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MFN 328: LA Confidential PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jarik Belson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suan Paredes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarik Belson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suan Paredes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belson slips a jab from Paredes.
Nice sprawl there from Paredes as Belson shoots in.
Belson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Belson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Paredes to the ground. Belson is now in Paredes's guard.
Belson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Belson trying to control but Paredes is working from the bottom.
Paredes looking for a sweep. Not yet Paredes, not yet.
Paredes is trying to keep Belson in close.
Paredes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Belson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paredes keeping moving, preventing Belson from controlling successfully.
Belson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paredes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belson passes Paredes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Belson wants to take a breather but Paredes is having none of it.
Belson wants to pass the guard but Paredes is defending well.
Belson trying to control the action but Paredes is working from the bottom.
Paredes is looking to control Belson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paredes avoid being mounted?
Paredes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Belson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paredes is keeping the position for now.
Belson drops back looking for a leg! Paredes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Paredes manages to kick Belson off! Belson jumps back into Paredes's guard.
Paredes being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Belson wants to control from the top but Paredes keeps moving.
Belson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belson is working hard here to advance position.
Belson pushes down on Paredes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Belson is trying to work for a kimura but Paredes is defending well.
Belson is trying to work for a kimura but Paredes is defending well.
Belson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Belson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Paredes is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jarik Belson!
Our winner, Jarik Belson, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Toga Masotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Nation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Toga Masotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolai Nation!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Masotti lands but Nation takes it in his stride.
Nation throws a nice looking combination but Masotti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick from Masotti lands but Nation takes it in his stride.
Masotti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masotti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Masotti throws a head kick but Nation moves out of range.
Nation takes a swing at Masotti's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Masotti wants to clinch.
Nation ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masotti moves away.
Masotti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Masotti throws a leg kick which misses Nation's front leg but catches the back leg as Nation tries to avoid it.
Nation takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nation is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nation ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nation is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masotti.
Nation on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masotti. Masotti obviously looking to wear him down.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation misses with a straight right.
Masotti has closed the distance and engaged Nation in a clinch.
Masotti scores a nice knee to the body.
Masotti with a knee to the head.
Nation is still on wobbly legs! Can Masotti finish him?
Masotti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nation seems to have recovered his senses.
Masotti's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Masotti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Masotti displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nation up against the cage.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nation has a couple of punches blocked by Masotti.
Masotti is pushing Nation up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Nation.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masotti with a knee to the head.
Nation misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Masotti obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masotti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Nikolai Nation has been cut.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nation throws a punch but it's blocked by Masotti.
Masotti crunches a lovely knee into Nation's ribcage.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Nation can't find room to land a body shot as Masotti controls the action.
Nation is trying to maintain a safe position but Masotti gets an underhook and turns Nation into the cage.
Masotti lands a good knee to the midsection. Nation won't want to take too many of those.
Nation looks winded!
Masotti lands a nice knee to the body.
Masotti lands a nice knee to the body.
Nation takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nation takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Masotti.
Masotti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Masotti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Masotti.
Nation tries to work over Masotti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masotti scores a nice knee to the body.
Masotti scores with a knee to the head.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nation avoids it.
Masotti avoiding damage.
Masotti connects with a knee to the head.
Nation on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nation misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nation taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nation avoiding damage as Masotti throws knees to the body.
Masotti lands a good knee to the midsection. Nation won't want to take too many of those.
Masotti tries to land knees in the clinch but Nation avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nation blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masotti crunches a lovely knee into Nation's ribcage.
Masotti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nation has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masotti avoiding damage.
Knees to the body from Masotti.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nation throws a head punch that misses.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
Masotti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nation is keeping busy.
Masotti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nation blocks it with crossed arms.
Masotti lands a knee to the body.
Masotti crunches a lovely knee into Nation's ribcage.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Nation misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nation misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toga Masotti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Nation's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nation blocks a head kick by Masotti.
Masotti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nation makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Masotti clinches.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nation.
Nation working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Toga Masotti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but Nation blocks with his arms.
Nation misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Masotti.
Nation tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masotti's elbow.
Masotti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Masotti stalling in the clinch.
Masotti blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masotti blocking some punches.
Masotti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nation avoids a wild elbow strike from Masotti.
Masotti looking to throw knees to the head but Nation is blocking nicely.
Masotti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nation's efforts to push away.
Nation doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation can't find room to land a body shot as Masotti controls the action.
Masotti's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Masotti obliges.
Masotti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nation can do to turn this around?
Nation is breathing heavily.
Masotti landing knees to the head.
Nation takes a knee to the side of the body.
Masotti lands a nice knee to the body.
Nation takes an elbow to the forehead.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Masotti throws an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Masotti.
Masotti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nation lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Masotti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Masotti keeps control of Nation as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Masotti connects with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
Masotti landing knees to the head.
Masotti crunches a lovely knee into Nation's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masotti lands a knee to the body.
Masotti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Masotti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masotti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Masotti.
Masotti lands a knee to the head.
Nation tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masotti's elbow.
The referee calls for Masotti to work.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head.
Masotti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nation lands a right hand.
Nation throws a punch but it's blocked by Masotti.
Nation fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head.
Masotti trying to stall but Nation improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Nation tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nation swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masotti tries to stall but Nation uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nation wants to get back to striking at distance but Masotti won't allow it.
Masotti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Masotti as Nation tries to tie him up.
Nation is leaning against Masotti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nation lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Nation.
Nation working aggressively here.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but Nation blocks it.
Nation breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Masotti.
Nation lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
An inside leg kick from Masotti misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masotti ducks under a wild hook from Nation.
Masotti ducks under a wild hook from Nation.
Masotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nation with a jab.
Masotti defending well as Nation loads up on a big left hand.
Nation checks a low kick from Masotti.
Nation looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masotti wants to clinch.
Nation throws the left hand but Masotti avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Masotti.
Nation blocks a head kick by Masotti.
Masotti tries to clinch but Nation moves out of range.
Masotti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Masotti thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Nation misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toga Masotti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Nation's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nation 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.
Nation fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nation misses with an uppercut. Masotti saw that one coming.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses.
Masotti throws the kick towards the body but Nation avoids it.
Masotti thows a body kick. Nation tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Masotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masotti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Masotti connects with a leg kick. Nation looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nation lands a really nice looking cross but Masotti seems unphased.
Masotti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Masotti.
Nice straight punches there by Nation. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nation.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masotti misses with a head kick.
Nation scores with the left hand. Masotti knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masotti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masotti defending well as Nation loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masotti slips under a jab from Nation.
Masotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masotti wants to slow Nation down by chopping away at his legs.
Masotti misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masotti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nation takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Toga Masotti is winning the standup battle so far.
Nation throws a right and a left that Masotti avoids nicely.
Nation looks to throw the jab but Masotti is out of range.
Masotti rushes Nation and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Masotti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nation is keeping busy.
Nation swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nation misses with the head strike.
Nation goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masotti blocks a body shot from Nation.
Masotti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Masotti stalls.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nation.
The referee is keeping an eye on Masotti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Masotti crunches a lovely knee into Nation's ribcage.
Nation blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masotti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nation throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masottis head.
Toga Masotti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nation fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nation fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nation stalling.
Masotti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nation in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Masotti.
Masotti slowing the pace effectively.
Nation on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masotti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nation takes a knee to the side of the body.
Masotti crunches a lovely knee into Nation's ribcage.
Masotti scores a nice knee to the body.
Masotti is struggling to control the position.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Masotti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nation lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nation has a couple of punches blocked by Masotti.
Masotti effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masotti crunches a lovely knee into Nation's ribcage.
Nation holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Masotti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nation misses with a punch to the body.
Nation swings wildly with an uppercut but Masotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head.
Masotti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nation lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nikolai Nation has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toga Masotti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masotti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toga Masotti!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Toga Masotti made sure he mentioned Zip Zap. Sale closing down, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vashon Daleske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vashon Daleske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Garrett Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a front kick that sends Daleske stumbling back into the cage.
Daleske has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ferguson throws a leg kick that misses.
Ferguson stuffs the takedown attempt from Daleske. Daleske gets slowly back to his feet.
Daleske darts in looking for a takedown but Ferguson gets double underhooks and turns Daleske into the cage.
Daleske has his takedown stuffed
and Ferguson counters with a big head kick but Daleske shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vashon Daleske. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson throws a body kick that misses
and Daleske decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ferguson's guard.
Daleske controlling from the top position.
Daleske stopping the sweep attempt from Ferguson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daleske advances position into side control!
Ferguson can't do much from the bottom here.
Daleske remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ferguson is looking for a sweep.
Daleske sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ferguson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Daleske wants to stand but Ferguson is controlling his arm.
Ferguson seems a little lost for a moment, as Daleske dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daleske wants to control but Ferguson is keeping him busy.
Ferguson struggling a bit here.
Ferguson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ferguson is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daleske scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ferguson?
Ferguson is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ferguson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Daleske landing strikes from the mount.
Ferguson regains half guard.
Ferguson is defending against the submission attempts here by Daleske.
Daleske is thwarting Ferguson's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daleske controlling the action here.
Ferguson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ferguson looking for a sweep. Not yet Ferguson, not yet.
Daleske sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Daleske is pushing down on Ferguson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ferguson is fighting to maintain full guard but Daleske has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ground and pound from Daleske.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vashon Daleske dominated that round.
That's time! Daleske's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Daleske swinging wildly here.
Ferguson flicks out a counter leg kick but Daleske steps away.
Daleske has a takedown stuffed.
A leg kick checked by Daleske.
Daleske throws a head kick but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Daleske fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ferguson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Daleske has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vashon Daleske is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daleske throws a head kick but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Daleske closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ferguson to the mat! Ferguson manages to get full guard.
Ferguson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ferguson keeping moving, preventing Daleske from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson 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.
Ferguson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daleske manages to get himself to full guard.
Daleske controls Ferguson momentarily but Ferguson frees himself.
Ferguson is looking to stand up but Daleske won't let him.
Ferguson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Daleske not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ferguson controlling from the top position.
Ferguson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daleske is keeping the position for now.
Daleske wants to sweep but no luck.
Ferguson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Daleske dives in for a single leg takedown but Ferguson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ferguson tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vashon Daleske. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a wild body kick that Daleske sees coming a mile off.
Ferguson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daleske is looking for a counter combo.
Daleske keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garrett Ferguson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferguson fakes the leg kick and cracks Daleske in the body.
Daleske manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ferguson on his heels. He'll look to pass Ferguson's guard now, I'm sure.
Ferguson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ferguson stopping the sweep attempt from Daleske.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daleske controlling Ferguson's posture.
Ferguson trying to control the position from guard on top but Daleske is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson looking to pass the guard.
Daleske tries to strike from the bottom.
Ferguson postures up.
Vashon Daleske overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferguson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Daleske is trying to keep Ferguson in close.
Ferguson wants to stand but Daleske is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferguson gets to his feet - Daleske follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Ferguson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ferguson.
Daleske misses with a head kick.
Ferguson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferguson looks to land a body kick but Daleske moved away.
Daleske tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ferguson swivels and escapes.
Ferguson misses with a head kick.
Daleske shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ferguson as he avoids it easily.
Ferguson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Daleske manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daleske will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Daleske backs off Ferguson throws a huge counter combo but Daleske manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vashon Daleske. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson catches Daleske with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daleske looking to score a takedown here. Ferguson is defending well but Daleske drives through and ends up in Ferguson's guard.
Daleske advances position into side control!
Ferguson sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson is defending against the submission attempts here by Daleske.
Daleske prevents Ferguson from improving his position.
Ferguson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Daleske trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
Ferguson 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.
Daleske trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ferguson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Daleske controlling from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ferguson is on top in guard.
Daleske trying to control the position here.
Ferguson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daleske is looking to chop away at Ferguson's legs.
A combination from Daleske does no damage.
Ferguson throws a push kick but Daleske slaps the foot to one side.
Some bone on bone action there as Daleske checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ferguson stuffs the takedown attempt from Daleske. Daleske gets slowly back to his feet.
That kick from Ferguson tenderised Daleske's leg. Daleske is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daleske has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferguson.
Daleske darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ferguson is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to control but Daleske is keeping busy.
Ferguson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Daleske trying to mount his opponent but Ferguson defends it.
Daleske prevents Ferguson from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daleske looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Daleske sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ferguson defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Garrett Ferguson.
I think Ferguson 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrett Ferguson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between St Pre James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keisuke Takasugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keisuke Takasugi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, St Pre James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Takasugi!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takasugi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. James tries to avoid it but Takasugi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag James to the ground. James escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
James misses with a body shot.
Takasugi has his takedown stuffed
and James counters with a three punch combo that has Takasugi backing up. Takasugi nods at James to acknowledge the strikes.
James misses the shot to the body.
Takasugi closes the distance and pushes James back into the cage.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Takasugi blocks with his arms.
Takasugi avoids a wild elbow strike from James.
Our sources have told us that James has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Takasugi is blocking nicely.
James lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takasugi backwards.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
James lands a body punch in the clinch.
Takasugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James stops a takedown attempt from Takasugi.
St Pre James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keisuke Takasugi.
Takasugi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
James lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takasugi.
James lands on the inside with an uppercut.
James misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from James.
James misses with a knee strike.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
James working aggressively here.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Takasugi blocks with his arms.
Takasugi blocks an uppercut.
Takasugi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Takasugi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Takasugi.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takasugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Takasugi.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takasugi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Takasugi manages to end up in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takasugi misses with the ground and pound.
James stops Takasugi from passing to mount.
Takasugi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but James sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Takasugi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, James has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Takasugi but great work by James.
James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Takasugi trying to control but James flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Takasugi manages to reverse the position and now he's in James's guard. Nice work there by Takasugi.
James is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
James being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James working a defensive guard here.
James keeping moving, preventing Takasugi from controlling successfully.
Takasugi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Takasugi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Takasugi throwing strikes but missing.
Takasugi drops back, looking for a kneebar! James looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. James looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from James!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
St Pre James dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
James scores with a jab to the body.
Takasugi shoots in but no luck this time.
Takasugi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but James avoids it really well and circles away.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takasugi can do to turn this around?
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takasugi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
James dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takasugi. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James lands a slapping body shot.
Takasugi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Pre James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keisuke Takasugi.
James misses with a wild body shot.
James lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Takasugi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
Keisuke Takasugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takasugi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. James looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James parries the strikes from Takasugi easily there. Takasugi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable James to escape.
Takasugi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
James managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Takasugi.
Takasugi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by James, who protects the arm well.
Takasugi working the ground and pound.
James manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takasugi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
James not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Takasugi is looking for a sweep. James is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
James is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Takasugi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Takasugi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. James is working away from the top position though.
James seems to be looking for submissions.
James is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James is looking for a kimura here.
Takasugi holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Takasugi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time James.
Takasugi trying to control here.
Takasugi tries to roll over but James keeps him under control.
James is looking for a kimura here.
James is thwarting Takasugi's attempts to control the position.
That's four 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.
James perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
James is thwarting Takasugi's attempts to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Takasugi wants to get back to full guard but James has mounted him!
James is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Takasugi is surviving well by controlling James's body position as best he can.
Takasugi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Takasugi is bucking up trying to escape but James cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takasugi holds of for dear life.
Takasugi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
St Pre James dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from James.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
James blocks a jab.
James is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Takasugi.
James is looking to land body kicks.
James sets himself, and Takasugi steps forward looking for the clinch! James avoids it this time.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Takasugi has his takedown stuffed
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takasugi closes this distance looking for a takedown but James circles away.
James throws a low kick, looking for Takasugi's leg but Takasugi calmly moves out of range.
Takasugi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for James.
James clinches.
Takasugi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James misses with the head strike.
Takasugi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with an elbow strike.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Takasugi.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takasugi moves away.
Takasugi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
James gets tackled into the cage by Takasugi. Takasugi maintains the clinch.
James lands a nice knee to the body.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Takasugi blocks with his arms.
Takasugi is looking to take this one to the mat.
St Pre James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keisuke Takasugi.
James lands with a left to the head.
James misses with some punches.
James misses with a knee to the head.
James lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Takasugi tries to pull guard but James won't allow it.
Nice elbow from James.
St Pre James has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Takasugi is blocking nicely.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takasugi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but James defends well and Takasugi ends up having to push James into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takasugi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Takasugi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takasugi stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Takasugi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Takasugi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pre James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takasugi throws an elbow that misses. James uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Takasugi's guard. Nice move by James!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
James controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Takasugi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Takasugi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Takasugi working a defensive guard here.
James slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Takasugi controlling the position.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Takasugi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takasugi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and James defends well.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Takasugi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
St Pre James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well James has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... St Pre James!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikaiah Rynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josip Ruzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ruzic's choice of entrance music: Kid N Play - Gettin' Funky. This should be a great matchup!
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikaiah Rynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Josip Ruzic!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruzic gets a takedown into half guard.
Rynn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Ruzic is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ruzic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruzic trying to mount his opponent but Rynn defends it.
Rynn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rynn keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rynn trying to control here.
Rynn makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nice jab there from Rynn.
It looks like Josip Ruzic has been cut.
Rynn misses the jab.
Ruzic moves away from the strike by Rynn.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ruzic.
Mikaiah Rynn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rynn misses with a straight right.
Rynn lands a jab to the head.
Rynn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruzic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruzic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rynn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rynn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rynn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rynn misses with a body shot.
Ruzic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rynn to the ground. Ruzic is now in Rynn's guard.
Rynn has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ruzic has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Rynn misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rynn pushes Ruzic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rynn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruzic backwards.
Rynn gets underhooks to prevent Ruzic's takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from Rynn.
Rynn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ruzic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rynn lands a left hand.
Rynn throws a head punch that misses.
Rynn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruzic backwards.
Ruzic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rynn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mikaiah Rynn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josip Ruzic.
Rynn prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruzic breaks the clinch.
Ruzic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rynn.
Ruzic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rynn scores with a nice strike.
Rynn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rynn slaps away a takedown attempt from Ruzic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Rynn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rynn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rynn misses with a straight right.
Rynn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rynn throws out a loose jab but Ruzic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruzic shoots in looking for a takedown but Rynn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ruzic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rynn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruzic.
Ruzic takes one to the chin there.
Ruzic is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rynn lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Ruzic out cold! Ruzic is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mikaiah Rynn!
During a confident post fight interview, Mikaiah Rynn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco dAnconia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatenda Ihejirika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dAnconia comes to the cage accompanied by Revolution. Francisco dAnconia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tatenda Ihejirika's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Francisco dAnconia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tatenda Ihejirika!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as dAnconia blocks the leg kick.
Ihejirika on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ihejirika scores with a hook to the body. dAnconia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ihejirika looks to throw a body kick
and dAnconia counters with a thumping low kick.
Ihejirika throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and dAnconia counters with a nice leg kick.
dAnconia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ihejirika looks winded!
dAnconia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by dAnconia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ihejirika throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and dAnconia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ihejirika thinking.
dAnconia feints with a jab and clips Ihejirika right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Ihejirika is sent crashing into the canvas and dAnconia leaps in for the kill! Ihejirika tries to get to his feet but dAnconia is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Ihejirika is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francisco dAnconia!
After winning the bout, Francisco dAnconia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esa Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blyer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eye Of The Tiger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Esa Tikkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 46 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rocky Blyer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blyer misses with a combination
and Tikkanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blyer's knee momentarily.
Blyer lands a nice hook to Tikkanen's body. Tikkanen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tikkanen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
No joy there for Tikkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blyer throws a hook but Tikkanen avoids it easily.
Blyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tikkanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tikkanen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tikkanen throws a leg kick but Blyer moved away.
Tikkanen takes a swing at Blyer's ribcage but misses.
Blyer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Blyer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Esa Tikkanen has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tikkanen.
Tikkanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blyer.
Blyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rocky Blyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tikkanen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tikkanen tries to land a leg kick but Blyer saw it coming and moves away.
Despite the aggression on Blyer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Blyer lands with a nice combination. Tikkanen backs away looking to recover.
Blyer avoids the body shot from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen lands a right hook to the body.
Blyer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Tikkanen got wobbled bad by a big combination! Blyer presses forward with punches and knees until Tikkanen stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Tikkanen closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Blyer!
Rocky Blyer bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mk Ultra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reed Hightower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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48
174 lbs
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171 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Mk Ultra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reed Hightower!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ultra misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Ultra misses its intended target.
Hightower feints the counter takedown.
Hightower tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ultra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Ultra wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hightower changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ultra tries to avoid it but Hightower manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ultra to the ground. Ultra escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ultra takes one to the side of the head.
Hightower moves into the clinch.
Hightower lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Hightower.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower scores with a shoulder strike.
Hightower using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hightower tries to work over Ultra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hightower tries to land knees in the clinch but Ultra avoids the damage to the body.
We've been informed that Hightower 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.
Hightower working Ultra over with knees to the body.
Hightower connects with a knee to the head.
Ultra is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ultra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hightower tries a knee to the head but Ultra blocks it.
Ultra prevents the takedown attempt.
Hightower wants a takedown but no success here.
Mk Ultra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reed Hightower.
Ultra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Ultra's head coaches at Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hightower tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ultra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reed Hightower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hightower lands with a slapping head kick.
Hightower throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ultra throws a big counter combination but Hightower scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ultra doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mk Ultra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ultra blocks a low kick nicely.
Ultra looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hightower.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hightower thumps Ultra with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Hightower.
Hightower closes the distance and clinches.
Hightower missing with knees to the body.
Hightower misses with a knee strike.
Hightower misses with a punch to the body.
Hightower is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ultra is defending well for now.
Hightower misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hightower tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ultra is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hightower presses Ultra against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hightower tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ultra avoids it.
Hightower lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hightower tries to land knees in the clinch but Ultra avoids the damage to the body.
Hightower stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hightower trying to land knees to the body.
Ultra misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Ultra on the inside.
Ultra misses with some punches.
Ultra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ultra throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hightower pushes Ultra up against the cage in a clinch.
Hightower misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ultra.
Hightower tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ultra avoids it.
Hightower throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ultra blocks it with crossed arms.
Ultra stalling in the clinch but Hightower improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hightower works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ultra pushes Hightower off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
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!
Hightower takes a swing at Ultra's ribcage but misses.
Hightower throws a chopping leg kick but Ultra manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hightower fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hightower changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ultra looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hightower tries for a kimura but Ultra is defending well.
Ultra is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hightower is controlling him well.
Hightower wants to control but Ultra is keeping him busy.
Ultra regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hightower's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reed Hightower dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hightower has closed the distance and engaged Ultra in a clinch.
Ultra stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hightower has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hightower tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ultra avoids it.
Ultra manages to break the clinch.
Ultra takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower thows a leg kick but Ultra checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hightower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Ultra.
Hightower goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ultra doesn't seem bothered though.
Hightower is looking to clinch.
Hightower throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ultra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hightower drives through with a takedown into Ultra's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hightower wants to control from the top but Ultra keeps moving.
Hightower controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ultra seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hightower wants to control from the top but Ultra keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hightower drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ultra looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ultra looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ultra!
Hightower can't do much from the bottom here.
Hightower seems a little lost for a moment, as Ultra dominates the positioning.
Hightower is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Hightower's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hightower is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower is letting Ultra control him for a moment.
Hightower is trying to control Ultra's posture but Ultra avoids it.
Hightower stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Hightower is not content to let Ultra control the position.
Ultra is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hightower's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hightower is looking to regain half guard here but Ultra keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ultra working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hightower is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hightower tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Hightower's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hightower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A shot to the body from Hightower misses
and Ultra finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ultra avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hightower cracks the inside of Ultra's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mk Ultra will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ultra blocks a head kick by Hightower.
Hightower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ultra moves away.
Ultra feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hightower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ultra appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hightower misses with a low kick.
Ultra scores with a shot to the body.
Hightower tries to clinch but Ultra moves out of range.
Ultra is looking to counter punch.
Ultra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hightower.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ultra appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hightower throws a right and a left that Ultra avoids nicely.
It looked like Ultra wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick from Ultra lands but Hightower takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hightower 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.
Hightower connects with a leg kick. Ultra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ultra blocks a head kick by Hightower.
Hightower attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ultra looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hightower wants to clinch up but Ultra keeps it at a distance.
Hightower works Ultra's body with a nice hook.
Reed Hightower seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hightower tries to close the distance and clinch but Ultra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hightower throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hightower thows a leg kick but Ultra checks it
and Ultra counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hightower's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hightower misses with a jab to the body
and Ultra counters with a nice leg kick.
Ultra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hightower lands with a slapping head kick.
Ultra throws the kick towards the body but Hightower avoids it.
Hightower is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ultra rather than just go for the knockout.
Ultra 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.
Hightower dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ultra. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hightower misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hightower tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ultra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ultra checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Ultra tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hightower fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hightower. Ultra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ultra half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hightower fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ultra has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hightower tries to clinch but Ultra is having none of it.
Hightower misses with a low kick.
Ultra seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hightower lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hightower wants to land a leg kick but Ultra is out of range.
Hightower connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Hightower misses.
Ultra has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hightower throws a leg kick but Ultra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hightower will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slow jab from Ultra misses its intended target.
Hightower darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hightower with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reed Hightower comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hightower 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reed Hightower!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zlato Kuzmejniev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keimah Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Animai has chosen Rise - Flobots as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zlato Kuzmejniev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keimah Animai!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Animai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Animai throws a head kick that misses
and Kuzmejniev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuzmejniev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Animai is out of range.
Kuzmejniev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuzmejniev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuzmejniev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Animai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuzmejniev lands a big head kick that sends Animai tumbling to the mat! Kuzmejniev takes a step backwards and waves Animai back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Animai is rocked!
It looks like Keimah Animai has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Animai is aggressively charging in as Kuzmejniev backs up avoiding any damage. Kuzmejniev tosses out a jab and Animai runs right into it face first! Animai is out cold! Kuzmejniev dropped down on all fours and is barking in Animai's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zlato Kuzmejniev!
Zlato Kuzmejniev made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I came for the KO, thank you for your support.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ole Solseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solseng has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ole Solseng was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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283 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dr Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ole Solseng!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz tries to clinch up but Solseng circles away and keeps his distance.
Solseng connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Solseng goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Solseng ducks under a wild hook from Schultz.
Schultz throws a leg kick but Solseng moved away.
Schultz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schultz lands a leg kick that knocks Solseng off balance momentarily.
Solseng's corner calls for a 1-2. Solseng obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Solseng throws a hook but Schultz blocks it.
Schultz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Solseng throws a combination that misses
and Schultz counters with a nice body shot.
Ole Solseng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Schultz misses with a few strikes there.
Solseng takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Solseng fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schultz.
Solseng takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Ole Solseng has been cut.
Schultz thumps Solseng with a low kick.
Schultz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Schultz cracks the inside of Solseng's front leg.
Schultz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz wants to clinch.
Schultz moves forwards but Solseng connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schultz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Schultz.
A low kick from Schultz misses
and Solseng counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Schultz connects with a crisp jab.
Solseng checks a low kick from Schultz.
Schultz swings widly with a right hand
and Solseng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Solseng misses with an uppercut. Schultz saw that one coming.
Schultz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Solseng on the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Solseng.
Schultz tried to counter with a leg kick but Solseng avoided it.
Schultz misses with a straight left.
Solseng misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schultz.
Schultz is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schultz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Solseng misses with a series of wild punches.
Schultz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Schultz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Solseng.
Schultz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Solseng's calf.
Schultz misses with a left hand
and Schultz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Solseng is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Schultz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A telegraphed right hand from Solseng misses the target.
Solseng swings for the body but Schultz moves out of range.
Solseng just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSchultz.
Schultz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Solseng throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schultz misses with a hook
and Solseng counters with a good low kick that Schultz was not able to check.
Solseng throws a body shot but no joy.
Schultz misses with the combination.
Schultz throws a hook to the side of Solseng's head but Solseng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Solseng follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Solseng moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Schultz.
Jab by Solseng.
Schultz slips under a jab from Solseng.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Solseng.
Solseng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Solseng lands a nice leg kick that just misses Schultz's sensitive parts.
Solseng checks a leg kick nicely.
Solseng on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schultz. Schultz obviously looking to wear him down.
Solseng connects with the punch.
Nice body kick there by Solseng.
Schultz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Solseng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schultz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solseng was well out of range. Poor timing from Schultz.
Solseng throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schultz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Solseng misses its intended target.
Solseng tries to keep at a distance but Schultz has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solseng is trying to push Schultz away but Schultz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Solseng wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Solseng is blocking nicely.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Solseng is blocking nicely.
A short right from Solseng on the inside.
Solseng lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Schultz trying to land knees to the body.
Solseng wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Solseng escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Schultz misses its intended target.
Solseng fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schultz checks it well.
Solseng fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schultz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Solseng moves out of range of the strikes.
Schultz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Solseng.
Solseng misses with a hook.
Schultz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Solseng throws the kick towards the body but Schultz avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solseng misses with a hook.
Solseng cracks Schultz with a good jab.
Solseng looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Solseng takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ole Solseng dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ole Solseng's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Solseng misses with a straight right.
Schultz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Solseng blocks a head kick by Schultz.
Schultz misses the shot to the body.
Solseng connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Schultz blocks the leg kick.
Solseng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schultz was well out of range. Poor timing from Solseng.
Schultz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Solseng will feel that in the morning.
Solseng turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schultz throws a head kick that misses.
Schultz tries to clinch but Solseng moves away
and Solseng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Solseng lands a lovely overhand right.
Solseng moves out of range of the body kick from Schultz.
Solseng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schultz throws a head kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Schultz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solseng avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solseng looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Solseng blocks a head kick by Schultz.
Schultz backing away here, and Solseng unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Solseng has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schultz connects with a high kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Solseng.
A jab from Solseng misses.
Schultz misses with a low kick.
Solseng tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Solseng throws a push kick but Schultz slaps the foot to one side.
Left hook, right uppercut from Solseng.
Schultz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Schultz throws a looping overhand right but Solseng ducks down to avoid it.
Schultz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Solseng takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schultz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Solseng throws the kick towards the body but Schultz avoids it.
Schultz lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solseng blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice side step and Solseng releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Schultz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Schultz has closed the distance and engaged Solseng in a clinch.
Schultz lands a knee to the head.
Schultz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Solseng is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultz.
Schultz keeps control of Solseng as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Solseng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schultz throws a head kick that half lands.
Solseng's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schultz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Solseng throws a wild body kick that Schultz sees coming a mile off.
Solseng throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Solseng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schultz.
Solseng misses with a hook
and Schultz counters with a thumping low kick.
Solseng misses the jab.
Schultz lands a jab to the nose.
Solseng throws a hook but Schultz blocks it.
Schultz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Solseng just manages to avoid it.
Solseng misses with the combination.
As Solseng backs away, Schultz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz looks to land a body kick but Solseng moved away.
Solseng throws a hook to the side of Schultz's head but Schultz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick from Schultz misses.
Schultz throws a body kick that misses.
Schultz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Schultz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Solseng counters with a nice uppercut.
Schultz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schultz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Solseng checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Schultz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Solseng connects with a jab.
Solseng has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schultz.
Solseng throws a push kick but Schultz slaps the foot to one side.
Schultz scores with a sloppy right hand. Solseng should have avoided that one.
Solseng scores with a nice right hand.
Jab from Schultz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solseng defending well as Schultz loads up on a big left hand.
Schultz tries to clinch up but Solseng circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Solseng.
A slow jab from Solseng misses its intended target.
Schultz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schultz misses with a straight left.
Solseng misses with a body kick.
Good exchange - Schultz coming out on top.
A slow jab from Solseng misses its intended target.
Ole Solseng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schultz tries to land a leg kick but Solseng saw it coming and moves away.
Schultz connects with the punch.
Schultz scores with a hook to the body. Solseng takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solseng slips under a jab from Schultz.
Schultz throws a big shot that misses.
Solseng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schultz moves away.
Solseng scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dr Schultz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ole Solseng's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Solseng takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schultz lands a jab to the head.
Schultz moves away from the strike by Solseng.
Schultz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schultz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solseng.
Solseng will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schultz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schultz. Solseng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schultz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schultz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Schultz looks to land a right hand but Solseng moved out of range.
Solseng throws a jab when Schultz was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz throws a body punch but Solseng moves out of range.
Solseng lands a body shot.
Solseng misses with a leg kick.
A cross from Solseng lands.
Schultz wants to clinch up but Solseng keeps it at a distance.
Schultz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Solseng.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Solseng.
Schultz throws a looping overhand right but Solseng ducks down to avoid it.
Solseng turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Solseng scores with a jab to the body.
Schultz lands a jab to Solseng's midsection.
Solseng missing with a left hand there. Schultz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Solseng swinging wildly here.
Solseng throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Solseng.
Schultz connects with a solid leg kick.
Solseng has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schultz finds it's way round the side to connect with Solseng's head.
Schultz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schultz misses with a straight right.
Schultz clinches up with Solseng and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Schultz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Solseng's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solseng breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Solseng misses with a kick to the body.
Schultz lands with a shot to the body.
Schultz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Solseng.
Schultz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schultz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Solseng on the side of the head.
Solseng swings widly with a right hand
and Schultz counters with an outside leg kick.
Solseng takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schultz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Solseng misses with a hook. Schultz ducked under it nicely.
Schultz slips under a jab.
Schultz throws a head kick that Solseng semi-blocks.
Solseng throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Solseng slips a straight right by Schultz.
Solseng throws a body punch but Schultz moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz misses with a hook. Solseng ducked under it nicely.
Solseng drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schultz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schultz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Solseng throws a body shot but no joy.
Solseng bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Solseng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schultz.
Schultz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schultz lands a head kick!
Schultz jabs at Solseng's body.
Solseng misses with an uppercut
enabling Schultz to counter with a crisp jab.
Schultz tries to work over Solseng's front leg with a kick but Solseng checks it.
Solseng misses with a hook. Schultz ducked under it nicely.
Schultz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Solseng stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schultz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solseng misses with a hook. Schultz ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solseng connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schultz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schultz is looking to slow Solseng down with leg kicks.
Schultz throws a looping overhand right but Solseng ducks down to avoid it.
Solseng misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schultz.
Solseng throws a head kick that misses
and Schultz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Solseng lands a nice looking body shot.
Solseng throws a combination. Schultz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Solseng takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schultz lands with a slapping head kick.
Solseng misses with an attempted mid kick.
It appears Schultz was looking to counter with a kick there.
Solseng throws the left hand but Schultz avoids the punch easily.
Schultz doesn't manage to clinch there - Solseng circles away.
You can see that Solseng has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Solseng.
Solseng cracks the inside of Schultz's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Schultz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schultz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dr Schultz!
Dr Schultz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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