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GAMMA#626 Wolek v Donowitz PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsuya Kawajiri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawajiri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kawajiri checks the leg kick.
Kuznetsov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kawajiri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kawajiri closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kawajiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawajiri misses with the head strike.
Kawajiri lands a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kawajiri misses with some punches.
A short right from Kawajiri on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawajiri misses with the head strike.
Kuznetsov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kawajiri lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kawajiri misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kawajiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri tries to work over Kuznetsov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kawajiri throws a head punch that misses.
Kawajiri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
Kawajiri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawajiri avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov stalling.
Kuznetsov missing with knees to the body.
Kawajiri can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
Kawajiri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
Kuznetsov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kuznetsov working aggressively here.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kawajiri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuznetsov scores with a shot to the side of Kawajiri's head.
Kuznetsov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kuznetsov tries a body shot but Kawajiri blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri misses with some punches.
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!
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow but it misses.
Kawajiri blocks the elbow strike.
Kuznetsov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri misses with the head strike.
Kawajiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kawajiri avoiding damage as Kuznetsov throws knees to the body.
Kawajiri lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but Kawajiri blocks with his arms.
Kuznetsov controlling the action here for a moment.
Kuznetsov tries to land knees in the clinch but Kawajiri avoids the damage to the body.
Kawajiri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kawajiri lands with a light punch inside.
Kuznetsov lands a nice elbow.
Kawajiri misses with a body punch.
Kawajiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov landing knees to the body.
Kawajiri digs a right hand underneath Kuznetsov's ribcage. Kuznetsov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kawajiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Tatsuya Kawajiri has been cut.
Kawajiri tries to throw a body punch but Kuznetsov avoids it by throwing Kawajiri back against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuznetsov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Kuznetsov.
Kawajiri throws a head punch that misses.
Kawajiri lands a shot to the body.
Kuznetsov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kawajiri takes an elbow to the temple.
Kawajiri can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawajiri.
Kuznetsov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kawajiri's face.
Kuznetsov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexandr Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri drives through and clinches with Kuznetsov against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawajiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kawajiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawajiri misses with the head strike.
Kawajiri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kawajiri managing to block the knees to the body from Kuznetsov.
Kawajiri has a couple of punches blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kawajiri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kawajiri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kawajiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kawajiri fails to land.
Kawajiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov blocks an uppercut.
Kawajiri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuznetsov missing with knees to the body.
Kuznetsov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kawajiri is defending well for now.
Kawajiri lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tatsuya Kawajiri will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tatsuya Kawajiri's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kawajiri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kawajiri throws a big shot that misses.
Kuznetsov lands with a nice combination. Kawajiri backs away looking to recover.
Kawajiri takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuznetsov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kawajiri misses with some punches.
Kawajiri lands a shoulder strike.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee to the head.
Kawajiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawajiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kawajiri pushes Kuznetsov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Kuznetsov.
Kawajiri is rocked!
Kawajiri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kawajiri is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuznetsov finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuznetsov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kawajiri backwards.
Kawajiri gets through Kuznetsov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kawajiri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kawajiri pushes Kuznetsov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kawajiri pushes Kuznetsov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawajiri seems to have recovered his senses.
Kawajiri avoiding damage as Kuznetsov throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Kuznetsov.
Kawajiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawajiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuznetsov has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kawajiri fails to land.
Kuznetsov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kuznetsov.
Kawajiri misses with the head strike.
Kawajiri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri tries to throw a body punch but Kuznetsov avoids it by throwing Kawajiri back against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kawajiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuznetsov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kuznetsov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left and a right from Kawajiri both land. Nice combination.
Kawajiri lands the left hand.
Kawajiri tries to clinch but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kawajiri closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kawajiri lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Good body shot from Kawajiri.
Kuznetsov is trying to stall.
Kawajiri misses with a body punch.
Kawajiri lands with a light punch inside.
Kawajiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kawajiri throws a head punch that misses.
Kuznetsov scores with a knee to the head.
Kawajiri misses with some punches.
Tatsuya Kawajiri seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuznetsov breaks from the clinch.
Kuznetsov gets tackled into the cage by Kawajiri. Kawajiri maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses with the head strike.
Kuznetsov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuznetsov throws the kick towards the body but Kawajiri avoids it.
Kawajiri slips under a jab.
Kuznetsov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kawajiri scores with a jab.
Kawajiri moves into range and clinches up with Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kuznetsov fails to land.
Kawajiri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
Kawajiri letting Kuznetsov take a breather here.
Kuznetsov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kawajiri up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kuznetsov for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Kawajiri working aggressively here.
Kawajiri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kawajiri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov with a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
Kawajiri misses with the head strike.
Kawajiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Kuznetsov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov is trying to break the clinch but Kawajiri is controlling him.
A short body shot lands from Kawajiri as the two fighters clinch.
Kawajiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuznetsov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kawajiri lands a left hand.
Kuznetsov just leaning against Kawajiri, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawajiri.
Kawajiri misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Kawajiri.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kawajiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawajiri misses with a punch to the body.
Kawajiri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Kuznetsov blocks an uppercut.
Kuznetsov crunches a lovely knee into Kawajiri's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tatsuya Kawajiri will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tatsuya Kawajiri's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Kawajiri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kawajiri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuznetsov is out of range and Kawajiri settles back down.
Kawajiri wants to clinch.
Kawajiri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kawajiri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kawajiri looks to land a right hand but Kuznetsov moved out of range.
Kuznetsov connects with a high kick.
Kawajiri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Kawajiri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kawajiri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a nice looking combination but Kawajiri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawajiri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kuznetsov lands a body shot.
Kuznetsov scores with a decent looking hook.
Kuznetsov misses with a kick to the body
and Kawajiri counters with a left and a right that stings Kuznetsov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawajiri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Kawajiri does no damage.
Kuznetsov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kawajiri scores with a leg kick.
Kuznetsov blocks a jab.
Kawajiri lands with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Kawajiri as he connects with a hook.
Kuznetsov misses with a leg kick
and Kawajiri counters with an inside leg kick.
Kuznetsov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kawajiri can pounce on him.
Kuznetsov throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kawajiri! But no joy.
Kuznetsov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kawajiri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kuznetsov.
Kawajiri throws a nice looking combination but Kuznetsov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuznetsov misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kawajiri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kawajiri misses with a double jab
and Kuznetsov counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetsov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuznetsov lands a nice shot that snaps Kawajiri's head back.
A lazy left from Kawajiri finds it's target.
Kawajiri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alexandr Kuznetsov is winning the standup battle so far.
Good work by Kuznetsov as he checks the leg kick.
Kawajiri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kawajiri throws a nice looking combination but Kuznetsov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuznetsov connects with a body shot that sends Kawajiri's belly button to the back.
Alexandr Kuznetsov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Kuznetsov finds it's way through Kawajiri's defenses.
The crowd cheers as Kawajiri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuznetsov doesn't seem phased though.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Kawajiri.
A low kick from Kuznetsov misses
and Kawajiri counters with a leg kick.
Kawajiri slips a straight right by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kawajiri is out of range.
Kuznetsov is looking to clinch.
Kawajiri throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kawajiri.
A jab from Kawajiri does it's job there.
Kawajiri connects with a leg kick. Kuznetsov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kuznetsov gets a clinch.
Kawajiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawajiri scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kuznetsov.
Kawajiri lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Kawajiri.
Kuznetsov is rocked!
A hook to the body from Kuznetsov.
Oh Kuznetsov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuznetsov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kawajiri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kawajiri's defenses.
Kuznetsov tries to throw a body punch but Kawajiri avoids it by throwing Kuznetsov back against the cage.
Kuznetsov seems to have got his legs back now.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lands a nice uppercut.
Kuznetsov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kawajiri fails to land.
Kawajiri blocks a body shot from Kuznetsov.
Kawajiri working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kawajiri lands a shoulder strike.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tatsuya Kawajiri.
Well Kawajiri has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lik Alotadik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russian Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alotadik comes to the cage accompanied by When Death comes Knocking - Primal Fear. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
35 - 23 - 3 |
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158 lbs
23 - 15 - 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
35 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lik Alotadik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russian Zombie!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alotadik takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Lik Alotadik has been cut.
Alotadik doesn't manage to clinch there - Zombie circles away.
Zombie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alotadik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zombie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alotadik on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alotadik throws a leg kick but Zombie moved away.
Alotadik looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alotadik tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zombie is able to avoid easily.
Alotadik slips under a jab.
A cross from Zombie lands.
Zombie blocks the body kick.
Alotadik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alotadik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zombie jabs Alotadik right on the nose. Alotadik blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alotadik cracks Zombie with a good jab.
Zombie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alotadik fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zombie.
Zombie throws a right hand that Alotadik ducks under and follows up with a left that Alotadik also avoids with ease.
Zombie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zombie. Alotadik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zombie takes one to the side of the head.
Zombie just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie lands a head shot.
Zombie takes one to the chin there.
Alotadik has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alotadik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alotadik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zombie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zombie lands a shoulder strike.
Zombie struggles to land a body shot inside as Alotadik controls his hands.
Alotadik blocking some punches.
Alotadik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zombie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alotadik throws a leg kick but Zombie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zombie avoids the body shot from Alotadik.
A swing and a miss from Zombie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alotadik sizes up Zombie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alotadik moves into the clinch.
Alotadik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Alotadik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zombie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alotadik backwards.
Alotadik lands an elbow inside.
Zombie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot by Zombie.
Zombie 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.
Alotadik wants to slow Zombie down by chopping away at his legs.
A little jabbing left from Zombie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alotadik tests Zombie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lik Alotadik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zombie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alotadik tries to clinch but Zombie is having none of it.
Alotadik doesn't manage to clinch there - Zombie circles away.
Zombie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zombie checks a low kick from Alotadik.
Zombie cracks Alotadik with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alotadik connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - Alotadik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alotadik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zombie.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alotadik lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zombie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zombie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alotadik scores with a head kick.
Zombie checks a low kick from Alotadik.
Zombie throws a hook but Alotadik avoids it easily.
Zombie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alotadik. Alotadik circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alotadik throws a leg kick that misses.
Alotadik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zombie.
Zombie let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A head kick misses from Zombie.
Alotadik throws a leg kick but Zombie checks it.
Alotadik 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.
Alotadik blocks a head kick by Zombie.
Zombie looks to land a left hand but Alotadik moved out of range nicely.
As Zombie tries to get set, Alotadik tries to push him back and clinch up but Zombie manages to avoid the attempt.
Zombie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alotadik had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Zombie punishes Alotadik's body with a nice straight punch.
Alotadik misses with a head kick.
Alotadik connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zombie. Zombie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zombie looks to throw the jab but Alotadik is out of range.
Zombie throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zombie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alotadik can pounce on him.
Zombie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombie lands a jab-cross combination.
Alotadik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zombie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zombie connects with a single shot there.
Zombie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zombie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alotadik misses with a head kick.
Alotadik clobbers Zombie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alotadik tries to clinch up.
Zombie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alotadik.
Alotadik throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zombie.
Zombie throws a jab but it's blocked by Alotadik.
Zombie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alotadik throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Zombie misses its intended target.
Alotadik seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alotadik misses with a low kick.
Alotadik tries to close the distance and clinch but Zombie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zombie. Alotadik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zombie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Russian Zombie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lik Alotadik's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Zombie misses.
Alotadik swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Russian Zombie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice cross by Zombie.
Jab from Zombie.
Alotadik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zombie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alotadik.
Alotadik lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alotadik looks to score with a jab to the body but Zombie is just out of range.
Alotadik throws a head kick that misses.
Alotadik throws a right and a left that Zombie avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Zombie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zombie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Zombie.
Alotadik lands a jab.
Alotadik connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zombie momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alotadik has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zombie finds it's way round the side to connect with Alotadik's head.
Zombie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alotadik wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alotadik rushes Zombie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zombie blocking some punches.
Zombie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alotadik tries to stall but Zombie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alotadik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zombie scores with a hook to the body.
Alotadik gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Zombie controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie is pressing down on Alotadik's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alotadik preventing the sweep.
Alotadik looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zombie can't keep his opponent in guard - Alotadik advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zombie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zombie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alotadik passes into half guard.
Alotadik trying to pass the guard but Zombie defending well.
Zombie is not content to let Alotadik control the position.
Alotadik is pressing down on Zombie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zombie is holding on for now.
Zombie keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zombie is not content to let Alotadik control the position.
Zombie trying to hold on to Alotadik's head to control him but Alotadik postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alotadik tries to clinch there but Zombie circles away.
Zombie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alotadik.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alotadik is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zombie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alotadik takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alotadik blocks a head kick by Zombie.
Alotadik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zombie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zombie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lik Alotadik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lik Alotadik's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Zombie misses the target.
Alotadik tries to clinch up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alotadik. That's going to slow Zombie down.
Alotadik connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alotadik drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zombie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alotadik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alotadik tries to clinch there but Zombie circles away.
Good shot there by Alotadik.
Alotadik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alotadik throws a lazy body kick
letting Zombie counter with a right hand.
Alotadik throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alotadik comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zombie throws a looping overhand right but Alotadik ducks down to avoid it.
Alotadik takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zombie just misses with a punch to the body.
Zombie takes a swing at Alotadik's ribcage but misses.
Zombie misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alotadik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zombie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alotadik in his tracks.
Zombie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zombie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alotadik takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alotadik finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice shot by Zombie.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alotadik.
Alotadik scores with a jab. Zombie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alotadik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alotadik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alotadik has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alotadik there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Zombie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zombie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alotadik stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alotadik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zombie moves away.
Alotadik tries to clinch but Zombie moves out of range.
Zombie with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Zombie misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie misses with a hook. Alotadik ducked under it nicely.
Alotadik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alotadik looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zombie slips a jab from Alotadik.
Zombie drops his hands momentarily and Alotadik takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zombie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zombie lands an overhand right.
Zombie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zombie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Zombie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alotadik throws a front kick that sends Zombie stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zombie. Alotadik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alotadik looks to land a right hand but Zombie moved out of range.
Zombie blocks a jab.
Zombie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zombie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alotadik moves into the clinch successfully.
Alotadik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alotadik pushes off an throws an elbow but Zombie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zombie takes a shot to the head.
Zombie manages to break the clinch.
Zombie just misses with a punch to the body.
Zombie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alotadik catches Zombie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alotadik throws a head kick that misses.
Zombie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Zombie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alotadik doesn't seem phased though.
Alotadik ducks under a wild hook from Zombie.
Alotadik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zombie was well out of range. Poor timing from Alotadik.
Alotadik is looking to clinch.
Alotadik shoots for a takedown but Zombie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zombie connects with a right hand. Alotadik shakes it off.
Zombie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zombie swings widly with a right hand
and Alotadik holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alotadik stalling in the clinch but Zombie improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alotadik scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alotadik.
Zombie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Alotadik.
Alotadik can't find room to land a body shot as Zombie controls the action.
Zombie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zombie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zombie misses with a wild body shot.
Zombie lands a nice hook to Alotadik's body. Alotadik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alotadik is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alotadik tries to clinch but Zombie is having none of it.
Zombie misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alotadik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alotadik dodges the punch combination from Zombie.
As Zombie tries to get set, Alotadik tries to push him back and clinch up but Zombie manages to avoid the attempt.
Zombie connects with a body shot that sends Alotadik's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russian Zombie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zombie 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russian Zombie!
Russian Zombie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Lik Alotadik stepped up to the mic, saying 'You may have won this one, but fuck that, lets go again. In a cage, in the alley, I don't give a fuck. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neo Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cullen Castrello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neo Wiggin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 3, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Wiggin misses the target.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castrello keeps the fight on the outside.
Castrello unleashes a big counter combination but Wiggin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiggin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wiggin slips under a jab from Castrello.
Wiggin takes the fight into the clinch.
Wiggin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Cullen Castrello has been cut.
Wiggin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wiggin or not.
Wiggin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Castrello lands a knee to the body.
Wiggin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiggin blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
Castrello tries a body shot but Wiggin blocks it.
Wiggin scores with a shot to the side of Castrello's head.
Castrello avoids the elbow strike from Wiggin, 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!
Wiggin prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Castrello pushes Wiggin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Castrello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggin.
We've been informed that Castrello 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.
A head punch on the inside from Wiggin fails to land.
Wiggin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castrello or not.
Our sources have told us that Wiggin has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wiggin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello throws an elbow that misses.
Wiggin misses with an elbow over the top.
A right handed body shot lands from Wiggin.
Wiggin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Castrello scores a nice knee to the body.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wiggin fails to land.
Wiggin dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Wiggin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castrello throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castrello blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside that Castrello shrugs off.
Castrello is leaning against Wiggin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Castrello stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Castrello.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castrello obliges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiggin throws an elbow but misses.
Castrello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Wiggin in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello looking to throw knees to the head but Wiggin is blocking nicely.
Castrello throws an elbow but it misses.
Wiggin tries for a takedown but Castrello manages to get underhooks.
Wiggin prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Wiggin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castrello throws a head punch that misses.
Castrello lands a nice knee to the body.
Castrello blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Castrello.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Wiggin pushes off an throws an elbow but Castrello leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
Wiggin lands a damaging elbow.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Wiggin tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Wiggin back against the cage.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiggin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wiggin's brow.
Wiggin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wiggin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Castrello can't fight it off and eventually Wiggin manages to take the fight to the floor. Castrello looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wiggin stopping the sweep attempt from Castrello.
Wiggin trying to control but Castrello is working from the bottom.
Castrello is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wiggin is positioning himself well to prevent Castrello advancing to mount.
Castrello is controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Castrello has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cullen Castrello's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wiggin looks to land a right hand but Castrello moved out of range.
Wiggin slips under a jab from Castrello.
Castrello with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wiggin slips under a jab.
Castrello tries to land a leg kick but Wiggin saw it coming and moves away.
A big left from Castrello misses.
Castrello goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Wiggin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wiggin tries to land a front kick but Castrello steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wiggin slips a jab and a cross from Castrello.
Castrello misses with a wild combination.
Castrello clinches up with Wiggin and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggin swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiggin avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Wiggin tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiggin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiggin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Wiggin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wiggin misses with some punches.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello lands with a right to the head.
Wiggin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Wiggin scores with a shoulder strike.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiggin.
Wiggin lands a right hand.
Castrello lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wiggin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Wiggin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wiggin tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wiggin backwards.
Castrello blocks an elbow strike.
Castrello blocks an elbow strike.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wiggin's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Wiggin.
Castrello throws an elbow that misses.
Wiggin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wiggin avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Wiggin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Castrello gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Castrello putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiggin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wiggin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Castrello is defending well.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside.
Wiggin tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Wiggin back against the cage.
Castrello connects with a knee to the head.
Castrello is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wiggin is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castrello.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castrello.
Wiggin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Wiggin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wiggin misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Wiggin avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Wiggin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castrello lands an elbow inside that Wiggin shrugs off.
Wiggin lands a nice uppercut.
Wiggin avoids a wild elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.
Wiggin works on Castrello's body with a couple of short punches.
Castrello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castrello prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neo Wiggin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castrello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiggin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castrello is leaning against Wiggin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wiggin avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castrello.
Wiggin misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello blocks an elbow strike from Wiggin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
A short left from Castrello.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiggin tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Wiggin avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Wiggin is working Castrello over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiggin.
Wiggin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wiggin tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Wiggin back against the cage.
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Castrello in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello dodges an elbow strike from Wiggin.
Castrello throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wiggin blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiggin lands a damaging elbow.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castrello lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiggin.
Castrello lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cullen Castrello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cullen Castrello's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wiggin misses with a straight right.
Castrello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiggin manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Wiggin misses its target.
Wiggin slips under a jab from Castrello.
Wiggin avoids the head kick by Castrello.
Neo Wiggin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Wiggin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castrello steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wiggin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Castrello throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Castrello looks to throw a body kick
and Wiggin counters with a nice uppercut.
Castrello gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cullen Castrello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wiggin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Castrello moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Castrello was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Castrello throws a series of punches but Wiggin moves out of range.
Castrello closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wiggin tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiggin swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Wiggin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Castrello pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Castrello misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiggin misses with a body punch.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Wiggin is working Castrello over against the cage.
Wiggin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiggin blocks a body shot from Castrello.
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land.
Wiggin tries for a takedown but Castrello manages to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wiggin's brow.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiggin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Castrello working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castrello throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cullen Castrello seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Castrello.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Castrello lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castrello obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castrello lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello lands an elbow inside that Wiggin shrugs off.
Castrello connects with a knee to the head.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but Wiggin blocks with his arms.
Wiggin works on Castrello's body with a couple of short punches.
Castrello lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wiggin backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Castrello's brow.
Wiggin tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wiggin or not.
Wiggin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin throws a head punch that misses.
Wiggin blocks the elbow strike.
Castrello gets underhooks to prevent Wiggin's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neo Wiggin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Castrello.
Castrello lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Castrello's brow.
Castrello lands a knee to the body.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wiggin wants a takedown.
Castrello dodges an elbow strike from Wiggin.
Castrello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello lands a left hand.
Castrello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wiggin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Neo Wiggin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castrello lands a right hand.
Castrello lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castrello digs a right hand underneath Wiggin's ribcage. Wiggin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Castrello blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello blocks an elbow strike from Wiggin.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Castrello.
Wiggin blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Wiggin pushes off an throws an elbow but Castrello leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiggin.
Castrello lands an elbow inside that Wiggin shrugs off.
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wiggin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Castrello blocks the elbow strike.
Wiggin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wiggin's defenses.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Wiggin in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello avoids the elbow strike from Wiggin, against the cage.
Castrello scores with a shot to the side of Wiggin's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Castrello winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
A victorious Cullen Castrello thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zang Zhai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhai has chosen Sampans as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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148 lbs
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146 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Newman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Zang Zhai!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhai just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newman. Zhai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zhai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Newman lands a glancing blow to the side of Zhai's head.
Newman throws a looping overhand right but Zhai ducks down to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Newman.
Newman walks into a stiff left hand from Zhai.
Zhai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zhai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zhai misses with a low kick.
Newman avoids a kick to the body.
Zhai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newman.
Nice straight punches there by Zhai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zhai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman cracks Zhai with an open hand slap.
Zhai moves out of range of the leg kick from Newman.
Newman scores with a nice strike.
Newman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zhai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Newman scrambles back to his feet.
Zhai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newman throws a head kick that misses
and Zhai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Newman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zhai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zhai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zhai misses the shot to the body.
Newman misses with a wild body shot.
Newman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Newman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zhai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've been told by Newman's head coaches at LOD London Top Tier that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zhai moves forwards but Newman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zhai misses the jab.
Zhai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A low kick from Newman misses
letting Zhai counter with a right hand.
Newman misses with a body shot
and Zhai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zhai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice takedown defense from Zhai. No joy for Newman on that attempt.
Newman delivers a nice body kick.
Zhai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Newman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zhai wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai moves into full guard.
Zhai is pulling down on Newman's head to control his posture.
Let's hope that Zhai has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Newman trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zhai seems keen to control Newman's posture.
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.
Zhai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice defenses there by Zhai.
Newman tries a head kick but it misses.
Zhai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newman.
Newman looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhai is just out of range.
Newman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Zhai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Newman throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhai.
Zhai throws a fast counter high kick but Newman manages to duck under it in time.
An inside leg kick from Zhai misses.
Newman misses with an uppercut. Zhai saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zang Zhai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zhai missing with a left hand there. Newman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newman throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Zhai to counter with a crisp jab.
Zhai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newman moves away.
Newman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Zhai staying out of range there.
Zhai throws out a counter right but Newman avoids it with no problem.
Zhai throws out a leg kick but Newman moves out of range and Zhai only half commits.
Newman throws a poor cross that misses
and Zhai counters with a nice leg kick.
Zhai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newman.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Newman.
Newman throws a sloppy body shot
and Zhai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zhai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Newman. Newman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Newman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Zhai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhai blocks the body kick.
A leg kick checked by Zhai.
Zhai moves away from the strike by Newman.
Newman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zhai staying out of range there.
Newman blocks a leg kick.
Zhai scores with a nice strike.
Zhai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newman moves away.
Zhai looks to land a body kick but Newman moved away.
Newman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zhai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Newman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paul Newman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Newman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Zhai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Newman lands a jab to the nose.
A big left from Zhai misses.
Newman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Zhai sprawls and moves away.
Newman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zhai counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhai throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Newman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zhai won't be happy with that.
Newman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Zhai is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Newman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Zhai trying to remain calm as Newman controls from the top position.
Zhai is not content to let Newman control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai is looking to regain half guard here but Newman keeps moving and retains side control.
Newman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zhai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Newman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Newman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Newman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Newman just content to control the position.
Newman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zang Zhai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Newman misses with a jab to the body
and Zhai counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Newman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zhai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhai moves out of range as Newman strikes.
Zhai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zhai connects with a looping right hand.
Newman checks a low kick from Zhai.
Newman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zhai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Newman blocks a body shot from Zhai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newman breaks the clinch.
Zhai checks a low kick from Newman.
Newman misses with a kick to the body.
Newman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zhai counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhai throws a looping overhand right but Newman ducks down to avoid it.
Newman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Newman swings widly with a right hand
and Zhai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zhai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Newman.
Newman misses with a wild body shot.
Zhai scores with a nice strike.
Newman slips under a jab from Zhai.
A swing and a miss from Newman.
Newman lands with a nice body punch.
Zhai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Newman.
Zhai misses the jab.
Zhai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zang Zhai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zhai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhai moves out of range of the strikes.
And Zhai responds with a good body kick, but Newman manages to step out the way in time.
Zhai throws a body punch but Newman moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zhai, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhai.
Paul Newman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhai lands a lovely overhand right.
Newman blocks a head kick by Zhai.
Newman attempts a counter takedown but Zhai avoids it well and moves away.
Zhai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Newman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Newman works the jab nicely.
It looks like Zang Zhai has been cut.
Nice body punch from Newman.
Zhai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Newman is out of range and Zhai settles back down.
Newman misses with a jab to the body
and Zhai counters with a good low kick that Newman was not able to check.
Zhai tries to move into range but Newman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman swats away the attempt to clinch by Zhai.
A decent looking cross lands there for Newman.
Zhai is rocked!
Newman throws a lazy uppercut
and Zhai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Newman thinking.
Newman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zhai.
Newman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Zhai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zhai.
Zhai scores with a nice head shot.
Newman is rocked!
Newman looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhai is just out of range.
Newman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Newman backing away here, and Zhai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman drops Zhai with a left right combo! Newman follows him down to the ground into side control.
Zhai is still in real trouble! Can Newman finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newman working away.
Zhai manages to get back to half guard.
Newman looks to land a strike but Zhai avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Newman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Zhai manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Newman has Zhai in his guard.
Newman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zhai seems to have recovered his senses.
Zhai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zang Zhai.
I've got Zhai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Zang Zhai!
Zang Zhai 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Creepy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nico World Citizen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). World Citizen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rich Bitch. 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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17 - 8 - 0 |
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143 lbs
15 - 8 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uncle Creepy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nico World Citizen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
World Citizen lands with an uppercut that bounces Creepy off the cage and back into range.
Creepy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Creepy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Contenders (Max ID280) in the buildup to the fight.
World Citizen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
World Citizen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Creepy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crunch! World Citizen slams his shin into Creepy's torso.
World Citizen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Creepy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
World Citizen moves away from the strike by Creepy.
World Citizen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Creepy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
World Citizen fakes the leg kick and cracks Creepy in the body.
World Citizen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Creepy's hands.
Creepy misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creepy takes a swing at World Citizen's ribcage but misses.
World Citizen gets caught flat footed, as Creepy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Creepy throwing strikes but missing.
Creepy stops World Citizen from standing up.
World Citizen has control of Creepy's left arm, preventing Creepy from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creepy throwing strikes but missing.
Creepy stops World Citizen from standing up.
World Citizen has Creepy pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Creepy throws a body shot but no joy.
Creepy avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Creepy. World Citizen does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as World Citizen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Creepy doesn't seem phased though.
Creepy misses with a double jab.
Creepy throws a lazy right hand but World Citizen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
World Citizen tries a quick counter leg kick but Creepy is wise to it.
Creepy connects with a crisp jab.
World Citizen throws a right hand that Creepy ducks under and follows up with a left that Creepy also avoids with ease.
World Citizen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Creepy's calf.
Creepy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
World Citizen jabs at Creepy's body.
Creepy looks to land a body kick but World Citizen moved away.
World Citizen cracks the inside of Creepy's front leg.
Nico World Citizen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creepy throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for World Citizen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Creepy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
World Citizen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
World Citizen sizes up Creepy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
World Citizen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creepy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from World Citizen.
World Citizen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Creepy misses the shot to the body.
World Citizen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
World Citizen looks for the body kick but Creepy saw that one coming.
Creepy throws a looping overhand right but World Citizen ducks down to avoid it.
Creepy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but World Citizen manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from World Citizen.
World Citizen slips under a jab from Creepy.
A jab from World Citizen finds it's way through Creepy's defenses.
Creepy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Creepy. World Citizen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Creepy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by World Citizen.
Creepy misses with an uppercut. World Citizen saw that one coming.
World Citizen tries to counter with a clinch but Creepy shakes him off and moves away.
World Citizen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Creepy throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from World Citizen.
World Citizen thumps Creepy with a low kick.
World Citizen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Creepy.
World Citizen lands with a hook. Creepy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
World Citizen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Creepy.
Creepy loads up on a big right hand but World Citizen slips the punch.
Creepy throws a lazy uppercut
enabling World Citizen to counter with a crisp jab.
Creepy cracks a nice hook into World Citizen's ribs.
World Citizen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Creepy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Creepy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from World Citizen.
Left hook, right uppercut from Creepy.
World Citizen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A combination from World Citizen does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Creepy lands with an overhand left.
A jab from World Citizen does it's job there.
World Citizen slips under a jab.
Creepy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nico World Citizen 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.
World Citizen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Creepy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Creepy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Creepy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by World Citizen.
Creepy throws a looping overhand right but World Citizen ducks down to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by World Citizen.
Creepy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
World Citizen throws a front kick aimed at Creepy's knee but Creepy avoids it well.
A lazy left from Creepy finds it's target.
Creepy lands a nice looking body shot.
World Citizen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Creepy throws a jab when World Citizen was well out of range.
A shot to the body from Creepy misses
and World Citizen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
World Citizen throws a shot from downtown. Creepy moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
World Citizen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Creepy misses the jab.
Nico World Citizen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
World Citizen lands with a thumping leg kick.
World Citizen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Creepys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
World Citizen avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creepy misses with a head kick.
World Citizen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
World Citizen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
World Citizen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Creepy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
World Citizen walks into a straight right hand from Creepy.
World Citizen slips a jab from Creepy.
World Citizen dodges the punch combination from Creepy.
Creepy throws out a loose jab but World Citizen uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from World Citizen misses.
World Citizen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Creepy 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.
Creepy misses with a looping right.
World Citizen throws out a counter right but Creepy avoids it with no problem.
Creepy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Creepy checks a leg kick.
World Citizen stuns Creepy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen misses with a double jab.
It looked like Creepy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from World Citizen.
World Citizen scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creepy throws a sloppy head kick and World Citizen moves out of range easily.
World Citizen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Creepy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
World Citizen looks to throw a body kick
and Creepy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
World Citizen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Creepy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A cross from Creepy lands.
Creepy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but World Citizen was well out of range. Poor timing from Creepy.
World Citizen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
World Citizen tries to land a body kick
and Creepy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
World Citizen throws an overhand right that lands on Creepy's shoulder, as Creepy tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for World Citizen.
Creepy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but World Citizen was well out of range. Poor timing from Creepy.
World Citizen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Creepy with a body shot.
Creepy throws a hook to the side of World Citizen's head but World Citizen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
World Citizen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen works the jab nicely.
Creepy throws a looping overhand right but World Citizen ducks down to avoid it.
World Citizen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
World Citizen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Creepy.
Creepy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for World Citizen.
Creepy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before World Citizen has time to react.
World Citizen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
World Citizen blocking some punches.
Creepy throws a head punch that misses.
Creepy swings wildly with an uppercut but World Citizen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Creepy lands with a short shot to the head.
Creepy misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Creepy.
Creepy misses with a punch on the inside.
World Citizen misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creepy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
World Citizen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
World Citizen wants to slow Creepy down by chopping away at his legs.
Good leg kick by World Citizen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
World Citizen jabs Creepy right on the nose. Creepy blinks but takes it well.
World Citizen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Creepy looks to score with a jab to the body but World Citizen is just out of range.
Creepy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Creepy throws an overhand right that lands on World Citizen's shoulder, as World Citizen tries to avoid the shot.
World Citizen misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Creepy misses the target.
Creepy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
World Citizen lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Creepy blocks a low kick nicely.
World Citizen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
World Citizen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Creepy dodges the punch combination from World Citizen.
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 Uncle Creepy 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!
Creepy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by World Citizen. That's going to slow Creepy down.
World Citizen throws a shot to the body.
A jab from World Citizen does it's job there.
World Citizen throws a lazy right hand but Creepy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Creepy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Creepy swings for the body but World Citizen moves out of range.
Creepy misses with a two punch combination.
World Citizen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Creepy.
Creepy misses with a head kick.
World Citizen is looking to slow Creepy down with leg kicks.
Creepy with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
World Citizen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
World Citizen connects with a high kick.
Creepy takes one on the button.
Creepy is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creepy misses the shot to the body.
Oh Creepy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
World Citizen cracks Creepy with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Creepy falls to his knees and World Citizen doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nico World Citizen!
In his post fight interview, Nico World Citizen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duane Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hektor Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duane Perry could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hektor Troy's chin.
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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
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Duane Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hektor Troy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry misses with a straight right.
Troy connects with an inside leg kick.
Duane Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troy misses with a looping right.
Troy throws an overhand right that lands on Perry's shoulder, as Perry tries to avoid the shot.
Troy swinging wildly here.
Perry blocks a low kick nicely.
Perry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Troy manages to break the clinch.
Troy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Troy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Troy just misses with a punch to the body.
Perry tries to counter with a takedown but Troy is quick to defend against it.
Troy just misses with a punch to the body.
Perry connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Troy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Troy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Troy. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perry throws an off balance right hand
and Troy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Troy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perry checks it well.
Perry is looking for a counter combo.
Perry's corner calls for a 1-2. Perry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Troy blocks the leg kick.
Troy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perry.
A low kick from Perry misses
and Troy counters with a low kick, right behind Perry 's knee.
Troy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perry.
Perry takes the fight into the clinch.
Perry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Troy has a couple of punches blocked by Perry.
Troy blocks a body shot from Perry.
A short right from Perry on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a head punch that misses.
Perry lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perry working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Troy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Troy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Perry tries to throw a body punch but Troy avoids it by throwing Perry back against the cage.
Perry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perry throws a head punch that misses.
Perry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perry manages to break the clinch.
Troy throws a lazy uppercut
and Perry counters with a thumping low kick.
Perry moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Perry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Troy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Troy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Troy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perry.
Troy scores with a nice strike.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy blocks a low kick nicely.
Perry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Perry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A clash of legs there as Troy blocks the low kick.
Troy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away.
Perry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Troy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Perry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Troy counters with a left and a right that stings Perry.
Perry is looking to clinch but Troy is avoiding it.
Perry is looking to chop away at Troy's legs.
Troy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Perry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Troy defending well as Perry loads up on a big left hand.
Troy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Perry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Troys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Troy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Perry rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Troy just misses with a punch to the body.
Perry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Hektor Troy has been cut.
Perry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Troy, pushing him back against the cage.
Perry scores with a shot to the side of Troy's head.
Perry misses with the head strike.
Perry throws a punch but it's blocked by Troy.
Perry throws a head punch that misses.
Troy breaks the clinch.
Troy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Left hook, right uppercut from Perry.
Troy ducks under a wild hook from Perry.
Perry throws a front kick aimed at Troy's knee but Troy avoids it well.
Perry misses with a body kick.
Troy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Troy is just out of range.
Troy checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Perry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hektor Troy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice jab there from Troy.
Perry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perry.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Perry.
Troy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry.
Troy lands a nice shot to the body.
Troy ducks under a wild hook from Perry.
Perry throws a body punch but Troy moves out of range.
Troy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Duane Perry is winning the standup battle so far.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Troy is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry thumps Troy with a low kick.
Perry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perry misses with a kick to the body.
Perry throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perry looks for the body kick but Troy saw that one coming.
It seemed like Troy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perry throws a big shot that misses.
Troy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Troy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perry.
Troy checks a low kick from Perry.
Troy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Troy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Troy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Troy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Troy lands with a good body shot.
Perry throws a push kick but Troy slaps the foot to one side.
Troy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Perry scores with a hook.
Perry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Troy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Troy.
Perry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Troy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Troy's calf.
Perry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the body from Troy misses
and Perry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Troy - that will leave a mark!
Troy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Perry tries to clinch but Troy is having none of it.
Perry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Troy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perry misses with a looping right.
Troy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Perry finds it's way through Troy's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Troy counters with a nice leg kick.
Perry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Troy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
Perry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Troy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Troy.
Troy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry.
A countering left hand to the body from Troy misses.
Troy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Perry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troy.
Perry half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Perry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Perry moves out of range of the strikes.
Troy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perry lands with a kick to the ribs.
Perry darts in and clinches Troy up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a head punch that misses.
Troy tries to break the clinch but Perry is controlling the position.
Perry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Troy backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troy can't find room to land a body shot as Perry controls the action.
Perry lands a right hand.
Perry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perry tries to throw a body punch but Troy avoids it by throwing Perry back against the cage.
A short right from Troy.
Perry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Troy's elbow.
Troy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perry tries to land a leg kick but Troy saw it coming and moves away.
Troy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perry throws out the jab.
Perry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Troy misses with a lunging right hand
and Troy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Perry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Troy doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Perry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hektor Troy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Troy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perry looks to land a left hand but Troy moved out of range nicely.
A left lands for Perry.
Perry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Troy is just out of range.
Troy blocks a jab.
Troy throws a right hand that Perry ducks under and follows up with a left that Perry also avoids with ease.
Perry fires out a quick counter leg kick but Troy just manages to avoid it.
Troy tried to score with a low kick but Perry checks it.
Perry looks to throw the jab but Troy is out of range.
Troy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Troy blocks the low kick.
Troy throws an overhand right that lands on Perry's shoulder, as Perry tries to avoid the shot.
Troy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Troy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Troy can do to turn this around?
Troy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Perry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Perry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Troy just misses with a punch to the body.
Perry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perry misses with a body punch
enabling Troy to counter with a crisp jab.
Perry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perry tries to clinch but Troy moves away
and Troy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Troy misses with a looping right.
Perry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Troy misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Perry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Troy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Perry counters with a stiff right hand.
Troy moves out of range as Perry throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Troy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Troy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry.
Troy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Duane Perry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy throws a push kick but Perry slaps the foot to one side.
Troy loads up on a big right hand but Perry slips the punch.
Troy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perry's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Troy moves out of range of the body kick from Perry.
Perry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Perry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Troy is out of range.
Troy throws a hook to the side of Perry's head but Perry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Perry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perry lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Troy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perry is out of range and Troy settles back down.
Perry tries to work over Troy's front leg with a kick but Troy checks it.
Troy flicks out a counter leg kick but Perry steps away.
Perry moves in looking to clinch but Troy pushes him off.
Troy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Perry tried to score with a low kick but Troy checks it.
Troy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perry.
Troy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away.
Troy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
Perry lands a jab to the nose.
Troy slips under a jab from Perry.
Perry tries a low kick but Troy avoids it.
Perry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Troy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perry lands with a kick to the temple. Troy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Perry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Troy lands with a nice body punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Perry.
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!
Troy blocks a leg kick.
Perry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hektor Troy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Troy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perry lands the left hand.
Troy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Troy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Perry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perry backing away here, and Troy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Troy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Duane Perry.
Well Perry 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duane Perry!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artie DeVanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Pierno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierno has chosen Umberto Tozzi - Gloria as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tim Pierno enters 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
36 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Artie DeVanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeVanzo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
DeVanzo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pierno moves out of range of the leg kick from DeVanzo.
Pierno wants to counter the offense by DeVanzo and move into the clinch position.
DeVanzo is looking to slow Pierno down with leg kicks.
Pierno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeVanzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierno.
DeVanzo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
DeVanzo closes the distance but Pierno moves to the side
and Pierno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DeVanzo lands with an uppercut that bounces Pierno off the cage and back into range.
Pierno lands with a nice body punch.
DeVanzo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pierno! But no joy.
DeVanzo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pierno is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pierno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pierno misses with a looping right.
DeVanzo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pierno is out of range.
DeVanzo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pierno counters with a series of strikes. DeVanzo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pierno wants to clinch.
Pierno slips a jab from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
DeVanzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pierno works DeVanzo's body with a nice hook.
DeVanzo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
DeVanzo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by DeVanzo.
DeVanzo thumps Pierno with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Pierno. No joy for DeVanzo on that attempt.
Pierno is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
DeVanzo lands a nice looking body kick.
Pierno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
DeVanzo throws a body kick that misses.
Pierno steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo motions for Pierno to come forward. DeVanzo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
DeVanzo scores with the left hand. Pierno knows he should have avoided that one.
DeVanzo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierno takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo misses with a left hand
and Pierno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
DeVanzo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pierno moves out of range of the body kick from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo misses with a hook to the body
and Pierno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pierno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo throws a leg kick but Pierno moved away.
DeVanzo looks to land a combination. Pierno sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pierno takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
DeVanzo scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeVanzo has his takedown stuffed
and Pierno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo throws a poor cross that misses
and Pierno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps DeVanzo thinking.
Pierno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck DeVanzo on the side of the head.
DeVanzo is rocked!
Pierno keeps the fight on the outside.
Oh DeVanzo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pierno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
DeVanzo seems to have got his legs back now.
Pierno moves out of range of the body kick from DeVanzo.
Pierno lands a body shot.
Pierno clinches up against the cage.
DeVanzo misses with a punch on the inside.
DeVanzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierno stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Artie DeVanzo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
DeVanzo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pierno will feel that in the morning.
DeVanzo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pierno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo sets himself, and Pierno steps forward looking for the clinch! DeVanzo avoids it this time.
DeVanzo fails to land the takedown.
DeVanzo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pierno connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeVanzo connects with an inside leg kick.
Pierno circles away from the clinch attempt.
DeVanzo sets himself, and Pierno steps forward looking for the clinch! DeVanzo avoids it this time.
DeVanzo lands with a straight right. Pierno didn't see that one coming.
DeVanzo misses with a left hand
letting Pierno counter with a right hand.
Tim Pierno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno swinging wildly here.
DeVanzo lands with a nice combination. Pierno backs away looking to recover.
Tim Pierno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DeVanzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Pierno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
DeVanzo connects with a body shot that sends Pierno's belly button to the back.
Pierno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick by DeVanzo misses
and Pierno counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick from DeVanzo misses.
A nice side step and Pierno releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
DeVanzo wants to clinch up but Pierno keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pierno! But no joy.
DeVanzo takes a swing at Pierno's ribcage but misses.
DeVanzo connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
DeVanzo scores with a body shot.
DeVanzo tests Pierno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
DeVanzo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pierno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeVanzo.
Artie DeVanzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeVanzo misses with a hook
and Pierno counters with a crisp one two that drops DeVanzo! Pierno thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves DeVanzo to his feet! DeVanzo is in big trouble!
Pierno throws a shot from downtown. DeVanzo moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo scores with a jab. Pierno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
DeVanzo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pierno is out of range and DeVanzo settles back down.
Pierno is looking for the big counter here.
Pierno slips a straight right by DeVanzo.
DeVanzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pierno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Pierno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
DeVanzo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - DeVanzo lands in his opponent's guard.
DeVanzo won't allow Pierno to sweep him here.
Pierno manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. DeVanzo manages to get himself to full guard.
Pierno wants to control from the top but DeVanzo keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo is looking to sweep but instead, Pierno has passed into half guard.
DeVanzo is looking to control Pierno's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can DeVanzo avoid being mounted?
Pierno tries to pass to full mount but DeVanzo defends it.
Pierno is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artie DeVanzo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A combination from Pierno does no damage.
Pierno scores with a jab to the jaw.
DeVanzo moves in looking to clinch but Pierno pushes him off.
Pierno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
DeVanzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierno moves away.
A left lands for DeVanzo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by DeVanzo.
Pierno 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.
Pierno jabs DeVanzo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeVanzo scoring well with a low kick there.
DeVanzo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pierno walks into a straight right hand from DeVanzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for DeVanzo.
DeVanzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeVanzo. Pierno does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pierno! But no joy.
Pierno has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheers as DeVanzo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pierno doesn't seem phased though.
DeVanzo loads up on a big right hand but Pierno slips the punch.
Pierno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pierno slips a jab and a cross from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeVanzo misses with a right hand
and Pierno counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierno takes one to the side of the head.
Pierno takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tim Pierno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeVanzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pierno looks to throw the jab but DeVanzo is out of range.
Pierno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pierno is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
DeVanzo tries to land a body kick
and Pierno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeVanzo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
DeVanzo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pierno quickly recovers to half guard.
Pierno trying to control here.
Pierno is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pierno wants to control but DeVanzo is keeping busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
DeVanzo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pierno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
DeVanzo thows a leg kick but Pierno checks it
and DeVanzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Pierno misses its intended target.
Nice shot by Pierno.
DeVanzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierno.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artie DeVanzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for DeVanzo, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artie DeVanzo!
Our winner, Artie DeVanzo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Dias Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Rokicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rokicki has chosen Survivor - Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Piotr Rokicki!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokicki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dias Jimenez throws a good cross that connects.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rokicki throws a jab but it's blocked by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez tried to counter with a leg kick but Rokicki avoided it.
Rokicki slips under a jab.
As Dias Jimenez backs off Rokicki throws a huge counter combo but Dias Jimenez manages to avoid it all.
A big right from Rokicki misses.
Dias Jimenez 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.
Rokicki moves out of range of the strikes.
Rokicki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot lands for Rokicki.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dias Jimenez.
Rokicki lands a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Dias Jimenez there.
Dias Jimenez takes a swing at Rokicki's ribcage but misses.
Rokicki feints the counter takedown.
Jab from Dias Jimenez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Rokicki. Those never looked like landing.
Rokicki misses with a wild body shot.
Rokicki checks a leg kick nicely.
Rokicki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dias Jimenez. That did some damage!
Dias Jimenez throws an overhand right that lands on Rokicki's shoulder, as Rokicki tries to avoid the shot.
Dias Jimenez throws a body kick that misses
letting Rokicki counter with a right hand.
Dias Jimenez lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez clobbers Rokicki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rokicki scores with a jab. Dias Jimenez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rokicki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rokicki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rokicki works the jab nicely.
Dias Jimenez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dias Jimenez lands a jab to the nose.
Rokicki has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rokicki tries a low kick but Dias Jimenez avoids it.
Rokicki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dias Jimenez's head.
Rokicki misses with a body kick.
Rokicki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dias Jimenez throws a body punch but Rokicki moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dias Jimenez cracks Rokicki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dias Jimenez throws a jab when Rokicki was well out of range.
Dias Jimenez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rokicki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rokicki moves away from the strike by Dias Jimenez.
Rokicki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rokicki connects with a high kick.
A cross from Rokicki lands.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dias Jimenez was covering up waiting for the punch and Rokicki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dias Jimenez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rokicki trying to control the position from guard on top but Dias Jimenez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rokicki looking to sit in guard and control but Dias Jimenez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dias Jimenez stopping the sweep attempt from Rokicki.
Dias Jimenez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dias Jimenez prevents Rokicki from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki managing to control the position.
Dias Jimenez trying to move into half guard but instead Rokicki has managed to sweep!
Rokicki throwing strikes from guard but Dias Jimenez blocks nicely.
Rokicki throwing strikes but missing.
Rokicki is fighting to break Dias Jimenez's control of his arms but Dias Jimenez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rokicki throws a big elbow that misses.
Rokicki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dias Jimenez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rokicki is looking to work some ground and pound but Dias Jimenez has wrist control.
Rokicki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rokicki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dias Jimenez is controlling Rokicki's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dias Jimenez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Piotr Rokicki 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.
Rokicki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dias Jimenez.
Rokicki swinging wildly here.
Rokicki pushes Dias Jimenez away with a front kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dias Jimenez misses the target.
That kick from Dias Jimenez tenderised Rokicki's leg. Rokicki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dias Jimenez throws a lazy uppercut
and Rokicki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dias Jimenez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rokicki lands a leg kick that knocks Dias Jimenez off balance momentarily.
Rokicki misses with a wild body shot.
Dias Jimenez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rokicki lands a jab to Dias Jimenez's midsection.
Dias Jimenez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice straight punches there by Rokicki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rokicki.
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!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rokicki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dias Jimenez - the referee stops the clock and Rokicki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dias Jimenez. Rokicki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dias Jimenez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dias Jimenez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dias Jimenez scores with a kick to the body.
Dias Jimenez throws an off balance right hand
and Rokicki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rokicki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rokicki checks a low kick from Dias Jimenez.
Rokicki blocks a jab.
Rokicki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rokicki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dias Jimenez's hands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rokicki.
Dias Jimenez is looking to slow Rokicki down with leg kicks.
Rokicki works Dias Jimenez's body with a nice hook.
Dias Jimenez missing with a left hand there. Rokicki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rokicki is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Rokicki checks a low kick from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rokicki is able to avoid easily.
Rokicki scores with a decent looking hook.
Rokicki misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dias Jimenez walks into a stiff left hand from Rokicki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki checks the leg kick.
Rokicki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rokicki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dias Jimenez.
Rokicki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dias Jimenez momentarily.
Dias Jimenez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rokicki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot by Rokicki.
Dias Jimenez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dias Jimenez checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Rokicki.
Rokicki throws a lazy uppercut
and Dias Jimenez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Rokicki.
That kick from Dias Jimenez tenderised Rokicki's leg. Rokicki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dias Jimenez throws the left hand but Rokicki avoids the punch easily.
Rokicki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dias Jimenez swings for the body but Rokicki moves out of range.
Dias Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rokicki blocks a jab.
Rokicki throws out a counter right but Dias Jimenez avoids it with no problem.
Dias Jimenez takes one to the chin there.
Dias Jimenez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by Dias Jimenez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez misses with a looping left.
Dias Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Rokicki misses.
Nice uppercut there from Dias Jimenez.
Rokicki cracks Dias Jimenez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rokicki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dias Jimenez. Dias Jimenez obviously looking to wear him down.
Rokicki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dias Jimenez.
Rokicki moves out of range of the strikes.
Dias Jimenez takes one to the side of the head.
Rokicki moves out of range of the leg kick from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rokicki.
Dias Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Rokicki is just out of range.
Dias Jimenez looks to throw the jab but Rokicki is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Rokicki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dias Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Dias Jimenez throws a jab when Rokicki was well out of range.
Dias Jimenez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rokicki.
Dias Jimenez throws a shot from downtown. Rokicki moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez tried to score with a low kick but Rokicki checks it.
Rokicki blocks the body kick.
Rokicki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dias Jimenez swings for the body but Rokicki moves out of range.
Rokicki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dias Jimenez tries to land a front kick but Rokicki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dias Jimenez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rokicki is out of range and Dias Jimenez settles back down.
Dias Jimenez throws a shot from downtown. Rokicki moves away and avoids it.
Dias Jimenez misses with a straight right.
Rokicki tests Dias Jimenez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dias Jimenez throws a body punch but Rokicki moves out of range.
Dias Jimenez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rokicki.
A punch lands to the side of Dias Jimenez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rokicki cracks Dias Jimenez with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rokicki looks for a takedown but Dias Jimenez sprawls well.
Rokicki cracks Dias Jimenez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Rokicki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dias Jimenez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rokicki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dias Jimenez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dias Jimenez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dias Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
Dias Jimenez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rokicki counters with an inside leg kick.
Dias Jimenez jabs Rokicki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rokicki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rokicki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dias Jimenez swings for the body but Rokicki moves out of range.
Rokicki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rokicki misses with a kick to the body.
Dias Jimenez throws a shot from downtown. Rokicki moves away and avoids it.
Rokicki scores with a nice right hand.
Rokicki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dias Jimenez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Rokicki. That snapped Dias Jimenez's head back.
Dias Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Rokicki.
Dias Jimenez thuds his right hand into Rokicki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dias Jimenez is looking to slow Rokicki down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dias Jimenez lands a head shot.
Piotr Rokicki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Dias Jimenez coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dias Jimenez. Rokicki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dias Jimenez throws a low kick but Rokicki moves out of range easily.
Dias Jimenez misses with an uppercut. Rokicki saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rokicki! But no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Dias Jimenez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rokicki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dias Jimenez was well out of range. Poor timing from Rokicki.
Dias Jimenez throws a low kick but Rokicki avoids it.
Rokicki looks to throw the jab but Dias Jimenez is out of range.
Dias Jimenez scores with a leg kick.
Rokicki checks the leg kick.
Dias Jimenez misses with a looping left.
Rokicki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dias Jimenez slips under a jab.
Rokicki motions for Dias Jimenez to come forward. Rokicki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dias Jimenez misses with a low kick.
Dias Jimenez throws a shot from downtown. Rokicki moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez throws a leg kick but Rokicki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dias Jimenez throws a leg kick but Rokicki checks it.
Dias Jimenez tried to score with a low kick but Rokicki checks it.
Rokicki throws a right and a left that Dias Jimenez avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Dias Jimenez misses the target.
Rokicki moves away from the strike by Dias Jimenez.
Rokicki misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dias Jimenez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dias Jimenez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rokicki staying out of range there.
Rokicki follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Rokicki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rokicki.
Dias Jimenez misses with a hook. Rokicki ducked under it nicely.
Rokicki walks into a jab.
Dias Jimenez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rokicki defending well as Dias Jimenez loads up on a big left hand.
Rokicki only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Rokicki misses its intended target.
Dias Jimenez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dias Jimenez.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dias Jimenez.
Rokicki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rokicki throws a big shot that misses.
Dias Jimenez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab, jab by Rokicki - just one landing.
Dias Jimenez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dias Jimenez misses with a straight right.
Rokicki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rokicki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Rokicki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rokicki throws out a powerful jab.
Rokicki defending well as Dias Jimenez loads up on a big left hand.
Rokicki throws a looping overhand right but Dias Jimenez ducks down to avoid it.
Rokicki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rokicki misses with a left hand
and Dias Jimenez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rokicki thinking.
Dias Jimenez slips under a jab from Rokicki.
Rokicki throws a hook but Dias Jimenez blocks it.
Rokicki staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rokicki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Piotr Rokicki has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dias Jimenez misses with an uppercut
and Rokicki counters with a stiff right hand.
Dias Jimenez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rokicki counters with a series of strikes. Dias Jimenez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rokicki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dias Jimenez.
Piotr Rokicki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rokicki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dias Jimenez.
Rokicki avoids the body shot from Dias Jimenez.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rokicki.
Dias Jimenez is looking to score with low kicks.
Rokicki scores with a push kick.
Rokicki connects with a leg kick. Dias Jimenez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dias Jimenez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rokicki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dias Jimenez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rokicki is out of range.
Dias Jimenez lands a lovely overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rokicki.
A bone on bone clash there as Rokicki blocks the leg kick.
Rokicki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dias Jimenez.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Piotr Rokicki.
Well Rokicki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Rokicki!
Piotr Rokicki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Jimmy Dias Jimenez had this to say: 'his breath smell like rotten underwear....'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Divock Origi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Origi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Run this town tonight . Lodbrok has chosen Killing in the name of... as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
27 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Divock Origi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivar Lodbrok!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Origi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've been informed that Lodbrok 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.
Lodbrok misses with a hook. Origi ducked under it nicely.
Lodbrok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Origi moves away from the strike by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Origi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Origi misses with a low kick.
Lodbrok tries to clinch but Origi is having none of it.
A low kick from Origi misses
and Lodbrok cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodbrok looks to land a right hand but Origi moved out of range.
Lodbrok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Origi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
An inside leg kick lands from Origi.
Origi ducks under a wild hook from Lodbrok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok throws a body punch but Origi moves out of range.
Origi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lodbrok.
Origi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Origi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lodbrok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Origi.
Origi throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lodbrok! But no joy.
Lodbrok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Origi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lodbrok.
Lodbrok throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Origi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lodbrok.
Origi throws a body shot but no joy.
Lodbrok throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Origi misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok throws a chopping leg kick but Origi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Origi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Origi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Origi avoids the body shot from Lodbrok.
Origi moves into the clinch.
Origi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lodbroks head.
Origi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lodbrok's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Origi.
A right handed body shot lands from Origi.
Origi misses with the head strike.
Lodbrok trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Origi.
Origi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lodbrok backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Origi.
A hook to the body from Origi.
Origi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lodbrok backwards.
Origi misses with the head strike.
Origi struggles to land a body shot inside as Lodbrok controls his hands.
Origi misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Origi lands with a light punch inside.
Origi pushes Lodbrok back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Origi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lodbrok looks winded!
Nice body punch from Origi.
Origi lands a nice uppercut.
Origi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Origi manages to break the clinch.
Origi 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.
Lodbrok tries to keep at a distance but Origi has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Origi.
Origi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Origi misses with the head strike.
Origi lands a nice uppercut.
Origi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lodbrok throws a head punch that misses.
Origi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Origi managing to block the knees to the body from Lodbrok.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Origi misses with a body punch.
Origi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Origi tries to throw a body punch but Lodbrok avoids it by throwing Origi back against the cage.
Origi swings wildly with an uppercut but Lodbrok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lodbrok landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lodbrok trying to land knees to the body.
Origi struggles to land a body shot inside as Lodbrok controls his hands.
Origi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Origi managing to block the knees to the body from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Origi backwards.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Origi misses with some punches.
Origi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Origi.
Origi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lodbrok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lodbrok raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Origi lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Divock Origi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Origi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Origi moves away.
Origi throwing a counter right hand but Lodbrok manages to avoid it.
Origi throws a body punch but Lodbrok moves out of range.
Ivar Lodbrok seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lodbrok lands with a thumping leg kick.
Origi takes a swing at Lodbrok's ribcage but misses.
Origi digs a good hook to Lodbrok's body.
Origi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Origi misses with an uppercut. Lodbrok saw that one coming.
Divock Origi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Origi.
Lodbrok looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lodbrok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Origi.
A punch lands to the side of Lodbrok 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Origi pushes Lodbrok up against the cage in a clinch.
Lodbrok misses with the head strike.
Origi blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Origi - that landed with a thud.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the head but Origi blocks with his arms.
Origi pushes Lodbrok back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lodbrok prevents a body shot from Origi.
Lodbrok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lodbrok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Origi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Divock Origi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Origi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lodbrok is breathing heavily.
Lodbrok unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lodbrok with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Origi.
Lodbrok misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Origi.
Lodbrok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Origi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Origi is leaning against Lodbrok and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Origi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Origi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Origi can't find room to land a body shot as Lodbrok controls the action.
Lodbrok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Origi.
Origi is leaning against Lodbrok and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Origi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lodbrok can do to turn this around?
Lodbrok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Origi pushes Lodbrok back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Origi lands a hook that snaps the head of Lodbrok backwards.
Origi breaks the clinch.
Origi misses with a body shot.
Lodbrok tries a quick counter leg kick but Origi is wise to it.
Lodbrok chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Origi can pounce on him.
Origi thumps Lodbrok with a low kick.
Lodbrok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Origi moves away.
Origi throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Lodbrok stumbling backwards into the cage! Lodbrok bounces back off the cage towards Origi, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Origi lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Origi celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Divock Origi!
Divock Origi looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I want the elite of the elite at LHW next, nothing less.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Wolek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolek comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Ruff Ryders anthem. Donowitz has chosen JEW FLOW as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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148 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lukasz Wolek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Donowitz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolek misses with a body shot.
Wolek misses with an uppercut. Donowitz saw that one coming.
Donowitz walks into a stiff left hand from Wolek.
Donowitz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Donowitz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wolek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
Donowitz misses with a hook
and Wolek counters with a right hand to the body.
Donowitz connects with a single shot there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wolek pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Donowitz back to the cage. Wolek follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut.
Donowitz lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
Donowitz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Donowitz lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Donowitz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Donowitz throwing strikes but missing.
Wolek is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Donowitz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donowitz looking to sit in guard and control but Wolek gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wolek controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wolek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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.
Wolek got a little sloppy there for a moment and Donowitz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wolek has managed to get both his arms back between Donowitz's legs - danger averted.
Donowitz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wolek can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wolek stays in close to Donowitz's body and controls the position.
Donowitz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wolek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolek not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Donowitz working a defensive guard here.
Donowitz looking for a guillotine here but Wolek defends easily.
Donowitz looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Wolek has picked Donowitz up and slammed him! Donowitz can't keep hold of the triangle and Wolek manages to pass to side control!
Wolek trying to control the action but Donowitz is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Donowitz's face as Wolek controls 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.
Donowitz tries to improve position but can't.
Wolek is looking to take a break and control but Donowitz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wolek is really struggling to control Donowitz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Donowitz looks to move to half guard but instead Wolek has passed into mount! Damn!
Donowitz is squirming around, avoiding Wolek's attempts to control the action.
Donowitz is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wolek tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wolek continues to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Wolek dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Donowitz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donowitz looks to throw the jab but Wolek is out of range.
Wolek thuds a left hand into Donowitz's body.
Wolek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donowitz.
Wolek throws a right hand that Donowitz ducks under and follows up with a left that Donowitz also avoids with ease.
Wolek fails to land with a series of punches.
Donowitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donowitz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wolek counters with a straight right hand.
Donowitz connects with a looping right hand.
Wolek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wolek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donowitz can do to turn this around?
Donowitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wolek looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wolek throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Wolek misses with a looping left.
Donowitz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Donowitz blocks the body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Donowitz throws a leg kick which misses Wolek's front leg but catches the back leg as Wolek tries to avoid it.
Donowitz misses the jab.
Wolek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donowitz clinches with his opponent.
Wolek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wolek is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Donowitz is keeping busy.
Wolek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wolek swings wildly with an uppercut but Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolek misses with a body punch.
Donowitz lands a hook that snaps the head of Wolek backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donowitz.
Donowitz cracks Wolek with a nice body shot.
Donowitz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wolek uses from the top position.
Wolek wants to control from the top but Donowitz keeps moving.
Wolek sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Donowitz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wolek has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz trying to control here.
Wolek postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Donowitz to stand up.
Donowitz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donowitz throws a hook but Wolek blocks it.
Wolek checks the leg kick.
Donowitz slips under a jab from Wolek.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Wolek.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donowitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donowitz lands a glancing blow to the side of Wolek's head.
Donowitz lands a leg kick that knocks Wolek off balance momentarily.
Wolek misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolek looks for the body kick but Donowitz saw that one coming.
Wolek throws a hook but Donowitz avoids it easily.
Donowitz misses with a hook
and Wolek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Donowitz misses the target.
Wolek bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Donowitz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wolek, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Wolek.
Donowitz tries to work over Wolek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wolek scores with a shoulder strike.
Donowitz prevents a body shot from Wolek.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Donowitz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wolek.
Donowitz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wolek backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wolek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donowitz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wolek is defending well.
Donowitz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wolek backwards.
Wolek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Abraham Donowitz has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wolek uses from the top position.
Wolek got a little sloppy there for a moment and Donowitz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wolek has managed to get both his arms back between Donowitz's legs - danger averted.
Wolek is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Donowitz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wolek gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Donowitz trying to control the position.
Wolek is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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 Lukasz Wolek will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abraham Donowitz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Donowitz.
Wolek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donowitz.
Wolek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Donowitz in his tracks.
Wolek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Wolek.
Wolek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wolek misses with a left hand
and Donowitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wolek misses with a looping right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wolek!
An inside leg kick from Donowitz misses.
Wolek connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Donowitz's hands.
Wolek misses with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Donowitz there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolek misses with a head kick.
Wolek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
A little feinted left hand from Wolek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Donowitz throws a leg kick
and Wolek counters with a nice uppercut.
Wolek misses with a looping left.
Donowitz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz moves away from the strike by Wolek.
Wolek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wolek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good shot there by Wolek.
Donowitz connects with an inside leg kick.
Donowitz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donowitz walks into a stiff left hand from Wolek.
Wolek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donowitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Donowitz tries to counter it with a takedown but Wolek pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Donowitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wolek.
A telegraphed right hand from Donowitz misses the target.
Wolek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donowitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wolek.
Donowitz jabs Wolek right on the nose. Wolek blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolek scores with a head kick.
A big right from Donowitz misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Wolek misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolek scoring well with a low kick there.
Donowitz lands with a shot to the body.
Donowitz throws a hook but Wolek avoids it easily.
Wolek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donowitz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wolek's guard.
Wolek manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Wolek lands with a left to the head.
Wolek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wolek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wolek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donowitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Donowitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wolek's elbow.
Wolek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Donowitz's defenses.
Donowitz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Donowitz blocks an uppercut.
Donowitz blocks an elbow strike from Wolek.
Donowitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wolek blocks a body shot from Donowitz.
Lukasz Wolek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Donowitz lands a nice shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Wolek.
Wolek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Donowitz's defenses.
I was talking to Wolek's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Donowitz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Donowitz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wolek passes into half guard.
Wolek is keen to just control but Donowitz is a slippery customer.
Wolek content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Donowitz tries to roll over but Wolek keeps him under control.
Donowitz is looking to control Wolek's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Donowitz avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Wolek escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Wolek!
Wolek stands up and beckons Donowitz to his feet.
Donowitz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wolek misses with a looping right.
Donowitz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wolek feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Donowitzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donowitz is looking to slow Wolek down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Donowitz.
Wolek attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Wolek clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Donowitz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donowitz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lukasz Wolek is winning the standup battle so far.
Wolek connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A combination from Wolek does no damage.
Wolek looks to score with a jab to the body but Donowitz is just out of range.
Wolek throws a sloppy head kick
and Donowitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wolek slips a jab from Donowitz.
An attempted straight right counter from Wolek misses the target.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolek.
Wolek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Donowitz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Donowitz misses with a body punch
and Wolek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Donowitz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wolek checks it well.
Donowitz throws the kick towards the body but Wolek avoids it.
It looked like Wolek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wolek cracks Donowitz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolek lands with an overhand left.
Donowitz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Donowitz misses with a head kick.
Wolek takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolek looks to land a left hand but Donowitz moved out of range nicely.
Wolek is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wolek throws a body kick that misses.
A left lands for Donowitz.
Wolek throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz scores with a leg kick.
Donowitz looks for a takedown but Wolek sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Wolek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Donowitz moves out of range of the strikes.
Donowitz loads up on a big right hand but Wolek slips the punch.
Lukasz Wolek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donowitz missing with a left hand there. Wolek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donowitz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wolek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Donowitz scrambles back to his feet.
Donowitz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wolek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donowitz thows a leg kick but Wolek checks it
and Wolek counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wolek.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz digs a good hook to Wolek's body.
Donowitz throws a lazy right hand but Wolek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donowitz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donowitz drives through with a takedown into Wolek's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wolek is wriggling around but Donowitz manages to pass to half guard.
Donowitz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wolek trying to control from the bottom.
Wolek wants to improve his position but Donowitz is controlling well.
Donowitz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wolek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wolek wants to get back to full guard.
Donowitz slips a nice elbow through Wolek's hands, connecting with Wolek's forehead.
Donowitz trying to mount his opponent but Wolek defends it.
Wolek pushes Donowitz off looking to stand but Donowitz dives back in and keeps control.
Wolek is concentrating on defense, preventing Donowitz from advancing position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Donowitz connects with a nice short shot to Wolek's temple.
Donowitz works his way into side control.
Wolek wants to control but Donowitz postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolek is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Donowitz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Donowitz tries to score with some ground and pound. Wolek controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Donowitz trying to control the position but Wolek is working away.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Donowitz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donowitz 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Abraham Donowitz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Abraham Donowitz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Donowitz throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolek.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Donowitz.
Nice defenses there by Donowitz.
Wolek scores with a jab. Donowitz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donowitz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wolek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donowitz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wolek avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
Wolek throws a counter high kick but Donowitz was just alert enough to avoid it.
Wolek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donowitz throws out a counter right but Wolek avoids it with no problem.
Donowitz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donowitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donowitz scores with a sloppy right hand. Wolek should have avoided that one.
Wolek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Donowitz misses the target.
Wolek ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolek walks forward, straight into a front kick from Donowitz.
Wolek with a nice cross.
Wolek throws a quick inside leg kick.
Donowitz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Donowitz shoots in and bounces Wolek off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wolek manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Wolek.
Donowitz blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Donowitz fails to land.
Donowitz blocking some punches.
Donowitz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wolek seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Donowitz can turn it around.
Wolek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wolek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Donowitz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abraham Donowitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Donowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Wolek misses.
Wolek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donowitz.
Wolek misses with a looping right.
Donowitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolek bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Donowitz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wolek.
Donowitz catches Wolek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch lands to the side of Wolek 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wolek throws a shot to the body.
Donowitz's corner calls for a 1-2. Donowitz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donowitz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donowitz drives through with a takedown into Wolek's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Donowitz trying to control but Wolek is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Donowitz won't allow Wolek to sweep him here.
Abraham Donowitz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Donowitz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wolek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wolek is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Donowitz dives into side control.
Donowitz is looking to take a break and control but Wolek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wolek is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lukasz Wolek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wolek manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Donowitz being controlled here momentarily.
Donowitz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lukasz Wolek.
I think Wolek 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukasz Wolek!
After winning the bout, Lukasz Wolek thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Abraham Donowitz was interviewed post fight and said 'Wolf nerfed my stats before the Cilian Lynch fight.'.
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