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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirks Lazarus (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
51 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirks Lazarus!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazarus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Anstey backs up against the cage.
Lazarus takes a swing at Anstey's ribcage but misses.
Lazarus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anstey seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lazarus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lazarus throws a leg kick which misses Anstey's front leg but catches the back leg as Anstey tries to avoid it.
Lazarus takes a swing at Anstey's ribcage but misses.
Anstey drives through and clinches with Lazarus against the cage.
Anstey stalling.
Anstey managing to block the knees to the body from Lazarus.
Lazarus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anstey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lazarus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lazarus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anstey misses with a punch on the inside.
Anstey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lazarus up against the cage.
Lazarus tries a body shot but Anstey blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anstey misses with some punches.
Anstey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Lazarus.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lazarus.
Lazarus blocking some punches.
Lazarus looking to stall.
Anstey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lazarus blocking some punches.
Lazarus misses with a knee to the head.
Anstey lands a left hand.
Lazarus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anstey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anstey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anstey misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazarus lands a knee to the head.
Lazarus lands a knee to the body.
Lazarus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anstey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anstey is breathing heavily.
Lazarus tries a knee to the head but Anstey blocks it.
Lazarus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anstey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lazarus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lazarus is struggling to control the position.
Lazarus stalling in the clinch.
Anstey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lazarus is stalling here.
Lazarus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anstey has Lazarus pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus trying to land knees to the body.
Lazarus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anstey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lazarus backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anstey.
Anstey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lazarus trying to land knees to the body.
Lazarus stalling.
Lazarus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lazarus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lazarus lands a good knee to the midsection. Anstey won't want to take too many of those.
Lazarus with a knee to the head.
Anstey takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazarus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anstey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Lazarus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lazarus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lazarus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lazarus scores a nice knee to the body.
Lazarus scores a nice knee to the body.
Lazarus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lazarus.
Lazarus is leaning against Anstey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lazarus is stalling here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lazarus obliges.
Lazarus works on Anstey's body with a couple of short punches.
Anstey tries a body shot but Lazarus blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirks Lazarus dominated that round.
That's time! Anstey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lazarus.
Lazarus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anstey at a distance.
Kirks Lazarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anstey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anstey is looking to clinch.
Lazarus only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Anstey moves in looking to clinch but Lazarus pushes him off.
Lazarus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lazarus scoring well with a low kick there.
Anstey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lazarus takes the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lazarus obliges.
A bit of stalling here from Lazarus.
Kirks Lazarus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lazarus connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Anstey goes down! Lazarus jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Anstey is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazarus is working for a guillotine from mount but Anstey frees his head quite easily.
Oh Anstey is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lazarus working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Anstey turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Lazarus off and cradles Anstey's limp body as Lazarus celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Kirks Lazarus!
After winning the bout, Kirks Lazarus 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mo Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azadshatru Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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170 lbs
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148 lbs
21 - 12 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mo Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azadshatru Singh!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Singh. Those never looked like landing.
Singh throws a head kick that misses.
Frazier misses with a body kick.
Frazier rushes Singh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Singh prevents the takedown attempt.
Singh tries to circle away but Frazier has him pinned against the cage.
Singh misses with the head strike.
Singh throws a punch but it's blocked by Frazier.
Frazier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Singh misses with a double jab
and Frazier counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Singh wants to get back to his feet.
Frazier is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Singh wants to get back to his feet.
Frazier is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Singh defends it well.
Singh wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Frazier seems content to control.
Singh tries to get to full guard but Frazier has control of the leg.
Frazier has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Singh tries to kick Frazier off but Frazier keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Frazier scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Frazier is nestled in close to Singh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh wants to get back to his feet.
Singh is pressing down on Frazier's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Frazier postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Singh wants to stand up but Frazier is controlling him.
Frazier won't allow Singh to sweep him here.
Singh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Singh wants to stand and escape but Frazier is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier is pushing down on Singh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Singh is fighting to maintain full guard but Frazier has managed to sneak the leg through.
Frazier prevents Singh from improving his position.
Frazier prevents Singh from standing back up.
Frazier gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Singh swinging wildly here.
Frazier throws a combination. Singh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Frazier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Singh.
Frazier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Singh misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frazier lands a nice looking body shot.
Singh swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frazier.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Frazier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Singh misses with a wild combination.
Frazier avoids the head kick by Singh.
Azadshatru Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Frazier.
Frazier lands a jab to Singh's midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Frazier. That's going to slow Singh down.
Frazier lets loose with a powerful body kick. Singh will feel that in the morning.
Singh throws a head kick that misses.
Singh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frazier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from Frazier.
Frazier dodges the punch combination from Singh.
An attempted straight right counter from Frazier misses the target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Frazier. Singh shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frazier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Singh 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frazier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
Singh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Singh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Frazier tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singh misses with a left hand
and Frazier counters with a nice body shot.
Singh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frazier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Singh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Singh looks winded!
Frazier moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick and Frazier moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Singh.
Singh throws a series of punches but Frazier moves out of range.
Singh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Frazier dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Singh takes a swing at Frazier's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Singh.
Frazier is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Frazier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singh can do to turn this around?
Singh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Singh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frazier throws a big counter combination but Singh scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A head kick from Frazier lands but Singh takes it in his stride.
Frazier tries to clinch up.
Singh throws a nice looking combination but Frazier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Singh throws a hook but Frazier avoids it easily.
Frazier is looking to counter punch.
Frazier swings for the body but Singh moves out of range.
Singh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Frazier to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Singh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Singh misses the body punch
and Frazier counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Singh!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mo Frazier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Singh's face as Frazier controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh wants to get back to his feet.
Singh takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Frazier stands up.
Frazier dodges the punch combination from Singh.
Frazier lands a leg kick that knocks Singh off balance momentarily.
Singh lands with a nice combination. Frazier backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mo Frazier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Singh is breathing heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Frazier.
Frazier moves into the clinch.
Singh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Frazier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frazier tries to score a body lock takedown but Singh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Frazier can't get the takedown.
Singh is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mo Frazier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Singh pushes Frazier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frazier looking for a takedown.
Singh breaks from the clinch.
Singh misses with a straight left.
Singh misses with a double jab.
As Singh looks to move away, Frazier throws a big counter combo but Singh just gets out of the way.
Singh misses with a head kick.
Frazier avoids the body shot from Singh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh missing with a left hand there. Frazier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frazier works Singh's body with a nice hook.
Singh misses with a few strikes there.
Frazier avoids the head kick by Singh.
Singh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Singh. Those never looked like landing.
Frazier shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Singh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Singh looks like he's trying to stand up.
Singh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Frazier lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh taking some punishment here, with Frazier in his half guard.
Singh is looking for a sweep. Frazier is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Frazier working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frazier wants to take a breather but Singh is having none of it.
Frazier sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Frazier tries to pass the half guard into mount. Singh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Frazier trying to control from half guard but Singh is working away.
Frazier looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Singh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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 Mo Frazier will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Singh lands a nice shot to the body.
Singh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Singh scores with a jab.
Singh misses with a series of wild punches.
Frazier moves into the clinch.
Frazier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azadshatru Singh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frazier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Singh tries a head kick but it misses.
Frazier changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Singh.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Frazier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Frazier has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Singh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frazier tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Frazier has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Singh pushes Frazier away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Frazier gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Frazier working the ground and pound.
Frazier wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Singh, who protects the arm well.
Singh is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Frazier has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Frazier working away.
Frazier in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Frazier lands a decent elbow from side control.
Azadshatru Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh is trying to get back to half guard.
Singh is pushing Frazier's head away, looking to escape. Frazier manages to hold on to the position though.
Frazier working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Frazier controls the position.
Singh is looking to regain half guard here but Frazier keeps moving and retains side control.
Singh taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier landing a few strikes.
Frazier lands an elbow.
Singh wants to get back to his feet but Frazier drags him back down.
Frazier working the head and body with strikes.
Frazier wants to control but Singh is keeping him busy.
Frazier tries for a kimura but Singh is defending well.
Singh is trying to get back to his feet.
Singh is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Singh on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Singh tries to escape but Frazier is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier is looking to take a break and control but Singh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Singh wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Frazier cracks Singh with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Frazier decides to stand up, so the ref orders Singh to his feet.
Singh throws a head kick that misses
so Frazier counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Frazier is working Singh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Frazier pushes down on Singh's leg and manages to get 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!
Frazier performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Singh tries to kick Frazier off but Frazier keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mo Frazier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Frazier, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mo Frazier!
A relieved looking Mo Frazier thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Azadshatru Singh stepped up to the mic, saying 'I look back on my career with greebert. I remember how the ladies would wave their underdunkers at me when they saw me come up the aisle and climb into that ring, with my gloves laced up and a firehose hanging around my shoulders. I'd give it all to be back in the runny just once the more timer.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan The Tall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loki Wojtk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wojtk's choice of entrance music: Thunderstruck, ACDC. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duncan The Tall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Loki Wojtk!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Tall throws a shot from downtown. Wojtk moves away and avoids it.
The Tall checks a leg kick.
The Tall checks a leg kick.
The Tall scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The Tall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wojtk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Tall lands a nice hook to Wojtk's body. Wojtk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Tall punishes Wojtk's body with a nice straight punch.
Wojtk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Tall cracks Wojtk with a good jab.
Wojtk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Tall was well out of range. Poor timing from Wojtk.
The Tall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojtk misses with a low kick.
The Tall misses with a double jab.
The Tall jabs Wojtk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wojtk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Tall.
Wojtk feints the counter takedown.
The Tall lands a nice hook to Wojtk's body. Wojtk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duncan The Tall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Tall connects with a jab.
The Tall closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wojtk throws a lazy right hand but The Tall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Tall seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wojtk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wojtk there as he acknowledges the shot.
The Tall takes a swing at Wojtk's ribcage but misses.
Wojtk changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Tall misses with a two punch combination.
Wojtk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Tall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wojtk in his tracks.
The Tall misses with the combination.
Duncan The Tall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Tall lands a lovely overhand right.
The Tall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wojtk doesn't seem bothered though.
Wojtk just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Tall stuns Wojtk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Tall fails to land with a series of punches.
Wojtk wants to slow The Tall down by chopping away at his legs.
The Tall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wojtk looks to score with a jab to the body but The Tall is just out of range.
Wojtk ducks right into an uppercut from The Tall.
The Tall throws an overhand right that lands on Wojtk's shoulder, as Wojtk tries to avoid the shot.
Wojtk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Tall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Wojtk tries to counter it with a takedown but The Tall pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The Tall scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Wojtk misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojtk throws a lazy uppercut
and The Tall counters with a right hand to the body.
The Tall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wojtk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wojtk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Tall!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wojtk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The Tall catches Wojtk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Tall throws a series of punches but Wojtk moves out of range.
The Tall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Tall throws a body punch but Wojtk moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan The Tall dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Tall throws the left hand but Wojtk avoids the punch easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wojtk might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, The Tall has got the better of the exchanges.
The Tall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wojtk with the counter takedown but The Tall avoids it easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting The Tall here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wojtk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from The Tall. Those never looked like landing.
Wojtk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling The Tall to counter with a crisp jab.
Wojtk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Tall takes a swing at Wojtk's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from The Tall.
Sloppy strikes from The Tall. Those never looked like landing.
The Tall stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojtk throws a front kick aimed at The Tall's knee but The Tall avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from The Tall misses the target.
The Tall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Tall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wojtk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Tall is fending him off so far but Wojtk persists. Nope, The Tall circles away and we're back to standing.
Duncan The Tall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Tall's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and The Tall duly obliges.
Nice takedown defense from The Tall. No joy for Wojtk on that attempt.
Duncan The Tall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Loki Wojtk.
A nice combination there by The Tall.
The Tall throws an overhand right that lands on Wojtk's shoulder, as Wojtk tries to avoid the shot.
Wojtk misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Wojtk misses its intended target.
The Tall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wojtk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Tall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wojtk can do to turn this around?
The Tall misses the shot to the body.
The Tall checks a low kick from Wojtk.
The Tall misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojtk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice combination there by The Tall.
The Tall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Wojtk misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojtk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Tall misses with a left hand
and Wojtk counters with a stiff right hand.
The Tall fails to land with a series of punches.
Duncan The Tall is winning the standup battle so far.
Wojtk avoids the body shot from The Tall.
Wojtk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Tall was well out of range. Poor timing from Wojtk.
The Tall jabs Wojtk right on the nose. Wojtk blinks but takes it well.
The Tall digs a good body shot into Wojtk's ribs.
Wojtk throws a leg kick that misses.
The Tall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Tall!
The Tall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wojtk closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. The Tall did well to prevent Wojtk getting side control.
Wojtk slows the pace down in half guard.
The Tall tries to get to full guard but Wojtk has control of the leg.
Wojtk is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, The Tall has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wojtk passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan The Tall dominated that second round.
That's time! The Tall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
The Tall throws a right and a left that Wojtk avoids nicely.
Wojtk feints the counter takedown.
The Tall scores with a one two! Wojtk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Tall swings for the body but Wojtk moves out of range.
Wojtk 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.
The Tall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from The Tall does no damage.
Wojtk ducks under a wild hook from The Tall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as The Tall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Tall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wojtk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wojtk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Tall.
Nice defenses there by Wojtk.
Wojtk was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The Tall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wojtk in his tracks.
Wojtk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Tall.
Wojtk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The Tall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wojtk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Tall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loki Wojtk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojtk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Tall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Tall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Tall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wojtk.
Wojtk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wojtk looks to score with a jab to the body but The Tall is just out of range.
Wojtk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Tall appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wojtk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Tall moves out of range as Wojtk strikes.
As Wojtk looks to move away, The Tall throws a big counter combo but Wojtk just gets out of the way.
Wojtk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Tall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Tall throws a one two combo.
Wojtk throws a hook but The Tall avoids it easily.
Wojtk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming The Tall to the mat! The Tall manages to get full guard.
Wojtk forces his way into half guard.
The Tall is kicking away at Wojtk from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Wojtk grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a heel hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with The Tall trying to push Wojtk off... The Tall taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Loki Wojtk!
Loki Wojtk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Lopatin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raphael Swanson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexei Lopatin's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Lopatin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Swanson !
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lopatin slips under a jab.
Swanson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopatin.
As Swanson backs away, Lopatin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lopatin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swanson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swanson tries to bum rush Lopatin with a series of wild strikes but Lopatin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopatin dodges the punch combination from Swanson .
We've been told by Lopatin's head coaches at Abobomination Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Swanson misses with a wild combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Swanson , as that shot connected.
Lopatin throws a head kick that misses.
Swanson misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Swanson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raphael Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopatin throws a push kick but Swanson slaps the foot to one side.
A combination from Swanson does no damage.
Jab, jab by Swanson - just one landing.
Lopatin takes the fight into the clinch.
Lopatin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopatin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lopatin breaks from the clinch.
Lopatin throws a sloppy head kick and Swanson moves out of range easily.
Swanson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopatin.
It looked like Lopatin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Swanson throws a series of punches but Lopatin avoids them all with ease.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Lopatin got wobbled bad by a big combination! Swanson presses forward with punches and knees until Lopatin stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Lopatin closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael Swanson !
Raphael Swanson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Achilles Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonidas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Best of Me. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Achilles Leonidas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kevin Mcdonald!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdonald looks to land a body kick but Leonidas moved away.
A shot to the liver by Mcdonald. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcdonald. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mcdonald, right into the meat.
A cross from Mcdonald lands.
Mcdonald fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mcdonald throws a head kick but Leonidas moves out of range.
Leonidas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab lands there for Mcdonald.
Leonidas pushes Mcdonald up against the cage in a clinch.
Mcdonald lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leonidas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leonidas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcdonald.
Leonidas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcdonald managing to block the knees to the body from Leonidas.
Mcdonald creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leonidas's defenses.
It looks like Achilles Leonidas has been cut.
Mcdonald misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald avoiding damage as Leonidas throws knees to the body.
Mcdonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Mcdonald blocks a body shot from Leonidas.
Mcdonald scores with a shot to the side of Leonidas's head.
Mcdonald gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mcdonald can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Leonidas misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcdonald.
Mcdonald cracks Leonidas with a nice body shot.
Mcdonald lands a right hand.
Mcdonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Leonidas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leonidas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Mcdonald - that landed with a thud.
Leonidas is breathing heavily.
Mcdonald misses with a punch to the body.
Leonidas tries a knee to the head but Mcdonald blocks it.
Mcdonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Leonidas tries to work over Mcdonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mcdonald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mcdonald cracks Leonidas with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonidas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mcdonald presses Leonidas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Nice elbow from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald presses Leonidas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mcdonald lands a hook that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.
A short uppercut from Mcdonald.
Leonidas cracks Mcdonald with a nice body shot.
Leonidas trying to land knees to the body.
Mcdonald throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcdonald.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mcdonald tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Mcdonald back against the cage.
Leonidas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mcdonald blocks it with crossed arms.
Mcdonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mcdonald scores with a hook to the body.
Mcdonald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald pushes Leonidas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcdonald manages to break the clinch.
Leonidas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leonidas tries to move into range but Mcdonald moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab, jab by Mcdonald - just one landing.
Leonidas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mcdonald throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leonidas blocks a head kick by Mcdonald.
Mcdonald is looking to score with low kicks.
Leonidas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mcdonald scores with a shot to the body.
Mcdonald is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leonidas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mcdonald fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leonidas on the side of the head.
Mcdonald misses with a looping left.
Leonidas tries to clinch up but Mcdonald circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcdonald has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Leonidas moves in looking to clinch but Mcdonald pushes him off.
Leonidas needs to keep his hands up - Mcdonald had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonidas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leonidas takes the fight into the clinch.
Leonidas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mcdonald breaks from the clinch.
Mcdonald throws a low kick but Leonidas moves out of range easily.
Leonidas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mcdonald manages to break the clinch.
Leonidas throws a right hand that Mcdonald ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcdonald also avoids with ease.
Mcdonald looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mcdonald - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonidas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mcdonald. Mcdonald obviously looking to wear him down.
Leonidas fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Mcdonald misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Mcdonald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Achilles Leonidas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping body kick lands there for Leonidas.
Mcdonald throws a hook to the side of Leonidas's head but Leonidas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonidas thows a body kick. Mcdonald tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mcdonald scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leonidas tries to clinch but Mcdonald is having none of it.
Mcdonald tries to work over Leonidas's front leg with a kick but Leonidas checks it.
Leonidas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Achilles Leonidas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leonidas tries to clinch there but Mcdonald circles away.
Leonidas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leonidas slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mcdonald.
Leonidas attempts a counter takedown but Mcdonald avoids it well and moves away.
Mcdonald goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A left lands for Mcdonald.
Leonidas slips under a jab.
Kevin Mcdonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcdonald. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mcdonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Mcdonald.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mcdonald. Leonidas shrugs it off though.
Mcdonald throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mcdonald connects with a body shot that sends Leonidas's belly button to the back.
Leonidas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mcdonald scores with the left hand. Leonidas knows he should have avoided that one.
Mcdonald throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Leonidas.
We've been told by Leonidas's head coaches at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Leonidas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcdonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonidas is just out of range.
Mcdonald is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mcdonald lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leonidas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mcdonald lands a nice shot that snaps Leonidas's head back.
Mcdonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leonidas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mcdonald misses with a low kick.
Mcdonald lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mcdonald tries a head kick but it misses.
Mcdonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leonidas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mcdonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcdonald lands with a right hand.
Mcdonald cracks the inside of Leonidas's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Leonidas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kevin Mcdonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leonidas doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcdonald circles away.
Mcdonald is looking to score with low kicks.
Leonidas feinted with a counter takedown.
Mcdonald stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mcdonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonidas.
Leonidas moves out of range as Mcdonald throws a body kick.
Mcdonald throws a leg kick but Leonidas moved away.
Leonidas throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mcdonald avoids it.
Mcdonald lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mcdonald throws a body punch but Leonidas moves out of range.
Nice cross by Mcdonald.
Leonidas clinches up against the cage.
Leonidas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcdonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leonidas tries to land knees in the clinch but Mcdonald avoids the damage to the body.
Leonidas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mcdonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Leonidas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mcdonald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mcdonald managing to block the knees to the body from Leonidas.
A short right from Mcdonald on the inside.
Mcdonald digs a right hand into Leonidas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leonidas's gas tank.
Mcdonald lands a body shot.
Mcdonald lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leonidas or not.
Mcdonald manages to break the clinch.
Mcdonald connects with a body shot.
Mcdonald feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leonidass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leonidas misses with a head kick.
That kick from Mcdonald tenderised Leonidas's leg. Leonidas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mcdonald swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leonidas.
A jab lands there for Mcdonald.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Mcdonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Achilles Leonidas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Leonidas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mcdonald. That one must have hurt.
Mcdonald feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leonidas's calf.
Mcdonald throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leonidas takes one to the side of the head.
Mcdonald feints and then cracks Leonidas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leonidas down.
Mcdonald misses with a straight left.
Mcdonald throws a front kick that sends Leonidas stumbling back into the cage.
Mcdonald throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Leonidas to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Mcdonald.
Mcdonald comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mcdonald thuds his right hand into Leonidas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Leonidas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mcdonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That kick from Mcdonald tenderised Leonidas's leg. Leonidas is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Leonidas.
Mcdonald lands with a good body shot.
Leonidas 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.
Mcdonald looks for the body kick but Leonidas saw that one coming.
Leonidas throws a body kick that misses.
Mcdonald throws a hook but Leonidas blocks it.
Mcdonald lands with a cross.
Mcdonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonidas moves away.
Leonidas tries to clinch up.
Mcdonald cracks Leonidas with an open hand slap.
Leonidas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leonidas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcdonald manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mcdonald lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leonidas at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Mcdonald misses.
Mcdonald scores with a jab. Leonidas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mcdonald lands a body shot.
Leonidas throws a sloppy head kick and Mcdonald moves out of range easily.
Mcdonald thows a body kick. Leonidas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mcdonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mcdonald darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leonidas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mcdonald counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leonidas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leonidas walks into a stiff left hand from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mcdonald keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from Mcdonald misses.
Achilles Leonidas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mcdonald lands a right hook to the body.
Mcdonald lands an overhand right.
Mcdonald moves out of range as Leonidas throws a body kick.
Leonidas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leonidas is rocked!
Leonidas throws a push kick but Mcdonald slaps the foot to one side.
Mcdonald lands with a hook. Leonidas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Leonidas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas drops his hands momentarily and Mcdonald needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Leonidas just on the top of the head. Leonidas drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Leonidas - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kevin Mcdonald!
After winning the bout, Kevin Mcdonald thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Achilles Leonidas was interviewed post fight and said 'I want to thank my sponsors and all of my fans! My goal every show is to give the crowd an awesome fight. I will grow from this and one day I will become Champion!! '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj Trigger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Centuries. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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257 lbs
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210 lbs
27 - 21 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taj Trigger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Archer!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trigger.
Archer closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Trigger quickly recovers to half guard.
Trigger is trying to maintain the position but Archer is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Archer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trigger defending well though.
Trigger is trying to stand up here but Archer is controlling him well.
Archer is looking to take a break and control but Trigger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Trigger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Archer.
Trigger wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer thumps Trigger with a low kick.
Archer throws a leg kick but Trigger moved away.
Archer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Archer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've been hearing reports that Trigger has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Trigger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Archer throws a leg kick but Trigger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Archer looks to land a left hand but Trigger moved out of range nicely.
Trigger slips a jab from Archer.
Trigger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Archer shoots in and gets a takedown into Trigger's guard.
Trigger trying to control the position here.
Archer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trigger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Archer is controlling him.
Archer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Archer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Trigger tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Trigger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Archer throws a strike aimed at the side of Trigger's head but Trigger avoids it well.
Trigger dodges the ground and pound from Archer.
Trigger being controlled for a moment.
Trigger struggling a bit here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
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.
Archer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Archer controlling the position from side mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trigger slips a jab and a cross from Archer.
As Archer tries to get set, Trigger tries to push him back and clinch up but Archer manages to avoid the attempt.
Trigger scores with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Archer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trigger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Trigger swats away the attempt to clinch by Archer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Archer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Trigger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Archer throws a big shot that misses.
Trigger misses with a straight left.
Archer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Trigger is predictable there
and Archer counters with a nice leg kick.
Archer looks to score with a jab to the body but Trigger is just out of range.
Archer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trigger checks a leg kick.
Trigger throwing a counter right hand but Archer manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Archer.
Donk. Archer catches Trigger right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trigger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Archer.
Trigger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Trigger throws a sloppy head kick and Archer moves out of range easily.
Archer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trigger throws a leg kick but Archer checks it.
Trigger misses with a kick to the body
and Archer counters with a single leg into guard. Trigger didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trigger trying to keep a closed guard but Archer is proving a slippery customer.
Trigger is looking to stand up but Archer isn't so interested in that idea.
Archer trying to control but Trigger is working from the bottom.
Archer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trigger keeping moving, preventing Archer from controlling successfully.
Trigger wants to stand but Archer is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Trigger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Archer.
Archer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trigger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Archer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trigger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Archer.
Archer looks to score with a jab to the body but Trigger is just out of range.
Trigger throws a head kick that misses.
Archer with a jab.
Archer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Aaron Archer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Archer is looking to advance position but Trigger won't allow it.
Trigger pushes Archer off looking to stand but Archer dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trigger defending well though.
Archer prevents Trigger from standing back up.
Archer trying to control from Trigger's half guard. Trigger has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Trigger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Archer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Archer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Archer throws a lazy head kick
and Trigger counters by clinching up.
Nice body punch from Trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trigger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
Trigger has had enough of the clinch but Archer keeps him there for the moment.
Archer has Trigger pressed against the cage, preventing Trigger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trigger blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Archer.
Archer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Archer as Trigger tries to tie him up.
Trigger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Archer throws a low kick, looking for Trigger's leg but Trigger calmly moves out of range.
Archer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trigger misses with a kick to the body.
Archer throws a chopping leg kick but Trigger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Trigger lands a jab.
Archer just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Archer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Archer wants to stay close but Trigger steps back to make room for something. Archer seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Trigger and Archer drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Taj Trigger!
Taj Trigger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Knuckles OToole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Tattum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
166 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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153 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knuckles OToole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Tattum!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tattum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
OToole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tattum.
Tattum has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
OToole swinging wildly here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tattum.
No joy there for OToole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tattum tries to clinch but OToole moves out of range.
The fighters circling - OToole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OToole swats away the attempt to clinch by Tattum.
Tattum is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
OToole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tattum.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tattum. That's going to slow OToole down.
The fighters circle momentarily. OToole darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tattum throws a leg kick which misses OToole's front leg but catches the back leg as OToole tries to avoid it.
Tattum slips under a jab from OToole.
Tattum throws a nice inside leg kick.
OToole misses with a double jab.
Tattum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
OToole cracks Tattum with an open hand slap.
A jab from OToole misses.
OToole clinches with his opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, OToole just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tattum's brow.
Tattum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tattum keeps OToole at a distance using the push kick.
OToole checks a leg kick.
OToole is looking for a counter combo.
Tattum tries to land a leg kick but OToole saw it coming and moves away.
As Tattum tries to get set, OToole tries to push him back and clinch up but Tattum manages to avoid the attempt.
OToole checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
OToole fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tattum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tattum connects with a solid leg kick.
OToole definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tattum fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and OToole has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dominic Tattum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OToole fails with an attempt to clinch.
OToole throws a jab when Tattum was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Tattum.
Tattum is looking to slow OToole down with leg kicks.
OToole chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tattum can pounce on him.
Tattum connects with a leg kick. OToole looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tattum fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and OToole has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tattum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tattum thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on OToole if he has to take too many more of those.
Tattum blocks a jab.
Tattum throws a shot from downtown. OToole moves away and avoids it.
OToole is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tattum.
Tattum scoring well with a low kick there.
Decent striking displayed by OToole there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OToole scores with a nice head shot.
OToole lands a jab to the head.
Tattum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but OToole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
OToole throws a body punch but Tattum moves out of range.
Tattum connects with a leg kick. OToole looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
OToole throws an overhand right that lands on Tattum's shoulder, as Tattum tries to avoid the shot.
Tattum is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
OToole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tattum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tattum avoids the body shot from OToole.
Despite the aggression on Tattum's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tattum connects with an inside leg kick.
OToole is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tattum scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tattum thows a body kick. OToole tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tattum moves out of range of the body kick from OToole.
Tattum throws a leg kick which misses OToole's front leg but catches the back leg as OToole tries to avoid it.
Tattum takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tattum feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to OToole's calf.
Tattum thumps OToole with a low kick.
OToole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tattum only half commits to the counter leg kick.
OToole blocks the body kick.
OToole closes the distance and clinches.
Tattum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tattum fails with an attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by OToole.
Tattum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OToole throws a hook but Tattum avoids it easily.
Tattum lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tattum lets loose with a powerful body kick. OToole will feel that in the morning.
Tattum throws a leg kick which misses OToole's front leg but catches the back leg as OToole tries to avoid it.
Tattum throws a head kick that misses.
OToole fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tattum lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Tattum dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab by OToole.
OToole clinches up with Tattum and pushes him back against the cage.
Tattum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tattum misses with a low kick as OToole jumps back.
OToole fails to land with a series of punches.
OToole moves into the clinch successfully.
Tattum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
OToole misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from OToole.
OToole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tattum blocks an elbow strike from OToole.
OToole makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
OToole misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tattum.
Tattum breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tattum.
OToole lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tattum at a distance.
OToole misses with a body kick.
Tattum buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tattum throws a low kick, looking for OToole's leg but OToole calmly moves out of range.
OToole tries to counter by clinching up but Tattum breaks away and moves out of range.
Tattum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. OToole manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tattum rushes OToole and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
OToole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OToole misses with the head strike.
Tattum drops to a knee looking for a takedown but OToole gets the underhooks and prevents it.
OToole leaning against his opponent.
OToole tries a body shot but Tattum blocks it.
OToole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OToole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tattum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tattum throws a leg kick
letting OToole counter with a right hand.
Tattum rushes OToole and presses him up against the cage.
Tattum avoids a wild elbow strike from OToole.
OToole misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tattum avoids a wild elbow strike from OToole.
OToole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tattum backwards.
OToole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tattum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
OToole takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tattum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tattum lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tattum swats away the attempt to clinch by OToole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OToole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dominic Tattum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tattum.
OToole throws an overhand right that lands on Tattum's shoulder, as Tattum tries to avoid the shot.
Tattum thuds his shin into the meat of OToole's side.
Tattum moves out of range as OToole throws a body kick.
Tattum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tattum lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
OToole is looking to clinch but Tattum is avoiding it.
OToole takes the fight into the clinch.
Tattum being controlled against the cage.
Tattum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
OToole misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OToole tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
OToole closes the distance and pushes Tattum back into the cage.
OToole throws a punch but it's blocked by Tattum.
OToole tries to work over Tattum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
OToole throws an elbow but it misses.
Knuckles OToole has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tattum prevents a body shot from OToole.
OToole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tattum prevents a body shot from OToole.
OToole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tattum's elbow.
Tattum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OToole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tattum takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tattum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tattum buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knuckles OToole 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tattum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
OToole on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tattum. Tattum obviously looking to wear him down.
OToole moves in looking to clinch but Tattum pushes him off.
OToole keeps the fight on the outside.
OToole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tattum drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tattum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
OToole gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
OToole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from OToole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OToole tries to work over Tattum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
OToole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tattum wants to take the fight to the mat but OToole manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
OToole tries a body shot but Tattum blocks it.
OToole can't find room to land a body shot as Tattum controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tattum letting OToole take a breather here.
Tattum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
OToole swings wildly with an uppercut but Tattum uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
OToole managing to block the knees to the body from Tattum.
OToole has a couple of punches blocked by Tattum.
A head punch on the inside from OToole fails to land.
Tattum working hard to break the clinch.
OToole has a couple of punches blocked by Tattum.
Tattum misses with a hook to the ribs.
OToole pushes Tattum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
OToole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OToole misses with a knee to the head.
OToole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tattum.
Tattum can't break the clinch.
Tattum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OToole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tattum feints and then cracks OToole's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow OToole down.
Tattum lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tattum moves out of range of the body kick from OToole.
OToole connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tattum momentarily.
OToole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OToole throws a head kick that misses.
Tattum is looking to clinch.
OToole looks to land a right hand but Tattum moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tattum throws a low kick but OToole avoids it.
OToole throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tattum avoids it.
Tattum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tattum keeps the fight on the outside.
OToole misses with a wild body shot.
OToole explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
OToole throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tattum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tattum misses with a straight right.
OToole looks to clinch
and Tattum counters with an inside leg kick.
OToole is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tattum.
OToole jabs Tattum to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tattum checks a leg kick nicely.
OToole throws a lazy right hand but Tattum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OToole has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tattum.
Tattum shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tattum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tattum clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tattum breaks the clinch.
OToole looks to land a left hand but Tattum moved out of range nicely.
Tattum throws a counter combo.
Tattum avoids the body shot from OToole.
OToole takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dominic Tattum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tattum cracks the inside of OToole's front leg.
Tattum clinches up with OToole and pushes him back against the cage.
Tattum blocks a body shot from OToole.
Tattum blocking some punches.
OToole lands a body punch.
Tattum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Knuckles OToole showed his dominance in that final round.
I think OToole 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knuckles OToole!
Knuckles OToole bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Akira Hendrix enters the cage!
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akira Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hendrix bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dick misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dick fails with the takedown.
Akira Hendrix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hendrix.
It looks like Nick Dick has been cut.
Hendrix scores with a hook to the body. Dick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hendrix drops Dick with a big left hand! Dick is injured, injured bad! Hendrix jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Hendrix!
After the fight, Akira Hendrix was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Mudgett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan comes into the arena with Excuse Me blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edwin Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Herman Mudgett!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan throws a left that rocks Mudgett and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Jordan dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Mudgett regain composure!
Mudgett is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jordan cracks Mudgett with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Jordan immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Mudgett is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Jordan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edwin Jordan!
A relieved looking Edwin Jordan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Ponjev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver has chosen Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi as his entrance music. Billy Silver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Ponjev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 23 - 2, fighting out of London, Billy Silver!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver throws an overhand right that lands on Ponjev's shoulder, as Ponjev tries to avoid the shot.
Silver lands a big head kick that sends Ponjev to the canvas! Silver follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Silver!
Billy Silver is the new middleweight champion!
Billy Silver decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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