blocking some punches.
Ortiz has a couple of punches blocked by Vanzetti.
Ortiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ortiz works on Vanzetti's body with a couple of short punches.
Ortiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortiz scores with a shoulder strike.
Vanzetti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortiz's elbow.
Ortiz digs a right hand into Vanzetti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vanzetti's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanzetti.
Ortiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanzetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vanzetti blocking some punches.
Vanzetti is working Ortiz over against the ropes.
Ortiz can't find room to land a body shot as Vanzetti controls the action.
Ortiz tries a body shot but Vanzetti blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Ortiz fails to land.
Vanzetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz blocks a body shot from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti lands with a short shot to the head.
Ortiz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vanzetti is defending well for now.
Vanzetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vanzetti connects with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Vanzetti.
Vanzetti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ortiz misses with a punch on the inside.
Ortiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vanzettis head.
Vanzetti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ortiz or not.
Vanzetti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanzetti misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ortiz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ortiz can't find room to land a body shot as Vanzetti controls the action.
Vanzetti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vanzetti trying to land knees to the body.
Vanzetti can't find room to land a body shot as Ortiz controls the action.
Vanzetti scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vanzetti.
Vanzetti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vanzetti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vanzetti tries to work over Ortiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vanzetti tries to land knees in the clinch but Ortiz avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti blocks an uppercut.
Ortiz lands with a right to the head.
Ortiz has a couple of punches blocked by Vanzetti.
Vanzetti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ortiz or not.
Ortiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Vanzetti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanzetti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ortiz is defending well for now.
A short right from Vanzetti on the inside.
Ortiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortiz misses with the head strike.
Vanzetti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vanzetti scores with a hook to the body.
Ortiz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vanzetti lands a knee to the body.
Vanzetti cracks Ortiz with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ortiz.
Vanzetti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Vanzetti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vanzetti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanzetti scores with a shot to the side of Ortiz's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vanzetti.
Ortiz managing to block the knees to the body from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
A short right from Vanzetti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sacco Vanzetti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sacco Vanzetti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vanzetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanzetti.
Ortiz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vanzetti misses with a wild combination.
Vanzetti thuds his right hand into Ortiz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vanzetti lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanzetti cracks a nice hook into Ortiz's ribs.
Sacco Vanzetti is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortiz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vanzetti is looking to land body kicks.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A clash of legs there as Ortiz blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanzetti is looking to chop away at Ortiz's legs.
Ortiz shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ortiz throws a looping overhand right but Vanzetti ducks down to avoid it.
Vanzetti is looking to clinch.
Ortiz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vanzetti just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid body kick from Ortiz.
Vanzetti throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Vanzetti misses with a hook
and Ortiz counters with a series of strikes. Vanzetti will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ortiz connects with an inside leg kick.
Ortiz slips a straight right by Vanzetti.
Ortiz avoids a kick to the body.
Ortiz connects with a solid leg kick.
Vanzetti tries to land a front kick but Ortiz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vanzetti misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
Vanzetti throws a push kick but Ortiz slaps the foot to one side.
Ortiz tries a quick counter leg kick but Vanzetti is wise to it.
Vanzetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ortiz.
Vanzetti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Ortiz.
Vanzetti swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ortiz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ortiz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ortiz throws a jab when Vanzetti was well out of range.
Vanzetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vanzetti.
Ortiz catches Vanzetti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ortiz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ortiz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ortiz connects with the punch.
Ortiz moves out of range as Vanzetti strikes.
Ortiz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vanzetti slips under a jab.
Vanzetti lands a leg kick that knocks Ortiz off balance momentarily.
Vanzetti throws the left hand but Ortiz avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanzetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vanzetti swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vanzetti.
Good shot there by Ortiz.
Vanzetti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vanzetti thows a leg kick but Ortiz checks it
and Ortiz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vanzetti throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Vanzetti walks into a straight right hand from Ortiz.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vanzetti.
Vanzetti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ortiz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vanzetti is rocked!
Vanzetti scores with a three punch combo!
Oh Vanzetti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Vanzetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ortiz.
Vanzetti seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ortiz checks a leg kick nicely.
A clash of legs there as Vanzetti blocks the low kick.
Vanzetti with a jab.
Vanzetti fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Ortiz responds with a good body kick, but Vanzetti manages to step out the way in time.
Vanzetti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vanzetti cracks Ortiz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Vanzetti throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ortiz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ortiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sacco Vanzetti did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Sacco Vanzetti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vanzetti tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Ortiz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
No joy there for Vanzetti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortiz lands a body shot.
Ortiz cracks Vanzetti with a good jab.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortiz slips a jab from Vanzetti.
Ortiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vanzetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortiz lands a jab to the nose.
Vanzetti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanzetti works Ortiz's body with a nice hook.
Vanzetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ortiz. That did some damage!
Sacco Vanzetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanzetti lands a lovely overhand right.
Vanzetti checks a leg kick nicely.
Ortiz throws an overhand right that lands on Vanzetti's shoulder, as Vanzetti tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanzetti scores with a punch to the head.
Vanzetti fakes the leg kick and cracks Ortiz in the body.
Vanzetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ortiz! But no joy.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but Vanzetti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vanzetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Vanzetti throws a shot to the body.
Ortiz drops his hands momentarily and Vanzetti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vanzetti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ortiz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vanzetti lands a jab to the nose.
Vanzetti cracks Ortiz with an open hand slap.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vanzetti scores with a nice head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vanzetti, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanzetti moves out of range as Ortiz strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ortiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vanzetti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ortiz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ortiz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vanzetti on the side of the head.
Vanzetti throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Vanzetti pushes Ortiz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vanzetti tries to land knees in the clinch but Ortiz avoids the damage to the body.
Vanzetti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Vanzetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Ortiz.
Ortiz working aggressively here.
Vanzetti with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ortiz.
Ortiz avoids the elbow strike from Vanzetti, against the ropes.
Ortiz working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Ortiz.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanzetti tries to throw a body punch but Ortiz avoids it by throwing Vanzetti back against the ropes.
Vanzetti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ortiz misses with a body punch.
Vanzetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a short shot to the head.
Ortiz blocks an elbow strike.
Vanzetti tries a body shot but Ortiz blocks it.
Vanzetti has a couple of punches blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a head punch that misses.
Ortiz lands a hook that snaps the head of Vanzetti backwards.
Vanzetti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vanzetti blocks a body shot from Ortiz.
Vanzetti pushes Ortiz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ortiz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ortiz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vanzetti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanzetti controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ortiz misses with the head strike.
Ortiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vanzetti blocking some punches.
Ortiz can't find room to land a body shot as Vanzetti controls the action.
Ortiz gets through Vanzetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Vanzetti throws knees to the body.
Vanzetti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vanzetti misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanzetti controls his hands.
Vanzetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Vanzetti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vanzetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vanzetti struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortiz controls his hands.
Ortiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanzetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanzetti throws a head punch that misses.
Ortiz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ortiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sacco Vanzetti had his way with Lorenzo Ortiz in that round.
The cut man is working on Sacco Vanzetti's cut.
That's time! Vanzetti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ortiz wants to slow Vanzetti down by chopping away at his legs.
Vanzetti is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vanzetti throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Vanzetti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vanzetti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortiz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vanzetti with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vanzetti. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Vanzetti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vanzetti.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Vanzetti misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ortiz loads up on a big right hand but Vanzetti slips the punch.
Vanzetti seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ortiz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but Vanzetti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ortiz takes a swing at Vanzetti's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanzetti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vanzetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortiz is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Vanzetti.
Ortiz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vanzetti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vanzetti scores with a jab. Ortiz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vanzetti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a right hand.
Ortiz catches Vanzetti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ortiz tries to land a leg kick but Vanzetti saw it coming and moves away.
Vanzetti misses with the combination.
Vanzetti throws a leg kick that misses.
Ortiz checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanzetti throws a lazy right hand but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Ortiz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanzetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortiz slips a straight right by Vanzetti.
Vanzetti scores with a jab.
Vanzetti clinches with his opponent.
Vanzetti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Ortiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanzetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanzetti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vanzetti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ortiz can't find room to land a body shot as Vanzetti controls the action.
Ortiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanzetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz pushes Vanzetti back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ortiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vanzettis head.
Ortiz avoids the elbow strike from Vanzetti, against the ropes.
Vanzetti blocks an uppercut.
Ortiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanzetti.
Lorenzo Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sacco Vanzetti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a head punch that misses.
Ortiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vanzetti lands a good knee to the midsection. Ortiz won't want to take too many of those.
Ortiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ortiz misses with a punch on the inside.
Ortiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a punch on the inside.
Ortiz scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanzetti.
Ortiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ortiz scores with a hook to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ortiz.
Vanzetti prevents a body shot from Ortiz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ortiz pushes Vanzetti back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ortiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanzetti's elbow.
Vanzetti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ortiz misses with some punches.
Ortiz misses with a punch on the inside.
Vanzetti blocking some punches.
Vanzetti lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz avoiding damage as Vanzetti throws knees to the body.
Ortiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanzetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ortiz.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Vanzetti throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sacco Vanzetti.
Well Vanzetti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sacco Vanzetti!
Sacco Vanzetti is the new light heavyweight champion!
Sacco Vanzetti gave a mention to Hellbent in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastiaan Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastiaan Rutten has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Floyd Patterson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastiaan Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Patterson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rutten - the referee stops the clock and Patterson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rutten. Patterson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rutten throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Patterson.
Patterson throws a sloppy head kick and Rutten moves out of range easily.
And Rutten responds with a good body kick, but Patterson manages to step out the way in time.
Patterson closes the distance and pushes Rutten back into the ropes.
A short right from Rutten.
Rutten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rutten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Rutten.
Rutten manages to break the clinch.
Rutten attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Patterson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Patterson misses with a wild combination.
Rutten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Patterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rutten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rutten takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Patterson.
Patterson tries to clinch but Rutten moves away
letting Rutten counter with a right hand.
It looks like Floyd Patterson has been cut.
Patterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rutten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Patterson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rutten lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Patterson.
Rutten follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Patterson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Rutten counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patterson gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Rutten gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Patterson is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastiaan Rutten!
Sebastiaan Rutten is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Sebastiaan Rutten 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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